I don't remember a year where predicting our 1st round pick was this hard. In a way that's a good thing. It tells me we're not so horrible at any position (well, maybe at one guard we are) that would make us have to reach for a position so bad.
So far WR has been the most popular position at 14 but now that we got Jennings many posters here feel we won't reach for a WR at 14. The other popular choices have been corner, RB, MLB and guard/tackle. But there's seems to be an argument to be made for and agaisnt any of those positions.
I look at it this way. What are the last positions the FO would target at 14? I don't believe we'd draft a QB, center or RT at 14. A LT is possible when you consider our LT is getting older and can't stay healthy. A guard should not be the pick imo but guard might be our biggest weakness. A WR makes sense but the top 3 might be gone. A RB like Gurley or Gordon is tempting but Gurley should be gone. Gordon reminds some people of J. Charles. Very tempting indeed but many people feel we can get a RB later. TE? The kid from Minny should be there but at 14 seems too high.
On defense we could use a corner and a MLB. The top 3 MLBs are not worth the 14 puck many will argue. Waynes and Peters are the top 2. Peters should be there but might be too much for Philbin to handle. Waynes could and should be gone. So then who? Shelton if he falls? What a combo that'd be with Suh. On top of it we've had visits with about 40 players so far. Really there's no way of knowing what they're thinking at this point and those who will say we're moving down(which I'd be happy to do btw)that'd make it even harder to predict who we'd take. Funny though once we draft our first player it might be easier to predict what position We'll go after in round 2.
Ozzy rules!!
So far WR has been the most popular position at 14 but now that we got Jennings many posters here feel we won't reach for a WR at 14. The other popular choices have been corner, RB, MLB and guard/tackle. But there's seems to be an argument to be made for and agaisnt any of those positions.
I look at it this way. What are the last positions the FO would target at 14? I don't believe we'd draft a QB, center or RT at 14. A LT is possible when you consider our LT is getting older and can't stay healthy. A guard should not be the pick imo but guard might be our biggest weakness. A WR makes sense but the top 3 might be gone. A RB like Gurley or Gordon is tempting but Gurley should be gone. Gordon reminds some people of J. Charles. Very tempting indeed but many people feel we can get a RB later. TE? The kid from Minny should be there but at 14 seems too high.
On defense we could use a corner and a MLB. The top 3 MLBs are not worth the 14 puck many will argue. Waynes and Peters are the top 2. Peters should be there but might be too much for Philbin to handle. Waynes could and should be gone. So then who? Shelton if he falls? What a combo that'd be with Suh. On top of it we've had visits with about 40 players so far. Really there's no way of knowing what they're thinking at this point and those who will say we're moving down(which I'd be happy to do btw)that'd make it even harder to predict who we'd take. Funny though once we draft our first player it might be easier to predict what position We'll go after in round 2.
Ozzy rules!!
