The "I thought he sucked from the get-go" is a poor excuse for not giving players the usual development time, and Raji only made one start as a rookie. But the howls of internet posters should not be a deterrent for Pioli. If there's a top NT prospect, he should definitely think very seriously about taking that player.

1 BPA
2 BPA
3-5 OL
6-7 dont really care...

personally, i think he'd much of an upgrade over the crap we currently have on our team.


I won't be pissed if we get him, but i won't expect big plays outta him.

i think this NT draft talk is dumb. Get a OLB and have lewis step up & 2/3rds of the middle gets fixed.

It's not an excuse if it's accurate.

It's not hard to see when players simply lack the ability to excel at this level. When watching Jackson, I will concede that I absolutely see an NFL player there. He's a big guy with legitimate athletic ability. However, he's also a complete idiot and a bit of a loafer.

He's never going to live up to his draft pick. It's just not going to happen. My saying that from the moment the pick was made is hardly unfair gnashing and wailing. It's a statement of belief based on what I've seen. Would you prefer we all just sit around singing Kumbayah until a player's third season?

If the criticism is unreasonable (i.e. Petro's "Barry is a Bust" campaign) call it as such. If the criticism turns out to be inaccurate ("Carr is worthless, cut his ass"), point that out as well.

But if someone calls a spade a spade very early on and this assertion turns out to be accurate, what's unfair about that?

Wow.

We could end up with a truly horrific draft under this approach. I mean an absolutely abysmal one.

:thumb:

That is why I am not a draftabulator....


1 BPA (WR, NT or OLB)
2 BPA (WR, NT, OLB or RB)
3-5 OL
6-7 both QB's

Hows that one for ya?

Im gonna beat the drum for OLB all off season. An upgrade in team speed and a everydown tandum at safety will make this D lethal.

I don't think our linebacker chore is as much of a need. Belcher and Studebaker sure have potential. They need the extra playing time, think Vrabel held us back some for that with Studebaker. Also I'd like to see if Cameron Shffield is going to be around next year and what he can bring.

I'd like us to draft a LB in latter rounds but, WR, C, & QB are major needs.

I'd be ok with Cassel starting the season & see how that goes. However we shouldn't have to wait around on him to be that guy he hasn't lived up to the billing to be. If it's going to be an 18 week season all the more reason to draft a QB. Wouldn't hurt to pick up fresh legs for a HB somewhere in the draft also. We should be looking at best possible players through out the draft and not settle on position of need, i kind of like that idea.

Center should be ut most top pryority for FA and draft. I'm not a FA fan for the most part, but center position you got to have a guy to rely on from start to finish.

Well if we take a RB in the 2nd round, I'll kill a kitten. And taking 3 lineman in one draft is putting a lot of eggs in one basket.

But otherwise, I suppose it's not the worst thing I've ever seen.

http://www.optimumscouting.com/scout...nebackers.html

http://nflsoup.com/?p=6258

article/rankings on 3-4 olbs. seniors only.

Granted that could all change after the FA period...

And yes, if they replace some OL in FA, then some of those wants / requests could change for sure...

But since were just counting draft and not the FA period... Then that would be my wish list for now..


We do seriously have to get another running back.. Jones is old and it showed. Charles is proving that he can not be the main man... He fumbles to easy AND is always dinged... The last thing I want some Moron to say is "give Charles more carries"

In other words, it's a pretty poor senior class of OLBs.

Just look at the top 12 players taken. It was a crappy top to the draft, one of the worst in recent years. That was understood going into the draft, and it's part of why it was basically impossible to trade down at the top for a non-quarterback. Hell, Belichick looked at the draft and traded out of the first round, because he thought the sweet spot in the draft made that the right way to go. I talked about the Chiefs taking Raji at the time, and I still think that would have been a good selection for the team, but the nonsense about living up to a draft pick is just that.

Of course it's unfair gnashing and wailing. Whether you like the pick or not, it's made. At that point, you evaluate honestly. You don't look for every single flaw and crack on a guy over it. For crying out loud, you could take any of the top 5 candidates for rookie of the year and shred them if you wanted to. That doesn't mean that it makes sense to be doing it.

Because if you did like the pick, you'd be singing Kumbaya whether or not the guy was playing like shit. The Sanchez fellatio crew have been a great example of that.

I think they both suck and studebaker in coverage is a joke.