Draft Priorities and Round 1 and 2 Priorities

Best player available regardless of position for every pick.

YOUGOTMOSSED said:

Best player available regardless of position for every pick.

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7 QBs it is then. Yay!

When looking at the roster, I'm not adverse to selecting a LB early.

In fact in the draft contest, I picked LB Bernardrick Mckinney.
http://www.fanaticalyankee.com/2015-nfl-draft-scouting-reports/category/benardrick-mckinney

With the loss of Wilfork, we could use him like a faster run stopper Brandon Spikes from a couple of years ago.

I became suspicious about a LB pick when BB brought in Rolando McClain, which I think was a favor for McClain because he shares Hightower's agent(I think?). But nevertheless, McClain could of been BB's stand-in mannequin since he shares a lot of similarities to McKinney

http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/rolando-mcclain?id=496941
http://www.nfl.com/draft/2015/profiles/benardrick-mckinney?id=2552490

manxman2601 said:

Who do you consider an ILB or an OLB? Hightower and Collins both fit the 4-2 very nicely. And yes, Mayo has had two unlucky years. I'm not prepared to right off his career just yet. I just think it's easier to fill the linebacker position than it is LG or #1 CB. Not that I'm averse to drafting one, I just don't think we should be reaching for one at #32.

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Yeah, OK, I hope you are right actually.
I would say that the difference between "unlucky" and "made of glass" around here is entirely based on selector bias.

As far as linebackers go, this is an interesting athletic comparison:

Jerod Mayo

6'1", 242

40 - 4.54
10 yd - 1.51
VJ - 32"*
BJ - 9'6"
3cone - 7.31
SS - 4.29

*NFL Draft Scout says he had a 40" at his pro day

Jeff Luc, Cincinnati

6', 251

40 - 4.6
10 yd - 1.6
VJ - 34"
BJ - 8'10"
3cone - 7.30
SS - 4.56

Similar forty times and 3cones but Mayo has a much better 10 yard split and SS. But even so, I hadn't realised that Luc had put up those decent-good numbers at his pro day. I really like his film so this was a nice confirmation. Think of him as a Mayo/Spikes cross.

manxman2601 said:

Jeff Luc, Cincinnati

6', 251

40 - 4.6
10 yd - 1.6
VJ - 34"
BJ - 8'10"
3cone - 7.30
SS - 4.56

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Video of that pro day, if you're interested:

Luc is seriously built like a tank. He would have been a tempting prospect for the old 3-4, but I worry that he's more Spikes than Mayo.

patchick said:

Video of that pro day, if you're interested:

Luc is seriously built like a tank. He would have been a tempting prospect for the old 3-4, but I worry that he's more Spikes than Mayo.

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Thanks for that. He probably is, but the run still needs to be stopped. He's very good at forcing fumbles and gives the impression that he's both smart and a leader. As a day three pick I think he's worth consideration.

manxman2601 said:

7 QBs it is then. Yay!

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Too many better than not enough.
http://nesn.com/2015/04/bill-belichick-after-drafting-tom-brady-too-many-qbs-better-than-not-enough/

manxman2601 said:

Thanks for that. He probably is, but the run still needs to be stopped. He's very good at forcing fumbles and gives the impression that he's both smart and a leader. As a day three pick I think he's worth consideration.

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Watching Luc, I kept thinking he'd be positively terrifying as a fullback. It turns out teams have been asking him to work out at that position too: http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap30...raft-what-we-learned-from-wednesdays-pro-days

DRAFTEK has only one of the top corners available at 32 (Peters) and the next six being picked between 62 and 89, perfect for our 2nd pick, with a slight trade up or down.

Curiously, a LG candidate may be be a better value at 32, and a corner a better value at 64.

DJ Humphries, Cam Erving, or Nelson Agholor w our first pick then possibly carl davis, Tyler Lockett later