thanx for visiting, rob... always enjoy your insight into the maelstrom of ideas leading up to the draft...
1) rams homer, here... i'm guessing two players commonly linked to STL (vernon davis & huff) are off the board by #11... who do you see them taking (& if different, who would YOU take), & do you see trade down as likely scenario...
QB - cutler
DT - ngata/bunkley
DE - wimbley?
LB - sims, lawson, greenway, carpenter (maybe a reach but great fit at SLB)
CB - jimmy williams, cast of thousands
2) ernie sims has been rocketing up boards to point where he is supposedly could be #2 OLB for many teams after they are done stacking their board/s... concussion history is frequently cited... has he had a lot of concussions... should this be a big enough concern that teams will drop him down their board, is he an imminent risk of being one concussion away from retiring, or will it be more like polamalu situation where he went on to overcome history of concussions to be pro bowler twice in first three years... who would be comp player sims reminds you of...
3) DE - kiwanuka & hali have had their stock plummet since the season ended due to poor senior bowl in kiwi's case & awful pro day for hali... where do you see them drafted, how do you see their pro career unfolding (comp players?), & do you think sometimes tests are overly weighted by scouts at expense of their body of work (see lofa tatutpu in this context, who you were reportedly higher on than virtually all other scouts & draft experts)...
4) from different POV, is it fair to say scouts have already formed a fairly strong opinion of players abilities by having 2-3-4 years of game film to breakdown... if lendale white looked good becoming all time TD scorer at RB U, should scouts really be fearful he all of a sudden plays slow in the NFL... he sure looked like he had sufficient playing & functional speed (for a bettis-like power back) on game day... this isn't intended as a question about whether we can infer from his not running does he have character & immaturity questions, which he probably does... who do you see grabbing him (maybe DEN?
)... BTW, if he HAD run a 40, what would you estimate it at (4.5-4.6?)... if he can put the questions behind him, does white have the movement skills & change of direction ability to be a star at he next level?