NFL Draft Predictions.

[Spence99]

No matter what happens with the rest of the league, I'm confident the Buffalo Bills will do something stupid during the draft.

 

[KRCummings]

So what If I look like a douche.

1. Miami Dolphins: Jake Long OT Michigan. A solid low risk draft pick for a team that's got no where to go but up. Look for Ronnie Brown to have a good year running behind that left side this season.

2. St.Louis Rams: Vernon Gholston DE Ohio State. Many think that Glenn Dorsey is the pick to use here, but where the rams need the most help is defensive end. They drafted a DT just last year and this draft is very deep at the D line position. Gholston gives them pass rush, speed and strength at the end. I think they go with Gholston over Chris Long on sheer size and strength alone.

3.Atlanta Falcons : Glenn Dorsey DT LSU. Dorsey is an immediate starter on a team that needs a whole lot of help. Many believe that Matt Ryan is who the Falcons should pick, but I believe they will shore up their defense and try for QB in the second round.

4. NY Jets from the Oakland Raiders: Darren McFadden RB Arkansas. I believe the Jets will trade up to get McFadden. They are in desperate need of a game breaker and this could be just the RB to do it.

5. Kansas City Chiefs: Chris Long DE Virginia. The son of Howie Long and in my mind the best athlete in this draft. He is strong, fast,quick with great hands and has the pedigree. He's a shade undersized compared to Gholston, but what he lacks in size he more than makes up for in motor and football smarts. Plus he fits Edwards 3-4 and can play both end and LB.

6. Oakland Raiders from NY Jets: Branden Albert, OG Virginia. The Raiders need a ton of help on that O line. Robert Gallery is a bust. Even with moving him inside to guard it isn't helping him enough. Granted the track suit likes to take flash over substance, but I think he realizes that he's got a lot of money tied up in a very young QB and needs to invest in a line to protect him.

7. New England Patriots from The San Fransisco 49ers: Keith Rivers LB USC. Even though I hate to see another USC alum going to the cheatriots I think he will go there provided they do not trade out of this position. Rivers has much to learn at the next level, but he has all the tools.

8. Baltimore Ravens: Matt Ryan QB Boston College. Matt Ryan many thought would be the consensus #1 overall pick. It turns out that Miami felt that the QB they picked up in the second round last year is worth working with. Ryan is best known for a nationally televised game against Virginia Tech where he miraculously brought his team back to win in the last 30 seconds. He's got a good arm and desire to win. Baltimore is in need of a lot but most importantly a franchise QB with the retirement of Steve McNair and Kyle Boller being , well Kyle Boller.

9. Cincinnati Bengals: Sedrick Ellis, DT USC. Cinci is in a downward spiral and the defense is second in line to be blamed behind Chad Johnson and Marvin Lewis. They lost Justin Smith to free agency and they need as much help as they can get on the D Line that was porous at best this season.

10. New Orleans Saints: Leodis McKelvin, CB Troy State. The best CB in the draft, on paper at least. Personally I believe Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie is just as good, but he has only come on the scene as of late and there's not enough game film on him. Both are very capable of being the first CB taken in the draft. This one is a toss up. New Orleans does need secondary help in a bad way. They've been torched for 2 seasons.


Annnnd I'm spent.

Actually that all looks pretty accurate. I doubt it will end up exactly like that but it's possible and makes sense. There's always at least one team in the top ten that does something incredibly stupid though.

 

[DracheDD]

Actually that all looks pretty accurate. I doubt it will end up exactly like that but it's possible and makes sense. There's always at least one team in the top ten that does something incredibly stupid though.

Well, I'm hoping he's right down to #5 at least. I'd LOVE for us to grab Long.
Just not very confident that it'll happen. If he's not there and Ryan is, then I look for us to trade down and let the Ravens grab Ryan.

Although worth noting that he's a little wrong on the Chiefs. We do not play 3-4. We use the 4-3.

 

[spacekowboy]

Actually that all looks pretty accurate. I doubt it will end up exactly like that but it's possible and makes sense. There's always at least one team in the top ten that does something incredibly stupid though.

That's why i was figuring on the rams taking Gholston over Long. With the debate between going on between taking Long or Dorsey i see Gholston being a happy medium.

 

[KRCummings]

That's why i was figuring on the rams taking Gholston over Long. With the debate between going on between taking Long or Dorsey i see Gholston being a happy medium.

Don't count out Miami when it comes to doing something stupid. I think Marino was the last good draft choice they made.

 

[spacekowboy]

Well, I'm hoping he's right down to #5 at least. I'd LOVE for us to grab Long.
Just not very confident that it'll happen. If he's not there and Ryan is, then I look for us to trade down and let the Ravens grab Ryan.

Although worth noting that he's a little wrong on the Chiefs. We do not play 3-4. We use the 4-3.

Duh... tampa cover 2. It's just i'm just remembering the 3-4 the jets used when Herm coached them . I forget the reason he used it there was because the leftover personnel from Parcells and Groh.

 

[spacekowboy]

Don't count out Miami when it comes to doing something stupid. I think Marino was the last good draft choice they made.

That pick of Jake long was a really goof pick actually. that's exactly what they need on a rebuilding team.
If someone is dumb enough to actually trade a first round pick for Jason Taylor now they will be the morons of this draft. I could see a second and 4th for him but not a first round pick.

 

[DracheDD]

Duh... tampa cover 2. It's just i'm just remembering the 3-4 the jets used when Herm coached them . I forget the reason he used it there was because the leftover personnel from Parcells and Groh.

Eh, it happens. Even football geeks are allowed to slip now and then.

 

[foodsnob]

I meant that earlier in the offseason when it was rumored that they were looking at him. If they had gone after him instead of Allen i think they would have put them over the top. I don't see them getting far int he playoffs if they make it there with Jackson. He's just not consistent enough.

Don't be too sure.

Da Bears made it to the Super Bowl with a good ground game, a great defense and a shit qb. This year the Vikes d will be better, and their ground game is certainly better than what Chicago had.

 

[KRCummings]

Don't be too sure.

Da Bears made it to the Super Bowl with a good ground game, a great defense and a shit qb. This year the Vikes d will be better, and their ground game is certainly better than what Chicago had.

The Bears were a huge fluke. They didn't belong there. They knew it, everyone knew it.
I don't see the Vikings doing shit without a total overhaul.

 

[spacekowboy]

Don't be too sure.

Da Bears made it to the Super Bowl with a good ground game, a great defense and a shit qb. This year the Vikes d will be better, and their ground game is certainly better than what Chicago had.

They've got a tougher division now than Chicago had then. The packers even with Rogers at the helm are potent. The bears injury free are still a defense to be reckoned with(even if they are getting older)

 

[spacekowboy]

The Bears were a huge fluke. They didn't belong there. They knew it, everyone knew it.
I don't see the Vikings doing shit without a total overhaul.

They're a QB and some WR's away really, but that's a huge position to fill. they have both D and O lines pretty well squared away.

 

[foodsnob]

The Bears were a huge fluke. They didn't belong there. They knew it, everyone knew it.
I don't see the Vikings doing shit without a total overhaul.

Agree about Chicago.

But, a total overhaul? How do you figure?

They have a top 5 running game, a top 5 O-line, a top 5 defense. That's more than enough to make the playoffs in the NFC. If they get anything from their passing game, they could be trouble.

 

[foodsnob]

They've got a tougher division now than Chicago had then. The packers even with Rogers at the helm are potent. The bears injury free are still a defense to be reckoned with(even if they are getting older)

True. Well, except for the part about the Bears. They just suck. And, if they don't fix the DT position in this draft, they'll be a middle of the road defense this year.

 

[KRCummings]

Agree about Chicago.

But, a total overhaul? How do you figure?

They have a top 5 running game, a top 5 O-line, a top 5 defense. That's more than enough to make the playoffs in the NFC. If they get anything from their passing game, they could be trouble.

They would need a QB who works with the line and the backs. One bad choice and the whole thing falls apart. Sometimes you get a great back but for one reason or another he just doesn't fit.
I think they'd be better off starting from scratch. Keep the good guys of course but build a new team.

 

[MakersandIce]

Don't count out Miami when it comes to doing something stupid.

Ted Ginn??

 

[KRCummings]

Ted Ginn??

Good player. Stupid choice.

 

[foodsnob]

They would need a QB who works with the line and the backs. One bad choice and the whole thing falls apart. Sometimes you get a great back but for one reason or another he just doesn't fit.
I think they'd be better off starting from scratch. Keep the good guys of course but build a new team.

They need one wideout and a qb. That's it. You don't blow-up a team to find two players. Especially if you're a fairly young team.

Plus, all the things they do have take the pressure off their not-exactly-great qb, allowing him to possibly develope into something. Not that I really think he will.

 

[MakersandIce]

Good player. Stupid choice.

Very stupid at that point in the draft given the Quinn option--and I'm not a fan of Quinn.

 

[spacekowboy]

They would need a QB who works with the line and the backs. One bad choice and the whole thing falls apart. Sometimes you get a great back but for one reason or another he just doesn't fit.
I think they'd be better off starting from scratch. Keep the good guys of course but build a new team.

they have rebuilt the lines from scratch. With the addition of Kelly on the D line is great move. A QB worth his salt lets the line take care of themselves and just slings the ball to the open guy. The trick is getting guys that can get open which is easier said than done. they've rebuilt the right way there in my mind. Plus they've got 2 workhorse backs in Chester Taylor and Adrian Peterson.

they're still the vikings though.

 

[KRCummings]

They need one wideout and a qb. That's it. You don't blow-up a team to find two players. Especially if you're a fairly young team.

Plus, all the things they do have take the pressure off their not-exactly-great qb, allowing him to possibly develope into something. Not that I really think he will.

I'm going by their history. It hasn't been exactly stellar. They should have had a great team by now but every year it's one failure after another.
I might be wrong but if I was the owner I'd be starting anew from the top down.

 

[foodsnob]

I'm going by their history. It hasn't been exactly stellar. They should have had a great team by now but every year it's one failure after another.
I might be wrong but if I was the owner I'd be starting anew from the top down.

If I was the owner, I'd consider trading my entire draft for Anquan Boldin and Donovan McNabb.

 

[hogjack]

The Bears were a huge fluke. They didn't belong there. They knew it, everyone knew it.

The Bears - like many teams that make it to championship - had a season of few injuries, a very weak schedule (look at the first 6 opponents that season - extremely easy), and a couple of really unbelievable games where they pulled victory out from their collective asses.

But they did belong in the Super Bowl since the road was practically paved for their level of success. A team's record is what it is - a team that is 14-2 or 2-14 is exactly that which nullifies the stupid cliches like "They're better (or worse) than their record." - no, in sports teams are exactly their W-L-T record. There might be extenuating circumstances and reasons but the W/L's are what they are...

The Bears were in a particularly weak NFC that season and played exactly as needed to make it to the Super Bowl. It was no fluke but played out rather dully as predicted.

Now the NFC is a whole lot more competitive than it was a couple of seasons ago...

 

[spacekowboy]

If I was the owner, I'd consider trading my entire draft for Anquan Boldin and Donovan McNabb.

Anquan is off the table. They want to re sign him. he's just bitter that Larry Fitzgerald got the contract extension before him. They'll make it right in the desert. They need to keep him there to keep asses in the seats.

 

[MakersandIce]

They should have had a great team by now but . . .

. . . they seem to have missed this boat.