I didn't know we have one QB now of NFL caliber. Well, maybe we have one but we won't see him again any time soon. He is certainly not the playmaker Brennan would be though. The last I checked you don't build a team around a defensive or offensive lineman either. We used our last two high first round picks on one of each. In another year they will both be called busts the way things are going.
Quick update with only two games to play still. As of now, Indy picks last, Atlanta picks first and the Jets drop to the 6th pick.
Also, one more interesting thing, this is the first week New England didn't win 38 - 14, they won 38 - 7. What are the odds a team scores 38 that frequently? It's not like it is a common number.
I would say that if / when(?) we had the 3rd pick I would either (a) trade down or (b) take chris Long. If D-Brick doesn't pan out, then at least we would have two (much money?) good OTs that would help the old offense!
Um...What?? *EDIT* Ah...I think you meant Jake Long. I wouldn't argue with that pick. I feel like we would be better suited with getting a Guard which might be better to do in the second, depending on where we draft.
Week 3 NFL Draft Order Code: Pick Team Wins Losses Win % Opp Win % Division Record Conference Record 1 ATL 0 3 0.000 0.479 0.000 0.000 2 NO 0 3 0.000 0.500 0.000 0.000 3 MIA 0 3 0.000 0.521 0.000 0.000 4 BUF 0 3 0.000 0.542 0.000 0.000 5 STL 0 3 0.000 0.563 0.000 0.000 6 NYJ 1 2 0.333 0.479 0.500 0.333 7 CLE 1 2 0.333 0.500 0.500 0.333 8 CIN 1 2 0.333 0.500 0.500 0.500 9 ARI 1 2 0.333 0.500 0.500 0.500 10 PHI 1 2 0.333 0.521 0.000 0.333 11 OAK 1 2 0.333 0.521 0.000 0.500 12 NYG 1 2 0.333 0.521 0.500 0.333 13 KC 1 2 0.333 0.542 0.000 0.000 14 CHI 1 2 0.333 0.542 0.000 0.000 15 MIN 1 2 0.333 0.542 0.000 0.500 16 SD 1 2 0.333 0.604 0.000 0.000 17 SF 2 1 0.667 0.375 1.000 1.000 18 SEA 2 1 0.667 0.396 0.000 0.500 19 TB 2 1 0.667 0.458 1.000 0.667 20 BAL 2 1 0.667 0.479 0.000 0.500 21 HOU 2 1 0.667 0.500 0.000 0.500 22 WAS 2 1 0.667 0.500 0.500 0.500 23 CAR 2 1 0.667 0.500 1.000 1.000 24 TEN 2 1 0.667 0.521 0.500 0.500 25 DET 2 1 0.667 0.521 1.000 0.500 26 DEN 2 1 0.667 0.521 1.000 0.667 27 JAX 2 1 0.667 0.542 0.000 0.500 28 NE 3 0 1.000 0.417 1.000 1.000 29 PIT 3 0 1.000 0.438 1.000 1.000 30 DAL 3 0 1.000 0.438 1.000 1.000 31 GB 3 0 1.000 0.458 0.000 1.000 32 IND 3 0 1.000 0.542 1.000 1.000 * If teams have identical Win %, Opponent Win %, Division Records and Conference Records, the order is subject to a coin flip. ** New England must forfeit their first round pick if they make the playoffs. *** San Francisco owns Indianapolis's first round pick, New England owns San Francisco's first round pick and Dallas owns Cleveland's first round pick. Enjoy!
If we are able to get Okam in next years draft I would love it at this point, but with our strength of schedule, I don't see us picking high enough.
I listed him third. Okam would be real nice. If you had one player to pick on defense, Rambo, who would it be?
Hmmm.... Great question. I think for our team, it would have to be either Okam at DE or Quentin Groves at OLB. They just seem like great fits for the 3-4. Don't get me wrong, I think Dorsey and Campbell are great players but Dorsey seems like he would be just like Dewayne Robertson for us, a potential star in a miscast scheme. As far as Campbell goes, I am still waiting for someone to tell me where you put a 6'8'' DE with great speed and power. You would think he might make a good 3-4 DE, I can't see him playing LB but maybe 4-3 DE is where is going to end up. I gotta say, Dorsey and Campbell belong at the top of any list of defensive prospects. Campbell is a once in a generation prospect but I think you need a creative DC to take advantage of him and I'm not sure we have that right now. On the other hand, it is tough to pass up such great talent. If we reverted back to the 4-3, I might switch my picks to Campbell and Dorsey instead of Groves and Okam. Can you imagine Robertson and Dorsey inside? I dare say we wouldn't have much problem stoppign the run because of their interior pressure!
Well I think we need to look at where we are weakest and what is the larger concern -- LG or DT. I think both are huge problems and if we can sneak our way into the first round a second time to get both positions that would be amazing. i dont know enough about Okam, any links?
I'd say the Alan Branch comparison is spot on. Big guys are only so plentiful. He probably isn't going to be a NT but might be able to rotate in on end to provide some girth. He was talked up a lot last year but didn't come out. I would absolutely not be surprised if he dropped to the second round like Alan Branch but I think the team that gets him late will get a steal. Perhaps top - 10 isn't reasonable but how often do you get a shot at a 6'4" 325 lbs player. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a great NT prospect and hasn't for a while. Raji from BC looked like he might be a good fit but he is redshirting :sad: That is the problem with the 3-4. The players that fit are scarce. That is why it died for awhile. The reason that NE and PIT succeeded was because they could get starters in the 2nd and 3rd round but now that there are like 10 teams playing it it is much harder to stock up.
