Fun to look back at The reaction to drafting Gibbs vs how everyone thinks today

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@Nate

It takes five seconds to find the original Gibbs pick thread here and, oooooh man, some of us were really off on this one.

Although I did not post in the thread you mention, I remember blathering before the season started that Gibbs would be the best Lion pick in the last 20+ years. The search feature works really well because it was very easy to find the post.

@argentblue

don’t have time to read the article. but gibbs may be the best lion signing in 20+ years. i watched the tape of all the draftees this year after the draft was over. only branch and gibbs’ tape stood out to me as sure bets. you look at some of the other guys and you’re like yeah, ok, i kind a see the role / the talent. but for those guys you trust that the scouts did their work.

with gibbs, not a single thing is lacking in his game. not one wasted highlight. he does everything well and always with 100% intensity. combined with his talent and work ethic, this guy is going to be huge. even when he’s not putting up personal yard stats, he will make everybody else look better and give everybody else opportunities that they wouldn’t have otherwise on their own.

my personal preference : he has a reserved demeanor to boot. no wasted words. no showboat, bullshit nonsense about how great he is or is going to be. instead, show me don’t tell me. then rinse wash and repeat.

hope it works out that way.

@Spartansd

So I loved the Gibbs pick and the BB picks. Mostly because I loved those 2 players in college. I am a little bit of a positional value dude but in general I think the smartest teams go get players they love and grade out high.

I did not know LaPorta or Campbell that well and was in more of a wait and see mode.

Over the past few months, I realize that you and I think very similarly about football. I pretty much shared those same exact sentiments in the post I pasted above.

I felt a little more comfortable about La Porta than Jack Campbell though and added this later in the thread mentioned above.

@argentblue

i did go back to see a better / longer highlight reel on la porta later and i can totally see his upside to the point where he’s a contributing this year, potentially in a huge way, but mostly because gibbs is going to give him opportunities that he might not have on his own or thru his own ability.