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I wonder what are the odds of Cameron pushing for a trade for John Beck. He doesn't fit in Miami's new scheme, IMO, and IIRC, he was Cameron's guy. Would cost the Ravens a 2nd or a 3rd plus some...

To be honest, I'd rather have Chris Williams from Vanderbilt ahead of Jeff Otah, and if Clady is gone by 14, I'd gladly take the risk of moving down and hoping Williams is available when we pick...

well, they really need to re-sign Suggs.

great move by the Ravens.

you need one hell of a coach to turn the Raiders around...

a. Brohm would be an absolute steal in the 2nd round, if he's there, take him. Flacco, right now, is probably considered more of a 3rd-4th rounder, with his stock moving up. He could wind up being the no. 3 QB in the draft. I'd stay away from Woodson personall. I do like him though, and I think 3 years with a real good QB coach and QB in front of him to teach him, he can be pretty darn good. But I don't see us being able to develop him since he seems to need to most work of all the top QB prospects. Wouldn't hate the pick, but I'd probably prefer both Flacco and Henne over him if we went the QB route. b. Stay away from Adarius Bowman and Mario Manningham in the 2nd. Both have huge bust risks and Bowman can't catch a ball if his life depended on it. 3rd maybe, but not 2nd. I like Earl Bennett and Early Doucet, but neither really have a whole lot of upside. I am a huge fan of Devin Thomas, and I think come draft time, he's a 1st rounder. Would love to see him drafted. Sweed would also be a good pick, but his speed scares me. c. I personally see RB getting addressed through FA and getting someone like Turner or Fargas. But if we did go the draft route. the only one of those 4 that I'd pick is Jamaal Charles. Has a tremendous amount of upside. d. I think DT is more of a later round need. My advise to you is go with Brohm first and foremost if he's there. If not, either Devin Thomas, Limas Sweed, or Joe Flacco.

Wharton does not fit at LT in our blocking scheme. The only reason he plays LT is because thats a decent fit in the ZBS (zone blocking system). Wharton would likely be RG for us.

please don't sign any Indy OLinemen. They come from a great system and whenever they leave they usually suck.

Like I have said several times, his problem isn't a "long delivery." His delivery isn't lightning quick, but he gets rid of the ball at a speed that won't hurt him. However, his problems are that his throwing mechanics could use refining as the ball will sail a bit at times for him with his throwing motion, and also, he has a problem of starring down receivers at times... but both those problems are very correctable.

In all likely hood, yeah, it probably would... and sites doing 3 round mock drafts already shouldn't be really trusted. Most sites actually shouldn't be trusted. A LOT of them are run by fans, and not real scouts.

As much as I hate McShay, he's right about Simpson. From what I have read, he has been flying up draft boards. Didn't know he was only 6'0", so that's not gonna help him, but he makes up for a lot of that with his huge orangutan arms and hands. I would not mind him at all in the 3rd-4th round range.

1st of, I have never proclaimed myself to be Mel Kiper or a college/draft expert. 2nd of, never compare me to that freak Mel Kiper.

Jeff Otah wouldn't be a reach at 14, unless he has just a horrible combine...

You can't really judge a draft until at least 3-4 years after, but here goes nothing... 2004 1st Tommy Harris (DT) -What else is there to say? Argueably the league's best UT. Great pick. 2nd Tank Johnson (DT) -Was a very good compliment to Harris until the troubles with the law came up. A very good pick. 3rd Bernard Berrian (WR) -Is the team's best offensive weapon and no. 1 receiver. Great pick. 4th Nathan Vasher (CB) -One of better corners in the league and one hell of a steal, as well as a pro-bowler. Great pick. 4th Leon Joe (LB) -Was a decent S-Teamer for a while. Decent pick, for a 4th rounder. 5th Claude Harriott (DE) -Never did anything, but was only a 5th rounder. Oh well. 5th Craig Krenzel (QB) -Had one or two good games for a 5th round QB. Oh well. 7th Alfonso Marshall (DB) -IIRC, he was a decent ST for a while. Decent pick for a 7th rounder. 2005 1st Cedric Benson (RB) -Looked like a sure thing coming out of college. Can't really blame JA for this one. Everyteam in the league would have loved to get Benson. Still has potential. Rating pending. 2nd Mark Bradley (WR) -Was looking like a great pick until his injury. Still has potential. Rating Pending. 4th Kyle Orton (QB) -Is a solid backup and might even be next years starter. Good pick, but could turn out to be better. 5th Airese Currie (WR) -Who cares, 5th rounder. Either they succeed or they don't. 6th Chris Harris (S) -Was a starter as a rookie and was a great pick... but stupid to trade him. 7th Rod Wilson (LB) -Good S-Teamer and backup. Very good pick for a 7th rounder. 2006 2nd Danieal Manning (S) -Has his moments of both good and bad. Next year is his make or break year. Rating pending. 2nd Devin Hester (CB/KR/WR/PR) -Do I need to even say anything? 3rd Dusty Dvoracek (DT) -Same boat as Manning, except he can become a much more valueable player. Rating pending. 4th Jamar Williams (LB) -Is looking like Briggs future replacement and is already a goot S-Teamer. Good pick with the potential to be better. 5th Mark Anderson (DE) -Another one of JA's steals. Excellent pass rusher with loads more of potential. Great pick with the potential to be even better. 6th D.J. Runnels (FB) -Looked good but had injury problems. Oh well. 6th Tyler Reed (G) -Practice Squad guy for 2 years now. Really don't know how he's looked in practice. Who cares? This year is the easiest... 2007 1st Greg Olsen (TE) -He's only been in the league for one year but he's got all the potential to be a ture threat. Rating pending. 2nd Dan Bazuin (DE) -He's only been in the league for one year but with Alex Brown being a big baby we need a replacement. I read that he was doing good in camp, but was only IR'ed because there wasn't room for him. Rating pending. 3rd Garrett Wolfe (RB) -He's only been in the league for one year, but I personally hate this pick... rating pending. 3rd Michael Okwo (LB) -He's only been in the league for one year but should compete with Williams to replace Briggs... Rating pending. 4th Josh Beekman (G) -He's only been in the league for one year but looks to be nothing more then a backup center. I can live with that since he was only a 4th rounder. Rating pending. 5th Kevin Payne (S) -He's only been in the league for one year, rating pending. 5th Corey Graham (CB) -He's only been in the league for one year, rating pending. 7th Trumaine McBride (CB) -He's only been in the league for one year, but is already no. 3 on the depth chart and has looked great, especially for a 7th rounder. Looking like another steal, but rating pending. 7th Aaron Bryant (OT) -Who gives a shit, he was one of the last players picked. ---------------------- When you look at it, JA has had a very good track record with the draft. Probably one of the best of all the GM's in football.

People, people. Jerry Angelo might have been GM since 2001, but he did not get full GM powers until after Jouron finally got canned and Angelo's first draft where he actually picked the players took place in the 2004 draft. In the 2001, 2002, and 2003 drafts, all the players were selected by Jouron because he had all powers concerning the players, meaning he choice who to sign, who to cut, who to draft, who to trade, etc. Basically, GM was just a title for Angelo and he had no actual powers.

Chester Taylor is/was no where as good of a back as Jackson. Jackson is probably a top 3-5 runningback in the league, if not higher. Taylor is just alright, who has gotten his stats inflated due to Minny's OLine.

Jamaal Charles and Dre Moore will both be long gone by the time they have us drafting them, and Hubbard there is a reach.

So freaking what? Just because he went to Delaware he can't be a good prospect? Complete BS. The dude is loaded with talent.

His wind up isn't really all that slow. It's not lightning quick, but it's no where as bad as you make it out to be. His bigger problem is his mechanics/motion and that the ball sometimes will sail on him.

I thought so, but wasnt sure.... good stuff.

I'd love to Ben Rothlesbergur 2.0 on this team.

what movie is that from?

Flacco could potentially wind up being a 1st rounder. His value has been on the rise and just because he went to Delaware won't neccesarily make him drop. The thing that will make him drop is if he has poor preformances at the Senior Bowl/Combine/Pro Day. As for Gooden, I thought about WR there. But WR rarely ever make an impact in their first year, and this is a some-what deep receiver draft. At WILL we will likely have Williams and Okwo, and that's fine. But with Ayanbadejo's future up in the air (and he's nothing more then a special teams ace and backup, IMO), and Urlacher having questionable health, I think LB is the bigger need. Also, Steve Johnson would likely be a reach in the 3rd and we need more of a bigger possession receiver anyway. Adarius Bowman, if he's available, at our pick in the 3rd would be VERY tempting. With all that being said, I think we can get better value with someone like Gooden with our 3rd pick and a guy to develop second day, since a first day receiver would need time to develop anyway. We could even go the route of signing someone like Drew Carter or D.J. Hackett cheap.

Unlikely that Flacco falls that far, too high for Zbikowski (who sucks also, he could be worse then Arch in coverage), but not too bad overall.

Well, full health or not, this team with no heart, like it was for most of the season, is not good.