Bob Magaw
Footballguy
the rams board blew up, i can't get on it...russ lande did write thur that avery could go in late 1st (though i doubt if he thought he would be first WR drafted)..."When talking about the top wide receivers in the 2008 NFL draft, there has been much talk about the falling stock of both Michigan's Mario Manningham and Oklahoma's Malcolm Kelly. Meanwhile, Michigan's Devin Thomas has been the biggest riser up draft boards. One receiver who should be talked about more, however, is Houston's Donnie Avery. Avery, viewed as somewhat of a raw receiver even after the '07 college football season ended, was once likely to be a third-round pick. Since then, however, his strong performances at the Senior Bowl -- where he took coaching so well to improve his game throughout the week -- at the Combine and in his personal workouts have caused teams to value him higher. Avery's value shot up even more when teams in their draft meetings could get a better look at his acceleration, speed and elite explosiveness on game film. Now, he should be one of the first speed receivers drafted, possibly as high as the late first round."
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for TE'sEdit to add: Didn't they sign Bubba Franks in the offseason? I hope I'm wrong, because if they did, drafting ANOTHER TE there is the biggest bone-headed first round choice in the history of the draft.
