It's draft time WB - we all want so much but know of the high up guys we really like we can only have one, maybe 2 if we're lucky and sometimes, usually when Wanny was drafting, none at all!
Dez Bryant will provide outstanding talent at the receiver spot. Big body, physical, good hands, down the field threat, he's not fast. Only a 4.5 runner in the Crabtree range but hella good enough to be a #1. But is he mentally tough enough? Is he mentally ready? You could bring Brandon Marshall in as a FA or you could draft a guy with a similar mentality in Bryant. He's also missed 7 or 8 games in 2009 and he's a Deion Sanders kid which means he's a Eugene Parker kid, which means: sideshow.
Rolando McClain is a starter from day 1. I happen to think he's the most instinctive linebacker I've seen in a few years and he's been consistently very good for a number of seasons. He's sudden, he runs well going forwards and laterally and he's pretty good at getting into coverage. He will make a lot of tackles and will come in and line up the defense from play 1. But he has terrible hips. He doesn't always disengage well, he's not always aware of what's going on and doesn't protect his knees and he's not going to scare anyone blitzing.
Morgan will probably be gone, but he's another good player. Just ferocious all year in the ACC. Against FSU and Wake he was a beast. Against Clemson in the ACC Title game he was very good. Incredibly quick off the snap, ferocious hands, relentless as a pass rusher, can run the arc, can play run and most of all he understands the position. But will struggle to get off some blocks, especially when being kicked out. Dunlap is a risk because he's a nut case and his production doesn't match his athletic ability. JPP is a risk in a 3-4 because where are you going to play him? If you draft him, he'll only play 3rd downs and you have one of those already called Cam Wake. One year of major college experience and now you want Pierre Paul to play SOLB and play tight ends down the field? Can you afford to play him like Anthony Spencer in Dallas and play him upfield 75% of the time? Is he good enough? What about the other 25%? Well, Morgan is much more certain than those 2.
Thomas is a terrific player. I love McClain, I love Bryant, I love Spiller, I love Weatherspoon, I love Hughes, I love Syd'Quan Thompson, I love Rennie Curran, I love Suh and McCoy. I might love Thomas more than anyone not called Suh. He's so pacy, such range, you can play him at CB and not worry, he's fluid, he's a ball hawk. 8 picks and more PBU's than anyone in FBS. From a redshirt soph who started all 27 games and was a team captain as a freshman and off the field is like Myron Rolle, who I can tell you from having spent time with him in England, is about as terrific a human being as you'd ever find! But he's young. He looks slight. And he's not overly aggressive in the run game although Lord knows he brings it. His flaws are minimal.
Weatherspoon I talked about and Spiller. Man, CJ Spiller is good. You see what Felix Jones did to Philly Saturday night? That's CJ Spiller.
It's a good draft for good players and really good kids off the field. You'd have to go some to find a player at 12 that you couldn't make a pretty good case for.