2008 OFFICIAL DRAFT THREAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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who would the saints trade up for?

[Rastak]

So, Sedrick Ellis?

I'm guessing so, yea.

[pbmax]

Or not.

Might be harder to move back now, as the Ravens are probably having a firesale as well now that the QB is gone. Assuming that wasn't a smokescreen.

Pats try and trade back a couple picks?

[Rastak]

Ellis:


Strengths: A disruptive, penetrating interior defensive lineman. At his best in a one-gap scheme but has some versatility due to experience as a nose tackle and three-technique. He is extremely disruptive versus the run. Displays outstanding initial burst and wins most of his battles with first-step quickness. Shows outstanding body control and stays on his feet. Uses long arms to keep separation and does an excellent job of disengaging from blocks and keeping on the move. Exceptional technique; uses his hands effectively and his feet never stop moving. Recognition skills are very good and he's athletic enough to change directions and pursue once he penetrates the backfield. He consistently generates pressure as a pass rusher. Shows upper-echelon closing burst for his position and also does a good job of batting down passes once he realizes he's not getting to the QB. Plays with a great motor and works very hard on and off the field. Never gives up on a play and his effort is infectious.

Weaknesses: Undersized; lacks ideal height. Not an ideal fit for two-gap schemes. Durability has been of an issue; redshirted in 2003 due to injury that required surgery and missed three games in 2006 (Nebraska, Arizona and Washington State) due to right knee injury that required arthroscopic surgery.

Overall: Ellis arrived at USC in 2003 but took a medical redshirt year after suffering a midseason left ankle fracture that required surgery. In his first three active seasons (2004-'06), he appeared in 34 games and made 86 tackles (16 for losses) and nine sacks. As a senior in 2007, he started all 13 games at nose guard and collected 58 tackles (12.5 for losses), 8.5 sacks and seven pass breakups on his way to first team All-America honors. Ellis missed three games in '06 after tearing cartilage in his right knee, which required arthroscopic surgery. He also had fluid drained from the knee in '07 and missed several practices but no games. Ellis did not time out well at the combine but he is a great football player, nonetheless. He has bulked up to 309 pounds and can play NT and/or DT at the next level. Thanks to an outstanding combination of quickness, power, technique and effort, Ellis proved in college to be nearly unblockable one-on-one even versus top talent at the Senior Bowl. Ellis will be valued as a top-10 pick by teams in search of a playmaking one-gap interior lineman.

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hmmmm ellis

[Fritz]

So what did the Pats get in return?

[Charles Woodson]

Hmm, Jaguars

[Rastak]

Jags just traded up........Mayock says harvey's the guy.

[BallHawk]

Ravens trade to JAX.

[Gunakor]

Baltimore trades w/ Jax back to #26, Jags are on the clock

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trades all over now

ravens trade to jags

sucks for us, might have just taken away our leverage to trade our pick to a team needing a qb

[Lurker64]

Anybody have the terms of these trades? I was ordering chinese food.

[Fritz]

zI'm missing stuff. What did the Saints give up to the Pats, and what did the Jags give up?

[SkinBasket]

This thing's coming unhinged fast. TT's going to keep his cool and make out like a bandit.

[SkinBasket]

Jesus, JAX, you know what you traded up for. Make the fucking pick.