Post Your Draft Board

[Dirtbag59]

Preferably players we're expected to look at for the 13th pick but you're free to include other positions like CB and S. Anyway heres mine as of today. For those who don't know what a draft board it's a tool that Vinny uses to justify taking 3 pass catchers in the second round. Just kidding, it's really a tool that scouts use to evaluate players from a pure talent perspective. So basically do you think that Prospect A is a better LB then Prospect B is a Tackle or vice-versa.

1st Tier

1. Andre Smith - OT - Alabama - He can play LT but will be an elite RT in this league. He used to be considered top 5 for a reason. It's the usual combine politics that have dropped him so far.

2. Rey Maualuga - LB - USC - Relelentless. Don't know about his OLB prospects but worse case we'd have our replacement for Fletcher. On top of that I think he's going to be better then Lofu Tatupu.

3. Alex Mack - C - Cal - From a pure talent perspective Mack is among the best at what he does. However the fact that Centers are undervalued means Mack will not hear his name called for a while. Might be better then my personal favorite center prospect Ryan Kalil from the 2007 draft.

2nd Tier

4. Knowshon Moreno - RB - UGA- Clinton Portis is starting to show his wear and tear and I'm not to comfortable about Betts unless he's starting full time as he needs a few carries to get going. If we could add a free agent RT then I would have few objections about adding Knowshon, but fixing the problems at RT might be all we need to get the running game bakc on track.

5. Brian Orakpo - DE/LB - Texas - He's a very interesting prospect that deserves consideration and as the Giants say "you can never have to many D-lineman" He barely seems to be capable though of having the size to play LDE.

6. Michael Johnson - DE - Georgia Tech - I'm moving Johnson into my board now as the kid really is a freak of nature. Had he had 13 or 14 sacks this year he would have ended up being a sure fire top 3 pick. Still 9 sacks is by no means a bad year. Apparently the guy has the same type of frame as last years DE prospect Calias Campbell (Miami) and granted we were considering taking him as a LE I think we owe it to ourselves to give Johnson a long hard look. Either way he has the potential to be a sack artist in this league and the fact that we can get him on a trade down might be to much to pass up.

3rd Tier

7. James Laurinaitis- LB - Ohio State - He's a little on the smaller side, but he's a mean SOB. Explosive, gets after the run, rushes the passer. Just a football player. Would also give us Fletchers successor, a need that is more important then most people are letting on.

8. Lesean McCoy - RB - Pitt - Explosive running back that actually reminds me a little of Portis coming out of Miami. Same problem though in that both players have a pretty small frame.

9. Michael Oher - OT - Ole Miss - A personal favorite. Would be extremely relieved if we traded down and picked him up, but I keep getting a feeling that the front office will consider him a reach even in the late 1st round.

10. Tyson Jackson - DE - LSU - Even though we got Haynesworth the fact remains that we don't have that big body LDE right now that can anchor the left side on running plays. Evans might come back to us but right now I'd be willing to bet that he signs in New Orleans.

4th Tier

11. Brian Cushing - LB - USC- Can anyone tell me why Scout has Clay Matthews ranked highter then Cush at this point? Either way he plays hard and can rush the passer. Durability issues though should be a huge concern.

12. Peria Jerry - DT - Ole Miss - Doubt we even consider him with Haynesworth on board but he can get after the passer and stop the run or as I sometimes mistakenly type it 'stop the fun.' Ironic how it kind of ends up being true.

[The Goat]

Looks pretty good to me... DB I like your sense of humor a la Vinny's draft board.

[WaldSkins]

1.) Andre Smith-OT-#1 OT Pre-combine, Would be a steal at 13.
2.) Rey Maualuga-LB-Guy is a freaking machine, finally a LB who can cover.
3.) Brian Orakpo- DE/LB- Can play DE so Taylor can move to LB or vice versa
4.) DJ Moore-CB- Springs replacement, would play the nickle this year. Possible Rogers replacement??
5.) Knowshon Moreno-RB- Would be a great compliment to Portis, but i bet we still stick with shitty Betts.
6.) Eben Britton-OT- Great player for RT
7.) Alex Mack- C- Anyone else sick of Rabachs play ,primarily in the red zone. False start, False start!!!
8.) Trade the pick!!!!

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by WaldSkins

1.) Andre Smith-OT-#1 OT Pre-combine, Would be a steal at 13.
2.) Rey Maualuga-LB-Guy is a freaking machine, finally a LB who can cover.
3.) Brian Orakpo- DE/LB- Can play DE so Taylor can move to LB or vice versa
4.) DJ Moore-CB- Springs replacement, would play the nickle this year. Possible Rogers replacement??
5.) Knowshon Moreno-RB- Would be a great compliment to Portis, but i bet we still stick with shitty Betts.
6.) Eben Britton-OT- Great player for RT
7.) Alex Mack- C- Anyone else sick of Rabachs play ,primarily in the red zone. False start, False start!!!
8.) Trade the pick!!!!

Can't believe I forgot about Mack.

Originally Posted by The Goat

Looks pretty good to me... DB I like your sense of humor a la Vinny's draft board.

Thanks, though even though I give Vinny s**t for his draft board fiasco last year the fact remains that Scout.com gave both Thomas and Kelly +90 grades so it's not like Vinny was the only one. . Still I definitely think we should have at least added one lineman with those three picks but hopefully it'll end up working out. Jeremy Zutah I think would have been a great fit here

[WaldSkins]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag359

Can't believe I forgot about Mack.

How could anyone forget about Mack on the warpath. He's this years Colt Brennan!!

[The Goat]

Originally Posted by WaldSkins

How could anyone forget about Mack on the warpath. He's this years Colt Brennan!!

so if we draft him he'll ride the bench all year

[WaldSkins]

Originally Posted by The Goat

so if we draft him he'll ride the bench all year

Haha, i hope not

[53Fan]

Originally Posted by The Goat

so if we draft him he'll ride the bench all year

Will you be here all week?

[Gmanc711]

I will go ahead and say I'm not a huge "Draft Guy" in terms of players, I'll kind of see who everyone ends up talking about come April and decide who I want than...but I know the positions I want addressed:

- Offensive Line ( Tackle #1 for right side, another Guard)
- Outside Linebacker
-Defensive End
- Quick, Speedy Runningback.

[ChickenMonkey]

New thoughts

Trade down with the Pats at #23 add 2nd round #34 aquired from KC
Or

Trade out of the first Round ( Pats have #34,47,58) in the second round

Im looking at adding OT Meredit,DE Ayers,OLB Freeman in the 2nd RD

[That Guy]

my draft board would start with any random fallers (though there's maybe a 1% of that happening).

that's freak drops for guys like curry, crabtree, monroe etc that won't actually happen.

after that I tend to believe RB, LBs, C, and most OGs are places where 2nd round picks will get you good starters at tiny contracts.

the 1st round is the best place to get franchise QBs, LTs, pass rushing DEs, and stud DTs. DTs are the safest bet, followed by OTs.

I wouldn't take mack, jerry, or lauranitis unless we trade down to the 20s at least.

at LB i like rey and lauranitis, though both are probably too slow to work the seem effectively in a cover 2 defense. I think lauranitis is a better value even if his upside is a little lower, since you could trade down and still get him.

at OL - any of the top tackles would be good, but I rather trade out of 13 for a pick (with say, the lions) if A smith was there. we need to come out with a guy to play now, and a higher bust % play at a spot we don't have a starter at is a bit risky.

trading into the second could get you a duke robinson, sean smith, or maybe even max unger (if he falls slightly).

at 13, the best picks would be oher or orakpo, followed by rey or trading down.

I don't think we're looking at RBs, this is a bad class for them, and we've got soo much money tied up in portis right now (and we can't cut him any time soon either). the problem last year was the OL, not portis. we'd be better off (imo) going oher (if he's there).

[GTripp0012]

I can't believe I didn't see this. I'll go to thirty, unless I don't feel like stopping.

1. Aaron Curry, LB, Wake Forest
2. B.J. Raji, DT, Boston College
3. Jason Smith, OT, Baylor
4. Eugene Monroe, OT, Virginia
5. Malcolm Jenkins, CB, Ohio State
6. Michael Crabtree, WR, Texas Tech
7. Rey Maualuga, LB, USC
8. Michael Oher, OT, Ole Miss
9. Brian Orakpo, DE, Texas
10. Andre Smith, OT, Alabama
11. Vontae Davis, CB, Illinois
12. Alex Mack, C, California
13. Brandon Pettigrew, TE, Oklahoma State
14. Brian Cushing, LB, USC
15. LeSean McCoy, RB, Pittsburgh
16. Darrius Heyward-Bey, WR, Maryland
17. Peria Jerry, DT, Ole Miss
18. James Laurainitis, LB, Ohio State
19. Chris "Beanie" Wells, RB, Ohio State
20. Clay Matthews, OLB, USC
21. Derrick Williams, WR, Penn State
22. Eben Britton, OT, Arizona
23. Clint Sintim, LB, Virginia
24. Nate Davis, QB, Ball State
25. Tyson Jackson, DE, LSU
26. William Beatty, OT, Connecticut
27. Alphonzo Smith, CB, Wake Forest
28. Everette Brown, LB, Florida State
29. Connor Barwin, LB/DE/TE, Cincinnati
30. Percy Harvin, WR, Florida
31. Eric Wood, C, Louisville
32. D.J. Moore, CB, Vanderbilt
33. Aaron Maybin, LB, Penn State
34. Donald Brown, RB, Connecticut
35. Duke Robinson, G, Oklahoma
36. Jeremy Maclin, WR, Missouri
37. Ziggy Hood, DT, Missouri
38. Knowshon Moreno, RB, Georgia
39. Darius Butler, CB, Connecticut
40. Louis Delmas, S, Western Michigan
41. Sean Smith, CB, Utah
42. Xavier Fulton, OT, Illinois
43. Andy Levitre, G, Oregon State
44. David Bruton, S, Notre Dame
45. Brian Robiske, WR, Ohio State
46. Matthew Stafford, QB, Georgia
47. Scott McKillop, LB, Pittsburgh
48. William Moore, S, Missouri
49. Josh Freeman, QB, Kansas State
50. Andre Brown, RB, North Carolina St.

[That Guy]

hey G, wouldn't another DT be overkill? rey over orakpo? mack at 12?

just asking .

i think i'd shy away a little from jenkins due to speed concerns, but i can see why raji (if he slips to us) would be a fairly easy take... i'd rather have crabtree if we're talking about crazy draft falls though.

[Dirtbag59]

Updated draft board complete with pretty colors. I've also divided the players up into tier's as I think taking a player purely because he's one number higher on a draft board is ascenine. So for example if Knowshon Moreno and Michael Johnson are available when we pick (a Bulldog and a Yellow Jacket) the advantage would go to what we need more.

Anyway I'd like to see more draft boards so lets go, get them up.

[WaldSkins]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag359

Updated draft board complete with pretty colors. I've also divided the players up into tier's as I think taking a player purely because he's one number higher on a draft board is ascenine. So for example if Knowshon Moreno and Michael Johnson are available when we pick (a Bulldog and a Yellow Jacket) the advantage would go to what we need more.

Anyway I'd like to see more draft boards so lets go, get them up.

Do I have to do mine over with pretty colors?