Rank 'em: 3-4 OLB prospects
 

Here's mine:
1. Barwin
2. Ayers
3. Matthews
4. Johnson
5. English
6. Sintim

Remember, this is as a 3-4 OLB, not as an overall defender/producer at the pro level.

Be gentle with your KO punches. :stars2:

Re: Rank 'em: 3-4 OLB prospects
 

I definitely agree with you on Barwin and Ayers at 1-2 and Sintim at 6. I'm not sure about how I would order the next 3, but your order seems reasonable. If Matthews were a bit bigger I would definitely agree with it. You didn't include Everette Brown or Aaron Maybin in your list. I'm not sure where I would put them either.

Re: Rank 'em: 3-4 OLB prospects
 

So I guess Aaron Curry is just **** then.

Re: Rank 'em: 3-4 OLB prospects
 

As of right now, Clint Sintim is the best 3-4 OLB in this draft, the others might learn to play that position and might not. Sintim's played in a 3-4 (Patriots' style, mind you) for his whole college career. That said, I'm warming to Barwin as being a better overall prospect and believe that English is gonna be a stud OLB and a hell of a consolation prize if we can't get either.

I would go:
1. Curry
2. Barwin
3. Sintim
4. English
5. Maybin

Matthews is 10 lbs underweight for the position and I'm not sure he has that much room to grow. Everette Brown might be in the top five but I don't know enough about him. Cushing I think could work inside and Ayers, I'm not sure could play in space, but could be wrong on that.

Re: Rank 'em: 3-4 OLB prospects
 

The players that I expect to produce the most during their rookie contracts are:

Curry
Everette Brown
Ayers
Matthews
English

Production beyond a player's rookie contract matters little in making a choice.

Re: Rank 'em: 3-4 OLB prospects
 

You make a great point here. One that gets overlooked by a lot in here, but definitely not by BB and co. This is why we don't draft pure projects too early.

Re: Rank 'em: 3-4 OLB prospects
 

From what i've read I like this list the best so far. In fact so much i don't need to write one.

Re: Rank 'em: 3-4 OLB prospects
 

Curry
Brown
Orakpo
Sintim
Barwin
Johnson
Cushing
English
Maybin
Matthews
Brown
Walters
Buie
Long
Swain
Davis
Sulak
Martin

Re: Rank 'em: 3-4 OLB prospects
 

I didn't include him because (1) I don't see him remotely being available and (2) I don't see him as a 3-4 OLB. I believe he would move to ILB if the Pats somehow got him, probably as an uber-athletic SILB. Curry and Mayo would be unreal, but it's not going to happen.

Re: Rank 'em: 3-4 OLB prospects
 

That, OR I wasn't clear on the detail of "...available to the Pats at 23" thing. I assume Curry and Everette will be gone.

Not high on Maybin or Ayers, but as you said, could be wrong. Hard to tell how those player would adjust.

Hey, you know who we're all forgetting for some reason? Paul Kruger.