Oh Happy Day
Fly Eagles Fly, On The Road To Victory.
Fight Eagles Fight, Score A Touchdown 1-2-3.
Fight Eagles Fight, Score A Touchdown 1-2-3.
Hit ‘Em Low.
Hit ‘Em High.
And We’ll Watch Our Eagles Fly.
Fly Eagles Fly, On The Road To Victory.
E-A-G-L-E-S, EAGLES!!!
Yes, this means DeSean Jackson went to the Eagles with the 49th pick.
Damn. There goes my Yay Area Dream Trio of Lynch, Jackson and Edwards in Buffalo.
Comment by Gordo — April 26, 2008 @ 8:45 pm
YAY AAAAAAARRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!
Comment by TwistNHook — April 26, 2008 @ 10:49 pm
Ouch Desean goes after Antone Cason his Long Beach homie. From MVP of the biggest HS All-Star game to middle of second round, wonder if he regrets not going to USC, at least Booty would do something beside throw at his feet or to a underneath route. But at 5 ‘9 160 tha1 is as tall and as heavy as I was at Cal and I wasn’t exactly DI football material (although slight bigger than Jerome Randle), I guessing he wasn’t skipping meetings to hit the weight room.
Comment by Al — April 26, 2008 @ 10:50 pm
Yes, DeSean is “undersized”, and he comes with an oversized ego to match. But let’s be honest: has there been a more talented and productive playmaker in the Pac-10 during the last decade (plus?) than THA1? By my reckoning, only Reggie Bush is in the same conversation, and I just might go with Desean over Reggie.
Philly fan just got themselves a steal, and while I can understand all the teams bypassing him in Round One because they had other needs to fill, for so many mediocre receivers to be chosen before Desean, demonstrates just how flawed NFL scouting is. And we all thought Desean had a chip on his shoulder before.
While coming out early appears to have worked for Marshawn Lynch, we can now add Jackson’s name after Aaron Rodgers’s to the “Oops, I guess I should have stayed for my senior year at Cal” list. And poor Aaron Rodgers: just as Favre leaves, now he’s got Brian Brohm breathing down his neck. Has any QB started a career in a more difficult situation, being asked to replace a legend with everyone’s favorite quarterback–the highly touted but untested rookie backup–waiting anxiously in the wings?
Comment by California Pete — April 26, 2008 @ 11:03 pm
Al, I don’t think THA1’s weight problem was that he wasn’t working out enough in the weight room. I think he just didn’t have the body/frame to put on more muscle.
Comment by HydroTech — April 27, 2008 @ 1:08 am
I’m going to have to respectfully dissent from long-time commenter California Pete. I think THA1 coming out early was a better decision than coming back for his senior year. This year had a very weak crop of WRs. Even though THA1 was the 6th WR drafted or so, he could have easily been the 1st WR drafted too. On any other year with a stronger crop of WRs (namely larger prototypical 6′3″ and 220 lb. WRs with adequate ball and route running skills), I think THA1 would have had a much harder time getting drafted as high as he did this year. In other words, I think THA1’s chances of getting drafted high were greater this year than the next.
What would 1 more year at Cal accomplish? THA1 isn’t going to put on more weight. He might have better receiving stats. He might have grown more of a team attitude and he probably wouldn’t be punted to. I really don’t see much benefit of staying one more year. Even if THA1 had 1200 yards receiving next year, that still wouldn’t change his biggest drawbacks: attitude, weight, and strength. Even such gaudy receiving stats probably wouldn’t convince most teams to draft him much higher than they would if he only had 800 yards.
As for Aaron Rodgers making a mistake about coming out early, I must respectfully dissent too. I do believe AR made the correct choice. It was either him or Alex Smith to be the #1 pick. Those are pretty good odds, in my opinion. I suppose in hindsight it’s easy to say he made a bad choice because he slid so far down the draft, then got drafted by a team with a Hall of Fame QB, then sat for 3 years, now is the tentative starting QB of a team that just drafted another top prospect QB in the second round. But when AR was making his decision to declare or not, I think it was the correct decision if it was his goal to be the #1 pick. Afterall, he wanted to play for the 49ers. He wanted them to pick him. He said in an interview, IIRC. The 49ers had the #1 pick. His chances of being the #1 pick were very decent. I do not believe the fact that he wasn’t the #1 pick and slid so far down the draft justifies his decision to go pro early as a mistake.
On those two points, I must respectfully dissent.
Comment by HydroTech — April 27, 2008 @ 1:27 am
Hydro, you continue to baffle me.
A-Rod was clearly stupid to leave early. Now he is in about the toughest spot imaginable. I curse the wretched and worthless Green Bay Pissoffs.
Comment by Baffled — April 27, 2008 @ 2:32 am
Baffled, I am baffled by your conclusion without support. Is Rodgers decision “stupid” because he didn’t start from Day 1? Because he got drafted by the Packers? Because he merely is the “toughest spot imaginable?” What? Rodgers’ goals were (1) to play in the NFL; and (2) to be drafted as high as possible. Coming out early, when the 49ers needed a QB, was clearly not a stupid decision if he wanted to fulfill those goals. It’s easy to say Rodgers was “clearly stupid” in hindsight knowing what you know now (that the 49ers wouldn’t draft him, that he’d slide to the Packers, ride pine for 3 years, have to fill some of the biggest shoes in NFL QB history, and have a rookie breathing down his neck). Hindsight is 20/20. But since Rodgers wanted to be the #1 pick, and had a decent chance at being the #1 pick, it can hardly be said to have been a “stupid” decision.
Comment by HydroTech — April 27, 2008 @ 3:48 am
I’m going to have to side with Hydro on this one - the more Alex Smith plays, the more it looks like A-Rod would have been the correct choice at no. 1 overall. After all, he could hardly be any worse. Doesn’t that raise the possibility that A-Rod made the right choice to leave early, and that the Niners made the wrong choice with the first overall pick?
Comment by yellow fever — April 27, 2008 @ 7:33 am
It’s worth mentioning that the Packers MADE THE NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME last year and are still a young team. Despite the Favre nonsense, I’d say Rodgers is in a better situation than Alex “Will Be Out of the League in Two Years” Smith and Matt “I Have a Kid and Drink with Underage Girls” Leinart. I would be surprised if Aaron doesn’t lead the Pack to the playoffs next year.
Comment by Ted — April 27, 2008 @ 7:45 am
Hydro, your points are well taken. In retrospect, it’s hard to see A-Rod’s decision to leave early as one that worked out well for him–but given what was known at the time, you’re right, it made sense for him to jump to the NFL. As you so often note in discussions of play calling, sometimes the correct decision just doesn’t work.
It just goes to show what a crap-shoot the draft is. Had Desean stayed for his senior year, he probably would not have significantly up- or down-graded his standing among the scouts. But maybe the likes of Steve Smith, Tedd Ginn, and Devin Hester have monster years this year, and a bunch of trend-chasing GMs decide they need speed, speed, speed, and that size is overrated. Such is the pendulum of taste in the NFL, and it’s not hard to imagine Desean being a top-20 pick if the right team has the right need at that time.
And here’s something for Niners fans to chew on: slightly different choices on draft day could have created this combo–Rodgers to Jackson. Might have been fun to watch.
Comment by California Pete — April 27, 2008 @ 7:49 am
OK, OK, you win again Hydro! Do you feel like a big man now for making me sound “stupid?” Huh! Do you!?! Just kidding, lol… I guess sometimes you just say the things that are difficult to bear. Thanks for making me take a few more seconds to analyze these “clearly” complex issues.
Comment by Baffled — April 27, 2008 @ 8:53 pm
Baffled, commentators like you are good for me. I am not always right about things (I thought Boller would be an “alright” QB but it appears he’s more sub-par, I didn’t think Gregory would actually switch to the base 3-4). But having people such as you who provide an opinion contrary to mine make me think things over and try and see things from different angles. I think that is a good thing. If we all agreed on everything then we wouldn’t be pushing each other to see things in a different light or to analyze things in a different way. Your comments and dissent are appreciated, and even more so when you choose to provide some support for your conclusion so I know where you’re coming from.
Comment by HydroTech — April 28, 2008 @ 1:10 am
t knowing what you know now (that the 49ers wouldn’t draft him, that he’d slide to the Packers, ride pine for 3 years, have to fill some of the biggest shoes in
Comment by Oakley Goggles — July 3, 2011 @ 6:06 pm
nts and dissent are appreciated, and even more so when you choose to provide so
Comment by Hermes Birkin — July 3, 2011 @ 6:06 pm
hought Boller would be an “alright” QB but it appears he’s more sub-par, I didn’t think Gregory would actually switch to the base 3-4). But having people such as you who provide an opinion contrary to mine make me think things over and try and see things from different angles. I think that is a good thing. If we all agreed on everything then we wouldn’t be pushing each other to see thing
Comment by Ray Ban Wayfarer — July 3, 2011 @ 6:06 pm