NFL Draft Open Thread
by Peter Bean on Apr 28, 2007 10:35 AM CDT
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PrintAs much as I have to do, I admit I'll be watching. I'm sure you will, too.
This is our open thread - predictions, reactions, and all that go here.
Best of luck to all the Longhorns hoping to be drafted today.
FIRST ROUND LONGHORN SELECTIONS
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Russell goes #1
Probably the right move. Raiders get a potential franchise QB.
Good for big JaMarcus. Likable guy.
And with that...
Merrill Hoge is on the clock: how long until he buries the Raiders franchise?
God I hate that guy.
Russell
I was impressed at how he blew away ND, but I just don't see him being a stud in the league. This year's crop of QBs is lackluster at best.
Seems hard to project, doesn't he?
He's obviously a freak specimen. Probably still has quite a bit of development left in him. But it's hard to figure out what his upside is.
Not sure Oakland had much of a choice, though.
It would be quite a show
I wish there was some way the Raiders could pick up Matt Jones, effectively making Russell and Jones the heaviest QB/WR combo to date. That would have to be somewhere near 550 pounds.
by SuperBentley on Apr 28, 2007 11:26 AM CDT up reply actions
it's either
berman on TV or Cowherd on the radio.
You just can't win. too much analysis.
they will trade williams
he's a bust there so they should go in a different direction.
obviously mike williams
if they can get anything of value for mike, they should. but what does this do for Roy Williams? Detroit doesn't exactly have it's QB situtation all figured out. what gooes is two great WR's if they don't have anyone that can get them the ball?
to the Titans?
I saw this http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/in... I have no idea if it's true.
a coke?
What is an out of shape former top 10 pick worth? He certainly has talent. Do they think that the Fisher, Chow, VY combo will get Mike to start working harder. According to some reports, that hasn't been working for Lendale White.
Oh my god
How do you guys do it? I tried paying attention to the draft through the 1st three picks and I'm about to go comatose. This is worse than watching pro baseball before the all-star break.
by rom on Apr 28, 2007 11:47 AM CDT reply actions
draft cast online
i'm allegedly "studying" for finals, but it's my last law school final ever so i'm totalyl unconcerned and am instead watching it online, which makes it easier to handle.
every time i've tried to watch it on TV, i just get angry.
I hate myself
I have so much work to do and I'm not doing it.
This is so effing slow, with no news except for every fifteen minutes.
I suck.
time vacuum
It doesn't seem like your spending much time watching it and then three hours are gone. It drives me nuts.
how far is quinn going to drop?
who's the next team that has any QB need? Miami does, but don't they still havve Culpepper and Harrington? is Buffalo goign to give up on Losman? i feel a trade coming from some team that needs a QB.
WOW
Ted Ginn gets taken over Brady Quinn.
I'm speechless.
(And glad the Titans can't draft Ginn, which I was scared of.)
Aaron Rogers anyone?
that is what this feels like.
Buffalo might give up on Losman, but I doubt it. The Rams might draft him to take over from Bulger in a few years, but i don't hink bulger is that old...
Carolina? they have delhomme AND Carr. Green Bay? not unless they're giving up on Rogers. jacksonville, maybe. but they have Leftwich and Garrard. Dallas? doubtful. KC I can see because trent green is getting old.
Dallas
Would not rule out Dallas taking Quinn. This is Roml's last year under contract and they told him they will not address it until after the season because they truly don't know what they have. If you draft Quinn and Romo works out you could have a Drew Brees/Phillip Rivers situation and able to trade Quinn for a #1 later.
by sportsfan on Apr 28, 2007 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions
WOW!!
Thats a tough call. he will fall lower than Leinart with the teams coming up that already have QB's.
Ginn
That clip of Ginn beating Ross for the TD still brings me painful memories. Tear. Tear. Sob.
You know what I'd love to see?
Zabransky picked ahead of Quinn. If that happens, I'm going to the bar right after work and drinking myself retarded with glee.
Wow
Lynch to the Bills?
Two immediate thoughts:
- I'm not in love with that pick if I'm a Bills fan.
- I've seen exactly zero mock drafts with Lynch to the Bills. Or Ginn to the Dolphins. Why do we read them?
Stunning
What's funny, though, is it still pales in comparison compared to the Texans blunder last year.
yeah.
and allegedly, the dolphins are trying to get trent green from the chiefs (which i imagine won't happen until the chiefs are able to draft quinn). so it might work out for them, but do they really think of themselves as a contender this year? they must or they would have just drafted quinn and started rebuilding.
College Draft?
I want to see this just with colleges drafting high school kids. Now there is drama. JoPa creeping up to the podium taking 2 hours to announce, the Orgeron just abducting the players and carrying them in a potato sack back to Oxford rather than drafting them, Urban pointing eschewing the podium and of course,Pete Carroll announcing his "awesome picks" as he takes a break from his humanitarian duties, Dennis Erickson stealing guys and strapping them to the back of his golf cart.
The Sabanator did not make the draft because you know, he doesn't have time for this shit.
wait....
i'm sorry, i'm only half-following this online. did the jets trade up to take a cornerback? seriously? not brady quinn?
two things have happened
Adam Carriker, Nebraska selected to St Louis. Hmm. Grant Wistrom the second?
And the Packers make their selection and all the cheesehead fans boo like the absolute morons they are on draft day.
At least this year they're REAL little kids instead of grown men dressed up like idiots booing and throwing down their pom poms.
I can go on with my life now.
Corn Nation - Graduating more of our players than you are!
by cornnation @ Burnt Orange Nation on Apr 28, 2007 2:15 PM CDT reply actions
oh and Steve Young
is a whiny ass.
You guys aren't really watching this whole thing are you?
I'm out of beer.
Corn Nation - Graduating more of our players than you are!
by cornnation @ Burnt Orange Nation on Apr 28, 2007 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Titans are up!
Hall is gone, Ross is the best DB left! get Ross!
that's good too
I'll be happy with either him or Ross. I'll be happier with Ross though ...
Where's Joe Theisman!?
There can't be a draft without Joe Theisman!
What the hell has happened to America!
Corn Nation - Graduating more of our players than you are!
by cornnation @ Burnt Orange Nation on Apr 28, 2007 2:45 PM CDT reply actions
Why don't we just move Austin to TN
All Texas players going anyway.
um, that came out of nowhere.
oh well. another reason to root for the titans over my hometown texans.
Depends who you ask
Griffin is also an outstanding special teams player, hits like a ton of bricks, and was really great before the '06 disaster when we had no linebackers.
Mike Williams going to Titans?
I didn't know! damn, I should move to nashvile
problem with Ross
is that i don't think a lto of teams are sold on him as a cover corner. i don't think he's fast enough myself. but is he big enough to be a safety? i doubt it. sort of a tweener. which leaves him as a nickel back.
Intersting pick
The Titans need some defense and with Pacman out its a good fit.
An exact replacement for Pacman
could have been Ross ...
well,
I meant both in kick/punt return and DB. I think Ross gets less credit than he deserves because of he only played 1.5 years. (He had grade issues, right?)
ah
yeah, in terms of the positions they play, they're the same. as far as i know, ross didn't have grade issues in college. someone screwed something up at some point and he ended up not getting credit for a high school class he took so he had to start a year late. then he was stuck behind vasher, babers (?), cedric griffin, etc. on the depth chart.
I swear to god if I see another interview...
or even another shot of Brady Quinn. I'm going to vomit.
Mike Williams anyone?
What's the deal with Mike Williams going to Titans?!
oohhh! Mike or Roy
damn, it's 3PM and I'm drunk on beers? not good
By the way
What does this say about our defense in 2006? How bad were the linebackers? How much is Chizik to blame?
INTERESTING
I said that, Chizik not all that he's cracked up to be, after the win the in RB. That it wasn't with HIS players he lived off of Mack's recruits.
This past season reinforces that opinion, at least to me.
specially pass defense ...
The LBs were pretty bad
I think he is very well respected as a position coach and the NFL values the skills Texas DBs bring.
Is Chris Mortenson capable of making
broadcast chit chat without coming off as a smarmy obnoxious know it all jagoff?
Gawd I can't stand that guy.
"Maybe she should be out there (instead of Ross)"
Go f*^ck yourself Mort.
He makes a living throwing out guesses against the wall and declaring victory for every 1 out 100 correct prediction.
It didn't work out too well for the last home
town boy.
I don't think Crennel lasts beyond this season -- and I'm not convinced Quinn can beat out the kid that is already there.
Miami was a better situation and KC would have been even better.
Quinn's eyes look puffy
His eye make-up is smeared like he's been crying.
I can understand wanting to get drafted high, but ideally he goes to a better team the farther he falls.
KC's gotta be pissed
they want a QB, but have the #23 pick, quinn falls all the way to 22 and then the stupid browns trade up to get him right before KC's spot comes up.
it does sound stupid
next year 1st round and this year's second round ... too much if you ask me!
What the hell, Titans
They dont know what they're doing. They have a chance for the 2nd best reciever in the draft with Meachem (or Bowe, depending on who you like) and they blow it. Instead they take M. Griffin, part of a UT secondary that SUCKED. Grif was the guy who, after getting scorched repeatedly, refused to quit playing with his dogs in order to watch game film. Dont forget he was part of the same 2ndary that made a skinny white guy from Iowa look like Randy Moss in the Alamo bowl. This was a retarded pick.
In the 2nd round they could have taken a solid Steve Smith, but instead get a workout warrior at running back. This is a RB who, despite being huge and having a good 40, never started in college OR high school. He cant break long runs, he cant find holes up front, and it's not like the PAC 10 is known for it's ferocious run stopping defenses. In fact, Dwayne Jarrett lasted until the middle of the 2nd, and it was crazy they didn't move up to try and get him.
Titans finally pick up a reciever in the 3rd, but it's a guy who is nowhere near the same talent level as Meachem, Bowe, or Jarrett. In the 4th, they could still have picked up Aundrae Allison, but no, that would be giving VY way too much help. It's doubtful he'll be around for the 5th, and even if he is the Titans would probably still bypass him.
VY has the greatest future of anyone in the NFL. Like most Longhorns, Tennessee became my 2nd favorite team last year, but the titans are blowing their opportunity to win. I'm starting to get pissed.
sort of agree...
i think Michael Griffin was a terrible pick for the Titans, and they should have gone with Meachem, but it has nothing to do with Michael Griffin sucking.
Michael Griffin is in fact a very smart, very good player. he was phenomenal his junior year, and much of the reason the secondary was bad last year had to do with the scheme and the fact that our linebackers just weren't very good.
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