Some Draft Thoughts...

Sshhhhhh..... Dont let any other team realize that:grin:

 

Solid points. I find it that I ask myself the same questions about Nick Mangold and think your spot on about free agency signings like Edge in Zona and Baltimore re-signing Jamal Lewis may one of the RB's projected to go in the 1st drop around our 35th overall pick.

 

I like Fasano in the 3rd round if he is available. Saw him play many times and is a dependable TE

 

Maroney has a very good chance of falling to us but white and williams wont leave the first round.

 

-Not so fast. Green Bay signed Green for 1 year so they could certainly grab a RB but I doubt they do with the 5th pick. Arizona is definately out but Baltimore is another team like Green Bay. Sure they resigned Lewis, but they obviously aren't that thrilled with Lewis or else they probably would have locked him up before letting him test Free Agency. I'm also not sure why Minnesota is out of the running. Because they signed Chester Taylor? If a QB doesn't fall to them, I think they are going to go RB.
-These are teams that I think could take a RB in the first in order of likelihood: Colts, Vikings, Jaguars, Eagles, Broncos, Panthers, Steelers, 49ers, Ravens, Browns, Patriots I think the Colts will pick the last of the 4 Running Backs at #30, but I agree, there is a definate chance we can get one of them at #31, #35 might be a bit of a stretch.

-I definately agree with you here. I think we need to take a long hard look at Vernon Davis and Mario Williams (Leinart if he is available without trading up) before we select D'Brickashaw Ferguson, but he is definately in my top 3 realistic picks right now.
-Much like the RBs above, I think there will be a great chance either Eric Winston or Marcus McNeil falls to us at #31 or #35 and they may actually be better fits for us than Brick, plus they would come at a far cheaper price.

-Last time I projected where they would go I thought Leinart to Tennessee, Cutler to Detroit and Young to Arizona. Now that the Lions signed all those QBs, I think maybe I am going to change it to Leinart to Tennessee, Young to Oakland, Cutler to Arizona.

-I'm not really surprised. Centers historically don't get selected high because the demand for them is generally low. The fact that he can go in the first round speaks volumes to his skill. He is one of the 5 or so players we should grab at #31 or #35 if they are available.

-Definately true, I thought it was a lock to see Jimmy Williams go as the first DB and in the top 10. Now he is looking like the 3rd one off the board.
-We definately need some extra CB help and it would be sweet to have the two Clemson boys lining up for us, but we have to look at other positions early and maybe take a CB in the 3rd or 4th.

-I have never been really impressed with Fasano he seems like more of your classic TE. Big, strong, slow and a good blocker. I'm much higher on Klopfenstein, but I think we either can take Vernon Davis at #4 or forget about the TE position until day 2.

-Great thread JetsFanInPA. I will surely contribute more to this with my own thoughts when I have some more time. :up:

 

You make some good points. However since it looks like Deangelo and Lendale will fall, I think teams such as New England and Denver are more likely to take a RB in round 1 since there is a chance those two will be there in the 20's.

 

I think the current coaching staff would target Joseph Addai. He is a good pass receiver and understands pass blocking. He seems to be a smart player.

 

I think San Fran takes DeAngelo Williams because they desperately need some offensive help for Alex Smith and there arent any good WRs available, plus they already have a good TE in Eric Johnson. Williams should take some pressure off the passing game and give them a good young combo.

I think Minnesota will take LenDale White because all of the good QBs will be gone and RB is the best available position of need for them. Plus, you can never underestimate the Vikings taking a RB in the draft. I think Fiason proved nothing for them, Smith proved that he can't be trusted and Moe Williams proved to be too old. I think Mewelde Moore got a raw deal, but they just don't seem to want to give him the starting job. Therefore I'm giving them LenDale.

I think Indianopolis grabs Laurence Maroney because that is their #1 need and he will easily be the best player available. No further explanation is required.

If any one of these teams skips out on a RB, one should be available for us at#31. I don't think the other teams I listed will take a RB, but, they are teams that I wouldn't be surprised if they did. Hopefully we can snag Maroney because he would be quite a steal, but I am not counting on it happening.

 

{1} In my opinion, we have 4 high priority needs on our team. Center, Offensive Tackle, Tight End and Rush Linebacker. These are the positions we definately need to fill in the first few rounds of the draft. We all know about our Center, Tackle and Pass Rusher woes, but I think many of us have forgotten that Baker is no longer on the roster and Jolley is not someone we want to count on. I think if Ferguson is gone at #4 it opens the gates for Vernon Davis to come in because it is too high to draft a Center and there are not really great 3-4 OLB's available.

{2} Our medium priority needs include QB, RB, ILB, NT, CB, WR (not in any particular order). These are thigns we shoudl look at if a player falls but do not need to overweight because we can get by with what we have.

{3} The 31st pick in the draft would be amazing for us because I project picks 32-34 to be Manny Lawson, Eric Winston and Nick Mangold. Those our all high priority needs for us and we could get our pick of the three instead of getting shafted out of all three at pick #35. (Another possibility would be a RB which was mentioned by JetsFanInPA)

{4} I think the LBs are falling hard in this draft. Greenway and Ryans, both of whom were projected in the top 10 or 15, are now in the later half of the first round and maybe even second round. On the flip side, Ernie Sims has possibly jumped ahead of both of them. The player I care about, however, is D'Qwell Jackson. I think he is the #2 LB prospect in the draft and the best true Middle Linebacker. Someone is going to take him in the 2nd round and get a Nick Barnett type Line Backer who can play the middle in the 3-4 or the 4-3. I would consider taking him at #35 but it looks like we will be ok with either Hobson or Chatham inside with Vilma.

{5} There are two elite Nose Tackle prospects in this draft. Haloti Ngata and Gabe Watson. Both are very similar. They are tall, fat, strong, played high levels of competition for several years and have questions about there motor. The only difference? Gabe Watson should cost about 1/3 of Ngata's price because Watson is a late 1st early 2nd round prospect. Could be worth a look at #35 if the high priority positions are too much of reaches.

That's it for now, probably be back later with some more. JetsFan...rip it up :up:

 

Watson is falling fast and I doubt he will be a first rounder. Bunkley has jumped ahead of him.

 

With San Fran, yes Eric Johnson is good, when healthy, but we are also talking about a player who due to injuries has played 16 games over the past 3 years. Gore, admitedly in part time action averaged 4.8 yards a carry a year ago. If I'm the 49ers, TE is a bigger issue than RB. Also considering they were the 32nd ranked D a year ago and they lost Julian Peterson, it'd be quite hard to pass up on A.J. Hawk if he's there.

With Minnesota I'm also skeptical with Moore, Taylor (who got Deshaun Foster money), Mo Williams, and Fiason. With their QB issues, I think the most likely scenario is packaging pick #17 with one of their 2nd rounders for a QB.

I agree with Indy and Maroney, though I wouldn't be stunned if they took Ernie Sims if there at #30.

 

Being that it is a "luxury" position, people are slow to accept that it is a high need. But basically the criteria I used to prioritize our needs is if we had a clear cut starter who could get us through the year. With OT we obviously don't have anyone with Fabini and Gragg gone, with Center we have no one with Mawae gone and Kendall our LG. With OLB we would be losing our only true pass rusher with Abraham and would need to replace him even though we have good LBs in Vilma, Hobson and Barton.

However, who do we have with the Tight End position. I would not include this in the high priority if Baker was still with us, but he is a free agent now. I think Jolley proved he was not the answer and Dreesen is no better than like a Cavka at OT. Sure he could develop, but do we really want to go through the season with him?

So while I agree that the TE position is not a top 4 priority, that is not really my point. I think maybe it should be clearer now and you should all agree with my logic.

 

I think we take Hawk with the 4th pick, then if we get another 1st rd pick, get an OL guy like Mangold. 2nd round: Brodie Croyle.

 

Could you explain to me why we need a TE at all. We have two guys that can play.