"There's a lot of interest in the draft. It's great. But quite frankly, most of the people that are commenting on it don't know anything about what they are talking about."--Ted Thompson
What don't you like about McKinney??
Could see Mauldin being an Elephant OLB... would be another versatile piece to the defensive front.
There are some other LB's I like... I'd be okay with Anthony in the 1st round... As for CB, Shaw has more talent than a 4th round pick, but he might drop b/c of the off field stuff.
Grayson has a chance to be a very good QB... I wouldn't normally advocate taking a QB that early with a franchise QB under center, but Rodgers won't play forever, and Grayson could develop into either a tradable piece, or a season saver should Rodgers go down.
I really like Covington... he has a lot of ability, an Aaron Donald type, he's just been plagued by injuries - certainly worth a flyer in the 5th.
Our main weaknesses are ILB and CB... the draft I threw out there addresses those weaknesses I think.
wist
Gotta tell ya, the more I look at the mock draft I put together there, the more I think it is unlikely that those players will be available where I proposed... that said, I like all those guys, and would more than thrilled to come away with that draft.
Foxsports has those prospects ranked at
McKinney - 42
Mauldin - 117
Grayson - 112
Shaw - 100
Covington - 90
Of course opinions are all over the place... other sites have those guys swapped around quite a bit, but we pick at 30, 62, 94, 129, and 166 in those rounds... my mock look pretty damn good
I think Mauldin and Covington are both underrated... Covington is an injury concern, so he depends on the medical evaluation.
wist