Draft the best player on the board!! - Page 4

**FRCDFED** · 03-19-2005, 03:03 PM

With all the talk about trading our 1st rounder to pick up additional picks I wanted to remind everyone that by drafting higher in round 1 you increase your chances to get a playmaker! Notice I said "increase" and not that it is guaranteed.

We also do not want to include Wesley in a trade for Surtain if it is avoidable. Wesley will beat out Woods for the FS position. I do want Surtain but at the cheapest cost.

With our 1st round pick we need to take the BEST PLAYER ON THE BOARD!! Regardless of position! This draft strategy will allow us to have a playmaker versus the 2nd or 3rd best available position player who we can all sit around on here after three years and bitch about.

We are very critical of Carls draft history but when you look at the good players picked up in the draft (ie TG, LJ) you will notice he selected those who were arguably the best at their position in college and had a solid season leading up to the draft. Now there will be those anomolies such as Simms but Simms didn't come on strong until his senior season and was playing along side Peppers so he should have been considered a risk.

~wants to be GM for a day~

Coogs · 03-21-2005, 10:26 AM

nj,

I was referring to Davis from Georgia. The title of this thread is draft the best player on the board. Davis could very well be the best player on the board at #15. And he can play OLB. I would not mind the pick at all.

As far a Merriman goes, I have not seen him play. I'll take your word for it, and would not mind if he was our choice either if he is the best player on the board at #15, 'cause I really wanted us to trade up to get Suggs. The Vikings kinda of missed up those plans up with that goof they had that caused the run on players though.

Kyle401 · 03-21-2005, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Coogs

nj,

I was referring to Davis from Georgia. The title of this thread is draft the best player on the board. Davis could very well be the best player on the board at #15. And he can play OLB. I would not mind the pick at all.

As far a Merriman goes, I have not seen him play. I'll take your word for it, and would not mind if he was our choice either if he is the best player on the board at #15, 'cause I really wanted us to trade up to get Suggs. The Vikings kinda of missed up those plans up with that goof they had that caused the run on players though.

I agree on Davis. I think he can play OLB in the NFL and he has played at LB in college before dropping weight and moving to S. He still plays above 220 lbs so it wouldn't be that hard for him to get up to 235 or so in time for his rookie season.

Chiefnj · 03-21-2005, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Coogs

nj,

I was referring to Davis from Georgia. The title of this thread is draft the best player on the board. Davis could very well be the best player on the board at #15. And he can play OLB. I would not mind the pick at all.

As far a Merriman goes, I have not seen him play. I'll take your word for it, and would not mind if he was our choice either if he is the best player on the board at #15, 'cause I really wanted us to trade up to get Suggs. The Vikings kinda of missed up those plans up with that goof they had that caused the run on players though.

Ahh, different "tweeners."

I don't care what anyone says, and I don't know any secret to how college players project to the NFL, but David Pollack was the heart and soul of that Georgia defense. In college, he was a much more dominating presence on the field than Davis. I'm still of the opinion that Pollack would be the best pick for KC and have the most impact.

It seems to be a really weak year for OLB's in the draft, so I wouldn't be surprised if Davis turned out to be a decent one a few years from now.

03-19-2005, 03:03 PM
FRCDFED Line'em up Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: somewhere out there Casino cash: $9326297	Draft the best player on the board!! With all the talk about trading our 1st rounder to pick up additional picks I wanted to remind everyone that by drafting higher in round 1 you increase your chances to get a playmaker! Notice I said "increase" and not that it is guaranteed. We also do not want to include Wesley in a trade for Surtain if it is avoidable. Wesley will beat out Woods for the FS position. I do want Surtain but at the cheapest cost. With our 1st round pick we need to take the BEST PLAYER ON THE BOARD!! Regardless of position! This draft strategy will allow us to have a playmaker versus the 2nd or 3rd best available position player who we can all sit around on here after three years and bitch about. We are very critical of Carls draft history but when you look at the good players picked up in the draft (ie TG, LJ) you will notice he selected those who were arguably the best at their position in college and had a solid season leading up to the draft. Now there will be those anomolies such as Simms but Simms didn't come on strong until his senior season and was playing along side Peppers so he should have been considered a risk. ~wants to be GM for a day~
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03-21-2005, 10:26 AM	#46
Coogs In Search of a Life Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Northern Kansas Casino cash: $1324349	nj, I was referring to Davis from Georgia. The title of this thread is draft the best player on the board. Davis could very well be the best player on the board at #15. And he can play OLB. I would not mind the pick at all. As far a Merriman goes, I have not seen him play. I'll take your word for it, and would not mind if he was our choice either if he is the best player on the board at #15, 'cause I really wanted us to trade up to get Suggs. The Vikings kinda of missed up those plans up with that goof they had that caused the run on players though.
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