A look back at the 2008 draft

They say you need to give a draft class 3 years to fairly judge it, well let's look at the 2008 draft and see where it stands.

Devin Thomas - gone
Malcolm Kelly - IR
Fred Davis - 2nd TE
Chad Rinehart - gone
Justin Tryon - gone
Durant Brooks - gone
Kareem Moore - starting
Colt Brennan - gone
Rob Jackson - PS
Chris Horton - backup

Moore is the only guy currently starting and he's nothing special, Horton has been a decent reserve/spot starter, Jackson is still hanging on by a string on the PS, and Kelly is on IR. Davis is the only one of the bunch who's at least show he has a bright future, when utilized of course.

The rest of the guys are gone.

And we wonder why we have no depth right now.

Awful! It is easy to see why we are were we are.

I felt pretty good about the draft at the time. Funny to see KM being the only starter now.

Awful! It is easy to see why we are were we are.

Yep, and for the crowd out there that has no patience right now and is wondering why MS wasn't able to turn things around in one year, just look at the draft history of the past 3-5 years and you can easily see why the depth is so glaringly lacking and we're stuck with veteran band-aid types.

Whoever was in chagre of that draft should be fired. lol. There are many reasons we have no depth. But the one that really hurts is the Jason Taylor trade. I still shake my head at that one. And not having a 3rd and 4th rounder in this years draft doesn't help the situation either.

:doh: can you just lock this thread and send it to thread hell now?

Looks like we'll be getting an extra 5th rounder back from the Saints for the Brown deal.

Washington Redskins agree to deal for Jammal Brown of New Orleans Saints - ESPN (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5306133)

Funny thing is the 2010 draft class doesn't look much better sans TW. Unless Riley and Austin step it up I don't see this being a good draft class either.

Funny thing is the 2010 draft class doesn't look much better sans TW. Unless Riley and Austin step it up I don't see this being a good draft class either.

Obviously the jury is out on Riley, Austin, Cook, and Capers. Hopefully at least 2 of those guys pan out.

At the time, it seemed like such an incredible draft.

How quickly things chance in the NFL.



I guess we can no longer give Vinny any credit for a good draft in 2008. :D