The official 2009 Day Two DRAFT thread

[Joemailman]

Steelers grab Mike Wallace.....WR run......

Eagles take Morley Safer.

[Rastak]

Roy Miller to the Bucs....

Good pick for them. Roy's an athletic NT that might not have a 3-4 NT frame and ability to gain bulk.

But he is an absolutely perfect fit for what Bates likes to do with the 4-3 defense.

Kirwin and Brandt really liked the pick.

[Rastak]

Eagles traded out....Giants on the clock......

[Joemailman]

Who you eyeing for the Vikes, Ras?

[Rastak]

Giants take Ramses Barden....another WR


Dude is named after a Pharoah?

[Rastak]

Who you eyeing for the Vikes, Ras?

DJ Moore....short but extremely productive corner. He'd be a great value here.

[cpk1994]

Vikes up.

[Lurker64]

You sort of wonder that if Belichick keeps grabbing problem children and relying on the integrity of his locker room to keep them in check that eventually the reprobates are going to outnumber everybody else and they'll become the Bengals Atlantic Division.

[Rastak]

Vikings take Asher Allen.......actually that works too.

[cpk1994]

Vikes take Asher Allen

[Joemailman]

Vikes take Asher Allen http://www.nfl.com/draft/2009/profil...allen?id=80626

[Rastak]

Asher Allen

Overall Football Traits

Production 2 2006: Allen appears in all 13 games recording a total of 24 tackles including 1.5 tackles-for-loss. He returns 19 kickoffs for a total of 420 yards (22.1 yard avg.) and four punts for a total of 53 yards. 2007: Allen starts 11 of the 13 games he appears in recording a total of 64 tackles including three tackles-for-loss and two sacks. He intercepts three passes along and breaks up four passes. Allen breaks school's single-season record for kickoff-return yards tallying a total of 690 yards on 28 returns (24.6 yard avg.) 2008: Allen starts all 13 games recording a total of 53 tackles including 4.5 tackles-for-loss and one sack. He breaks up seven passes. Allen returns five punts for a total of 91 yards (18.2 yard avg.).

Height-Weight-Speed 3 Adequate height with a solid build for his frame. Possesses adequate-to-good top-end speed for the position.
Durability 2 Broke a bone in his right hand during 2008 LSU game but didn't miss any time. Is tough and will play through pain.

Character 1 Quality young man from a solid background. A hard worker with outstanding overall intangibles.

Defensive Corner specific Traits

Recognition Skills/Toughness 1 Above-average instincts. Reads keys and quarterbacks' eyes. Extremely aggressive and isn't afraid to jump underneath routes. Physical at the line of scrimmage when playing press man and hard corner in cover-two look. Plays with a mean streak and does not shy away from contact. A solid, wrap-up tackler. Played second half of the season with a broken right hand and Georgia didn't disclose the injury until after the regular season finale.

Closing Burst 2 Shows above-average closing burst coming out of backpedal. Closes extremely fast when coming forward on the ball thrown in front of him. Also shows burst off the edge and can get to the quarterback when asked to blitz. Displays only decent deep recovery speed and can get in trouble when bites on double moves.

Fluidity 3 Fluid athlete and can change directions quickly but footwork is a bit inconsistent. Takes too many false steps coming out of breaks.

Ball Skills 4 Aggressive and goes after the football. Extends arms and gets hands on ball without committing pass interference. However, he displays below average hands and drops some passes that should catch. Broken hand likely hindered him in 2008 but he recorded zero interceptions last season and only 3 INTs in 2007.

Run Support 2 Physical and fills quickly when reads run. Strong open field tackler and flashes ability to deliver the big hit. However, takes too long to shed blocks and can get engulfed by

[Lurker64]

Eight total WRs and CBs taken so far this round, wow. There's a run on the little fast guys.

[Joemailman]

Miami takes Patrick Turner

[Lurker64]

Eight total WRs and CBs taken so far this round, wow. There's a run on the little fast guys.

Make that nine.