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Some names SS is hearing for tomorrow: Hankerson, Paea, Wisniewski, Stanzi

Also he says: may keep the 41st and move down from 49

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[quote=Mattyk;797679]Some names SS is hearing for tomorrow: Hankerson, Paea, Wisniewski, Stanzi

Also he says: may keep the 41st and move down from 49[/quote]

Stanzi is interesting. In part because I think if you can get a trade down into the late 2nd early 3rd you could still get him. I know Kiper really likes him and at the least he's an accurate QB (at least this past year) with good mobility. Not the best arm though.

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Some thoughts from being at the draft tonight:

-Overall the fans are much more subdued than you'd expect

-If you hang out in the lobby, you have no idea what's going on. You don't hear anything that's happening inside

-Signal was horrible. My texts to Matty were arriving sometimes 20-30 minutes after I'd send them. So, so much for being the "embedded warpath reporter" on the ground

-To see players' moms and grandmothers (and other families) get excited was really cool

-I totally called Ponder to the Vikings in one of my mocks

-After the Niners passed on Quinn, the plan to move down was to get Quinn at 16, we didn't expect him to go to the Rams. We also didn't think Ponder would go to the Vikings

-Kerrigan is a solid pick, but man if he effs up he'll have to deal with chants of "Nannnncy...Nannnnncyyyy"

-No, I'm not Scott Van Pelt

-I never predicted Vince Young to the Redskins, I merely reported that we're seriously considering him...I predicted Alex Smith (which may be just as foolish)

-Names I heard most frequently mentioned for tomorrow (in no particular order): Stephen Paea, Stephen Wisniewski, Leonard Hankerson, Ricky Stanzi...which means we're taking Andy Dalton and Rodney Hudson

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[quote=SmootSmack;797687]Some thoughts from being at the draft tonight:

-Overall the fans are much more subdued than you'd expect

-If you hang out in the lobby, you have no idea what's going on. You don't hear anything that's happening inside

-Signal was horrible. My texts to Matty were arriving sometimes 20-30 minutes after I'd send them. So, so much for being the "embedded warpath reporter" on the ground

-To see players' moms and grandmothers (and other families) get excited was really cool

-I totally called Ponder to the Vikings in one of my mocks

-After the Niners passed on Quinn, the plan to move down was to get Quinn at 16, we didn't expect him to go to the Rams. We also didn't think Ponder would go to the Vikings

-Kerrigan is a solid pick, but man if he effs up he'll have to deal with chants of "Nannnncy...Nannnnncyyyy"

-No, I'm not Scott Van Pelt

-I never predicted Vince Young to the Redskins, I merely reported that we're seriously considering him...I predicted Alex Smith (which may be just as foolish)

-Names I heard most frequently mentioned for tomorrow (in no particular order): Stephen Paea, Stephen Wisniewski, Leonard Hankerson, Ricky Stanzi...which means we're taking Andy Dalton and Rodney Hudson[/quote]

Still you're on a role. Keep it up. And don't worry Scott your secret is safe with us (like we didn't notice that your post between 1 and 3 came during commercials on your show).

Either way you are the true prophet.

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Wow, only took me 1.5 hours to read this thread from beginning to end lol... Glad we traded down, am happy with Kerrigan and would love to see us add someone like Hudson, Hankerson or Jurrell Casey at some point. I think Casey would be a good fit at end.

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[quote=skinsfaninok;797627]


Dalton and Bowers?[/quote]


IONO mannn, I'm not trying to draft another player with a bad knee. Im still pissed we drafted Malcolm Kelly as high as we did knowing his knee was that bad. Bowers is a beast, but there's a reason teams have not selected him. MAYBE I'd draft him LATE if he's still available.


Also, I hope REALLY hope we can land a higher tier center and guard.

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[quote=SmootSmack;797687]Some thoughts from being at the draft tonight:

-Overall the fans are much more subdued than you'd expect

-If you hang out in the lobby, you have no idea what's going on. You don't hear anything that's happening inside

-Signal was horrible. My texts to Matty were arriving sometimes 20-30 minutes after I'd send them. So, so much for being the "embedded warpath reporter" on the ground

-To see players' moms and grandmothers (and other families) get excited was really cool

-I totally called Ponder to the Vikings in one of my mocks

-After the Niners passed on Quinn, the plan to move down was to get Quinn at 16, we didn't expect him to go to the Rams. We also didn't think Ponder would go to the Vikings

-Kerrigan is a solid pick, but man if he effs up he'll have to deal with chants of "Nannnncy...Nannnnncyyyy"

-No, I'm not Scott Van Pelt

-I never predicted Vince Young to the Redskins, I merely reported that we're seriously considering him...I predicted Alex Smith (which may be just as foolish)

-Names I heard most frequently mentioned for tomorrow (in no particular order): Stephen Paea, Stephen Wisniewski, Leonard Hankerson, Ricky Stanzi...which means we're taking Andy Dalton and Rodney Hudson[/quote]

If we get Stephen Paea tomorrow I would be ecstatic, what are the chances you think it happens?

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Um, I'd guess if we stay at 41 it's pretty high. But who knows for sure

Date night with the wife tomorrow so after around 6:30ish I won't be paying much attention to the draft. I'll get alerts from people on the scene and may watch a little bit on my phone, but for the most part I'll be out of commission tomorrow night

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Well I got to say that Kerrigans a good pick in the Clay Matthews mould. I think it'll be interesting to see how he does in the 3-4. We clearly didn't want Quinn or Gabbert, and this guy is a good safe prospect. I like this pick, now we just need OL WR and DL and our draft's looking good.

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Apparently Mike wasn't as high on Blaine as any of us thought. And we did want Quinn, took a gamble and it didn't pan out as expected.

The time between picks really stands out when you're there. Goodell looked bored out of his mind

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Roddy White's initial reaction to the Falcons picking Jones on Twitter:
“Well we got Julio Jones. I’m excited."

Roddy White after seeing what the Falcons gave up:
“Well, I was wrong. We give up our draft.’’

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[quote=SmootSmack;797706]Apparently Mike wasn't as high on Blaine as any of us thought. [B]And we did want Quinn, took a gamble and it didn't pan out as expected.[/B]

The time between picks really stands out when you're there. Goodell looked bored out of his mind[/quote]

I don't know though, I feel like the Skins brass were like "Lets trade down, if Quinn's there, then we take him if not then we're just as happy with Kerrigan."

I noticed though that Quinn isn't that good of a tackler (something RK is) and that he isn't that fluid in his hips to drop into coverage (supposedly he looked worse than RK did when he dropped into coverage at his pro day) plus Kerrigan didn't have the character or health issues that Quinn did, the more and more I look at this pick, the more I like it and the more I'm happy we didn't get Quinn.


Now as for day 2, I really really hope we do NOT draft Kaepernick.
Any potential of us drafting Bowers? Titus Young? Trading up for Mallett?

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Well I mean Quinn was their preference but it wasn't like they were like "Oh crap, Quinn's gone now what do we do"

It was "Let's trade down and get an extra pick because odds are Quinn will be there at 16 with Cleveland and San Fran passing on him. And if he's not there Kerrigan should be there and we're going to have an extra 2nd to work with"

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[quote=CultBrennan59;797713]I don't know though, I feel like the Skins brass were like "Lets trade down, if Quinn's there, then we take him if not then we're just as happy with Kerrigan."

I noticed though that Quinn isn't that good of a tackler (something RK is) and that he isn't that fluid in his hips to drop into coverage (supposedly he looked worse than RK did when he dropped into coverage at his pro day) plus Kerrigan didn't have the character or health issues that Quinn did, the more and more I look at this pick, the more I like it and the more I'm happy we didn't get Quinn.


Now as for day 2, I really really hope we do NOT draft Kaepernick.
Any potential of us drafting Bowers? Titus Young? Trading up for Mallett?[/quote]

Well to be fair pretty much everyone thats evaluated the draft has said that the suspension from the NCAA is not an accurate reflection on Robert Quinn's character. In fact Quinn is actually regarded as a high character player by most scouts and personnel. On top of that the brain tumor is benign.

The real argument for Kerrigan over Quinn is production. In 2009 when Quinn last played, Quinn posted 11 sacks. Kerrigan posted 12. Also in 2008 when both were sophomores Kerrigan got 7 sacks to go with his 56 tackles. Quinn on the other hand got only 2 sacks to go with 34 tackles.

In the year Quinn was unfairly suspended Kerrigan posted 13 sacks.

So at the very least in terms of raw numbers, and not knowing situations, surrounding personel, matchups, opponents, etc Kerrigan had the better numbers.

Knowing what I know now though we couldn't really have gone wrong with either. Still both teams picking at 14 and 16 now have great bookends/OLB's. St. Louis with Long and Quinn, and us with Orakpo and Kerrigan.

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So just found out Paea is a Nose Tackle in a 3-4. Unless Dalton is there I want Paea at 41.

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Another fun moment from tonight, well I'm not sure I'd call it "fun" per se, getting practically run over by Mike Pouncey's buddies as they find out he's talking to the Dolphins "Mike's on the phone! Mike's on the phone! He's on the phone! He's on the phone! He's on the phone! Let's go! Let's go! Let's go! He's on the phone!"...bullrush backstage

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[quote=SmootSmack;797687]Names I heard most frequently mentioned for tomorrow (in no particular order): Stephen Paea, Stephen Wisniewski, Leonard Hankerson, Ricky Stanzi...which means we're taking Andy Dalton and Rodney Hudson[/quote]

Yes to Wisniewski - he would be a great fit.

I really like Hankerson, who I think may turn out to be better than Julio Jones, but I would prefer that the Skins take linemen in Round 2.

I don't know enough about Paea to have an opinion.

No to Stanzi in the second round. I don't think he's an NFL QB.

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Man SS it's looking like your Vince Young prediction may come true

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Dalton or Mallet @ 41, trade down or get Hankerson or Greg Little at WR

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I can't believe what Atl did. What the hell were they thinking?

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[quote=SmootSmack;797687]Some thoughts from being at the draft tonight:

-Overall the fans are much more subdued than you'd expect

-If you hang out in the lobby, you have no idea what's going on. You don't hear anything that's happening inside

-Signal was horrible. My texts to Matty were arriving sometimes 20-30 minutes after I'd send them. So, so much for being the "embedded warpath reporter" on the ground

-To see players' moms and grandmothers (and other families) get excited was really cool

-I totally called Ponder to the Vikings in one of my mocks

-After the Niners passed on Quinn, the plan to move down was to get Quinn at 16, we didn't expect him to go to the Rams. We also didn't think Ponder would go to the Vikings

-Kerrigan is a solid pick, but man if he effs up he'll have to deal with chants of "Nannnncy...Nannnnncyyyy"

-No, I'm not Scott Van Pelt

[B]-I never predicted Vince Young to the Redskins, I merely reported that we're seriously considering him..[/B].I predicted Alex Smith (which may be just as foolish)

-Names I heard most frequently mentioned for tomorrow (in no particular order): Stephen Paea, Stephen Wisniewski, Leonard Hankerson, Ricky Stanzi...which means we're taking Andy Dalton and Rodney Hudson[/quote]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! The guy is mentally weak. If he can't hack it in Tenn then there's no was he can cut it here.

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SMOOT - On NFLN they showed a shot of one lone Skins fan in the seats, wearing a burgundy Portis jersey.

My life laughed and said "Look, we only have one fan there!"


WAS THAT YOU? :D






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My thoughts:

Titans taking Locker that early...stupid but I was excited that they saved us from being stupid.

Then, I was nervous we'd take Gabbert, not a fan. THANK YOU JAGS! GREAT TRADE FOR US! 2 second-rounders will be very beneficial.

Kerrigan was a solid pick for us. We should be able to play OLB fine. I watched his highlight vid and checked his sack/forced fumble stats...IMPRESSIVE. I'm excited to see him and 'Rak attacking QBs from both sides. We're going to be a D with a ton of sacks and TOs.



NOW...Get DALTON with one of the picks, preferably #41. Then go for the best available O-Lineman, Hankerson (WR-Miami) or a CB, maybe the kid from Miami.

I thiik we have a great shot at Kris Jenkins in FA to address the middle of our D-line, so use the draft for more pressing needs.

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[quote=skinsfan69;797791]I can't believe what Atl did. What the hell were they thinking?[/quote]

They were thinking that they are just one big-time player away from the big dance.

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LOL. No, not me. I didn't wear any Redskin gear. I did see some dude in Portis gear, another in a Smoot jersey, another wearing Taylor #36.

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[quote=Monkeydad;797815]SMOOT - On NFLN they showed a shot of one lone Skins fan in the seats, wearing a burgundy Portis jersey.

My life laughed and said "Look, we only have one fan there!"


WAS THAT YOU? :D[/quote]

On some of the wide shots of the crowd you could see quite a few Skins fans.

SS sitting in the crowd with the common folk? Please.

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They were a bit more scattered than most other fans. I think actually other than the Jets and Giants, the strongest contingent there was Lions fans

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[quote=Mattyk;797820]On some of the wide shots of the crowd you could see quite a few Skins fans.

SS sitting in the crowd with the common folk? Please.[/quote]

Seriously, those guys are up in the nosebleeds seats. I'm standing next to John Clayton. Child, please

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Smoot have the skins scratched bowers off?

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[quote=SmootSmack;797819]LOL. No, not me. I didn't wear any Redskin gear. I did see some dude in Portis gear, another in a Smoot jersey, another wearing Taylor #36.[/quote]

Glad it wasn't you because if was a bad Chinese knockoff, one of those jerseys with no sleeve stripes and the Indian head on the sleeves. :D

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Not as far as I know, but I don't think he's at the top of their list

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[quote=Monkeydad;797827]Glad it wasn't you because if was a bad Chinese knockoff, one of those jerseys with no sleeve stripes and the Indian head on the sleeves. :D[/quote]

Didn't see that guy

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SS, kudos to you. When you said that Locker might go in the top ten I thought that you were spending too much time partying with Mallett. You are the master.

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I saw one dude with a mainly burgundy long shelve shirt with yellow highlights and Redskins across the front. One of the few times in my life I was like god we have awful colors.

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[quote=mredskins;797836]I saw one dude with a mainly burgundy long shelve shirt with yellow highlights and Redskins across the front. One of the few times in my life I was like god we have awful colors.[/quote]

What? We have one of the best color schemes in the league. No black just for the sake of having black...no navy blue (seems like most teams are going with some shade of blue lately, in all sports).

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When done wrong though, our colors can be kinda ugly. But I blame that on whoever designs some of these shirts and hats.

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Even the best of color schemes can look horrible with a bad design. Seriously...how can you mess up blue, white and red, or black and gold?

[IMG]http://static.nfl.com/static/content/public/image/getty/2007/09000d5d804167c0_gallery_600.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://www.best-all-time.com/images/pittsburgh-steelers-uniform.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://greatestprobowlsever.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/steelers-1994-throwback.jpg?w=450&h=375[/IMG]

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[quote=Mattyk;797862]When done wrong though, our colors can be kinda ugly. But I blame that on whoever designs some of these shirts and hats.[/quote]


Exactly!


It was basically this shirt but had lettering not logo, which is not awful but stand it alone in crowd of different teams jersey's and shirts and it is awful.

[IMG]http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR83ptN3Ggfgqg8yFna-piujazOAbfwh8C_2Wgn-8MXaCLyh4EbPA[/IMG]

He stood out like like a skid mark on pair of white underwear.

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I just realized that R(h)omo and Pierce shot would make for some great captioning.

[IMG]http://static.nfl.com/static/content/public/image/getty/2007/09000d5d804167c0_gallery_600.jpg[/IMG]

R(h)omo -"Antonio, you look like a circus clown in that uniform!"

Pierce - "Awwwww, c'mon...I didn't pick it out! Leave me alone!"

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Buster you are so passionate about NFL clothing it makes me wonder at times.

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What would we do with Bowers if we took him? At approximately 275lbs, her really doesn't fit for us as he's too light to play end and we already will have two rush backers. With his knee issues, I can't see how Bowers would be able to add the bulk to play 3-4 end for us. Maybe I'm wrong though.
Paea (sp?) would be my choice and then maybe Jurrell Casey. That would really help if we can trade down again and still acquire Casey. I'm still not liking any qb we could get at this point. I have no interest in Dalton, but if the team takes him, I reckon I could trust that they see more in him than they did in Gabbert and Ponder etc... So far, the Skins seem to be doing the right things and that gives me hope... for now lol