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1.05: Who Should The Arizona Cardinals Take? (1 Viewer)

Thomas, Branch, Adams in that order.

Hopefullly the Cards move up or down though.

 
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Sigmund Bloom said:
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Note: as you might have noticed, the staff is going to mock the entire first round, so they have to stick by their earlier picks to determine the pool of who would be available. Feel free to play along as we make it through the entire first round leading up to draft day.

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Who do YOU think they should take?
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Since my draft along fun has followed as thus: 1. Oakland-Thomas, Joe T

2. Detriot- Johnson, Calvin WR

3. Cleveland- Peterson, Adrian RB

4. Tampa Bay, Allan Branch DT

Arizona would follow the defensive trend and lock up their secondary stud LaRon Landry thus raising the level of their defense tremendously for years to come. Sure one of the DE would be nice here as Thomas is off MY board but like I thought with the TB pick, opportunity knocks in the early second round for DE to slip and another team to be willing to trade out of the first for an early second. Nothing like a good D to get the O the ball back. It may be early for Landry but his talent and knack for the ball is nothing short of extrodinary, this year's Ed Reed, you can't pass up a GAMER like this.

 
Wandering wookie said:
Arizona would follow the defensive trend and lock up their secondary stud LaRon Landry thus raising the level of their defense tremendously for years to come.
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We just signed T. Holt and gave him 4 million in guaranteed money, giving us Holt and Wilson at safety...I doubt we go after a safety with this pick.
 
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LHUCKS

Just curiuos on your thoughts on whether holt will start for sure? for some reason i thought i read somthing a few weeks ago where coach whiz said he was high on Fransisco and that he will probably start.

 
LHUCKS said:
Wandering wookie said:
Arizona would follow the defensive trend and lock up their secondary stud LaRon Landry thus raising the level of their defense tremendously for years to come.
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We just signed T. Holt and gave him 4 million in guaranteed money, giving us Holt and Wilson at safety...I doubt we go after a safety with this pick.
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;) Sorry, I missed this one but I will check back in when I feel a tad more confident about the pick. Call it a swing and a miss. :goodposting:

 
FFCardsFan said:
LHUCKSJust curiuos on your thoughts on whether holt will start for sure? for some reason i thought i read somthing a few weeks ago where coach whiz said he was high on Fransisco and that he will probably start.
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Francisco will be competing with Holt, but I'd give the early nod to holt because of his experience.Regardless, I don't think it bodes well for drafting a safety with the #5 pick.
 
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Wandering wookie said:
LHUCKS said:
Wandering wookie said:
Arizona would follow the defensive trend and lock up their secondary stud LaRon Landry thus raising the level of their defense tremendously for years to come.
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We just signed T. Holt and gave him 4 million in guaranteed money, giving us Holt and Wilson at safety...I doubt we go after a safety with this pick.
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:fishing: Sorry, I missed this one but I will check back in when I feel a tad more confident about the pick. Call it a swing and a miss. ;)
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Well although I admit I made a goof and forgot to check the FA pickups, I would rather have Landry than Holt at this positon. But since it is filled and I checked the other positions that have been affected by FA...so I guess I would go with Jamaal Anderson. I'm not to excited by him but what I have read is that he is a John Henderson/Richard Seymore type player that can go inside out and would be a certain upgrade for the Cards. I really doubt that Thomas (If he was, the pick would be blatantly obvious) is at this spot and like I said before, nail down the D to give the O more touches.
 
Fiddles said:
Whisenhunt said the team's offseason moves will allow the Cardinals to focus on overall talent and not one specific position.

"If you said we had an area of need maybe going into the free agency, it was the offensive line," he said. "We addressed that, so I think that gives us the flexibility to look at the best player available."

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-c...p&type=lgns
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BPA = code for Adrian Peterson. That's who I have them taking in the 7 rounder i'll be finishing this weekend.
 
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Fiddles said:
Whisenhunt said the team's offseason moves will allow the Cardinals to focus on overall talent and not one specific position.

"If you said we had an area of need maybe going into the free agency, it was the offensive line," he said. "We addressed that, so I think that gives us the flexibility to look at the best player available."

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-c...p&type=lgns
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BPA = code for Adrian Peterson. That's who I have them taking in the 7 rounder i'll be finishing this weekend.
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can they really afford to dump that much money into the rb position?edge is making 5 mil a year and AD would be projected to make about the same.

how could they rationalize that?

 
Bonzai said:
Sigmund Bloom said:
Fiddles said:
Whisenhunt said the team's offseason moves will allow the Cardinals to focus on overall talent and not one specific position.

"If you said we had an area of need maybe going into the free agency, it was the offensive line," he said. "We addressed that, so I think that gives us the flexibility to look at the best player available."

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-c...p&type=lgns
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BPA = code for Adrian Peterson. That's who I have them taking in the 7 rounder i'll be finishing this weekend.
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can they really afford to dump that much money into the rb position?edge is making 5 mil a year and AD would be projected to make about the same.

how could they rationalize that?
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see: Saints, New Orleans, 2006 draft.Also, it's pretty clear that James best days are behind him. We always think about the draft as preparing for the upcoming year, but the reality is that the draft is about the next 3-5 years (especially the first day) and the Cards will have a big need at RB in that time frame. That being said, they go Thomas if he's still there at 5.

 
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Sigmund Bloom said:
Bonzai said:
Sigmund Bloom said:
Fiddles said:
Whisenhunt said the team's offseason moves will allow the Cardinals to focus on overall talent and not one specific position.

"If you said we had an area of need maybe going into the free agency, it was the offensive line," he said. "We addressed that, so I think that gives us the flexibility to look at the best player available."

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-c...p&type=lgns
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BPA = code for Adrian Peterson. That's who I have them taking in the 7 rounder i'll be finishing this weekend.
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can they really afford to dump that much money into the rb position?edge is making 5 mil a year and AD would be projected to make about the same.

how could they rationalize that?
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see: Saints, New Orleans, 2006 draft.
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i see the two situations as being very different.deuce was coming off a major injury and no one really knew in what capacity he would return.

and even if we could've predicted how well deuce's recovery would end up being, he and bush have very different skill sets, and that allows them to be on the feild at same time on most plays.

plus, bush has value as a returner. not to mention the fact that he is simply a much better prospect than peterson.

i just don't see that working out the same way in AZ. :mellow:

 
Sigmund Bloom said:
Also, it's pretty clear that James best days are behind him. We always think about the draft as preparing for the upcoming year, but the reality is that the draft is about the next 3-5 years (especially the first day) and the Cards will have a big need at RB in that time frame. That being said, they go Thomas if he's still there at 5.
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i'd prolly agree with you that edge is on the downside of his career and looking toward the future is a good idea. i just think with the contract that they gave him, they've made their bed.who knows, maybe they draft AD and cut james next year. :mellow:
 
Bonzai said:
Sigmund Bloom said:
Bonzai said:
Sigmund Bloom said:
Fiddles said:
Whisenhunt said the team's offseason moves will allow the Cardinals to focus on overall talent and not one specific position.

"If you said we had an area of need maybe going into the free agency, it was the offensive line," he said. "We addressed that, so I think that gives us the flexibility to look at the best player available."

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-c...p&type=lgns
Click to expand...
BPA = code for Adrian Peterson. That's who I have them taking in the 7 rounder i'll be finishing this weekend.
Click to expand...
can they really afford to dump that much money into the rb position?edge is making 5 mil a year and AD would be projected to make about the same.

how could they rationalize that?
Click to expand...
see: Saints, New Orleans, 2006 draft.
Click to expand...
i see the two situations as being very different.deuce was coming off a major injury and no one really knew in what capacity he would return.

and even if we could've predicted how well deuce's recovery would end up being, he and bush have very different skill sets, and that allows them to be on the feild at same time on most plays.

plus, bush has value as a returner. not to mention the fact that he is simply a much better prospect than peterson.

i just don't see that working out the same way in AZ. :mellow:
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I think the Saints take Bush even if Deuce's ACL never happened. The bottom line there was, "When you have a chance to take a player like Bush, you just don't pass on it". Peterson is also that kind of player.Peterson is on a par with Bush - in the Rick Gosselin interview we just did, he said one scout in the SW region told him that Peterson is the best RB he's seen since Eric Dickerson. Peterson is THAT rare. edit to add: The difference is the style of RB they are - but the quality within that style is equal.

The situations are very different in a sense, but the one thing that they share is that when the picks on the board, if the best player available is an RB, I believe they will take that RB.

I see Arizona board like this:

1. Joe Thomas

2. Adrian Peterson

what I can't figure out yet is how the switch to a 3-4 hybrid will affect their view of Gaines Adams - it actually should enhance his value, and *could* put him above Peterson, I'm not sure, but I feel confident that they haven't ruled out Peterson just because they have Edge.

 
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Sigmund Bloom said:
Bonzai said:
Sigmund Bloom said:
Bonzai said:
Sigmund Bloom said:
Fiddles said:
Whisenhunt said the team's offseason moves will allow the Cardinals to focus on overall talent and not one specific position.

"If you said we had an area of need maybe going into the free agency, it was the offensive line," he said. "We addressed that, so I think that gives us the flexibility to look at the best player available."

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-c...p&type=lgns
Click to expand...
BPA = code for Adrian Peterson. That's who I have them taking in the 7 rounder i'll be finishing this weekend.
Click to expand...
can they really afford to dump that much money into the rb position?edge is making 5 mil a year and AD would be projected to make about the same.

how could they rationalize that?
Click to expand...
see: Saints, New Orleans, 2006 draft.
Click to expand...
i see the two situations as being very different.deuce was coming off a major injury and no one really knew in what capacity he would return.

and even if we could've predicted how well deuce's recovery would end up being, he and bush have very different skill sets, and that allows them to be on the feild at same time on most plays.

plus, bush has value as a returner. not to mention the fact that he is simply a much better prospect than peterson.

i just don't see that working out the same way in AZ. :stirspot:
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I think the Saints take Bush even if Deuce's ACL never happened. The bottom line there was, "When you have a chance to take a player like Bush, you just don't pass on it". Peterson is also that kind of player.Peterson is on a par with Bush - in the Rick Gosselin interview we just did, he said one scout in the SW region told him that Peterson is the best RB he's seen since Eric Dickerson. Peterson is THAT rare. edit to add: The difference is the style of RB they are - but the quality within that style is equal.

The situations are very different in a sense, but the one thing that they share is that when the picks on the board, if the best player available is an RB, I believe they will take that RB.

I see Arizona board like this:

1. Joe Thomas

2. Adrian Peterson

what I can't figure out yet is how the switch to a 3-4 hybrid will affect their view of Gaines Adams - it actually should enhance his value, and *could* put him above Peterson, I'm not sure, but I feel confident that they haven't ruled out Peterson just because they have Edge.
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Why would he choose Dickerson as a standard? Why not any of the several players since who are/were as good or better?
 
matuski said:
Sigmund Bloom said:
Bonzai said:
Sigmund Bloom said:
Bonzai said:
Sigmund Bloom said:
Fiddles said:
Whisenhunt said the team's offseason moves will allow the Cardinals to focus on overall talent and not one specific position.

"If you said we had an area of need maybe going into the free agency, it was the offensive line," he said. "We addressed that, so I think that gives us the flexibility to look at the best player available."

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-c...p&type=lgns
Click to expand...
BPA = code for Adrian Peterson. That's who I have them taking in the 7 rounder i'll be finishing this weekend.
Click to expand...
can they really afford to dump that much money into the rb position?edge is making 5 mil a year and AD would be projected to make about the same.

how could they rationalize that?
Click to expand...
see: Saints, New Orleans, 2006 draft.
Click to expand...
i see the two situations as being very different.deuce was coming off a major injury and no one really knew in what capacity he would return.

and even if we could've predicted how well deuce's recovery would end up being, he and bush have very different skill sets, and that allows them to be on the feild at same time on most plays.

plus, bush has value as a returner. not to mention the fact that he is simply a much better prospect than peterson.

i just don't see that working out the same way in AZ. :stirspot:
Click to expand...
I think the Saints take Bush even if Deuce's ACL never happened. The bottom line there was, "When you have a chance to take a player like Bush, you just don't pass on it". Peterson is also that kind of player.Peterson is on a par with Bush - in the Rick Gosselin interview we just did, he said one scout in the SW region told him that Peterson is the best RB he's seen since Eric Dickerson. Peterson is THAT rare. edit to add: The difference is the style of RB they are - but the quality within that style is equal.

The situations are very different in a sense, but the one thing that they share is that when the picks on the board, if the best player available is an RB, I believe they will take that RB.

I see Arizona board like this:

1. Joe Thomas

2. Adrian Peterson

what I can't figure out yet is how the switch to a 3-4 hybrid will affect their view of Gaines Adams - it actually should enhance his value, and *could* put him above Peterson, I'm not sure, but I feel confident that they haven't ruled out Peterson just because they have Edge.
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Why would he choose Dickerson as a standard? Why not any of the several players since who are/were as good or better?
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Because he's a SW scout - he scouts players in that region of the US - that means the group would include all the Big 12/SWC backs since Dickerson.
 
Locally, the whispers about the Cards nabbing Peterson have been getting louder and louder.

 
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