Sonny indicates our prayers may be answered

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Originally Posted by freddyg12

Agreed on that.

On paper it's suppossedly been vinny's call, it's just about impossible for us to know how much influence Snyder has had on his decisions. If it's true that they are friends, or at least racquetball partners, then I don't see how they could not discuss draft strategy & personell a lot.

In fairness to Vinny his drafting the last 2 years might turn out to be alright. The jury is still out on Davis, Kelly & Thomas, but you need 3 years to really assess those guys. If they turn out to be decent, I think you can say vinny's draft record the last 2 years is at least avg. He did get Horton & Mitchell in the 7th, though his one o line pick, Rinehart, is not looking too good. I know the o line wasn't addressed nearly enough, but at the same time this team had several holes to fill when he took over in 08.

I think some of the folks that have better access to information than your average fan (i.e. Smootsmack) have said that it has been pretty much Vinny's call on a lot of things, except for salary negotiation. While I do think that Vinny has made some pretty good draft picks (i.e. Orakpo, Horton, Mitchell, etc., etc.) he has completely overlooked the the offensive line. I mean he has built the defensive line (Orakpo, Jarmon, AH), but he should've had a similar approach to the o-line.