Stephen Hill wasn't a football player, Funchess is. I remember a time when Braylon Edwards came to the Jets in 2009 dropped tons of passes then in 2010 I believed he had less than 5 drops on the whole yr (I think it was actually 1 drop). That can be improved. The kid is a nightmare though against defensive backs and is too fast against linebackers. BTW Jaelen Strong ain't making it to RD2 - he's the 2nd best WR in this draft. Market demand for WRs coming out of the draft is at an all-time high.
Randy Gregory: My only issue with Gregory is that this is such a deep 3-4 OLB class that taking him in the top 5 might not be the way to go if the option to trade-down and get some good value is there. Trading down to 10-15 and picking up a top-flight OL or CB and an additional draft pick(s), while picking up an OLB in the 2nd might be a smarter move. Green-Beckham: He has the most raw physical talent of any receiver in this draft class, with the possible exception of Amari Cooper - but has the raw size Cooper lacks for contested-catch type play. IMO he would be a top-5 lock after a quiet off-the-field season at Oklahoma, so taking him in the first would be a steal. Love the pick, but have to acknowledge/worry the off-the-field risk, especially if we're picking high in the second. Trading back up into the second and picking him would have me salivating, though. Marcus Peters: No way the dude makes it to the 3rd round, even with the off-the-field issues. Mid-2nd at latest I'm guessing. ----
I would rather be picking around the 15-25 area in the first. Trading back would be ideal for me as well. I think the CB position specifically is going to be really intriguing around that time. P.J. Williams, Trae Waynes, Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, any of those guys would make me happy. As far as the 3-4 OLB, I'm personally not a big fan after Gregory and Ray. There is still time and research to be done leading up to next years draft, right now I'm not super impressed. I think Gregory is going to be a stud though. Greene-Beckham can be an elite receiver in the NFL if he gets his act together. Which I think he will. He get a ton of comparison to Mega-Tron and A.J. Green. There is a big reason for that, the kid is amazing. He would be an absolute steal in the second, I just don't think that will happen. I don't think Marcus Peters makes it out of the first round by the time all the interviews are done. This was just wishful thinking on my part.
If we end up trading down, I think it's quite reasonable for us to find value at a position of need around pick 15. Waynes is my #1 ranked CB at the moment. Not as high on Ekpre-Olomu, he's gotten pushed around a bit by bigger receivers this year. Haven't seen PJ Williams but I've heard a lot of good things - but I still like corners who can play press-man for NFL transitions so I have Waynes at #1. Depending on how far we trade down, some good OL prospects may be available as well. Probably not Peat, but Scherff or Collins may still be there. For 2nd round prospects at 3-4 OLB, check out Kikawa from Washington, and Orchard from Utah. I think it's actually quite plausible to say Green-Beckham goes in the 2nd if he declares. He'll remind people (off the field) too much of Josh Gordon to go in the first round, and the fact he hasn't been on the field this past season is a definite downside. That said, if he declares I don't think he's making it out of the second - someone willing to gamble would trade to grab him if he started slipping into the bottom half of the round.
Edit: And Orchard backs me up with an absolutely monster game vs Stanford. 3.5 sacks, 2 of them against Andrus Peat, and now tied with Kikawa for nationwide sack lead.
