2014 NFL Draft, Day 3: Rounds 4 - 7 thread

DaBruinz · May 10, 2014

PatsWickedPissah said:
I edited it. Not espn but NFL.com

The same can be said for Mike Mayock who does NFL.Com. This is one of the areas that people don't look at when it comes to these sites..

Deus Irae · May 10, 2014

50-yard-line said:
I actually wanted Stork after Martin went early. I didn't want Richburg - I'm tired of smaller, technicians at center. Size matters in the interior line more now with faster, ferocious interior rushers. Tommy Kelly would pancake Wendell, but not Stork.

And he's got a huge beard, so there's that Boston thing going...and he's known to be pretty mean up there - GOOD!

Jordan Tripp next? Trey Burton still out there?

This board will explode when the Pats pick Michael Sam at 140...lol.

They've traded undersized technician for oft-'injured' lumbering giant. We'll have to see if it works out.

primetime · May 10, 2014

Marqui said:
Where did this fairytale come from that Wendell was ever good? He always sucked.

He was, by metrics or by eye test, one of the better centers in the league two seasons ago.

Rob0729 · May 10, 2014

Froob said:
Hopefully your guys are right. Badly need a good center. Line has fallen apart every postseason since 2007-08.

The guy did win the Rimington Trophy which is given to the best center in college football and an All American. It isn't like this guy is coming out of left field. But no draft prospect is a guarantee.

Brady6 · May 10, 2014

manxman2601 said:
Put it this way, in a very deep draft, our third pick is an OK center. I am underwhelmed by that but lets see what happens with the other picks. I would rather have a LB or offensive playmaker at this point but if we get one or both by the end of this round then I'll be feeling better.

Stork had a bad pro day, I think that his lack of speed is what concerns me, and in this offense, we put our linemen on the move a lot.

Wilfork#75 · May 10, 2014

Brady6 said:
Stork had a bad pro day, I think that his lack of speed is what concerns me, and in this offense, we put our linemen on the move a lot.

That's true but he is a great fit to match up against the Jets dominant DL

Brady6 · May 10, 2014

primetime said:
He was, by metrics or by eye test, one of the better centers in the league two seasons ago.

Even last season he was one of the better run blocking OCs, his issues are in pass protection and mainly against bigger strong DTs using a bull rush.

primetime · May 10, 2014

DaBruinz said:
The same can be said for Mike Mayock who does NFL.Com. This is one of the areas that people don't look at when it comes to these sites..

What, how well they can do predicting the future? I guess I don't have access to the Nostradamus 2014 draft guide and just assume that most of the players drafted will be "misses" and be out of the league in a couple years... because that's what always happens.

Froob · May 10, 2014

Interesting that Stork has played tight end before. Wonder if there's a possibility of him lining up at tight end on the goal line if he isn't starting right off the bat.

OhExaulted1 · May 10, 2014

Stork had a 26" vertical leap at his pro day. I don't think he can dunk so I'm throwing that theory out the window.

Gronkowski123 · May 10, 2014

the " sam " cam...great. 5 hours of michael sam.

Shutdown_Corner · May 10, 2014

Daquan Jones gone too

DaBruinz · May 10, 2014

Gronkowski123 said:
a lot of ppl have metioned lyerla. any chance they take a chance with the 4th round comp??

Not likely.. Guy is a coke head.. Plus there is the whole Newtown stigma that is on him.

PatsWickedPissah · May 10, 2014

Deus Irae said:
To everyone wanting the Patriots to take a WR, I have a suggestion:

Just take one of the guys the 49ers are going to have to cut before the season starts.

and Lloyd already knows the system!

primetime · May 10, 2014

Lyerla is an awful person albeit with a ton of talent and it would honestly surprise me if anyone takes a chance on him.

dex13 · May 10, 2014

Froob said:
Where you'd see that? I'd never heard of him and just did a google search and everyone is saying 7th-FA.

did the same search and found a 5-6 rd projection by SI so lets go with stork was not going to drafted in the first two rounds and would be drafted between 3-7 rds.

ashley · May 10, 2014

Brady6 said:
Even last season he was one of the better run blocking OCs, his issues are in pass protection and mainly against bigger strong DTs using a bull rush.

Sounds a lot like Wendell, but Wendell couldn't even block the big DT'S in the run game either. lol

patchick · May 10, 2014

patchick said:
Nah, projections were all over the place on the centers in this draft. I saw Martin projected everwhere from round 1 to 5, and some sites had Gabe Ikard as their #1 C prospect! Stork is a solid prospect at a key need position, a round or so earlier than I would have liked but on day 3 "value" reckoning gets less and less meaningful.

2 examples of center rankings:

OURLADS
1. Marcus Martin
2. Bryan Stork
3. Weston Richburg
4. Russell Bodine
5. Travis Swanson
6. Tyler Larsen
7. Gabe Ikard

OPTIMUM SCOUTING
1. Travis Swanson
2. Weston Richburg
3. Tyler Larsen
4. Gabe Ikard
5. Bryan Stork
6. Marcus Martin
7. Jonnotthan Harrison

See the pattern? Nope, me neither.

Brady6 · May 10, 2014

Wilfork#75 said:
That's true but he is a great fit to match up against the Jets dominant DL

We actually face off against –

Wilkerson/Richardson
K Williams/Dareus
Stark/Odrick

So we definitely needed to improve that position. I just would have preferred Joel Bitonio, Weston Richburg, or Marcus Martin. I think Martin has a chance to be a Mack type player.

Deus Irae · May 10, 2014

primetime said:
Brandon Lloyd and Jon Baldwin aren't exactly dream receivers, though I don't think anyone they could draft right now would push any of the top 5 Patriots receivers off the roster (Edelman, Amendola, Dobson, LaFell, Boyce). Maybe they could push Boyce, but drafting a guy who won't be ready to play to push a guy with similar talent who may be slightly more ready to play seems like a strange decision to me. If they draft a WR, it will be at the end of the draft with an eye to pushing Thompkins or for the practice squad.

Brandon Lloyd would have been the Patriots second best receiver last season, and BB has assured Dimitroff that Baldwin is just as good as Julio Jones.

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