Duh Box_O_Rocks' Draft Master Board :eat1:
Defensive Linemen: Using this article, my DT board is looking for role players, since I'm not targeting elite talent in the 1st round. This works for me, I'm looking for 3-4 DL who will suck up blockers on running plays to free LBs, and as a bonus, collapse the pocket to spring a LB free to hurry the QB. Stanley, Cofield, and Jolly - at law - are primarily run stuffers with some pocket collapsing skills. Littlejohn is uncertain, but seems to have the tools to fit that description. Burton is a pure run stuffer. The author suggests they can be found and taken anytime it fits your BPA assessment.
1st day - Montavius Stanley, Barry Cofield
2nd day - Johnny Jolly, Jeff Littlejohn
UDFA - Antwan Burton
Inside Linebacker: This is where it starts getting tricky, here is where you want to draft the high football IQ guys to be play callers in the middle of the defense. You can find them anywhere and take them when BPA, but this argues for a "reach" to make sure you land the player(s) you want. Gocong, Hoyte, Greenway, and McGarigle would seem to be the guys who would fit that bill the best. Greenway's body type projects to a role player for BB, which isn't bad, but isn't BPA in round 1 either. The next player more likely to come off the board is Gocong, he's projected as high as the 3rd round by some draftniks. The challenge here is switching him back to LB in the NFL, quite a change from Carpenteria High School. Tough call, but I think Pees, Bruschi, and Co. can bring him along just fine, target him with a 3rd round pick. Hoyte has the size advantage over McGarigle, so he would be the next target in the 4th. Then McGarigle. After that it is a crap shoot.
1st day - Chris Gocong, Mike Kudla, Chad Greenway
2nd day - Andrew Schable, Adam Roberts, Tim McGarigle, Oliver Hoyte, Tim Dobbins, Kai Parham
UDFA - Shomari Earls, Fredricc Brock
Outside Linebacker: The author's theory advocates taking DE/OLB anytime, but best value is in the first round decending each subsequent round, so if we want elite or superior talent you start early. Again, this is a BPA situation, if the choice at #21 is Carpenter or OT Winston, Winston is the BPA. Lawson trumps him were he available. The value is reportedly in the 1st day, after that a crap shoot, but you can have fun with it.
1st day - Manny Lawson, Darryl Tapp, Bobby Carpenter, Mark Anderson, Elvis Dumervil, Parys Haralson
2nd day - James Wyche, Jeremy Mincey, Jason Hatcher, Ryan Neill, Copeland Bryan, Daniel Federkiel, John Chick, Brandon Guillory, Ryan Lacasse, Brent Hawkins, John Syptak, David Tollefson, Clayton Farrell, Garrett McIntyre, Charlton Keith.
UDFA - Derrick Ming
Cornerback: An elite CB would be a 1st round target, but I'll settle for dependable which can be found in rounds 2-4 Warfield, Samuel, Hobbs, Poteat all fall in that range if I remember right. More of the same as BPA is okay.
1st day - Ashton Youboty, Richard Marshall, Jonathan Joseph, Gerrick McPhearson, David Pittman, Charles Gordon, Rolando Humphrey, Marcus Hudson, Jarrett Bush, Alton "Dee" McCann
2nd day - Josh Lay, John Eubanks, Willie Smith, Antonio Malone, Travis Johnson, Javon Johnson, Kevin Stanley, T.J Rushing, Marcus King, Willie Andrews, Cortland Finnegan, Trestin George, Dennis Mitchell
UDFA - Gabriel Fulbright, Justin Phinisee, Tramon Williams, Kevin Dockery, Ryan Redd, Drew Coleman, Theo Baines, Alex Teems, LaMarcus Hicks, Quincy Butler, James Johnson, Dion Byrum, Aaron Gipson, Blake Saunders, Stephen Cason, Chris Williams, Clint Kent, David Jiles, Etienne Boulay, Cletis Gordon, Michael Ford, Quinton Teal, Kwesi Williams, Allante Harrison, Corey-Khalil Harden, Brad Brachear, Terrance Wright, Francis Brown
Safety: Anytime is cool, though most starters come from rounds 2-5. Keith Ellison, Travis Williams, Freddie Keiaho, Kevin Schimmelmann, Brian Iwuh, Dwayne Slay, Jahmile Addae, Dawan Landry, Anthony Smith, Omowale Dada, Donte Whitner, Antoine Bethea
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Offensive Guard: The author advocates grabbing a bunch of 6-UDFA players and letting them fight it out in camp and you'll come up with starting quality Guards. A road grader can be found in the 2nd and 3rd rounds.
1st day - Charles Spencer, Davin Joseph
2nd day - Rob Sims, Kevin Boothe, Jason Spitz, Will Montgomery
UDFA - Matt Lentz, Adam Stenavich, Jason Palermo, Will Allen
Center: The author says don't waste a pick in the 1st round, Mangold isn't as valuable as an elite DT/LT/etc. Good Centers can be found anytime after that. Ryan Cook, Todd Londot, Chris McNeil, Mike Degory, Jasper Harvey
Offensive Tackle: An elite LT is a 1st round pick, superior ones can be found in the 2nd, maybe the 3rd. My target on the shopping list isn't elite, superior will do to be a Reserve Swing Tackle. Winston and Colledge fit that bill, they need to develop, but they have the talent to be LTs in the NFL. Whitworth is a RT, who can play LT with help from the TE or RB; Whimper is a Practice Squad project with the physical tools to develop into a superior OT. In the second day, Leffew, Toledo, Levey, and Hall have the potential to be developed. Clarey, Butler, and Collier are G/RT projects.
1st day - Eric Winston, Daryn Colledge, Guy Whimper, Andrew Whitworth
2nd day - Willie Hall, Joe Toledo, Jeromey Clary, Jabari Levey, Brad Butler, Travis Leffew, Richard Collier
Quarterback: Elite QBs are 1st round targets, but an elite QB would be someone who is pro-ready like Leinart, Young and Cutler need development by my lights, it would seem they are over-priced. BB seems to have taken the approach of identifying players with the tools and taking them late to develop behind his starter. We have an interesting prospect playing in NFLE and anyone else we take is most likely camp fodder, but should have the tools BB likes, just to see if he gets lucky again. Kent Smith, John O'Neil, Jeff Rowe, Trent Edwards, Charlie Whitehurst, Josh Padrick, Quinton Porter, Nick Noce, Chris Bramell, Paul Pinegar, Jeff Mroz
Kicker: The model says take them anytime at BPA, oddly enough, kicker is rarely BPA. Target whomever survives to UDFA status. Jeff Glas, Stephen Gostkowski, Connor Hughes, Chris McMurtray, Taylor Begley, Adam Moss, Josh Huston, Jaret Johnson
Tight End: Elite TEs are 1st round targets, but then you can get a decent TE anytime. NE wants a 3rd TE, BPA rules again.
1st day - Joe Klopfenstein, Leonard Pope, Marcedes Lewis, Tony Scheffler
2nd day - Quinn Sypniewsk, Tim Day, Jeff King, Cooper Wallace, David Thomas, Greg Estandia, David Thomas
UDFA - Bob Docherty, Ryan Hamby, Tyler Ecker, Matt Henshaw, David Feliciano, Brando Twito, Zach Alcorn
Wide Receiver: A #2 WR can be taken anytime, again BPA rules. Mike Hass, Brandon Marshall, Maurice Stoval, Jason Avant, Greg Jennings, David Anderson, Jeff Webb, Adam Jennings, Willie Reid, Richie Ross, Maurice Avery, Chris Denney
Runningback: Elite RBs are 1st round picks in the author's model, but you can get a good RB in rounds 2-4, after that it gets very skinny, although there is a surge in round 6 for some reason. This model should make the De'Angelo Williams camp happy. Still, my board is set up with the incumbents expected to retain their jobs. Bring in 6th round or later experiments to play with. Terrence Whitehead, P.J. Daniel, P.J. Pope, Leon Washington, Taurean Henderson, Damien Rhodes
Fullback: Again, a take them anytime in any round and you'll find quality position. These guys are late round flyers. Garret Mills, David Kirtman
