Love it. I would love for Dez to be there. I wonder if the Browns can pass on Clausen I know they have Seneca and Delhome but I just find it hard to believe they pass on a would be franchise QB. I also don't know if Haden would fall that far I think he falls out of the top 10 but to fall to 30 thats extreme. Good stuff though.
Holy **** it matches up. It outright matches up. The diva nonsense report, the interest in anything but him, the core position need, the fact we ignored all the WRs we had available in free agency. I think it's him.
No I doubt that. I don't think he'll light up the 40. I think he's a late 4.4 time. Tell me the team that you think will draft him.
7, 9, 10, 11 all could draft him. Someone could trade up to draft him. I just find it hard to believe him being at 12. What would be worst is if we pass on him.
Cleveland I really doubt right now. They're going to try to find a quarterback probably. It's possible but I don't see it. C.J. Spiller might be their guy. Nine no way, Buffalo doesn't do it. They'll go offensive tackle. Ten it's possible but they've had a terrible experience at first round WR and have some good players on the team already. Eleven no chance, not even if they trade Marshall. McDaniels follows the Patriot motto of not drafting WRs high and he doesn't want anyone that has any similarity to Marshall.
We'll have to find out what crazy storylines happen on draft day. If Bryant last to 12 I'll do a jig.
And then do what when we pass on him? Seriously though, if we did that ... my god the Ginn over Quinn moaning will be nothing to compare. Nice mock Boom, very interesting. Highest Ive seen some guys go. I think youve got Clausen going to low (if Mark Sanchez is a top 10 pick then so is Clausen), but you made some really bold ones. McCourty to the Steelers - god knows they do need special teams help. Would be crazy to see Haden fall that far-the Vikes would get a steal.
Bash my face in the wall if we pass on him. I just don't see anyone prospects worth taking over Bryant if he is there.We can get a very good OLB in Round 2 or 3 a player of Bryants caliber don't come around very often.
Agreed. I dislike the NT prospects in this draft. The second round pick should be an OLB unless we acquire Avril or something of that nature happens.
what are you kidding? there are at least four of them in next year's draft Green, Jones, Baldwin and Floyd. Dez Bryant's come around pretty frequently. Granted you gotta use a 1st on them but every year has at least two solid prospects
wow i think i would cry if we passed on jerry hughes only to have the jets pick him. thats just what they're defense needs to make them truly frightening. right now they got a bit of the gimmick style but with hughes they could play it more legitimate and still get a better pass rush. say it aint so Boomer!
None of them are better than Bryant. Julio Jones has suspect Hands, you can make a case for Green. We'll see how they play next season but I felt Bryant has been the best WR in college football. Besides we can't afford to wait another year for a #1 WR. If we do we will be picking in a similar spot.
we can wait i disagree about the talent level. Green is amazing. Floyd is another. Jones is always open. Baldwin has the physicality. Unless you're talking the specific type of receiver that Bryant is. If you mean the throw it up in the air and let them fight for it type, then Dez is as good as you're going to get. But even those guys come around every year. Crabtree last year, Baldwin next year. Baldwin is 6'5" and runs a 4.4.
I haven't seen enough from the other guys to make that judgment I just know Dez Bryant is the real deal and thats enough for me.
problem is I bet you would list at least 12 players that "won't be there at 12"...we fans always do tend overestimate this phenomenon each and every year...every team has needs and there are alot of high end players at every position available...it's just math...maybe he will, and maybe he won't, but I wouldn't call it a miracle.
Very good summation of the WR situation. #1 WR is a true need position imo. I don't know if Haden slips that far, and Claussen at #14 is closer to where he should go than top 5 or #1 for that matter.
That's exactly what my first thought/reaction was too Padre. I just don't see this FO picking a guy like Bryant at #12. I really think a defensive player, specifically a LB or S is much more likely. And, then there's the possibility of trading down, which is what I'm hoping we do (we need another second round pick IMO). But, who the hell knows. We'll see.
The Draft is deep at OLB so if we do draft Dez maybe we can land Mt Cody in the second and an OLB in the third?
Absolutely UNLESS you think NT is a need and you think that Miami want Cody. I personally don't believe either of those things. That said, when we draft a NT at 12, it'sll be more fodder for the old cannon.
I could see it happening but only if we re-sign JT, and either make a late push for Sharper/Atogwe or plan on moving Will Allen to FS. We can get by with what we have + a late round NT, and I believe we can get a SOLB good enough to start at #43.
LOL. I hate mock drafts. You know full well that people use them against you twelvety years down the line and it seems to define every aspect of your work rather than the stuff that actually matters.
I know mocks are nothing more than a stab in the dark, but I have to say your level of detail, insight and reflection are far superior to the vast majority of drivel you see with most mocks. I've found that most of them read just like the next, just in slightly different order. Thanks for the effort.
If we draft Bryant at #12, then I really hope we go OLB at #43. Maybe we get lucky and snag someone like Hughes, Spikes or Sapp in the 2nd? I'm sure Graham will be long gone. Hughes and Spikes too probably. Hmmm...is Sapp worth the #43 pick? Wonder if any of our draft gurus have any thoughts on him. If no one at OLB is there (or, ILB for that matter), then I guess you go BPA at either NT or S. I'm sure D. Williams will be long gone, but I'm hearing a lot about Cam Thomas. Maybe he'll be an option at #43? Re; Cody, it has been said that he's not a three down NT. It's also been said he doesn't fit the Parcells mold of a NT. Regardless, his weight has to be a red flag. I just don't see this FO going after him. JMHO...
I think Spikes will be there at #43 and Sapp will be there at #78. I also expect that at least one or two other OLBs that are expected to go in the first will make it to #43. Most all of these OLB prospects have some warts. I don't think this year's class is as good as last year's was at the top, although I do think it's deeper.
Exactly, I agree but will say 4-3 DT's and ILB's are plentiful in this draft. That bunching together you speak of Rafi, is one of the things that has me hyped for this draft, Tuna and Irish know Lb talent, and a pack of similar players means their expertise can make the difference in spending too much or too little for impact type OLB's. As the old saying goes "ask the experienced not the learned" BTW, Ricky Sapp is ranked as a 3rd rd pick per Mayock...
Or we could just trade for Cliff Avril and call it a day at SOLB. Not like a second rounder or anyone we drafted outside of well, maybe Brandon Graham would play better there day one. What's more likely? 1. Parcells take a first round WR. 2. Parcells ignores one year wonders. 3. Parcells take a short-armed player. 4. Parcells takes a guy who will struggle at coverage at LB. 5. Parcells take an undersized FS. Ireland is surely involved though.
I don't like Sapp much. I think he's one of those uber-athletic guys that will probably be no more than a 3rd down pass rusher in the NFL. If he finds the right team he might be able to parlay that into a big sack year and get paid, but he'll probably never be a complete LB. As for the early OLBs, I like Graham, but every other one has question marks that arguably make them nearly interchangeable. And really I'd be surprised if any OLB we drafted this year will have a huge impact. The biggest impact will come if we address WR/TE or FS.