draft thoughts 3/12

[ThunderDan]

I was a student athlete in college, and I LOVED taking summer classes. In fact, I usually took my harder classes in the summer, just so I could focus and work just on those classes.

Bingo, No way in hell was I taking Physical Chemistry Lab anytime but the summer. It was 10 hours a week in the lab and another 4-8 to draft reports.

[wist43]

Most of us have Orakpo or Raji at the top of our wish list... so, we can cross them off... TT isn't even looking at them I'm sure

Does Justin Harrell have an injury prone brother???

The pick will probably be a QB.

[Partial]

I was a student athlete in college, and I LOVED taking summer classes. In fact, I usually took my harder classes in the summer, just so I could focus and work just on those classes.

And thats fine, but the difference is you had A) a real major and B) you weren't a guy who was going to go pro and the stud on a big D1 campus with handlers, "tutors", and the works. I had a friend who was in a class with Lee Evans at Madison. He showed up only for the exams, and rumor has it he got an A. Coincidence? I think not.

The point that I'm making is this guy obviously did the bare minimum, or failed some classes. One of the two. Either way, It's a red flag for me. If school was the least bit important to this guy, he would have followed up with his advisors and made sure he was good to play if there was any question at all. That is what an AJ Hawk would do, you can be rest assured of that.

I don't like how on the draft show he told Mayock "I'm going to run below this, wait and see", and then he did not on either of his runs.

To me, something doesn't sit well about this guy. I wouldn't be upset if they drafted him because quite frankly we have a massive gaping wound on the DL and we need bodies to plug it. However, I think I'd prefer Orakpo and to see the DL fortified with someone else.

[swede]

Raji looked like a beast in the vids they showed during the combine. He just owned some poor slob (slobs, maybe) from workouts before the North-South Bowl over and over again. He got his pads under theirs, destroyed their leverage, and walked their butt wherever he wanted to go.

With that in mind I was ready to really like the kid, but he gave me the creeps. I understand why anybody would have character concerns about Raji. He's a smart ass. He is terribly cocky about his ability, and his running mouth would likely produce a lot of bulletin board material for opposing teams.

If I'm TT I go to Jagodzinsky and ask about him. If Jags and his position coaches say, "Look, I know he comes off as cocky but he's coachable and no one around here works harder during practice..." then we know that we're hoping this kid drops to pick number 9.

[Freak Out]

Raji looked like a beast in the vids they showed during the combine. He just owned some poor slob (slobs, maybe) from workouts before the North-South Bowl over and over again. He got his pads under theirs, destroyed their leverage, and walked their butt wherever he wanted to go.

With that in mind I was ready to really like the kid, but he gave me the creeps. I understand why anybody would have character concerns about Raji. He's a smart ass. He is terribly cocky about his ability, and his running mouth would likely produce a lot of bulletin board material for opposing teams.

If I'm TT I go to Jagodzinsky and ask about him. If Jags and his position coaches say, "Look, I know he comes off as cocky but he's coachable and no one around here works harder during practice..." then we know that we're hoping this kid drops to pick number 9.

Bummer is it's starting to look like both he and Osacko or whatever the hell his name is will be gone when we pick....so maybe we do end up taking one of the tackles left on the board. Not a bad thing for sure but a long way off from a mauling DT.

[ND72]

And thats fine, but the difference is you had A) a real major

could you come to my school, and tell my kids that a Physical Education Major is a real major?

[Tyrone Bigguns]

And thats fine, but the difference is you had A) a real major

could you come to my school, and tell my kids that a Physical Education Major is a real major?

Another instance where sucking up goes horribly wrong.

[TheCheese]

My ideal situation for us on draft day would be to trade down to the 16-24 area and select Larry English or Clint Sintim as OLB. English is my favorite prospect for OLB this year, even though I like Orakpo and Brown, I would seriously draft English over them. Hes a beast who has a flurry of pass rush moves and a non stop motor. Also if you guys have seen him play, he plays with a nasty streak that I love to see in D players. And hes the perfect example of a player user proper technique rather than just relying on physical attributes.

He didn't run a great 40 time at the combine running a 4.82 but he did have a 36 inch vertical jump which is the most important measurement when it comes to pass rushers.

His biggest weakness is lack of experience in space, basically pass coverage. But if Capers takes care of our OLBs in coverage like Lebeau does with Lamar Woodley and James Harrison we will be just fine.

Again I think trading down in round 1 is the right move. There is just so much more value. Let the other teams take the Orakpos, Browns, and Maybins and letting the Englishs, Sintims, Barwins fall right into our draft spot.

[Iron Mike]

Lazy and dumb is no way to go thru life.

I thought that fat, drunk and stupid was no way to go through life.