***Official 2008 NFL Draft Thread*** (1 Viewer)

[ffldrew]

Lions take Jordon Dizon.

Since ESPN is apparently going to ignore the Lions, can anyone tell me about DIzon? Is he good?

He was the best linebacker in state of Colorado last year college or pro - I loved watching him play for the Buffs. Great instinct for the ball - he is small.

 

[The Gatekeeper]

YEAAAAAHHHH!!!!!!

Even better.

I'm ok with a Giants Vikings playoff rematch. Same outcome, of course, but I'll be rooting for you guys to make it fun for the greatest front office in the NFL.

It would look more like the game last year when the Vikings on the road dismantled the Giants. Eli threw 3 great TD passes that game but they were to Viking defenders...lol.

Oh sorry, you've been living under a rock.Super Bowl Champion New York Giants

Can I get an AMEN!

OK so we dismantled the Super Bowl champs at home. Looks even better for us.

 

[aardball44]

Lions take Jordon Dizon.

Since ESPN is apparently going to ignore the Lions, can anyone tell me about DIzon? Is he good?

Yeah, but projected more along the lines of round 4.Who did Conner shoot?

Osder and Dizon?Really, Matt?

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Jordon Dizon? wtf is wrong with Connor?

Connor is not very athletic.

 

[vandyt]

Has anyone had the NFL.com draft tracker work today? Seems like today, of all days, would be a good day for it to work.

 

[Football_Guy]

I guess the lions are tapping Hawaii's vast talent pool...

 

[hammerva]

Confessional cam = worst NFL Network idea ever

 

[massraider]

Geez, these fan interviews are depressing me.

 

[Balco]

Dizon is a much better fit for the Lions scheme than Connor and is probably a better NFL player anyway. Good pick there.

Dizon is a tackling machine. Sims and DIzon will be all over the place for that D. Very nice pick.

 

[McJose]

@ the Raiderfan with his crooked hat.

 

[MSULions]

Lions take Jordon Dizon.

Since ESPN is apparently going to ignore the Lions, can anyone tell me about DIzon? Is he good?

To say that Dizon is a tackling machine would be an understatement. Including bowl games, he registered 463 tackles during his career, the eighth-best total in NCAA major college history and the second-best among active players behind Central Michigan's Red Keith (465). No player in college had more total tackles (173) or averaged more tackles per game (13.31) in 2007 than the Buffaloes' weak-side inside linebacker.

Colorado, which recognizes only regular-season statistics, placed Dizon fourth on its all-time record chart. Only Barry Remington (493, 1982-86), Matt Russell (446, 1993-96) and Greg Biekert (441, 1989-92) produced more stops during their CU careers.

In 2007, Dizon became the first Buff defensive player to win Big 12 Conference Player of the Year honors and the first to garner league player of the year honors among Colorado defenders since cornerback Deon Figures earned the nod in 1992, the same year he won the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation's top defensive back.

I'd say that looks pretty good. he sounds like the anti-Paris Lenon

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

WR Jerome Simpson to the Bengals.

 

[Jene Bramel]

Whatever.

 

[cj*]

WTF

 

[whoknew]

Dizon is a much better fit for the Lions scheme than Connor and is probably a better NFL player anyway. Good pick there.

Lions beat writer said they're going to move him to the middle. Is that realistic?

 

[Bonzai]

Terrible.

 

[stp-d]

Damn, Jerome Simpson, too bad the Eagles couldn't grab him!!!

 

[Big Papi]

Woah, I thought the Bengals might take a WR, but Simpson?? yeesh

 

[Jene Bramel]

Dizon is a much better fit for the Lions scheme than Connor and is probably a better NFL player anyway. Good pick there.

Lions beat writer said they're going to move him to the middle. Is that realistic?

In the Lions Tampa-2, absolutely.

 

[McJose]

How much longer do the Eagles have to trade away this pick?

 

[hammerva]

If the Eagles trade one of these two picks they might have bring in the national guard to Philly

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Lions run a tampa 2 defense. putting a stiff run-stuffing LB like Connor in at MLB and having him regularly drop into coverage makes no sense.

 

[massraider]

How long can the Bengals ignore D-line?

 

[cj*]

I bet the eagles don't have any problem taking Sweed.

 

[Spartans Rule]

Jordon Dizon? wtf is wrong with Connor?

Connor is not very athletic.

According to everything I've read, he's still a hell of a lot more athletic than Dizon.

 

[Jene Bramel]

I mean, seriously, I'm past the point of fussing over these idiots.

But Jerome Simpson?????

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Whatever.

 

[FavreCo]

Woah, I thought the Bengals might take a WR, but Simpson?? yeesh

Excellent pick by the Bengals.

 

[Jeff Pasquino]

This goes against what I think Philly might do, but RAY RICE is still available.....

Huh, what? Philly has a pick? Two of next 3? So soon?????

 

[QuizGuy66]

Gotta be said:

D'OH!

-QG

 

[FavreCo]

I mean, seriously, I'm past the point of fussing over these idiots. But Jerome Simpson?????

How little you know......

 

[mcintyre1]

Man... I'm terrible at evaluating talent, I guess. Or are Kelly's knees completely shot?

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Jordon Dizon? wtf is wrong with Connor?

Connor is not very athletic.

According to everything I've read, he's still a hell of a lot more athletic than Dizon.

no way

 

[GroveDiesel]

If the Eagles trade one of these two picks they might have bring in the national guard to Philly

They're just trying to delay the inevitable booing from Eagles fans.

 

[Jene Bramel]

Jordon Dizon? wtf is wrong with Connor?

Connor is not very athletic.

According to everything I've read, he's still a hell of a lot more athletic than Dizon.

Don't know where you'd read that. Connor is stiff in coverage and will have limited range at this level. Dizon has shown the opposite in all his post-draft workouts.

 

[Chaos Commish]

Dizon is a much better fit for the Lions scheme than Connor and is probably a better NFL player anyway. Good pick there.

Dizon is a tackling machine. Sims and DIzon will be all over the place for that D. Very nice pick.

He's undersized and underpowered. It's nice to get by in the NCAA on guts and drive, but in the NFL the lineman he'll confront will eat and poop him, I'm afraid. I don't think he's that athletic either. Be fun to follow.

 

[FunkyPlutos]

Who did Conner shoot?

I'm guessing Limas Sweed.

 

[fatness]

Washington may take Campbell, since Laws just went.

 

[QuizGuy66]

And there goes a DT *sigh*

-QG

 

[Jene Bramel]

I mean, seriously, I'm past the point of fussing over these idiots. But Jerome Simpson?????

How little you know......

I suppose I can hope. This ain't Chad Johnson sliding to the second round because of a questionable 40 time though. Willing to be talked off the ledge.

 

[Christo]

Lions take Jordon Dizon.

Since ESPN is apparently going to ignore the Lions, can anyone tell me about DIzon? Is he good?

He's a butt-kisser

 

[FavreCo]

Man... I'm terrible at evaluating talent, I guess. Or are Kelly's knees completely shot?

They are bad and he's slow.Jerome Simpson has the largest hands in the draft. 11" and the dude can jump. He will take over for Henry and not miss a beat.

 

[Orgazmo]

That's a face to give the children of Phillie some nightmares.

 

[McJose]

Laws looks like a Wookie with excema.

 

[nerangers]

Has anyone had the NFL.com draft tracker work today? Seems like today, of all days, would be a good day for it to work.

seems to be working fine...have used it all day.

 

[Patoons]

Kelly really falling, huh?

 

[FavreCo]

I mean, seriously, I'm past the point of fussing over these idiots. But Jerome Simpson?????

How little you know......

I suppose I can hope. This ain't Chad Johnson sliding to the second round because of a questionable 40 time though. Willing to be talked off the ledge.

Simpson is the real deal.

 

[stp-d]

That's a face to give the children of Phillie some nightmares.

ok, not bad, but WR 2 picks from now or we will riot!!!

 

[Balco]

Dizon is a much better fit for the Lions scheme than Connor and is probably a better NFL player anyway. Good pick there.

Dizon is a tackling machine. Sims and DIzon will be all over the place for that D. Very nice pick.

He's undersized and underpowered. It's nice to get by in the NCAA on guts and drive, but in the NFL the lineman he'll confront will eat and poop him, I'm afraid. I don't think he's that athletic either. Be fun to follow.

Definitely undersized, but fits that scheme well. He is very athletic, have you seen him play? It's not just "guts and drive". He is a great tackler, and can run from sideline to sideline.

 

[Moe Green]

Prediction: Eagles will snag DeShaun Jackson.