Damn, if Bowers comes back strong from the injury, TB's d-line will be scary....
Claiborne, McCoy, Bowers
Niners take Kaepernick! YAY!
I hope this means the Alex Smith experiment is over...
Damn, if Bowers comes back strong from the injury, TB's d-line will be scary....
Claiborne, McCoy, Bowers
Big if, but yeah, if Clayborn and Bowers turn out, that will be simply devastating. I would bet it won't happen, but I'd like to believe it'll happen. Also, whatever CB, S, OT, and G they take later in the draft will all be all-Pro. And I'll get a magic pony.
Mallett just smoked himself into a perfect situation
Niners take Kaepernick! YAY!
My Internet's been all out afternoon, so I take it Kaepernick's already filed a restraining order against you?
RE: Ponder to Minny...
Vikings draft Ponder & Detroit gets Fairley alongside Suh. We’ve regressed as a society when we’re throwing Christians to the Lions again.
/wishes he'd come up with that
So, OK. Fine. Targeting a QB in this draft cost this year's 2nd round pick. Never my favorite thing but not a future-mortgaging move.
Expensive but not Herschel Walker, Ricky Williams, or Julio Jones expensive
*Legion* wrote:So, OK. Fine. Targeting a QB in this draft cost this year's 2nd round pick. Never my favorite thing but not a future-mortgaging move.
Expensive but not Herschel Walker, Ricky Williams, or Julio Jones expensive :D
How it warms my Buccaneers-fan heart to see Julio Jones thrown in with those other two.
Damn, if Bowers comes back strong from the injury, TB's d-line will be scary....
Claiborne, McCoy, Bowers
The local radio station here talked about Bowers a lot today, and the information they had from medical people was that his knee is bone on bone, and microfracture surgery is in his future. They also got an email from someone close with an NFL team doctor that said he wouldn't be able to practice regularly for his entire career. His knee wouldn't be able to take a practice Thursday followed by a game on Sunday. Unfortunately, it sounds like its very unlikely that Bowers is ever healthy enough to be an NFL player.
* Guess which team drafted the player with the fastest Combine 40 time? I'll give you only one guess...
Haha. Seriously? I didn't notice that. They just can't help but be themselves from time to time during the draft.
... Just looked at Van Dyke. Dude was a backup his entire college career.
*Legion* wrote:* Guess which team drafted the player with the fastest Combine 40 time? I'll give you only one guess...
Haha. Seriously? I didn't notice that. They just can't help but be themselves from time to time during the draft.
... Just looked at Van Dyke. Dude was a backup his entire college career.
Hey now.. "We don’t run from speed, We run TO speed" Now refill my flagon of Kool-Aid!
I'm surprised the chiefs are getting more love for their draft so far. Every pick seems to have been met with approval from most sources, and I think they added the exact kind of pieces on defense I was hoping for. The OL they got in round 2 looks to be able to come right in and start, and comes off as a leader in the Will Shields mold.
I didn't come into the draft with too many expectations. But I think they hit home runs in the first three rounds. Now we just have to hope that they find a few gems the rest of the way.
I will admit, though, that Baldwin in the first round might have been a reach, but he seems like a perfect fit for Haley, and the Chiefs need a #2 WR really, really bad. I had some hopes of them finding a way to grab Titus Young, but that just seemed like it was going to be near impossible without giving up too much.
But the rest of their picks all seemed to be reaching forward and really good value.
I am loving more and more the Ravens selection of Torrey Smith. All I knew about his was he stretches the field and has return ability, but apparently he's actually a pretty humble guy, which is huge for a receiver (for me). I'm glad they were able to draft him as opposed to the other Maryland receiver the Ravens were linked to a few drafts ago.
Well, the draft is done, and my rating of Tampa's draft is "I have absolutely no idea, ask me in two years". I would really appreciate it if somebody would let me know whether I should be excited about the future.
Well, the draft is done, and my rating of Tampa's draft is "I have absolutely no idea, ask me in two years". I would really appreciate it if somebody would let me know whether I should be excited about the future.
Yes!
Bowers is, of course, a major medical issue. But as much as I enjoyed teasing Milkman over it, true pass-rushers are so rare that I don't mind taking a risk on his knee. But the prognosis on his knee is bad if what's been put out there is to be believed.
I think Bowers was a great choice where they drafted him. Raheem Morris was very forthcoming about his medical condition and they believed he was worth a shot when he fell to them. If it ends up that he is limited in practice and brought in on third downs only, he can still be a great pick value-wise.
Bowers played through pain before and he clearly wants to play. People have done it before. It's a better pick than someone who is iffy on football and has no medical issues in some ways. Even if he only lasts three years of limited play, he's probably worth a pick because he's such a good rusher.
But it's hard to be excited about someone with so many question marks. But it's hard to deny his talent. It's all about the medical. So, the two kind of balance each other out.
I didn't think of it in terms of passing on someone like Paea. They probably could've also found a better Cb at that point too. Hell, they could've found a decent RT too.
But Bowers is a gamble and with his talent I think it was totally worth it. Even if he never plays a down, I equate it to the gamble the Ravens took with Sergio Kindle. If you can get him on the field, then it is well worth it, if you can't, well, at least you tried.
Obviously it wasn't the safest pick and as such, it is what it is.
Of course now with the draft over and the lock-out reinstated, this thread's going to look like an Old West ghost town in a week or two.
Of course now with the draft over and the lock-out reinstated, this thread's going to look like an Old West ghost town in a week or two.
Don't worry, I can burn a lot of time:
A) Wondering about Bowers' knee.
B) Man-crushing on Josh Freeman.
Those two alone are like five pages' worth of posts, easy.
Of course now with the draft over and the lock-out reinstated, this thread's going to look like an Old West ghost town in a week or two.
On the plus side, it'll give the nerds in the IRC channel a chance to settle down Handegg, phaw!
Both the Bears and Colts seem to have drafted what they needed.
Rat Boy wrote:Of course now with the draft over and the lock-out reinstated, this thread's going to look like an Old West ghost town in a week or two.
Don't worry, I can burn a lot of time:
A) Wondering about Bowers' knee.
B) Man-crushing on Josh Freeman.Those two alone are like five pages' worth of posts, easy.
Lets find some common ground, and talk about how Gerald McCoy's eyes are so dreamy.
Loved the Prince Amukamara pick by the Giants, even though they probably should have went O-line at that point. But I have to scratch my head as to why they picked up a defensive tackle with the 2nd pick. Although it does improve the DT position, the Giants already incorporate their ends to jump to the middle through different defensive schemes, I really thought their O-line and LB core were more pressing issues.
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