2010 DRAFT THREAD

[Brandon494]

KR as well.

Blackmon

Bullshit.

Yea he only holds the franchise record for punts returned for TDs

2008: 398 punt return yards tied for the third-highest single-season total in team history, his 1,157 kickoff return yards rank fourth, and his combined return yardage total of 1,555 is second in franchise annals

Yea I won't blame you if you dont respond...

[Lurker64]

We need about 3-4 safeties. And an OT or two. Round seven, take a return man. Draft done.

We should also keep an eye out for an OLB to play opposite Matthews, since eventually Brad Jones is going to expend all of his "awesome for a seventh round pick" cred, and will be judged on his own merits.

Also, "a competent punter" and "a running back with playmaking ability" would be on my wish list.

[Brando19]

KR as well.

Blackmon

Bullshit.

Yea he only holds the franchise record for punts returned for TDs

2008: 398 punt return yards tied for the third-highest single-season total in team history, his 1,157 kickoff return yards rank fourth, and his combined return yardage total of 1,555 is second in franchise annals

Yea I won't blame you if you dont respond...

I'm responding. Blackmon isn't here when it counts. You forgot to mention after he broke that record he broke a thumbnail and was out 12 months. We need a KR that is reliable...Blackmon can return some punts...but we need to draft someone that will compete with him and when he goes down with an ingrown toenail...we'll still be ok.

[Brandon494]

KR as well.

Blackmon

Bullshit.

Yea he only holds the franchise record for punts returned for TDs

2008: 398 punt return yards tied for the third-highest single-season total in team history, his 1,157 kickoff return yards rank fourth, and his combined return yardage total of 1,555 is second in franchise annals

Yea I won't blame you if you dont respond...

I'm responding. Blackmon isn't here when it counts. You forgot to mention after he broke that record he broke a thumbnail and was out 12 months. We need a KR that is reliable...Blackmon can return some punts...but we need to draft someone that will compete with him and when he goes down with an ingrown toenail...we'll still be ok.

He tore his ACL making a cut back just like Welker did last week, how is that breaking a thumbnail.

I do agree we need another player who can return kicks in case blackmon isnt able to go because I think we all know Nelson is not the answer. We prob would have seen T Will more if not for the Harris injury as well.

[Brandon494]

We need about 3-4 safeties. And an OT or two. Round seven, take a return man. Draft done.

We should also keep an eye out for an OLB to play opposite Matthews, since eventually Brad Jones is going to expend all of his "awesome for a seventh round pick" cred, and will be judged on his own merits.

Also, "a competent punter" and "a running back with playmaking ability" would be on my wish list.

Jason Worlds from Virginia Tech would be a nice 2nd round pick IMO. Dude is great at rushing the passer and pretty much played with one arm all season. Reminds me a lot of James Harrison from the Steelers.

[Joemailman]

We definitely need a kick returner. Blackmon is injury prone, and T-Will may be the starting CB next year, so MM won't want to use him on returns.

[SkinBasket]

We need about 3-4 safeties. And an OT or two. Round seven, take a return man. Draft done.

We should also keep an eye out for an OLB to play opposite Matthews, since eventually Brad Jones is going to expend all of his "awesome for a seventh round pick" cred, and will be judged on his own merits.

Also, "a competent punter" and "a running back with playmaking ability" would be on my wish list.

I don't know if I agree with this. Jones played well in most of the games, and everyone has a bad game here or there, especially rookies. I think his overall result was more positive than negative, although we do need some depth there, since we all know what Poppinga is.

And Ryan Grant is a bit of a fairy, but @1200 yards, I'm not looking to replace him immediately.

Punter... yes.

[retailguy]

STRONG SAFETY.

[ThunderDan]

We need a LT to take Clifton's spot. Lang becomes RT.
We need another young CB that can play. Bush is not acceptable on the roster. I hope Lee can play.
Depth at OLB.
Safety to push Bigby and create depth.
A 5th WR that can return kicks/punts
A change of pace RB would be nice also.
Punter but we should be able to find one in a bar.
Another young DT to help solidify the DL.

[Lurker64]

I don't know if I agree with this. Jones played well in most of the games, and everyone has a bad game here or there, especially rookies. I think his overall result was more positive than negative, although we do need some depth there, since we all know what Poppinga is.

And Ryan Grant is a bit of a fairy, but @1200 yards, I'm not looking to replace him immediately.

Punter... yes.

Well, I'm just saying that it's difficult to judge Brad Jones fairly as he has a lot of things going for him that emphasize his successes and de-emphasize his failures. We ought to keep our eyes open for another pass rusher, as a pretty good one might fall to us (Jerry Hughes in the 2nd, for example).

Grant isn't really in need of replacing since he's a guy who's good for 20 carries a game and will put up numbers, but he's not really a threat to score from anywhere on the field. We've shied away from some of the smaller, shiftier, backs in positions where we could have gotten them (e.g. Ray Rice, Steve Slaton) who did all right for their teams. Our running backs behind Grant currently consist of Brandon Jackson who is decent in the open field and is a great blocker on third down but can't really carry the ball, and Ahman Green who is some sort of hybrid "RBs coach"/"power back" at this point of his career. Next year we could be a sane team and keep only 2 FBs so maybe we'd have a spot for a different kind of RB.

Punters though, I don't know where good punters come from. I'm not sure anybody else does. I think the top punter in this draft is a guy named "Zoltan".

[Brando19]

KR as well.

Blackmon

Bullshit.

Yea he only holds the franchise record for punts returned for TDs

2008: 398 punt return yards tied for the third-highest single-season total in team history, his 1,157 kickoff return yards rank fourth, and his combined return yardage total of 1,555 is second in franchise annals

Yea I won't blame you if you dont respond...

I'm responding. Blackmon isn't here when it counts. You forgot to mention after he broke that record he broke a thumbnail and was out 12 months. We need a KR that is reliable...Blackmon can return some punts...but we need to draft someone that will compete with him and when he goes down with an ingrown toenail...we'll still be ok.

He tore his ACL making a cut back just like Welker did last week, how is that breaking a thumbnail.

I do agree we need another player who can return kicks when blackmon isnt able to go because I think we all know Nelson is not the answer. We prob would have seen T Will more if not for the Harris injury as well.

Fixed.

[Lurker64]

I don't think there's anything wrong with Blackmon as a player, but we do need to look for another returner in the offseason. He tore an ACL mid-season and he's not going to be ready to jump back into his game (which involves a lot of cutting and running) by September. Blackmon was good, but the shelf life on returners is very short.

[mission]

What's our draft position now?

That might be the only positive from yesterday.

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What's our draft position now?

That might be the only positive from yesterday.

not positive

23-26 though

[Joemailman]

Looks like 23. http://walterfootball.com/nfldraftorder2010.php

Last year the 23rd pick was Michael Oher. Wouldn't mind something similar.