Official 2007 Live Draft Thread

[Tarlam!]

Packers on the CLOCK!!

[Brohm]

I thought Hawk split his bonus between last year and this year (?)

[Scott Campbell]

From PFT's draft blog:

Readers are comparing Ted Thompson to Crazy Joe Davola. In appearance. And strategic skills.

Is that a good, or bad thing?

[J-Rok]

Here we go...

It looks like...

hahahaha, commercial break. Nice.

[Lurker64]

Clowney?

DING DING DING!

[J-Rok]

David Clowney.

Nice name.

[Scott Campbell]

WR

[BallHawk]

Clowney, WR, Va Tech.

[Tarlam!]

What's up with VT?

[RashanGary]

I notice the Cowboys and Packers get the most commercials. There is probably some toher teams but you know they are doing it becuase we have some of the most hard core fans and they can make a buck by gettting us to watch more commercials.

[Scott Campbell]

4.36

There's your deep threat?

[Rastak]

Is this clown any good? J/K......looks like a good pick



David Clowney
WR | (6'0", 188, 4.36) | VIRGINIA TECH

Scouts Grade: 71

Flags: (D: DURABILITY) Player that can't stay healthy
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Strengths: Possesses adequate height and the frame to add bulk. Is quick and fast. Shows good initial burst and reaches top-speed in a hurry. Shows enough acceleration to consistently get over the top of DB's in man-to-man coverage as a vertical route runner. Displays soft hands and is reliable receiver. Shows good burst out of his breaks. He's a smooth and fluid athlete. Can shift his weight when getting in and out of cuts without needing to gear down. Lacks size and strength but shows toughness. Not afraid to go over the middle and shows the ability to hold onto the ball when taking a big hit. Gives a good effort as a blocker and works to sustain, despite marginal bulk and strength. Continues to improve with more experience. Shows a good work ethic and is willing to put in the time it takes to make a contribution in the NFL.

Weaknesses: Is an angular prospect with adequate height but marginal bulk. Lacks strength, which will lead to problems releasing off the line of scrimmage versus press coverage in the NFL. He gets pushed around by bigger defensive backs at times and he is taken out of his routes too easily. Still has room to improve in terms of setting up defenders and finding soft spots in zone coverage. Durability concern is minor; he broke his hand in the spring of 2005 and sat out the Cincinnati game in 2006 after undergoing an appendectomy.

Overall: Clowney notched 5 catches for 67 yards and one touchdown as a true freshman in 2003. In 2004, he played caught 20 passes for 263 yards (13.2 average), and two touchdowns. Clowney played in all 13 games for the Hokies in 2005, starting the final 12 contests. He led the team with 34 receptions for 619 yards (18.2 average) and scored three touchdowns. Clowney finished the 2006 season with 34 catches for 424 yards (12.5 average) after starting five of the 12 games he played in.
Clowney is a finesse receiver that needs to get bigger and stronger in order to hold up in the NFL. However, he is an underrated prospect with better skills than his production indicates because he played in a rotation at Virginia Tech and with an erratic quarterback (Sean Glennon) as a senior in 2006. In our opinion, Clowney has the speed, agility, instincts and hands to emerge as a No. 2 or No. 3 receiver in the NFL, which is why he could be a steal late on Day One of the 2007 draft.



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[Bretsky]

For every trade down we've had we've been hosed with the previous picks, Jarrett, Rice picked up before the 2nd and now Wright. Picking in the middle of every round sucks.

Time to get caught up.

An interesting thought.

TT knew it was very likely Jarrett and Rice would be off the board by their 2nd round pick; he chose not to trade up for the two top tier WR's left w/o any assurance Moss was coming.

He seems to let things fall to him nicely and trade down if his guys are not there; but he chooses not to anticipate, make a bold move, and/or trade up when players that can really help him fall.

[Jimx29]

[Fosco33]

What's up with VT?

2nd VT of the day...