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This is still a work in progress. Commentary is upcoming (but delayed as someone in my house thinks that it is important to get a kitchen floor laid before guests arrive tomorrow). Your comments are appreciated & certainly might affect the more polished revision that will come out this week.
One trade so far. New England trades #7 to the New Orleans Saints for their #10 & #78.
Dig in....
ROUND ONE
1. Miami - Jake Long, OT, Michigan
2. St. Louis - Chris Long, DE, Virginia
3. Atlanta - Glenn Dorsey, DT, LSU
4. Oakland - Vernon Gholston, DE/OLB, Ohio State
5. Kansas City - Matt Ryan, QB, Boston College
6. New York Jets - Darren McFadden, RB, Arkansas
7. New Orleans (from SF, Through NE) - Sedrick Ellis, DT, USC
8. Baltimore - Ryan Clady, OT, Boise State
9. Cincinnati - Keith Rivers, OLB, USC
10. New England (from NO) - Leodis McKelvin, CB, Troy
11. Buffalo - Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, CB, Tennessee State
12. Denver - Chris Williams OT, Vanderbilt
13. Carolina - Derrick Harvey, DE, Florida
14. Chicago - Branden Albert, OG, Virginia
15. Detroit - Rashard Mendenhall, RB, Illinois
16. Arizona - Mike Jenkins, CB, USF
17. Minnesota - Devin Thomas, WR, Michigan St.
18. Houston - Jeff Otah, OT, Pittsburgh
19. Philadelphia - Jerod Mayo, LB, Tenn
20. Tampa Bay - DeSean Jackson, WR, Cal
21. Washington - Malcolm Kelly, WR, Oklahoma
22. Dallas - Jonathan Stewart, RB, Oregon
23. Pittsburgh- Phillip Merling, DE, Clemson
24. Tennessee - Kentwan Balmer, DT, North Carolina
25. Seattle - Felix Jones, RB, Arkansas
26. Jacksonville - Quentin Groves, DE, Auburn
27. San Diego - Dan Connor, OLB, Penn State
28. Dallas - Limas Sweed, WR, Texas
29. San Francisco - Gosder Cherilus, OG, Boston College
30. Green Bay - Aqib Talib, CB, Kansas
31. New England ***pick stolen***
32. New York Giants - Brandon Flowers, CB, Virginia Tech
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ROUND THREE
1. (64) Miami – Reggie Smith, CB, Oklahoma
2. (65) St. Louis - Jordy Nelson, WR, Kansas State
3. (66) Kansas City - Tony Hills, OT, Texas
4. (67) Carolina Panthers (from NY Jets) – Carl Nicks, OT, Nebraska
5. (68) Atlanta - Roy Schuening, OG, Oregon
6.(69) New England (from Oakland) - Jonathan Goff, LB, Vanderbilt
7. (70) Chicago - Kevin Smith, RB, Cent. Fla.
8. (71) Buffalo (from Baltimore) - John Carlson, TE, Notre Dame
9. (72) Jacksonville (from Buffalo) - Chevis Jackson, CB, LSU
10. (73) Minnesota (from Denver) - Terrell Thomas, CB, USC
11. (74) Carolina - Ray Rice, RB, Rutgers
12. (75) San Francisco - Bruce Davis, OLB, UCLA
13. (76) Detroit - Red Bryant, DT, Texas A&M
14. (77) Cincinnati - Charles Godfrey, CB, Iowa
15. (78) New England(from New Orleans) - Mike Pollack, C, Arizona St.
16. (79) Houston - Orlando Scandrick, CB, Boise State
17. (80) Philadelphia - Jerome Simpson, WR, Coastal Carolina
18. (81) Arizona -
19. (82) Minnesota - Darrell Robertson DE G Tech
20. (83) Tampa Bay - Dre Moore, DT, Maryland
21. (84) Washington - Thomas DeCloud, S, California
22. (85) Tennessee - Chris Ellis, DE, Va Tech
23. (86) Seattle - Lavelle Hawkins, WR, California
24. (87) Detroit (from Cleveland) - Erin Henderson OLB Maryland
25. (88) Pittsburgh - Chilo Rachal, OG, USC
26. (89) Jacksonville - Justin King, CB, Penn St
27. (90) Chicago (from San Diego) - Marcus Harrison, DT, Arkansas
28. (91) Green Bay - Steve Slaton, RB, WV
29. (92) Dallas - Eris Young, OG/ OT, Tennessee
30. (93) Indianapolis - Mike McGlynn OG Pittsburgh
31. (94) New England - Jack Williams, CB, Kent State
32. (95) New York Giants - Beau Bell, ILB, UNLV
33. (96) Washington – Steven Justice, C, Wake Forest
34. (97) Cincinnati - Earl Bennett, WR, Vanderbilt
35. (98) Atlanta - Philip Wheeler, LB, Georgia Tech
36. (99) Baltimore – Kendall Lansford, DE, Hampton
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Do we need Pollack in Round 3? We have an all-pro C signed to a long-term contract. I like the idea of trading down. Can quibble a little with the players. But, can see a scenario like your's playing out. Give me Erin Henderson, C.Ellis or D.Robertson over Pollack and I'm on board.
I like Round 1, but 2 and 3 not so much... Brown and Pollack are not needed, Goff is way too early IMO, and there are better players at more needed positions available such as Godfrey.
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Do we need Pollack in Round 3? We have an all-pro C signed to a long-term contract. I like the idea of trading down. Can quibble a little with the players. But, can see a scenario like your's playing out. Give me Erin Henderson, C.Ellis or D.Robertson over Pollack and I'm on board.
Love Chris Ellis and I considered him with this pick. Henderson/ Robertson, I am a little on the fence about in terms of their suitability( not their talent). I thought Pollack was the best available talent at this point, and reading his scouting reports, thought he could play a pretty fair guard in the Pats system as well as being the best center coming out of the draft.
espn.com:
"Is tall with adequate bulk. Displays solid footwork and a quick first step. Snaps the ball and gets out of his stance almost simultaneously. He's very good in space. ASU uses him on a lot of pulls and traps. Shows good mobility and body control to consistently hit the moving target. He displays nimble feet in the short area and does a nice job of shuffling his feet and mirroring pass rushers. He is a natural knee bender. Also shows a strong, quick and compact punch that allows him to get his hands inside on rushers. Keeps his head on a swivel and shows great ability to recognize stunts..."
Getting McKelvin, Duane Brown, Jonathan Goff, Mike Pollack, & Jack Williams would be a great haul in the first three rounds IMO. Did we miss on some people? Of course, it's a lottery and others are playing.
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That would be a terrible draft for the Pats. A tackle and a center in the first three rounds? No thank you! I see the Pats trading down not once, but twice which could give them 4 third rounders to play with (2 of their own and 2 acquired through draft day trades). In the first round, the Pats need to get a pass rushing LB ala Quientin Groves. In the second round, I think the Pats could use one of their 4th's and trade up to grab a CB or best player available (which is hopefully on the defensive side of the ball). I think one of these "top corners" that we think we be in the first round will drop into the second round. Then rinse and repeat in the third round. And for the love of god, please don't trade a TE until the 5th round!
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Strengths:
An outstanding athlete...Good height with long arms...Great timed speed..Is quick and explosive...Has a burst to recover...Excellent hands...Top ball skills...Has fluid hips and is very agile...Is able to stick with any wideout step-for-step...A threat to score every time he touches the ball...He also has a lot of special teams skills.
Weaknesses:
Doesn't have the bulk you look for....Has to get stronger...An average tackler....Gives a big cushion and will give up some easy catches..Marginal technique.
Notes:
This guy is really the definition of a playmaker in the secondary...Also a top punt returner and coverage team gunner...A talented, finesse corner with a great combination of size and speed. Only played two years of organized football prior to Indiana.
Career Statistics Year GP TKL PBU INT YDS
2004 7 22 6 3 115
2005 11 48 6 3 108
2006 12 59 8 4 53
2007 13 83 4 6 137 Totals 43 212 24 16 413
McKelvin's a decent pick, but I'm not sure I like the other picks you take for the Pats. It looks marginally bad. I think the Pats would be better served by moving up in the second round to secure another solid guy with starter potential.
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ROUND ONE
So you project that we take the risk of trading and then lose our opportunity at one of the top LB's? I would only trade down to 10 if bb was happy with taking either Harvey or Rivers. Given what is available later and our needs, McKelvin is a terrible pick for us.
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This is still a work in progress. Commentary is upcoming (but delayed as someone in my house thinks that it is important to get a kitchen floor laid before guests arrive tomorrow). Your comments are appreciated & certainly might affect the more polished revision that will come out this week.
One trade so far. New England trades #7 to the New Orleans Saints for their #10 & #78.
Dig in....
ROUND ONE
1. Miami - Jake Long, OT, Michigan
2. St. Louis - Chris Long, DE, Virginia
3. Atlanta - Glenn Dorsey, DT, LSU
4. Oakland - Vernon Gholston, DE/OLB, Ohio State
5. Kansas City - Matt Ryan, QB, Boston College
6. New York Jets - Darren McFadden, RB, Arkansas
7. New Orleans (from SF, Through NE) - Sedrick Ellis, DT, USC
8. Baltimore - Ryan Clady, OT, Boise State
9. Cincinnati - Keith Rivers, OLB, USC
10. New England (from NO) - Leodis McKelvin, CB, Troy
11. Buffalo - Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, CB, Tennessee State
12. Denver - Chris Williams OT, Vanderbilt
13. Carolina - Derrick Harvey, DE, Florida
14. Chicago - Branden Albert, OG, Virginia
15. Detroit - Rashard Mendenhall, RB, Illinois
16. Arizona - Mike Jenkins, CB, USF
17. Minnesota - Devin Thomas, WR, Michigan St.
18. Houston - Jeff Otah, OT, Pittsburgh
19. Philadelphia - Jerod Mayo, LB, Tenn
20. Tampa Bay - DeSean Jackson, WR, Cal
21. Washington - Malcolm Kelly, WR, Oklahoma
22. Dallas - Jonathan Stewart, RB, Oregon
23. Pittsburgh- Phillip Merling, DE, Clemson
24. Tennessee - Kentwan Balmer, DT, North Carolina
25. Seattle - Felix Jones, RB, Arkansas
26. Jacksonville - Quentin Groves, DE, Auburn
27. San Diego - Dan Connor, OLB, Penn State
28. Dallas - Limas Sweed, WR, Texas
29. San Francisco - Gosder Cherilus, OG, Boston College
30. Green Bay - Aqib Talib, CB, Kansas
31. New England ***pick stolen***
32. New York Giants - Brandon Flowers, CB, Virginia Tech