NFL Draft Strategies: Part 1

i dont understand why people keep listing him at 12 when no mock draft has him anywhere close to 12, some have him 2nd or 3rd round

the guy is 50 pounds over weight and does not even like to play football. he has motivational issues off the wazzo and just all around sucks as a player, get him off the board.

the fo will never draft a guy like him this high

i would like getting dan williams or either of the OLB’s. what about trading down a couple spots, get an extra 2nd or 3rd rounder and draft earl thomas in the 1st. ?

as much as i would love to have a playmaker like cj spiller. i just dont see it happening. not unless someone is willing to give up that 1st round pick for ronnie. but i dont see that happening. but every year there always seems to be a great group of RB’s in the draft. i think they will address that position next year when ricky’s gone.

it would be nice working out some sort of trade with the chargers for V. Jackson. they need a RB. also steal that FS oj (idk how to spell his last name) from the rams. then we could draft spiller and fill in OLB, NT, G, and TE in the later rounds.

The way I understand it, the SOLB plays on whatever side the TE is lined up on ( strong side of the offense) a couple yards off the line. The WOLB lines up on the opposite side (weak side of the offense) on the line. Most run plays go to the strong side because thats where the extra blocker is. Thats why the SOLB is off the line, to diagnose the play, plug the hole/cut off the running lane and make the tackle on a run or drop into coverage on a pass play. The WOLB is mostly a pass rusher playing on the line and being on the side without the extra blocker, he has to get past the T (who should be occupied by the DE) and/or a RB or FB and get to the Q. But, obviously not all running plays go to the strong side and players on offense go in motion a lot, just because a TE is on one side when they line up doesnt mean hes gonna be there when they snap the ball so the WOLB needs to be able to diagnose and stop a run play or drop into coverage when he has to. So basically what Im saying is I always thought the SOLB was more of a traditional LB and that the WOLB was more a pass rusher and thats where most of these DE/OLB conversion guys end up. Not saying thats the way it is but thats what I thought. Any info would be appreciated.

BTW, I know this has nothing to do with your post which you did a great job on.

There’s no way I take Williams at 12, he’s just not that good. I believe the signing of Dansby gave us great flexibility in this draft, I believe that’s one of the main reasons we signed him. The pressure is now off to take McClain and we can now focus on the best player that’s available to us. Don’t discount the possibility of CJ Spiller, he’s the most dynamic player in this draft, regardless of position. I have no faith that Ronnie Brown can complete a season anymore. In my mind Spiller has the talent of a Chris Johnson, if we pass him up he’ll go be a star for someone else. This is perhaps the deepest draft ever, we can get LB, NT, and WR help later, but you won’t find a game changer like Spiller later. Having said all this I don’t think Tuna will make that pick. He’ll probably go LB at 12, and I really couldn’t argue with him. Another possible scenario to look for. If Dez Bryant is there at 12 don’t be shocked if NE is ringing our phone off the hook, here’s the logic. They have 5 picks in the first 2 rounds, I’m sure they’re not crazy about negotiating 5 different contracts. Wes Welker is coming off of ACL and rotator cuff surgeries. Moss is turning 34 and has already stated this is his last year in NE. Parcells isn’t high on WRs in the 1st round, especially diva’s like Bryant. I could easily see NE giving us the higher of the 2 1st rounders and throwing in one of the 2nd rounders to make a deal. This could really work for both teams. Tom Brady gets a prime WR to finish out his career with. We get a player with that 1st that we might have taken at 12 anyway and get the extra pick in the 2nd to still pick up a quality WR, there’s going to be several there. Bellichek and Parcells are two guys secure enough in their jobs not to worry about the old "don’t make trades in your own division’ thing. I believe they both always do what’s best for their teams and don’t worry about anyone else. I believe this situation is a trade waiting to happen. Just a thought.

Just have some problems with the OLB/DEs you listed. Derrick Morgan does not fit us. NFL Fans of 3-4 teams: don’t get your hopes up. Morgan really struggles when dropping into coverage. He is most comfortable with his hand in the ground. Pierre-Paul I don’t see Parcells drafting a 1 year wonder.

I like Dan Williams but trading down for an extra 3rd rounder and going Earl Thomas is probably the best option out there. Especially taking in the fact that Cam Thomas can be had in the second. Eric Norwood in the 3rd is one of the best OLB options for us. He does what our current OLBs can’t. Thats set the edge against the run and drop in coverage.

1. Detroit took who they thought to be the number 1 player over all, and then drafting who they had ranked as their next best player. They only won 2 games. Granted the year before they went 0-16, but the phylosiphy did not work. They took a TE with the 20th over all, when they should have taken Michael Oher. That would have made their team better rather then get Stafford sacked 24 times in his ten games, and getting him hurt. A QB is only as good as his O-line. Obviously QB’s can cause sacks, but they can’t throw when they are on their backs. Taking the best available is always unsure because who knows who really is the best?
2. Position Value, drafting a spot on what you as an organization thinks about the postion is not good. In a 4-3 a DE is invalubale, teams like the Giants, and Indy have two great DE it helps to pay those guys, where as in a 3-4 we rely on the LB to create the sacks and the turnovers. A DE unless they are going to convert to OLB is not worth us drafting in the first round. A guy like Brian Cushing, or Clay Mathews would be worht a 12th overall pick. The Chiefs made the wrong pick as of now, they need to solidify the line to Cassel can stay upright.
Those are the type of players you are looking for, the TExans did alot better, by adding a probowl rookie OLB to the mix. Green Bay went from top ten to the playoffs by adding good rookie talents like Mathews to the mix. Dolphins need to add the best player for the value, if that is KIndle, Grahmn, Thomas, Mays, or Dan Williams. The Dolphins have holes, and the best why to fill them with talent is taking the best player to fill the hole. I feel they did that in 2008 with Long, 2007 nothing, last year good picks with the CB. Now just make the right move again.