MetalBleachers
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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:
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.
From what i've read I like this list the best so far. In fact so much i don't need to write one.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.
So I guess Aaron Curry is just **** then.
So I guess Aaron Curry is just **** then.
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.
Curry
Brown
Orakpo
Sintim
Barwin
Johnson
Cushing
English
Maybin
Matthews
Brown
Walters
Buie
Long
Swain
Davis
Sulak
Martin
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:
If this is a Pats specific list taking in account palyers that will be around, then I agree w/ some changes.
1. Sintim
2. Ayers
3. English
4. Barwin
5. Matthews
Overall
1. Orakpo
2. Curry
3. Brown
4. Maybin
5. Sintim
Why is everyone forgetting about Curry?
My list:
Aaron Curry
Brian Orakpo
Everette Brown
Clay Matthews/Connor Barwin
Clint Sintim
Brian Cushing
Hopefully Orakpo and Brown are both gone by 23, because to me they are both projects with a lot of athletic ability so it would be a tough call to take a risk on a player like that in the first round.
You hope that we don't take Orapko or Brown because they are projects and then want us to choose between Matthews and Barwin, with Sintim next?
I would think that Brown is less of a project than either Barwin or Sintim.
Who do you consider to be a #23 value pick at OLB, and NOT be a project?
The reason I put Orapko and Brown ahead of these guys is the reward value if it pans out. Sintim is a true LB so we already know what he can do. Barwin is also a project, but I think his ceiling is lower then Brown.
It's going to be a tough decision at 23 given how many DEs turned OLB are worthy there. It's always a risk, but you can also find players like Vrabel and AD who made the transition.
Really the only player to me who's not a project is Curry.