2010 DRAFT THREAD

[red]

Mays is a bigger, stronger, faster, lighter skinned, Aaron Rouse. Do we need Aaron Rouse 2.0?

Prior to injuries Mays was a top ten pick. An Atwater clone with more speed. Unsure about coverage ability but another physical presence for the defense. A steal if available.

he has no coverage ability, that's the problem

he's a physical freak. period

he managed to stay alive in college, but he'll be eaten alive in the pros

he was a top 10 pick based on potential last year, he didn't improve this year. that's why he's slipping

[Iron Mike]

I'm up for Babalugats.

[mraynrand]

Heck, Philadelphia might grab a falling QB in case they trade McNabb and/or they don't think that much of Kolb.

WHAT ABOUT VICK DA GREAT!!!?? VICK DA GREAT to da VIKES ppl! THINK about the ENTERTAINMENT!!!! DAYUM. lol

[Bretsky]

the guys i've been seeing a lot in the last few days for us are usually tackles.

brian bulaga from iowa
trent williams from oklahoma
anthory davis from rutgers
bruce campbell from maryland
charles brown from USC

seems like nobody knows how those 5 tackles are going to go off the board. i've seen them going in every order available. i've seen every one of those guys in the top 10, and i've also seen most of them out of the first round

patrick robinson from florida state is the other guy that seems to be a popular pick for us. he's the #2 cb in the draft and is the latest in a pretty decent line of shut down corners to come out of FSU

long list; you including Terrell Buckley ?

[The Leaper]

i'm seeing a lot of love on here(in other threads that are not the official draft thread) for taylor mays

my god i would vomit if we pick him

the guy is a physical freak, big strong and fast, that is all

he has a football IQ close to zero. i think it would be a disaster to have him in our secondary

I am in complete agreement with you Red...Taylor Mays is Bigby, just a little more athletically gifted.

We need some DBs who can actually react and make a play on a ball in coverage.

[SkinBasket]

i'm seeing a lot of love on here(in other threads that are not the official draft thread) for taylor mays

my god i would vomit if we pick him

the guy is a physical freak, big strong and fast, that is all

he has a football IQ close to zero. i think it would be a disaster to have him in our secondary

I am in complete agreement with you Red...Taylor Mays is Bigby, just a little more athletically gifted.

We need some DBs who can actually react and make a play on a ball in coverage.

[Bretsky]

i'm seeing a lot of love on here(in other threads that are not the official draft thread) for taylor mays

my god i would vomit if we pick him

the guy is a physical freak, big strong and fast, that is all

he has a football IQ close to zero. i think it would be a disaster to have him in our secondary

I am in complete agreement with you Red...Taylor Mays is Bigby, just a little more athletically gifted.

We need some DBs who can actually react and make a play on a ball in coverage.

Come on..........Mays is a lot more athletically gifted than Bigby

that being said I have reservations with him and would not draft him in round one

5 picks in his college career ? He might end up as a LB......like Thomas Davis did. He's a big risk. I'm be elated with him in round two but not one

[packrulz]

I'm beginning to think RB might be TT's best option in the first round, there's always a run on OT's so the good ones will be gone, all the safeties have question marks, and I love Grant but he doesn't have the breakaway speed to score consistently. Here's the scouting reports on a couple RB's who might still be there when TT picks:
Jonathan Dwyer Scouting Report
Projected Draft Position
by FFToolbox Writers
FFToolbox User Mock Drafts
34% used Jonathan Dwyer in their first round mock.
The teams most often chosen were:
SD (32%), NE (10%), SEA (10%), HOU (10%)
Position: RB
School & Year/Status: Georgia Tech - Junior
Jersey Number: #21
Height & Weight: 6-0 - 235 lbs.
Ranked #15 on our Top 100 Prospects Board

2010 NFL Draft Prospect Scouting Report:
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Jonathan Dwyer, RB, Georgia Tech
Jonathan Dwyer has taken advantage of the new system brought in by Coach Paul Johnson at Georgia Tech. Yet, his collegiate career started in 2007 under a more traditional offense. As a backup to Tashard Choice as a true freshman, Dwyer carried the ball 82 times for 436 yards and nine touchdowns. Obviously those numbers went way up when Coach Johnson showed up at Georgia Tech and Choice went off to the NFL. As a sophomore Dwyer turned into one of the most productive backs in the nation, rushing 200 times for 1,395 yards and 12 scores.

Dwyer's yards per carry average has gone down a little bit during the 2009 season, mostly due to ACC opposition getting used to the spread option offense the Yellow Jackets employ, but he is still averaging over 100 rushing yards per game through nine contests in the 2009 campaign.

At 6-0 and 235 pounds, Dwyer is the bruising back on the team and NFL scouts have taken notice. Dwyer is one of the best draft eligible running backs out there and he should be a first round draft pick if he opts to go pro early; at this point that seems like a logical choice.

1/17 Update: Dwyer finished up his junior year rushing for 1,395 yards on 235 carries and 14 touchdowns. The Yellow Jackets' ground attack flourished as expected and Dwyer was the main back on the team. He has opted to forgo his senior season at Georgia Tech and enter the NFL and he should at least be a second round selection barring a surprisingly bad showing at the workouts.

Last Updated Jan-17-2010 by Joel Welser

Jahvid Best Scouting Report
Projected Draft Position
by FFToolbox Writers
FFToolbox User Mock Drafts
50% used Jahvid Best in their first round mock.
The teams most often chosen were:
SD (19%), NE (15%), SEA (14%), GB (7%)
Position: RB
School & Year/Status: California - Junior
Jersey Number: #4
Height & Weight: 5'10 - 195 lbs.
Ranked #62 on our Top 100 Prospects Board

2010 NFL Draft Prospect Scouting Report:
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Jahvid Best, RB, California
Best began his career at Cal playing a limited role in 2007 (29 rushed 221 yards 2 TDs), but he exploded in his sophomore campaign. In a season for the ages, the 5-foot-11 back rushed for 1,580 yards, the second most total yarded in school history (J.J. Arrington's 2,018 effort in 2004 tops the list) with a whopping 8.1 yards per carry average -- topping the list of Oregon backs (with more than 150 carries). For good measure, he tied Arrington's record of 15 touchdowns, finishing the 2008 season with a MVP performance in the Emerald Bowl (186 yards-9.3 per carry-2 TDs).

Best possess an excellent inside quickness that enables him to hit the holes in a hurry. He has a special talent for cutting back in traffic, and gets top speed (4.42) as quickly as any back in the country. Fast enough to get to the corner before the defender arrives, Best owns a second and even a third gear in the secondary. Able to break tackles on the outside, and elusive in space with shifty hips and the ability to shake off defenders. With good overall balance well after making a move or running through arm tackles, Best is a good receiver out of the backfield (16 catches for 221 in 2008) with natural hands.

However, Best needs to be more physical at this point. He is a liability in pass protection; he tends to throw his shoulder instead of moving his feet to get in position for the block. Best needs to prove he can get the tough yards inside.

Best is the most highly regarded running back prospect coming into this year. He has the combination of size (if he bulks up a bit) and speed NFL teams covet. He has first round talent and should be the second back selected after Georgia Tech's Jonathan Dwyer.

Last Updated Oct-24-2009 by Raul Colon

[Lurker64]

Dwyer's a guy with tremendous upside, but he's a very risky pick. He was the pitch-man in Georgia Tech's triple option, where he was successful, but the issue was that he was successful largely on plays where he already had the corner before he got the ball. You won't find a RB in this draft with a better mixture of speed and power, but the guy didn't have to make his own reads in college and zone running is all about reads from the RB. I kind of hope we don't pick him.

Best is a good player, but I think 23 is a little high for him. The only RB I'd consider taking in the first is Spiller. There's a whole lot of good 2nd and 3rd round RBs this year.

[mission]

Dwyer's a guy with tremendous upside, but he's a very risky pick. He was the pitch-man in Georgia Tech's triple option, where he was successful, but the issue was that he was successful largely on plays where he already had the corner before he got the ball. You won't find a RB in this draft with a better mixture of speed and power, but the guy didn't have to make his own reads in college and zone running is all about reads from the RB. I kind of hope we don't pick him.

Best is a good player, but I think 23 is a little high for him. The only RB I'd consider taking in the first is Spiller. There's a whole lot of good 2nd and 3rd round RBs this year.

Dwyer always seemed like the guy who got the ball up the middle from 4-5 yards deep (quick hits) and the younger guy (cant remember his name) took a lot more of the outside stuff from Nesbit. My girl is a big Tech fan and we watched a lot of games... that was always my worry this season with some people talking about him being a top prospect. Seemed like the option would spread the red sea every now and then and he'd hit it up in the hole... he reminds me a lot more of Grant than any of these other guys. I''d bet he'll be good but I don't see a lot of quick twitch or open-field elusiveness with him.

[packrulz]

Senior Bowl

Edited, sorry.

[SkinBasket]

1st: Earl Thomas
2nd: Charles Brown

[red]

1st- iupati
2nd- selvish capers

=our o-line problems are gone for a long time

[Lurker64]

1st Brandon Graham
2nd Selvish Capers
3rd Myron Rolle
4th LeGarette Blount

[Smidgeon]

1st Brandon Graham
2nd Selvish Capers
3rd Myron Rolle
4th LeGarette Blount

Would you consider that a tantalizing draft?