Draft 2007 , who do you pick first?

Levi Brown
Height: 6-4
Weight: 328
Position: Offensive Tackle
College: Penn State


ANALYSIS
Positives: Has a big upper frame, with broad shoulders, long arms, big hands and good chest thickness, a long bodywith a big bubble, wide hips, thick thighs and ankles, along with a frame that has the potential to carry more bulk with no loss in quickness … Very light on his feet for a player of his size … Has excellent explosion coming off the snap and nimble footwork, especially in his kick slide … Uses his feet well to slide out and adjust on the edge rushers and knows how to shoot his hands in attempts to lock on and sustain … Has the quickness to recover when beaten and his feet allow him to redirect with ease to neutralize backside plays … Aggressive drive blocker with the hand punch needed to shock and jolt the defender … Finds ways to get the job done on the field and will not back down from a confrontation … Can dominate once he fits on a defender, demonstrating the quickness to reach and make cutoffs … For a big player, Brown is very nimble on his feet, as he has the loose hips to redirect and shows good control changing direction … Even when he gets high in his stance, he has the knee bend to slide laterally … When his head is in the game, Brown shuffles his feet and gets in front of the defender with good urgency … With his upper body strength, nimble feet and suddenness getting his hands up, he does a great job of neutralizing the defender … Flashes a powerful punch and easily contains edge rushers once he locks on to his target … If he connects, he will generally control his opponent until the whistle … The thing you see on film is his ability to roll his hips and explode off the line … Shows good hip and knee bend to deliver good lower body power off the ball … Very good at caving defenders once he lets his body go and he is quite effective at turning and sealing … Has the upper body power to combat stunts and blitzes … Edge rushers are quickly neutralized once Brown gets his paws on them … Shows very good patience, especially in his anchor, letting the defender come to him rather than overextend (will lunge some working into the second level, though) … Good at extending his arms and generating a hand punch that consistently jolts the defender … Has that long wingspan to lock out, gain placement and sustain … Can change directions to counter throughout the play, doing a nice job of getting out on the edge … Finds the games up front and does a nice job working in combination with his guards to pick up the blitz or switch off on stunts.

Negatives: Will get too high in his stance moving to the second level, but shows good knee bend when changing direction … Smart player who recognizes schemes, but he will lose concentration and jump the snap count, resulting in more than a handful of false start penalties … Classic mauler type who plays with a mean streak, but is also known to take several plays off … Struggled upon his return from knee surgery, but it was mostly due to getting out of shape during his weeks from missing practice … Takes well to hard coaching, but despite his weight room numbers he needs to monitor his weight and improve his overall ball concentration ability … Can be very explosive coming off the snap, but needs to do it with better consistency … Later in games, perhaps due to stamina issues, he will be more apt to be late off the ball and when this happens, he tends to use his mass to lean into the opponent rather than lock on and secure … Had minimal range with his left knee for several games upon his return from knee surgery, and needs to do a better job of opening his hips and moving down the line, much like how he did it in 2005 … Shows good patience in pass protection, doing a nice job of sinking and sliding, but he is prone to getting sloppy and lunging when he gets his base too narrow on the move.

Compares To: Chad Clifton -- Green Bay … Like Clifton, Brown has a punishing hand punch to shock and jolt the defender. He generates good explosion and pop coming off the snap. For a player of his size, he demonstrates nimble feet in his kick slide to mirror. He struggled with the snap count in 2006 and will get lazy at times trying to maintain position, but shows good patience letting the defender come to him and has the short area balance to defeat spin and counter moves.

 

I think that we have to look for someone on the defensive side of the ball.

Aaron Ross
CB | (6'0", 192, 4.47) | TEXAS

Strengths: Has fluid hips, shows a second gear when tracking the ball and can turn and run with receivers vertically. Gets good knee bend when back pedaling and shows good burst coming forward. Is tall and can compete for jump balls. Possesses very good ball skills, flashes the ability to make the big play in coverage and is a dangerous open-field runner. Shows good instincts and rarely gets caught out of position. Plays with good intensity, fills hard when he reads run and is an explosive open-field tackler that flashes the ability to knock the ball loose. Has experience returning punts, has shown big-play ability in this role and should contribute on special teams in the NFL.

Ross would give us someone who can play on the other side of dyson and become a great #2 corner. He is a vast improvement over barrett and miller. Also, his punt return ability will be an improvement over this past year because tim dwight is not what he once was.

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If we sign someone like Nick Harper for CB i would look to some like Jarvis Moss if still on the board or Anthony Spencer - both DE with good size that can put pressure on the qb

 

And Ross is def a Mangini type of guy:

Majoring in education ? Active in Texas' community service program ? Served as a summer camp counselor during high school (Camp Tyler Summer Camp) ? Enjoys playing video games in his spare time.

Your getting an athlete who is not going to turn into a Pacman Jones

 

Justin Blalock
6-4
324
G/T
Texas

ANALYSIS
Positives: Has a very thick frame, especially in his hips and bubble … Shows good initial quickness and lower body strength to clear the rush lanes blocking in-line at guard … Plays with very good balance, agility and foot quickness … Has good knee bend and kick slide to mirror and does a nice job of adjusting and taking proper angles on pulls and traps … Maintains body control when changing direction and has quick hands to lock on and sustain … Comes out of his stance at a proper pad level and is quick to recover working in-line … Seemed to be more effective as a drive blocker working inside, taking advantage of his power and hand punch to clear the rush lanes … Self-starter who is usually the first in and the last one to leave the weight room … Does a great job of surprising the defender with his quick burst off the snap … Stays low in his pads with arms properly extended to gain advantage and comes off the line with strong leg drive … The thing you notice on film is his nimble feet and stride to gain position and get to his reach point in pass protection … Has the lateral range to slide down the line and the chang-of-direction agility to get out in front on pulls and traps … Stays square in his base and moves from side to side with very good footwork and agility … Has the upper body strength, hand placement and punch to lock on and control the defender … Shows good retreat-and-slide agility to mirror edge rushers and gets his mitts on his man with force to jolt or drag down … One advantage of him moving to guard in 2006 was that he demonstrated that he has the ability to unlock his hips and explode into the defender more often than he did at tackle … Generates very good hip roll coming off the snap … Uses his leg drive and strong hands to push the pile and has that sudden first step to gain control of his opponent … Comes off the snap with his pads down and arms active to lock on and control … Has the power and leg drive to gain leverage and uses his huge mass to gain movement on drive blocks … Moves his feet well to sustain, demonstrating proper knee bend to mirror and is quick in his kick slide to neutralize backside pursuit … Has quick moves to the outside and shows flexibility and body control in his anchor … Extends his arms and keeps his hands active to gain proper placement in attempts to lock on and steer … Can stab and punch with force, using his hands effectively to gain inside position … Has the lateral movement and agility to slide and recover when changing direction.

Negatives: Has a soft midsection, adequate muscle definition and high-cut calves … Lacks the ideal arm reach for an offensive tackle … Plays with very good field awareness on the edge, but seemed to struggle some locating schemes when blocking in-line at guard … When he gets high in his stance, he can be walked back into the pocket, but that only happens when his feet cross over … After a few games at guard in 2006, Blalock settled down and showed better movement coming out of his stance to work down the line … Will sometimes over-extend working towards the edge as a guard (did not do this at tackle) … Had better success getting into the second level to neutralize the linebackers when he lined up at tackle rather than guard, as he struggled a bit to get through trash past the line of scrimmage when working in-line.

Compares To: Jammal Brown -- New Orleans … Brown is taller than Blalock, but both combine nimble feet, great lateral range and excellent upper body power to generate consistent movement off the snap. Blalock has the loose hips and leg drive to flush the defender out of the rush lanes and shows a quick kick slide and hand placement to mirror in pass protection.

5.2 in the 40-yard dash … 465-pound bench press … 545-pound squat … 342-pound power clean … 28.5-inch vertical jump … 33 1/8-inch arm length … 10 1/8-inch hands.

 

Jarvis Moss.

If he's not there, I'm liking Mechean or Blalock.

 

Blaylock or the highest graded offensive lineman.

It's a long way to the next pick, might as well take your choice of the best OL left to fortify the right side now.

 

We need a CB opposite Dyson. My choices would be Leon Hall, Chris Houston or Darrelle Revis.

My ideal mock draft as of now:

25. Darrelle Revis CB
59. Manuel Ramirez OG
63. Lamarr Woodley OLB/DE
87. Mike Walker WR

 

QFT. Blalock is an animal and if we want to build this team right, we'll take him and make an elite base for our offensive line for years to come. A turn blocker at center, a mauler at guard and a finnesse blocker to handle the speed rushers should make for the base of our offense for years.

 

I really, really like that mock PA. Especially the first 3 picks, as I don't know too much about Walker but I'm definitely with you on that first pick (Revis or Moss should be our guy).

Although I'd be equally happy to see us taking Blalock (G) with 25 and taking Josh Wilson (CB) out of UMD in the second, as I really like Wilson's potential.

 

Blalock and put him next to Mangold at guard.

 

Meachem, or Blalock

 

I like Josh Beekman better than all the other guards and I'm intrigued by Alama-Francis. I'd love to get them with our second rounders, leaving our first rounder for whoever's available among Chris Houton, Darrelle Revis, Marcus McCauley and Aaron Ross - in that order and no, I'm not forgetting about Leon Hall.

Of course, if by some freak of nature Adam Carriker is still available, I say we get him, then refocus on Beekman and Josh Wilson.

 

i take Olsen if he is there at 25 AND if blalock and levi are off the board which i think they will be.

if EITHER blalock or levi are on the board i take the OT/OG.

if all three are gone i scamper the phones and trade OUT of the 1st round into the top 1/2 of the second round.

i am all for building a top defense but looking at what the pats have done we need a top tier offense - regardless of who is playing QB.
continue to build the OL and get some people who can stretch the field.

The only thing that would change things if carriker was there at 25....he is perfect for end in the 3-4. he would be the only guy worth taking over the OL and olsen.

jil

 

Yea, Blalock and Levi will be long gone by the time our pick is up. I'm with you, let's build up the O line especially now that we have T. Jones. (I'm still dancing over that pickup!):up:

 

Manuel Ramirez to me is the best G coming out this year bar none. Way too many positives about this guy. A mauler who learned to pass block because of the system he was in is a dream come true for whoever gets him. He's going to be a monster at the G position for a long time.

 

I would pick from the top Cornerbacks everyone has mentioned.

THese MOck Drafts are always a laugh with 5 olinemen and/or 5 safties being picked in round one when it never happens. There will be a very good Guard left(probably top 3 rated) and a good tackle left when the jets pick in the second round. Take the corner......

 

I am about best player avaible...thats who we should take

We need the following
QB, FB, WR, OT, OT G, C
DT, DT, DE, ILB, OLB, S, CB

QB can be a vet
one OT has to be a vet
gaurd same
center same
one DT has to be a vet
olb/ilb one has to be a vet
I would love a nickel signing for cb for FA

if mc cariens is cut we need Wr

fb, g/c can be street fa
I hate our draft position
but
1. DE
2. DT
2. WR
3 OT
5 who cares

there is is still 2 months so kill these predictions

 

He's been my favorite target, and still is.