2012 NFL Draft Day 3

[CultBrennan59]

Yeah Gannaway was also available..

[IrMitchell]

Not very happy with this draft. No secondary depth whatsoever on this team.

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by IrMitchell

Not very happy with this draft. No secondary depth whatsoever on this team.

muahahahah! Pardon my french but I ****ing love it.

Cornerback is always such a safe pick because it's really an easy job where unless you're playing the Lions you're really only involved in 4 or 5 plays a game. Plus we've spent most of the last few years drafting safeties and corners. Time to get guys that play up front, guys that get after the passer and block the guys that go after the passers.

[IrMitchell]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag59

muahahahah! Pardon my french but I ****ing love it.

Cornerback is always such a safe pick because it's really an easy job where unless you're playing the Lions you're really only involved in 4 or 5 plays a game. Plus we've spent most of the last few years drafting safeties and corners. Time to get guys that play up front, guys that get after the passer and block the guys that go after the passers.

I'd love to be able to convince myself the same.

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by IrMitchell

I'd love to be able to convince myself the same.

Another way I look at is we tried to build secondary depth from 2004 through last year. Sean Taylor, Carlos Rogers, Reed Doughty, Laron Landry, Justin Tryon, Kareem Moore, Chris Horton, Kevin Barnes, DeJon Gomes, and Brandyn Thompson. 10 guys.

Compared to 7 offensive linemen in that same time span and 4 of those guys were drafted in 2010 and 2011.

If they don't have secondary depth after all that then maybe it's time to move on.

[budw38]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag59

Another way I look at is we tried to build secondary depth from 2004 through last year. Sean Taylor, Carlos Rogers, Reed Doughty, Laron Landry, Justin Tryon, Kareem Moore, Chris Horton, Kevin Barnes, DeJon Gomes, and Brandyn Thompson. 10 guys.

Compared to 7 offensive linemen in that same time span and 4 of those guys were drafted in 2010 and 2011.

If they don't have secondary depth after all that then maybe it's time to move on.

I hear Merriweather is having a toast for every pick we make other than DB.

[IrMitchell]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag59

Another way I look at is we tried to build secondary depth from 2004 through last year. Sean Taylor, Carlos Rogers, Reed Doughty, Laron Landry, Justin Tryon, Kareem Moore, Chris Horton, Kevin Barnes, DeJon Gomes, and Brandyn Thompson. 10 guys.

Compared to 7 offensive linemen in that same time span and 4 of those guys were drafted in 2010 and 2011.

If they don't have secondary depth after all that then maybe it's time to move on.

We've drafted Gomes and Thompson so far in a 3 year span.

They were late round picks and haven't shown anything to suggest they're long term pieces. 2 late round secondary picks in a 3 year draft span is absolutely unheard of.

[imaskin4life]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag59

muahahahah! Pardon my french but I ****ing love it.

Cornerback is always such a safe pick because it's really an easy job where unless you're playing the Lions you're really only involved in 4 or 5 plays a game. Plus we've spent most of the last few years drafting safeties and corners. Time to get guys that play up front, guys that get after the passer and block the guys that go after the passers.

I disagree. Cornerback is actually one of the physically most difficult jobs to have in the NFL. You are the smallest on the field. You are expected to run BACKWARDS with world class sprinters (WRs) who are running forward and you have to stay with them wherever they go. You can't touch him after 5 yards. If the WR is on a fly pattern and you do touch the WR (who is taller than you) then that is a 60 yard penalty at the spot of the foul.

If you cover him all day then the qb won't look your way and no one will remember you -until the one time you screw up and get beat.

if you are in man coverage and it is a run play you have to hear the "RUN!" call and leave your man, turn around, shed a block of a lineman that is twice your size and make an open field tackle on a RB who is also bigger than you. Again, if you are able to do all of that people won't notice you until you screw up.

[CultBrennan59]

And the cardinals got a great underrated CB/S in Justin Bethel

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Does anyone have a highlight tape on Alfred Morris?

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by EARTHQUAKE2689

Does anyone have a highlight tape on Alfred Morris?

Yes but its practically shot from space

[budw38]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag59

Yes but its practically shot from space

So there really is life .... out there .....

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag59

Yes but its practically shot from space

Why would YOU shoot that film from so far away.

[81forHOF]

I'm drafting Morris in my fantasy league next year!

[IrMitchell]

Wow Trent Robinson just got drafted NOW!?!?!?

He was an absolute stud for State.