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Covitz: The Star’s projected draft
http://www.kansascity.com/sports/foo...ry/583449.html
The Star’s projected draft Here’s another peek at how we see the first round of the NFL draft unfolding. We’ll take one more shot at it next Saturday. 1MIAMI DOLPHINS OT Jake Long, Michigan If he doesn’t sign soon, Dolphins will take Vernon Gholston. 2 ST. LOUIS RAMS DE Chris Long, Virginia If the Dolphins take Gholston, the Rams grab Jake Long. 3 ATLANTA FALCONS DT Glenn Dorsey, LSU New coach Mike Smith wants to start with a defense. 4 OAKLAND RAIDERS DE Vernon Gholston, Ohio State If Gholston is gone, Raiders take DT Sedrick Ellis. 5 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS OT Branden Albert, Virginia How did Virginia lose four games last season? 6 NEW YORK JETS RB Darren McFadden, Arkansas Jets find a playmaker in speedy Razorback 7 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (from S.F.) CB Leodis McKelvin, Troy McKelvin steps in for the departed Asante Samuel 8 BALTIMORE RAVENS QB Matt Ryan, Boston College Goodbye Steve McNair, hello Matt Ryan 9 CINCINNATI BENGALS DT Sedrick Ellis, Southern Cal He’s a steal at this spot. 10 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS LB Keith Rivers, Southern Cal Rivers invigorates a slow, veteran linebacker corps. 11 BUFFALO BILLS CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, Tenn. St. He is a better value than any wide receiver on board 12 DENVER BRONCOS OT Ryan Clady, Boise State It’s a coin flip between Clady and … 13 CAROLINA PANTHERS OT Jeff Otah, Pittsburgh … Otah, who can help NFL’s 29th-ranked offense 14 CHICAGO BEARS RB Rashard Mendenhall, Illinois Bears ranked 30th in rushing, last in yards per carry 15 DETROIT LIONS OT Chris Williams, Vanderbilt Detroit surrendered 54 sacks in 2007 16 ARIZONA CARDINALS RB Jonathan Stewart, Oregon He takes some of the heat off Edgerrin James 17 MINNESOTA VIKINGS DE Derrick Harvey, Florida Unless the Vikings acquire Jared Allen 18 HOUSTON TEXANS CB Aqib Talib, Kansas Injury to Dunta Robinson makes this a huge need 19 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES CB Mike Jenkins, South Florida Eagles are shopping veteran Lito Sheppard 20 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS WR Devin Thomas, Michigan State Best of a shallow pool of top-flight receivers 21 WASHINGTON WR Limas Sweed, Texas Big receiver fits club’s new West Coast offense 22 DALLAS COWBOYS (from Cleveland) RB Felix Jones, Arkansas Cowboys don’t want to wait until pick No. 28 23 PITTSBURGH STEELERS OT Gosder Cherilus, Boston College Steelers offensive line broke down in ’07 24 TENNESSEE TITANS WR DeSean Jackson, California Can make big plays in return game, too 25 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS WR Malcolm Kelly, Oklahoma Questions about attitude dropped him here 26 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS DE Phillip Merling, Clemson Concern about a sports hernia dropped him here 27 SAN DIEGO CHARGERS CB Brandon Flowers, Virginia Tech Physical corner fits the Chargers’ profile 28 DALLAS COWBOYS CB Antoine Cason, Arizona Cowboys could trade pick to team looking to take QB 29 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (from Indy) DE Calais Campbell, Miami Provides a bookend to newly signed Justin Smith 30 GREEN BAY PACKERS TE Dustin Keller, Purdue It’s between him and Southern Cal TE Fred Davis 31 NEW YORK GIANTS S Kenny Phillips, Miami Brings needed youth to Giants secondary |
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04-20-2008, 12:53 AM | #16 |
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A guard?
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04-20-2008, 02:01 AM | #17 |
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Glad these boys suck at projected the draft, remember last year they were all over Aaron Ross and Joe Staley.
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04-20-2008, 02:10 AM | #18 |
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Sorry but Albut @ 5 sucks for value. IMO.
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04-20-2008, 02:11 AM | #19 |
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If the Chiefs take Branden Albert over Matt Ryan that is why the Chiefs are the Chiefs.
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04-20-2008, 02:16 AM | #20 |
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Good point. They only mock I'm going to put any stock in is Gosselin's final one. If has the Chiefs taking Albert, Clady, or Otah then I'll panic a little bit.
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04-20-2008, 02:18 AM | #21 |
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I like Albert alot, just not at #5. Now at 17 I would be all over him.
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04-20-2008, 04:34 AM | #22 |
offense > defense
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04-20-2008, 05:45 AM | #23 |
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FWIW, Virginia was a last second missed field goal by Wake Forest away from being a 5 loss team...
That being said, I wouldn't mind the Albert pick as long as we trade back a few spots and get another pick in the process... |
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04-20-2008, 09:08 AM | #24 |
Cry havoc...
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I think this is Carl's new strategy heading into the next decade. Since converting safeties to cornerbacks hasn't gotten us to the superbowl, he's going to try converting guards to tackles...
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04-20-2008, 09:15 AM | #25 |
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worse case scenario
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Finally something I agree with you on...
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04-20-2008, 09:50 AM | #27 |
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taken at 5 he'd be a left tackle not a guard...the chiefs are not the only team that think he can play tackle. that said number 5 overall is way too high for him.
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04-20-2008, 09:53 AM | #28 |
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04-20-2008, 09:56 AM | #29 |
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this whole "shooting up the draft boards" thing with albert has me feeling a ryan sims level of deja vu.
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Exactly. This move only makes sense if we trade down. I'm not against the idea. In fact I think it's what we should do if we can't pull the Allen trade before the draft...
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