Must mean Detroit doesnt have any first round picks.

2 of the top WR, sweed and kelly, are still undrafted. interesting…

When teams are taking WRs out of KState, and coastal carolina before you, its not a good sign. As for Charles, teams seem to be too tentative to take a risk on charles. He’s probably a 3rd rounder now, maybe 4th. He’s got to be disappointed.

It looks like he could drop to Dallas, that would be amazing….he probably would start in the slot. Anyone like that selection, Romo to Sweed, learning from T.O., well hopefully just how to play not how to act.

ha, boooooo, i didnt want to buy a steeler’s sweed jersey, dammit!

pushed him down to second round. He also noted Pittsburgh is drafting weapons. With a strong-armed QB, Limas should have the opportunity to catch some deep balls if his fingers don’t freeze off.

where does Charles go, or what team do we want him to go to? I honestly do not have an idea, it would be nice to root for him as a every down back but so many rb’s flame out in that type of situation, suggestions?

He has been buried by 8-9 other RB’s so far. Who’s gonna take him?

goes to the chiefs

If I were vince, I would f*cking cry….I still don’t understand Chris Johnson pick…why would you want to get a slasher in the first round?? simply doesnt make any sense at all.
VY’s fate will be in the hands of McCareins (19 catches 232 yds as a Jet????), Roydell Williams (drops TD passes), and Brandon Jones (drops shit load of TD passes). Only reliable receiver on this team, in my opinion, is Gage, Bo, and Crumpler….sad sad draft for VY

just got drafted by the Texans in the 5th round

I think Tennessee figures it can just win 8-10 games a year and keep things cheap and simple.

I found myself somewhat perplexed by the Titans not drafting more and better WRs. So I listened to what Fisher had to say on Tennessee’s web site via nfl.com. I really prefer the press conferences over anything written concerning it or the analysis stemming from it. Give me the horse’s mouth.

We all know Bud Adams is the horse’s ass but that’s a given, and I’m sure Fisher has to compensate for that, too. Fisher led the Titans to the SB despite all that , so any talk about treading water or comparison to the Rangers is pretty silly IMHO. They were 10-6 last year and I’m sure Fisher is aiming at 12-4 (say, one more win by offense and one by the defense). Any more would be dreaming.

Fisher said he is happy with the development of the receivers he has, that they needed a smaller receiver and 5-11, 187 lb. Lavelle Hawkins fit that need and had some other skills useful on special teams. He specified he was a role player who suited them.

At another point he mentioned that they had eight WRs and that they were all developing, especially an undrafted free agent (probably Biren Ealy) . So, I wondered who they had right now:

WR Ht, wt NFL School
Chris Davis 5-10,181 2 Florida St.
Biren Ealy 6-3, 207 2 Houston inactive most of last year
Justin Gage 6-4, 212 6 Missouri
Brandon Jones 6-1, 212 4 OU
Justin McCareins 6-2, 215 8 NIU
Mike Williams 6-5, 242 4 USC
Paul Williams 6-1, 205 2 Freshno St. inactive last year
Roydell Williams 6-0, 187 4 Tulane
Lavelle Hawkins 5-11, 187 0 California

So, my conclusion is that Fisher’s assessment that this group is improving, in some cases doing so quickly for second year – and one fourth-year – players. The Titans have three two-year players, two they drafter in the third and fourth rounds, and the free agent Ealy and had said Mike Williams is coming around. He was released by Oakland late in the year after the debacle at Detroit.

Fisher may value the strength of his depth rather than the high price tag on a franchise style receiver and may think he and his staff can develop what VY needs.

To me, Fisher has always a coach who went after serious players with the squinty-eyed assessment of a safety quickly decided to knock your head off or taking your legs out. That is, the question isn’t how fast they can run or how much they make great catches, but can they do it and get back up after having the shit knocked out of them and do it again. That mentality, that football is survival and endurance; that it’s not who starts the season but who is on the field at the end.

Fisher also got Chris Johnson because he has break away potential anywhere he is and can change defenses. Particularly if VY is in the shotgun and Jones is right beside him. The Titans needed the threat but will play Johnson in a two-back backfield much of the time; he won’t be the inside the tackle runners; LinDale and Chris Henry will be.

Last, the Titans keep four tight ends and have suffered from injuries there the last couple of years. They wanted to both beef it up and upgrade it.

He got DEs, a CB, a fast LB and brought in Jevon Kearse to help the D. Fisher runs the D, so you gotta presume if he didn’t get all he wants, he’ll add more. They can sign 10-12 more free agents.

So, Fisher went his own way. I think he could have added more on offense, a little more speed if it was such a concern. If Johnson goes down, they’re back to last year’s offense (plus improvements). He’s got a better than average team, a decent offense, some serious speed, an improved defense over two years ago and now a little more depth. Not elite, not yet, but improving. And a QB that likes going places.