FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICK ENDORSEMENTS

[packrulz]

never draft a wr out of usc in the first, they're always busts

Like Lynn Swann?

[red]

Like Lynn Swann?

i'm thinking more of the recent guys, like mike williams, who looked like a freak of nature in college

or dwayne jarrett who people said was even better and wouldn't be the same type of bust that williams was. he ended up gong in the second and was out of the nfl in a few years

look at the schools recent history (not a guy from 50 years ago) and it looks like every one of their awesome looking wr's couldn't figure it out in the pros

[smuggler]

I mean.... it could be a trend, but if he won't be any good, you should see it in his play, not his uniform.

A lot of it probably stems from attitude. SoCal mindset isn't exactly the healthiest, after all. We are usually pretty good at weeding those ones out, Clitoris Hunt aside.

One of my favorite players in the draft is Brandin Cooks, would be a steal in the late second round.

Cooks would be a nice pick at #53 overall, but I think he'll go more in the 30-40 range. Quick with ball skills and return ability... not going to make it down to us in the second round.

[Bretsky]

PATH TO THE DRAFT

EBRON had a killer workout day; watching highlights and quoting Mike Mayock

Ebron...Natural Pass catcher with NFL ready hands. Catches everytihing away from the body. Showed Top Ten Skills today. No way he gets by pick #15...the Pittsburg Steelers....from Mayhem

[Bretsky]

PATH TO THE DRAFT>..CHARLEY CASSERLY

Previewed another one of my endorsements in Prior


Grades higher than Kenny Viccario and Eric Reed (my man last year).....should get chosen in late teens into the 20's. Nasty hitter who has the talents to be a nasty blitzer as well as a playmaking safety

I know some have noted they'd rather get him in the 2nd. I'd rather get a 1st round talent in the 2nd as well. But he won't be around when we pick there

[Bretsky]

I'm not sold on Nix yet and would take Ebron over Nix.
I'd take Mosley over Ebron

and I've changed my mind on this
Ebron would be a nasty steal if he fell to us....but he won't

[Bretsky]

Mayock rates HaHA Dix as the #2 safety behind Calvin Prior as a FYI

Prior and Dix bring different skills

Dix=Natural Ballhawk...center field rover with great ball skills...solid in man to man coverage...
Casseerly thinks he goes as early as 13 and as late as 17. Ravens would be nice fit. Casserly does not think he gets by Green Bay


PRIOR==More aggressive...good instincts...solid against the run but missed occasional tackles because he sometimes overpursues and tried to knock somebody out

[Joemailman]

Mayock rates HaHA Dix as the #2 safety behind Calvin Prior as a FYI

Prior and Dix bring different skills

Dix=Natural Ballhawk...center field rover with great ball skills...solid in man to man coverage...
Casseerly thinks he goes as early as 13 and as late as 17. Ravens would be nice fit. Casserly does not think he gets by Green Bay


PRIOR==More aggressive...good instincts...solid against the run but missed occasional tackles because he sometimes overpursues and tried to knock somebody out

Dix definitely sounds more like what TT would be looking for in the 1st round. I agree he won't be there at 21. I think TT would pass on Prior in the 1st.

[Bretsky]

Dix definitely sounds more like what TT would be looking for in the 1st round. I agree he won't be there at 21. I think TT would pass on Prior in the 1st.

The more I watch Ebron the more I love the guy; he's a matchup nightmare in the NFL

I agree Dix might be a better fit for us, but since most of Alabamas team are NFL players I do worry the rest of their defense makes each player look a bit better than they are

When you listed to Dix you hear how NFL prople talk about Byrd

[Bretsky]

I'lll puke on myself if they pass on Prior to pick another DL slug; I hope we find a playmaker there and it seems like a high percent of DL bust

[Bretsky]

MORE FROM MAYOCK ON THE TWO BIG DOGS

Q. On Calvin Pryor and Ha Ha Clinton-Dix.

MAYOCK: They are different players. For me, Calvin prior is like a bigger, stronger Bob Sanders. He flies around, he hits people, he explodes everywhere. I think he is a little better in the box than he is on the back end. It might be just because of the way Louisville used him. Ha Ha Clinton-Dix did, from the other hand, has got better range, and I think he's more of a deep third, deep‑half guy, he tackles well and he can invert up into the box. I think he's a complete player, so both of those guys, I wouldn't even blink if they went at No. 10. But it depends what flavor you're looking for because they are a little bit different type players.


TWO MORE GUYS I'D BE HAPPY WITH that ILL SOON PIMP MORE AT SAFETY

DEONE BUCANNON....
ED REYNOLDS


THESE ARE MY FAB FOUR

[BZnDallas]

What would it take to jump 7-8 spots and take Ebron? Any chance it would only take a 3? Now that we have the extra 3 could TT trade up for Ebron in the first, go S in the 2nd and C or WR in the 3rd and Fourth?

[gbgary]

I'd like to go o but think it would be foolish to do so in the first couple of rounds with the d needing so much. it would continue to put pressure on the o to HAVE to score every possession. a better, faster, stronger d would take pressure off both units. tt needs to move up to ensure we get that impact player on d. he's done it before.

[Bretsky]

What would it take to jump 7-8 spots and take Ebron? Any chance it would only take a 3? Now that we have the extra 3 could TT trade up for Ebron in the first, go S in the 2nd and C or WR in the 3rd and Fourth?

The last couple years teams who are trading up have not had to give up as much as in the past

IMO more teams have wanted to trade down than up so they are settling for less

The chart will tell you it probably takes a 2nd to move up but going from 21 t0 14...MAYBE a 3rd.....or a 3rd and 6th ?

If you take Ebron at round one you have set yourself up well for the possibility of losing either Cobb or Nelson..........or you've set yourself up to have a dominant offense and Happy QB for many years to come

Then you go and get Buchanon or Rynolds in round 2/3 and focus on the D !

[Bretsky]

What would it take to jump 7-8 spots and take Ebron? Any chance it would only take a 3? Now that we have the extra 3 could TT trade up for Ebron in the first, go S in the 2nd and C or WR in the 3rd and Fourth?

I'm not sure which defensive player to move up for. Ebron is star power at TE but I doubt TT moves up for him. I would not give up a 2nd or 3rd to move up for the Alabama safety or Mosely...surely not a DL.
The pass rushers we really crave will be long gone.