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Good draft or the Vikings. Boring but good. With the run on OTs in the 1st I don't know what the Vikes would do. Almost BPA in the 2nd round. He would likely sit behind Sharper for a year or two but we need backups at safety. His 4.65 40 at his pro day wasn't great.
Something fishy about that Oklahoma pro day.I'd love Smith in the 2nd.
Agreed. Watched sadly as Reggie Smith, Lawrence Jackson, and Tracy Porter came off the board.
You and me both! He is still a bit young and raw and he can sit behind one of the best in the business.Now if it really goes down this way, I'll enjoy April 26th.
Signed with the Bucs.
Why must pesky things like needs get in the way of a good draft?
Do teams always draft what they need? Sometimes it's better to make strong areas stronger than weak areas less weak.Crumpler is breaking down and Scaife is just average. I would say the Titans passing game needs all the help it can get.
Hey - it's a valid question..... if you disagree and are picking based solely on talent value, then I can see the pick. However, if I have bigger needs, I may look in another direction if I'm the GM of a team that made the playoffs last year and might want to try to get better for the current season.
I wasn't deriding the validity or your question. I was just giving a counterpoint. Sorry if it came off snarky.Yes the Titans have other needs. But as much as the like the TE spot, adding depth with talent like that isn't beyond possibility.
Are you saying that Dustin Keller could not make this team better in 2008?I've read a few sites that state TE is on their needs list.
No prob, Andy.It just struck me as an odd choice.
Excuse me if I choose not to do the cookie cutter style mock where my team falls in line picking based solely on needs from the top of their list down. I don't see the choice as odd at all. Maybe I can just see the big picture better than others.
Only problem with Carlson is that almost every linebacker in the NFL will be able to keep up with him with ease.
Sorry. Internet issues at home and a busy start to my day here. I think the phins are actually targeting him at some point in any case.
I can see where you'd say that if you go by the combine numbers. But his pro day numbers showed much more athleticism.He ran a 4.88 at the combine but a 4.72 at his pro day. Add in 21 reps and a 35.5 vertical and he's plenty athletic enough to take on linebackers.Plus, the Dolphins need his blocking ability, which is superior to the other WRs-turned-TEs that are available.
Wow, someone's defensive.
He also ran a 5.02 at the combine. I am not one to put too much stock into "pro day" work outs. At the combine everyone runs on the same surface under the same pressure etc etc and he was extremely disappointing in that situation. He will have to face quite a few 3-4 defenses in that division (if he is on the dolphins) and that comes with some very athletic LB's and I think that spells trouble for Carlson.
He was apparently very ill when he participated at the combine. Whether you choose to believe that story or not is up to you.I think the Combine is overrated and I think most GMs think the same thing.
True. I come off as defensive. You are coming off a bit elitist to me.Keller is a WR in a TE's body. He can create mismatches with other teams defenses that any of the wr's on the board can not. WR, DT, DE, and DB are probably Tennessee's needs with WR being the biggest. They really need a franchise #1 WR. Is there one in this draft that blows anyone away and is an obvious franchise NFL WR? I'd say no.
I think the combine can over rate players, but I do not think the combine is over rated. There is a difference to me. That being said I would rather see the Phins go after Brad Cottam out of Tennessee.
Wouldn't be bad either.
That pick would probably make the Jags the deepest team in the league at CB.
I'm amazed he dropped this far. I'm sure a number of teams would have been moving up to grab him well before this..
First post is up to date.
I was really considering him hard for Tennessee. This is ridiculous value at the end of the 2nd round imo. May have the best man cover skills of any corner in the draft.
I would think a WR or another CB or another DT are all bigger needs than another RB.
Sorry about the delay. Got called away for work. I tried to explain that I was Bill Polian, but they weren't buying it.59. Colts:
I don't. Kenton Keith is not good. Especially considering the backs that remain available.I like the Jones pick, though.
This is what I was referring to with the "wildly unpopular" pick. Maybe I was wrong, but I stick with Jones.
Good Pick, he seems to be a guy that fits the DE mold they look for
Surprised he lasted so long. I like him a lot.....
Jones is a guy that a lot of people will say "Who?" when he's drafted in the 2nd. But he's proven he belongs. And Indy's DE depth was exposed when Freeney went down.
