Official 2012 Draft Day Thread (Day 1 At Least)

[Rastak]

Thought it was just me.

These dipshits wanted to make some drama - but the fucking internet exists and we know the pick even if you wait 5 minutes to broadcast it.

[pbmax]

Thought it was just me.

Everyone is complaining about ESPN oN Twitter. Maybe NFLN?

[King Friday]

boys traded 14 and 45 to move up to 6th. if that's all it takes tt can move up too with all the picks he has.

Dallas moved up for cheap because they found someone who really wanted to move down...and there isn't anyone worth the #6 pick left.

[Rastak]

Everyone is complaining about ESPN oN Twitter. Maybe NFLN?

Same thing! That's what I was watching.

[Rastak]

Dallas moved up for cheap because they found someone who really wanted to move down...and there isn't anyone worth the #6 pick left.

Claiborne was WELL worth it.

[Joemailman]

Bucs going with Coples?

[woodbuck27]

Can you believe that. Maurice Claiborne is a Cowboy. That's wild as it seemed they coveted S Mark Barron.

[Freak Out]

They all kind of suck....traffic must be crazy.

[pbmax]

Schefter added to Twitter feed 5 minutes ago. He has 9 Tweets.

Tampa wants Safety Mark Barron. Too bad they aren't still in the division.

[pbmax]

Kareem Copeland @kareemcopeland

Damn RT @SI_PeterKing The Rams OWN the second round. They have the 1st pick of the round, 33d overall (their own), 39th (wash) 45th (Dallas)

[Joemailman]

http://www.nfl.com/draft/2012/profil...rne?id=2533059

VERVIEW
The winner of the Jim Thorpe Award (given to the country's top defensive back) opted to forgo his senior year and enter the draft. He is huge for the position and has great speed. A very explosive athlete, Claiborne should easily press for a starting role wherever he lands. He covered top-tier talent in the SEC and is as polished as corners come. He has first-round value and shouldn't last long in the draft.
ANALYSIS
STRENGTHS Claiborne is an aggressive cover man who likes to use his tall frame and long arms to get in receivers' faces, shock them at the line of scrimmage and disrupt their timing. When he punches, he makes his presence felt. He can run with his back to the ball at the receiver's hip using a press/bail technique and looks natural running with his man in-phase while still keeping an eye on the ball. Claiborne is such a gifted athlete with uncommon body control that he runs with his man fluidly up and down the field and still be able to break off at any time and get involved in plays coming across him. As a zone defender, he is simply an explosive athlete with length and can keep plays in front of him and react quick enough to meet the man at the ball. He is physical in run support and will have no problem coming up to tackle from the edge.
WEAKNESSES Claiborne can sometimes be lazy with his technique. Working in off-man coverage, he has a tendency to get his pad level high in his backpedal, diluting the explosiveness that makes him so effective out of his breaks.

[Cheesehead Craig]

Good to see you back Rastak.

[Deputy Nutz]

I am confused with all this twattering

[Deputy Nutz]

I think all of this trading will work well for the Packers.

[Lurker64]

This is a crazy draft, despite all of the players people thought would go in the top 6 being taken in the top six (it just took four trades to do it.)