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Keenan Allen please
Given this draft order I could see the following draft happening:
1. Kansas City Chiefs - QB Geno Smith, West Virginia
2. Jacksonville Jaguars - CB Johnathan Banks, Mississippi State
3. Oakland Raiders - LB Manti Te'o, Notre Dame
4. Philadelphia Eagles - FS Matt Elam, Florida
5. Carolina Panthers - DT Star Lotulelei, Utah
6. San Diego Chargers - OT Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M
7. Cleveland Browns - DE Bjoern Werner, Florida State
8. Tennessee Titans - OG Chance Warmack, Alabama
9. Arizona Cardinals - QB Matt Barkley, USC
10. Detroit Lions - CB Dee Milliner, Alabama
11. Buffalo Bills - WR Keenan Allen, California
12. New Orleans Saints - CB Jordan Poyer, Oregon State
13. Miami Dolphins - ???
That would leave pass rushers like Damontre Moore, Sam Montgomery, Barkevious Mingo, Jarvis Jones, Alex Okafor and Dion Jordan on the board. IF the Dolphins parted ways with Jake Long then that would put Jake Matthews on the board. There would be some backing for Chase Thomas.
But for me if that scenario were to happen then my choice would be between TE Tyler Eifert, S Phillip Thomas of Fresno State and RB Giovanni Bernard of North Carolina.
I like the defensive ends in this draft but I think once you get beyond Werner, you can shoot for a bargain player with one of the 6 picks we have in the top 110.
The need could be there for those offensive tackles, especially with San Diego.
Philadelphia is arguable just because Jason Peters may be hurt, but he's not dead. Arizona is arguable just because they need a quarterback so bad. Hard to say if Matt Barkley is their style, they seem to prefer the big-armed guys. Geno Smith may be more their cup of tea.
I think the rookie wage scale has pushed us a bit beyond the days where offensive tackles are pushed into the top 10 and top 5 just because they're the "safe" picks.
1. Kansas City Chiefs - QB Geno Smith, West Virginia
2. Jacksonville Jaguars - CB Johnathan Banks, Mississippi State
3. Oakland Raiders - LB Manti Te'o, Notre Dame
4. Philadelphia Eagles - FS Matt Elam, Florida
5. Carolina Panthers - DT Star Lotulelei, Utah
6. San Diego Chargers - OT Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M
7. Cleveland Browns - DE Bjoern Werner, Florida State
8. Tennessee Titans - OG Chance Warmack, Alabama
9. Arizona Cardinals - QB Matt Barkley, USC
10. Detroit Lions - CB Dee Milliner, Alabama
11. Buffalo Bills - WR Keenan Allen, California
12. New Orleans Saints - CB Jordan Poyer, Oregon State
13. Miami Dolphins - ???
That would leave pass rushers like Damontre Moore, Sam Montgomery, Barkevious Mingo, Jarvis Jones, Alex Okafor and Dion Jordan on the board. IF the Dolphins parted ways with Jake Long then that would put Jake Matthews on the board. There would be some backing for Chase Thomas.
But for me if that scenario were to happen then my choice would be between TE Tyler Eifert, S Phillip Thomas of Fresno State and RB Giovanni Bernard of North Carolina.
I like the defensive ends in this draft but I think once you get beyond Werner, you can shoot for a bargain player with one of the 6 picks we have in the top 110.
Werner is a nice player but I couldn't go top 10 for him. Over half his sacks came against FCS competition and a bad Florida offensive line. He plays the DE position good, but I don't believe he's an elite pass rusher. Damontre Moore and Sam Montgomery are about the only two defensive ends I'd take in the top 10 if they were to declare early.
Now, Moore also had 3 sacks against a bad Florida offensive line. A lot of these sacks that come in bunches against Florida are on Driskel because he can't help running himself into 'em.
i'm not a woerner top pick guy either...if i can get mingo which seems crazy to me given his tools and how he's gonna test with our top pick i run the card up...no question in my mind...i get that he lacks strength in his upper body and will be liability as a run defender but i would take that guy right now as my pass rush specialist opposite wake and develop the rest of his game in a nanosecond...those tools are too damn good and on that length...
give me mingo...he's a top 5 talent imo
i don't see jarvis jones as the end all be all prospect at olb...i just don't get they hype there...i fail to see elite rush tools and get off the ball and when i hear von miller like prospect i say pump the damn brakes
I'm shocked when we take about pass rushing specialist we don't mention Jarvis Jones! Every time I've seen him play he's making something happen.
Jones is still the top OLB prospect.... might even be looked at as a LB by 4-3 teams.
The kid gets it done on the football field, unlike Mingo.
The next Von Miller is a bit ambitious... but he's a more well rounded player than Von Miller was at aTm. It's not as if you snuffed out Von Miller anyway. There was a time you didn't buy into him either.
Hell, Jones' sack/forced fumble on one play vs. Alabama in the 1st quarter of the SEC title game was more than Mingo has ever done against Alabama in 4 games.
It's just incredibly ironic to point out Jones being run at by Alabama, and turn around and chirp out Barkevious Mingo in the same breath. That poor kid has been dominated his entire career by Bama running right at him.