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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.According to the Lindy's preseason football magazine, the Lions were going to take Mayo at #17.
In my mind that explains some of why BB didn't trade down a second time in the first round, he might have been worried that Detriot could leapfrog him to get to Mayo.
I wouldn't have traded-down a second time, either.
I'm just still pissed-off that Arizona couldn't beat SF at least once, so we could've secured the 3rd overall pick. NO maybe would've given us their 2nd-rounder and not insisted on getting our 5th-rounder. Their 2nd-rounder could've been used for CB Brandon Flowers or OLB/DE Quentin Groves, and our 5th-rounder could've been used for DT/NT Ahtyba Rubin or P Durant Brooks. Ah well.
The Lions definately wanted him, but they were drafting 15th(not 17th,they traded later). Denver needed OL help, my thought was a trade back with either the Bears or Panthers.....or at least getting more/better picks than they did. They had the deal pre-arranged, so why didnt they leverage 2 teams to get more?? What do I know....
In the early part of the defensive communication era I think a few teams are going to regret passing on a 3-down LB like Mayo. 3-down LB's and hybrid SS/LB types stock will go even higher by next years draft.
According to the Lindy's preseason football magazine, the Lions were going to take Mayo at #17...
I forgot to mention in my first post: I think that Lindy's is the best pre-season mag on the rack. I esp. dig the brief comments on each player drafted and on each player on each team's roster.
I am hoping Mayo develops into a 3 down LB. And I think you have a good point about LBers that can covers and thump, these hybrids as you call them, could become very hot commodities in the next draft or two. They are hard to find, but team will overdraft them to get them.
I think Bob Sanders of Indy is another hybrid type player, unfortunately for the Colts, Sanders is a great dane at heart, trapped in the body of poodle.
What does that make Wes Welker then?
The analogy was referring to Sanders's fragility, not his stature.
The analogy was referring to Sanders's fragility, not his stature.