I think this is a good move with small risk. Who knows what round he WOULD've been drafted in.. If he was allowed to play, then he could have had a *great* year or a really crappy year. Nevertheless, his predictions were for a third round pick, right?
Well, here are the third round DE picks over the past few years:
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2009
3 4 68 Jarron Gilbert Bears San Jose State
3 6 70 Michael Johnson Bengals Georgia Tech
3 7 71 Matt Shaughnessy Raiders Wisconsin
2008
3 3 66 Kendall Langford Dolphins Hampton
3 9 72 Chris Ellis Bills Virginia Tech
3 17 80 Bryan Smith Eagles McNeese State
3 29 92 Cliff Avril Lions Purdue
2007
3 1 65 Quentin Moses Raiders Georgia
3 20 83 Charles Johnson Panthers Georgia
2006
3 27 91 Frostee Rucker Bengals USC
3 28 92 Jason Hatcher Cowboys Grambling State
2005
3 10 74 Justin Tuck Giants Notre Dame
3 28 92 Vincent Burns Colts Kentucky
2004
3 1 64 Darnell Dockett Cardinals Florida State
3 25 88 Darrion Scott Vikings Ohio State
3 28 91 Tony Hargrove Rams Georgia Tech
DraftHistory.com
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Justin Tuck is a star, but it seems like in general third round DE's are hit or miss. Time will tell if it was a good decision or not - but I guess if he turns out halfway decent we've gotten value for our 3rd round pick. And he sure has a great situation being next to AH/AC/Rak..
The flip side is -- are we expecting too much for a DE that was only expected to go in the late early rounds. Of course draft predictions are crap, so we'll never know where he would have been drafted.