6 Picks In This Draft And Odds Are Not a Single One Will Start This Year

[CoMoChief]

All of these picks are "writing on the wall" picks.

Meaning these are all replacement picks.

Dee Ford is going to replace Hali fulltime next season. That's almost a given unless Hali is willing to restructure his deal which I doubt. Roughly $12M will be saved against the cap should Hali be traded or released next season.

Now next year there are a lot of FA WR's that are going to hit the market. I guess thats why we didn't really look at WR this year. Maybe an UDFA makes the team, and we just go with it. De'Anthony Thomas will see the field a lot in the slot position. They didn't just draft this kid to sit on the bench behind Charles and Davis. He's going to be the next McCluster, except this kid is better than DMC. He timed slow at the combine, but he runs in the high 4.3's from what I heard at his pro day.

Certainly the OT we drafted is a project. He's raw, but he has a lot you can already work with and mold. With him focusing full time on football w/ NFL coaches, training program etc, he could make out to be something. He looks like a mean son of s bitch on the small amount of tape I've watched, but that's against inferior opponents. It will be interesting to see what he can do against real NFL talent.

If anyone is going to start right away it could be Fulton. Not saying it will happen but OG seems to be a wide open competition.

I would think Gaines will see some time in nickel and dime packages at first. Eventually seeing more time once Flowers is traded or waived. He'll be due some good money before too long...something that we probably can't afford to keep. If Flowers is gone before the 2015 draft I bet we use a first rd pick on a CB. Either that or a WR.

And Aaron Murray.....I've been on this train for about 8 months. I think he's the best QB in the draft. To have Gruden say he's one of the best QB's to come into his "camp" says a lot considering who's came through there. He'd be a first/second rd pick if it weren't for his injury. He's small, but so is Drew Brees. This guy stays in the pocket, doesn't get rattled, he's accurate. You put him into a good system w/ playmakers and a stable coaching staff and I guarantee you you're seeing the QBOTF, and you'll see great things to come w/ this kid.