Updated Broncos review: I as the Broncos owner am very happy with what I have done so far. If you combine the 2 trades I made I was able to move up in both the 2nd and 3rd rounds while picking up a late round pick. The only cost of this is that I gave up Ashley Lelie for Kellen Winslow Jr., which is a slight drop-off but Winslow has a greater upside if he can get his head in the game he'll be an excellent TE for us. The trades: Additions through trade: #43 Pick, #78 Pick, TE Kellen Winslow Jr., #219 Pick Losses through trade: #61 Pick, #93 Pick, WR Ashley Lelie Draft Picks 15. WR Chad Jackson, Florida With a WR core fill of #3 WRs and Rod Smith, I add a #2 receiver with the talent to be a #1 when Rod Smith retires. 22. DE/LB Manny Lawson, NC State The need for a pass rusher was so high that I had to take a slight gamble. If he can bulk up 10-15 pounds and still play at a similar speed he should be able to become one of the dominant pass rushers in the league. It's possible... as the undersized John Abraham and Dwight Freeney have become all-pro players. 43. 78.
have the leaders of the draft been compiling all of the moves so that we can create the database for the voting when we are done, no worries if not, I was just wondering
-UPDATE- New York Mick Trades WR - Javon Walker for TE - Eric Johnson (SF) #5 pick for #6 pick & OT/OG - Adam Snyder (SF) #36 pick and RB - Gado for #12 pick (Cle) #12 D'Angelo Williams for #28 Laurence Maroney & #92 pick (Jax) Picks #6 Ngata #28 Maroney #67 #92
Well we have for our teams... and no team (besides the Ravens and Packers) have really made a ton of moves so I think it would be alright to see if the GM's could list their additions and departures. If I recall correctly the following teams are the only ones to make a trade: Jets, Cardinals, Broncos, Ravens, Browns, Packers, 49ers, Bengals, and Saints.
Raiders Picks #7. Vince Young- Obvious pick at this spot. Oakland has a real problem at QB and Vince Young will provide a playmaker who will make players on his feet and his throwing for the next 15 years. #38 Darylle Tapp- Replaces the 35 year old Bobby Hamilton on the RE spot to create one of the best DE tandams in the league between Tapp and Burgess. Excellent speed off the edge. #69 - N/A These are my points about why I should be included in the "best draft" thread
Updated Broncos review: I as the Broncos owner am very happy with what I have done so far. If you combine the 2 trades I made I was able to move up in both the 2nd and 3rd rounds while picking up a late round pick. The only cost of this is that I gave up Ashley Lelie for Kellen Winslow Jr., which is a slight drop-off but Winslow has a greater upside if he can get his head in the game he'll be an excellent TE for us. The trades: Additions through trade: #43 Pick, #78 Pick, TE Kellen Winslow Jr., #219 Pick Losses through trade: #61 Pick, #93 Pick, WR Ashley Lelie Draft Picks 15. WR Chad Jackson, Florida With a WR core fill of #3 WRs and Rod Smith, I add a #2 receiver with the talent to be a #1 when Rod Smith retires. 22. DE/LB Manny Lawson, NC State The need for a pass rusher was so high that I had to take a slight gamble. If he can bulk up 10-15 pounds and still play at a similar speed he should be able to become one of the dominant pass rushers in the league. It's possible... as the "undersized" John Abraham and Dwight Freeney have become all-pro players. 43. S Donte Whitner, Ohio State Playmaking safety with ball skills that adds youth to an aging secondary and should be able to start over Nick Ferguson right away. 78.
So far, I have traded the #34 overall selection and CB Mike McKenzie to the Bengals for the #24 pick and a third rounder. Two of my corners, Jason Craft and Fred Thomas, both put up better numbers than McKenzie last year, who is getting older and therefore became expandable. My Draft so far: #2) D'Brickashaw Ferguson, LT, Virginia--solidifies a weak position, LT, after the trade of Gandy and gives the Saints two great tackles in Brick and Brown to build around for a long time. Brees won't have to worry about re-injuring his shoulder with two guys like that protecting him. #24) Chad Greenway, OLB, Iowa--once projected as a higher pick, poor workouts allowed him to fall here, where I was happy to trade up for him because this kid can play! OLB was my biggest need and I filled it with IMO the 3rd best OLB available in Greenway, who's leadership and good character will be very useful to a franchise who could use some. Still have my 3rd rounder.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Draft: San Francisco 49ers Round 1 #5 AJ HAWK Round 2 #6 ANDREW WHITWORTH Round 3 Round 3 Trades: Aquired Javon Walker GB for Eric Johnson Aquired #5 pick GB for Adam Snyder and #6 Aquired Bryant Johnson and Earnest Shazor ARI for Tony Parish and Bryant Young Aquired John Navarre ARI for Ken Dorsey and Mike Rumph
I'm just about positive... GAVE - S. Rolle CB, T. Polley LB, A. Thomas LB GOT - D. Barrett CB, A. Lelie WR, O. Ross OT, K. Clancy DT, M. Shipp RB, K. Wimbley LB I went with the "more depth" strategy.
