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Just over a week away is one of the highlights of the offseason. The NFL Draft is a beacon of hope that keeps me going while I wait for the regular season to start up again (just 146 days 20 hours away).
What do you think the 49ers are going to do with the first pick?
What do you think your team is going to do in the first round?
49ers will take one of the QB's. It seems like they'd love to trade the pick, but it doesn't look like anyone is willing to pull the trigger.
As for the Packers. Defense, defense and more defense. They have so many holes on the defensive side of the ball, they really just need to take the best defensive player available. I'd like to see them get a middle linebacker so they could move Barnett outside.
man am i excited. i'm pretty sure the 49ers are gonna take Alex Smith, but they could go ahead and take Braylon Edwards too. don't think they'll go with anyone else or trade down. as for the Steelers, i think they might snag Pollack if he's still around. a lot of mock drafts have them taking a DT, but i really dont see that one happening cos they have Casey Hampton who is young and kicks ass.
That would be a smart move. They need another Bulldog to make up for their loss of Kendrell Bell.Quote:
Originally posted by Liathano
as for the Steelers, i think they might snag Pollack if he's still around.
If they are really smart, they'll try to also get Thomas Davis or Odell Thurman.
I'm always psyched this time of year, though the draft isn't going to play as a huge a part in the Giants gameplan this year. In the offseason they acquired wide receiver Plaxico Burress, linebacker Antonio Pierce and tackle Kareem McKenzie and traded away this year's first round pick to SD for Eli Manning in 04.
I'd have to guess they'll continue to look at linemen. Injuries killed our already suspect O-line last year and they have to bolster it. The G-men have the 11th pick in the second round (No. 43 overall), the 10th pick in the third round (No. 74), the ninth pick in the fourth round (No. 110) and the 12th pick in the sixth round (No. 186).
I'd be shocked if they don't pick up at least 2 linemen with that, especially since talented linemen rarely go in the early rounds.
I'd love to see them come away with a good LB or two. We've wasted far too many picks on the secondary and I'm sick of seeing more DBs drafted. Another talented O-Lineman would be nice too, but that's a lower priority than the D.Quote:
Originally posted by vin
As for the Packers. Defense, defense and more defense. They have so many holes on the defensive side of the ball, they really just need to take the best defensive player available. I'd like to see them get a middle linebacker so they could move Barnett outside.
I'd love to see Davis in a Packer uniform!Quote:
Originally posted by Aristotle
If they are really smart, they'll try to also get Thomas Davis or Odell Thurman.
49ers are I think going to go with something defensive. And quick. Seeing as the new head coach is the Ravens Ex Def. Coord. Just a thought. But thats my team, Im going for a 7 win season!
i've come to a conclusion
the steelers need Matt Jones
there's a few reasons for this
1) they lost Burress, Jones is coming in as a receiver, which leads to...
2) the dude is a FREAK 6'6, 237 and he runs a 4 fucking 4 forty yard dash. unbelievable
3) look at their track record of converting qbs to wrs. Randle El played QB at Indiana in college, and of course, that awesome Bulldog Hines Ward is one of the NFL's elite
it all adds up!
Wow. That is a really interesting theory.Quote:
Originally posted by Liathano
i've come to a conclusion
the steelers need Matt Jones
there's a few reasons for this
1) they lost Burress, Jones is coming in as a receiver, which leads to...
2) the dude is a FREAK 6'6, 237 and he runs a 4 fucking 4 forty yard dash. unbelievable
3) look at their track record of converting qbs to wrs. Randle El played QB at Indiana in college, and of course, that awesome Bulldog Hines Ward is one of the NFL's elite
What also makes you think is how stupid moron Kordell Stewart refused to convert and insisted on being a QB. One has to wonder if he could have been another Randel El or Hines Ward instead of being a chump.
This is an good article about some of the interesting stories going on with the draft right now:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft0...=2043411&num=0
I love this write-up on David Pollack:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft0..._ratings&num=0
So true. *sigh* He will be missed.Quote:
Upside: Huge motor, plays every snap as it if might be the one on which he draws his last breath, always passionate about the game.
If this is true, he could be really exciting to watch for a long time:
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The dish: There are a lot of buts about him -- but he isn't very big, but he lacks quickness, but where do you play him – yet he's too good and, more important, too productive, to ignore. Some teams are now projecting him as a linebacker in a 3-4 scheme and he might be able to do that. Sort of a Tedy Bruschi-style defender who seems to have addressed most of the doubters.
Aaron Rodgers slipping all the way down to the Pack at pick #24 was a huge shock to me. Nobody will be able to replace Favre, but maybe this kid will make losing Favre a little less painful. Hopefully he'll work out, or be part of a big trade down the road.
I love the Rogers pick also, but why take a WR in the 2nd? They have SO many defensive holes.
5 Bulldogs picked on the first day. 2 were picked by Cincinatti. Looks like the Bengals are trying to make a run for the Super Bowl by loading up on Bulldogs!
Fucking Broncos picked up Maurice Clarett in the goddman 3rd round.
I hope the Broncos go 0-16 for that pick.
Goddamn them.
WOO BULLDOG!
Brown impressive at Eagles' mini-campQuote:
Philly's WR depth chart is a mess, but rookie Reggie Brown is off to a good start.
Why did it have to be the Eagles though. :(
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"He's certainly shown an aptitude and the ability to hold his own," acknowledged Eagles offensive coordinator Brad Childress, one of the NFL's best minds and top teachers. "It's a matter of how he continues to grow."
This I was not aware of:
Not much of a year for receivers in the SEC if the highest yards was 830. So much for that bozo who said something a few months ago about SEC not playing tough defense. :pQuote:
Reggie Brown led the SEC in receiving yards (830) last season.
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Fact is, Brown was simply continuing the positive momentum that began a couple of years ago. One of the most heavily recruited wide receivers in the country when he came out of Carrollton (Ga.) High School, he caught just 42 passes in his first three seasons with the Bulldogs, including a 2001 campaign truncated by injury.
But in 2003, fully healthy and operating in an offense more conducive to his success, Brown surpassed more celebrated teammate Fred Gibson as the team's go-to receiver. And when Brown started making more plays, NFL scouts began paying increased attention, suddenly viewing him as a high-round prospect. Brown followed a strong Senior Bowl week with an outstanding combine performance, one in which he was clocked in under 4.5 seconds, and his stock continued to rise.
The guy who regularly pedaled 30 miles around Athens on his old bicycle, and who was often chided by Georgia teammates for doing so, is on the NFL fast track. With Owens still in the garage and Mitchell headed for the exit ramp, the Eagles might need Brown to move into the passing lane.
"We threw a lot at him," Reid said after the mini-camp. "We're going to throw even more at him in the next camp, and we'll see how it goes."