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The Depredation...Continues.

Right now we're looking at 6 Picks, of course, having robbed New Orleans of their 1st Rounder, having lifted Oakland's 2nd Rounder, and having tossed our 5th, 6th, and 7th rounders in various trades.

I see New Orleans as a resurgent force, this year, a Top 3 NFC team, so I'm going to start out by estimating their 1st Rounder as #28.

Oakland, on the other hand, I see as poised for a nice fall. New coach. Insane owner. Horrible organization. I'm starting my estimate for them at #40.

Grid's Opening Projection

#28 ~ Via New Orleans
#32 ~ Super Bowl Victory #4
#40 ~ Via Oakland
#64 ~ Super Bowl Victory #4
#96 ~ Super Bowl Victory #4
#128 ~ Super Bowl Victory #4

Great start.

Yes, I see it as entirely possible that, rather than let Stomper float away, a year hence, we franchise him, this coming Winter. If we do so, there's a strong possibility that we end up doing one hell of a lot better than some pathetic 2013 Supplemental Pick: There is every reason to speculate ~ despite all the recent bad pub, pigpiling on top of 4 years of it ~ that Stomper might be about to produce a Career Year...at which point his Trade Value in a persistently weak Free Safety Market would astonish many people.

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Snake Eyes

I love it, both calling him "Stomper" and getting much value for him through the franchise tag. Depending on how things go this year perhaps Dowling can be moved to FS and we pick up Chase "MINEfield" next year as a Corner, though I still want Jason McCourty on board.

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Patriot Missile

I'm hoping the first 2 picks will be Center and safety. Not best available, best at the position in the whole draft type of players. Even if it means trading up with later picks to do so. Ofcourse this mentality could change with injuries or other needs, but right now I would think those are the most pressing positions for the 12' draft.

rookBoston

Stomper, the guy BB just cut for no compensation, not even a supplementary pick. And also a player in a league weak at S that no one wanted to trade for?

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Snake Eyes

Agreed, I don't know why we couldn't have gotten a conditional 2013 pick for him.

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Ochmed Jones

I do not think there was a huge market for trades this year.

I am glad to see BB cleaning out some of the trash from the secondary. Not sure why he kept Butler, unless Butler has grown up a ton since last season's end.

FreeTedWilliams

I just took a peek at the Saints schedule figuring that maybe they falter a little and don't make the playoffs, NO CHANCE...

Their non conference opponents are the NFC Norris and the AFC South!

I think that they will lose Thurs in GB, but other than that

1 Sep 08 NO @ GB Lambeau Field 8:30 PM

2 Sep 18 CHI @ NO Superdome 1:00 PM

3 Sep 25 HOU @ NO Superdome 1:00 PM

4 Oct 02 NO @ JAC EverBank Field 1:00 PM

5 Oct 09 NO @ CAR

6 Oct 16 NO @ TB Raymond James Stadium 4:15 PM

7 Oct 23 IND @ NO Superdome 8:20 PM

8 Oct 30 NO @ STL Edward Jones Dome 1:00 PM

9 Nov 06 TB @ NO Superdome 1:00 PM

10 Nov 13 NO @ ATL Georgia Dome 1:00 PM

11 Bye

12 Nov 28 NYG @ NO Superdome 8:30 PM

13 Dec 04 DET @ NO Superdome 1:00 PM

14 Dec 11 NO @ TEN LP Field 1:00 PM

15 Dec 18 NO @ MIN Mall of America Field 1:00 PM

16 Dec 26 ATL @ NO Superdome 8:30 PM

17 Jan 01 CAR @ NO Superdome 1:00 PM

I can't see how they finish any worse than 11-5, and that is with losing Opening Night.

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Looks like Great Blue's dropped the ball, and The Huddle is On The Job...

NFL MOCK DRAFT - THE HUDDLE REPORT

2012 DRAFT ORDER THRU WEEK 5

This draft order takes into account all 16 games on each teams schedule

PICK TEAM WINS OPP%

1 COLTS 0 0.526
2 RAMS 0 0.566
3 DOLPHINS 0 0.571
4 CARDINALS 1 0.459
5 JAGUARS 1 0.500
6 EAGLES 1 0.500
7 PANTHERS 1 0.532
8 BRONCOS 1 0.595
9 VIKINGS 1 0.608
10 SEAHAWKS 2 0.459
11 BROWNS 2 0.461
12 FALCONS 2 0.488
13 COWBOYS 2 0.513
14 JETS 2 0.520
15 CHIEFS 2 0.532
16 BEARS 2 0.563
17 REDSKINS 3 0.408
18 TEXANS 3 0.416
19 TITANS 3 0.436
20 BENGALS 3 0.467
21 RAVENS 3 0.468
22 STEELERS 3 0.480
23 BUCCS 3 0.506
24 GIANTS 3 0.514
25 RAIDERS 3 0.538
26 SAINTS 4 0.443
27 PATRIOTS 4 0.447
28 49ERS 4 0.459
29 BILLS 4 0.487
30 CHARGERS 4 0.500
31 PACKERS 5 0.494
32 LIONS 5 0.532

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So as it currently stands, if The Huddle has it right, we're looking at:

#25
#32
#57
#59

...in the 1st two Rounds.

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reflexblue

Not this year brother Grid, not this year. No Binkies for me. I'm not investing all that energy and emotion only to be CRUSHED on draft day. I want to avoid banging my head on the desk when BB takes a TE or a fragile DB instead of a DE or an OLB. I Still bare the Scars form last April

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