****Official 2008 CP Mock Draft Picks Thread**** - Page 27

**OnTheWarpath15** · 06:46 PM

The following trades have effected the draft order:

Corey Williams to Cleveland for a R2 pick.

Shaun Rogers to Cleveland for a R3 pick.

Kris Jenkins to the Jets for a R3 pick.

Marcus Stroud to the Bills for a R3 pick.

Redskins to Broncos. The Washington Redskins traded their fourth-round selection in 2008, and their third-round selection in 2007 (used to select Ryan Harris) to the Denver Broncos as part of a three-team trade in which Washington received T.J. Duckett and Atlanta received Ashley Lelie. (This was the result of a formula which could have had Denver and Washington swapping 2007 first-round selections.)

Saints to Jets. The Saints traded their fourth-round selection in 2008 to the Jets, for Jonathan Vilma.

Jets to Panthers. The New York Jets traded their third-round and fifth-round selections to the Carolina Panthers in a deal that sent Kris Jenkins to New York.

Dolphins to Chiefs. Miami (conditionally) traded its fifth-round selection in 2008 to the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for Trent Green. The selection would have become a fourth-round selection if Green had met certain performance criteria.

Bears to Bills. Chicago (conditionally) traded their fifth-round selection in 2008 to Buffalo in exchange for Darwin Walker. The round of the selection may change, depending on Walker's playing time.

Panthers to Bears. The Carolina Panthers traded their fifth-round selection in 2008 to Chicago in exchange for Chris Harris.

Raiders to Broncos. Oakland (conditionally) traded their fifth-round selection in 2008 to Denver in exchange for Gerard Warren.

Bills to Jaguars The Buffalo Bills traded a 3rd and 5th round selection to the Jacksonville Jaguars in return for DT Marcus Stroud.

Seahawks to Browns. The Seattle Seahawks traded their sixth-round selection in 2008 to Cleveland in exchange for Charlie Frye.[24]

Packers to Giants. The Green Bay Packers traded their sixth-round selection in 2008 to the New York Giants in exchange for running back Ryan Grant.

Broncos to Rams. Denver traded their sixth-round selection in 2008 to the St. Louis Rams for defensive tackle Jimmy Kennedy.[26] The trade occurred after the Broncos had tried to trade the same pick to Miami for defensive tackle Dan Wilkinson; that trade was voided.

Browns to Eagles. Cleveland traded their sixth-round selection in 2008 to Philadelphia for center Hank Fraley. The trade was conditional on games started by Fraley, and could have fallen to a seventh-round pick, but Fraley started all 16 games.

Cowboys/Dolphins swap. The teams swapped their sixth-round selections in a trade involving Jason Ferguson.

Jaguars to Vikings. Jacksonville traded their sixth-round selection for Troy Williamson.

Texans to Broncos. Houston traded their sixth-round pick for Chris Myers.

Steelers to Falcons. The Pittsburgh Steelers traded their seventh-round selection in 2008 to Atlanta for kick/punt returner Allen Rossum.

Seahawks to Eagles. Seattle traded their seventh-round selection in 2008 to Philadelphia for fullback Josh Parry.

Eagles to Bills. Philadelphia traded their seventh-round selection in 2008, and defensive tackle Darwin Walker, to Buffalo for linebacker Takeo Spikes and quarterback Kelly Holcomb.

Rams to Vikings. St. Louis traded their seventh-round selection in 2008 to Minnesota for offensive tackle Adam Goldberg.

Giants to Chiefs. The New York Giants traded their seventh-round selection in 2008 to Kansas City for kicker Lawrence Tynes.

Vikings to Jets. Minnesota traded their seventh-round pick in 2008 to the Jets in exchange for Brooks Bollinger.

Bengals to Rams. Cincinnati traded their seventh-round pick in 2008 to St. Louis in exchange for Ryan Fitzpatrick.

When making your selection, please list the player's name, his position and the school he played for. Not everyone has the same level of knowledge about prospects, and this information will help people who want to research these players further.

Also, if you would, please tell us your reasoning for selecting the player you did. It doesn't have to be a novel, just give some insight on your thought process.

Let's have some fun.

Round 1

1 DOLPHINS (Hamas Jenkins) - Vernon Gholston, DE, Ohio State
2 RAMS (BigChiefFan) - Glenn Dorsey, DT, LSU
3 FALCONS (jiveturkey) - Matt Ryan, QB, Boston College
4 RAIDERS (ChiefsCountry) - Chris Long, DE, Virginia
5 CHIEFS (Mecca) - Sedrick Ellis, DT, USC
6 JETS (PHOG) - Darren McFadden, RB, Arkansas
7 PATRIOTS (MarcoPolo) - Jake Long, OT, Michigan
8 RAVENS (Mr Flopnuts) - Leodis McKelvin, CB, Troy
9 BENGALS (Spicy McHaggis) - Keith Rivers, LB, USC
10 SAINTS (OnTheWarpath58) - Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, CB, Tenn. St.
11 BILLS (Direckshun) - Mike Jenkins, CB, South Florida
12 BRONCOS (ct) - Kenny Phillips, S, Miami
13 PANTHERS (Chiefscafan) - Brian Brohm, QB, Louisville
14 BEARS (Sanka) - Malcolm Kelly, WR, Oklahoma
15 LIONS (BigRock) - Ryan Clady, OT, Boise State
16 CARDINALS (Archie Bunker) - Rashard Mendenhall, RB,Illinois
17 VIKINGS (Zeke Ziggle) - Phillip Merling, DE, Clemson
18 TEXANS (sfeihc) - Derrick Harvey, DE, Florida
19 EAGLES (Sandy Limpdick) - Limas Sweed, WR, Texas
20 BUCCANEERS (Direckshun) - Antoine Cason, CB, Arizona
21 REDSKINS (Sully) - Gosder Cherilus, OT, Boston College
22 COWBOYS (htismaqe) - Chris Williams, OT, Vanderbilt
23 STEELERS (milkman) - Brandon Albert, G, Virgina
24 TITANS (JBucc) - Jonathan Stewart, RB, Oregon
25 SEAHAWKS (DaKCManAP) - DeSean Jackson, WR, California
26 JAGUARS (pestilenceaf23) - Lawrence Jackson, DE, USC
27 CHARGERS (noa) - Jeff Otah, OT, Pittsburgh
28 COWBOYS (htismaqe) - Aqib Talib, CB, Kansas
29 49ERS (bsp4444) - James Hardy, WR, Indiana
30 PACKERS (crazycoffey) - Reggie Smith, DB, Oklahoma
31 GIANTS (bdeg) - Dan Connor, LB, Penn State

Round 2

32 DOLPHINS (Hamas Jenkins) - Carl Nicks, OT, Nebraska
33 RAMS (BigChiefFan) - Sam Baker, OT, USC
34 RAIDERS (ChiefsCountry) - Kentwan Balmer, DT North Carolina
35 CHIEFS (Mecca) - Quentin Groves, DE, Auburn
36 JETS (PHOG) - Devin Thomas, WR, Michigan St.
37 FALCONS (jiveturkey) - Patrick Lee, CB, Auburn
38 RAVENS (Mr Flopnuts) - Joe Flacco, QB, Delaware
39 49ERS (bsp4444) - Calais Campbell, DE, Miami
40 SAINTS (OnTheWarpath58) - Pat Sims, DT, Auburn
41 BILLS (sfeihc) - Fred Davis, TE, USC
42 BRONCOS (ct) - Anthony Collins. OT, Kansas
43 PANTHERS (Chiefscafan) - Jerod Mayo, ILB, Tennesee
44 BEARS (Sanka) - Felix Jones, RB, Arkansas
45 LIONS (BigRock) - Brandon Flowers, CB, Virginia Tech
46 BENGALS (Spicy McHaggis) Martellus Bennett, TE, Texas A&M
47 VIKINGS (Zeke Ziggle) - John Carlson, TE, Notre Dame
48 FALCONS (jiveturkey) - Frank Okam, DT, Texas
49 EAGLES (Sandy Limpdick) - Curtis Lofton, MLB, Oklahoma
50 CARDINALS (Archie Bunker) - Tracy Porter, CB, Indiana
51 REDSKINS (Sully) - Jordy Nelson, WR, Kansas State
52 BUCCANEERS (Direckshun) - Early Doucet, WR, LSU
53 STEELERS (milkman) - Chilo Rachal, OG, USC
54 TITANS (JBucc) - Mario Manningham, WR, Michigan
55 SEAHAWKS (DaKCManAP) - Brad Cottam, TE, Tennessee
56 PACKERS (crazycoffey) - Ali Highsmigh, OLB, LSU
57 DOLPHINS (Hamas Jenkins) - Cliff Avril, OLB, Purdue
58 JAGUARS (pestilenceaf23) - DaJuan Morgan, S, NC State
59 COLTS (BTAU) - Trevor Laws, DT, Notre Dame
60 PACKERS (crazycoffey) - Chad Henne, QB, Michigan
61 COWBOYS (htismaqe) - Jamaal Charles, RB, Texas
62 PATRIOTS (MarcoPolo) - Xavier Adibi, LB, Virginia Tech
63 GIANTS (bdeg) - Erin Henderson, LB, Maryland

Round 3

64 DOLPHINS (Hamas Jenkins) - Thomas DeCoud, SS, California
65 RAMS (BigChiefFan) - Andre Caldwell, WR, Florida
66 CHIEFS (Mecca) - Justin King, CB, Penn State
67 PANTHERS (Chiefscafan) - Chris Johnson, RB, East Carolina
68 FALCONS (jiveturkey) - Heath Benedict, OT, Newberry
69 PATRIOTS (MarcoPolo) - Shawn Crable, OLB, Michigan
70 49ERS (bsp4444) - Tavares Gooden, LB, Miami
71 BILLS (OnTheWarpath58) - Earl Bennett, WR, Vanderbilt
72 JAGUARS (pestilenceaf23) - Red Bryant, DT, Texas A&M
73 VIKINGS (Zeke Ziggle) - Andre Woodson, QB, Kentucky
74 PANTHERS (Chiefscafan) - Dre Moore, DT, Maryland
75 BEARS (Sanka) - Quintin Demps, S, UTEP
76 LIONS (BigRock) - Philip Wheeler, LB, Georgia Tech
77 BENGALS (Spicy McHaggis) - Roy Schuening, OG, Oregon State
78 SAINTS (OnTheWarpath58) - Dustin Keller, TE, Purdue
79 TEXANS (sfeihc) - Terrell Thomas, CB, USC
80 EAGLES (Sandy Limpdick) - Eric Young, OL, Tennessee
81 CARDINALS (Archie Bunker) - Drew Radovich, OG, USC
82 VIKINGS (Zeke Ziggle) - Marcus Harrison, DT, Arkansas
83 BUCCANEERS (Direckshun) - Tony Hills, OT, Texas
84 REDSKINS (Sully) - Josh Barrett, S, Arizona State
85 TITANS (JBucc) - Chris Ellis, DE, Virginia Tech
86 SEAHAWKS (DaKCManAP) - Ahtyba Rubin, DT, Iowa State
87 LIONS (BigRock) - Ray Rice, RB, Rutgers
88 STEELERS (milkman) - Charles Godfrey, CB, Iowa
89 JAGUARS (pestilenceaf23) - Josh Johnson, QB, San Diego
90 BEARS (Sanka) - Duane Brown, OT, Virginia Tech
91 PACKERS (crazycoffey) - Oneil Cousins, OT, UTEP
92 COWBOYS (htismaqe) - Eddie Royal, WR, Virginia Tech
93 COLTS (BTAU) - Geno Hayes, LB, Florida State
94 GIANTS (bdeg) - Tyrell Johnson, S, Arkansas St.
95 PATRIOTS (MarcoPolo) - Chevis Jackson, CB, LSU

Round 4

96 DOLPHINS (Hamas Jenkins) - Jonathan Goff. MLB, Vanderbilit
97 RAMS (BigChiefFan) - Mike Pollack, C, Arizona
98 JETS (milkman) - Donnie Avery. WR. Houston
99 FALCONS (DaKCManAP) - Beau Bell, MLB, UNLV
100 RAIDERS (ChiefsCountry) - Lavelle Hawkins, WR California
101 CHIEFS (Mecca) -Jerome Simpson, WR, Coastal Carolina
102 RAVENS (Mr Flopnuts) - John Grecco, OT, Toledo
103 49ERS (Chiefscafan) - Adarius Bowman, WR, Ok St.
104 BRONCOS (sfeihc) - DeMario Pressley, DT, NC State
105 PANTHERS (Chiefscafan) - Craig Steltz, S, LSU
106 BEARS (Sanka) - Eric Ainge, QB, Tennessee
107 LIONS (Archie Bunker) - Jermichael Finley, TE, Texas
108 BENGALS (Spicy McHaggis) - Marcus Howard, LB, Georgia
109 JETS (milkman) - Trae Williams, CB, South Florida
110 BILLS (ChiefsCountry) - Steve Justice, C, Wake Forest
111 EAGLES (Direckshun) - Wesley Woodyard, LB, Kentucky
112 CARDINALS (Archie Bunker) - Darrell Robertson, LB, Georgia Tech
113 VIKINGS (Hamas Jenkins) - Tyvon Brach, CB, Connecticut
114 TEXANS (sfeihc) - Ezra Butler, LB, Nevada
115 BRONCOS (sfeihc) - Kevin Smith, RB, Central Florida
116 BUCCANEERS (Direckshun) - Owen Schmitt, FB, West Virginia
117 SEAHAWKS (DaKCManAP) - Mike McGlynn, OG, Pittsburgh
118 BROWNS (Hamas Jenkins) - Matt Forte, RB, Tulane
119 STEELERS (milkman) - Simeon Castille, CB, Alabama
120 TITANS (Sanka) - Bruce Davis, LB, UCLA
121 JAGUARS (pestilenceaf23) - Antwuan Molden, CB, Eastern Kentucky
122 COWBOYS (OnTheWarpath58) - Jeremy Zuttah, OG, Rutgers
123 COLTS (OnTheWarpath58) - Jason Jones, DE, Eastern Michigan
124 PACKERS (pestilenceaf23) - Martin Rucker, TE, Missouri
125 PATRIOTS (Mr Flopnuts) - Steve Slaton, RB, West Virginia
126 GIANTS (bdeg) - Harry Douglas, WR, Louisville

Round 5

127 CHIEFS (Mecca) - Tashard Choice, RB, Georgia Tech
128 RAMS (BigChiefFan) - Kirk Barton, OT, Ohio State
129 FALCONS (DaKCManAP) - Marcus Monk, WR, Arkansas
130 BRONCOS (sfeihc) - Vince Hall, LB, Virginia Tech
131 CHIEFS (Mecca) - Barry Richardson, OT, Clemson
132 PANTHERS (Chiefscafan) - Trevor Scott, DE, Buffalo
133 49ERS (Chiefscafan) FORFEITED DUE TO TAMPERING
134 BEARS (Sanka) - Andre Fluellen, DT, Florida State
135 JAGUARS (pestilenceaf23) - John Sullivan, C, Notre Dame
136 LIONS (Archie Bunker) - Nick Hayden, DT, Wisconsin
137 BENGALS (Spicy McHaggis) - Kendall Langford, DE, Hampton
138 SAINTS (OnTheWarpath58) - Dexter Jackson, WR, Appalachian State
139 JAGUARS (pestilenceaf23) - Robert Felton, OG, Arkansas
140 BRONCOS (sfeihc) - Adrian Arrington, WR, Michigan
141 CARDINALS (Archie Bunker) - William Franklin, WR, Missouri
142 VIKINGS (Hamas Jenkins) - Kerry Brown, OG Appalachian State
143 TEXANS (sfeihc) - Stanford Kegler, LB, Purdue
144 EAGLES (Direckshun) - Mike Hart, RB, Michigan
145 BUCCANEERS (Direckshun) - Dorien Bryant, WR, Purdue
146 REDSKINS (BigChiefFan) - Gary Guyton, LB, Georgia Tech
147 EAGLES (Direckshun) - Terrence Wheatley, CB, Colorado
148 STEELERS (milkman) - Keenan Burton, WR, Kentucky
149 TITANS (Sanka) - Jeremy Thompson, DE, Wake Forest
150 SEAHAWKS (DaKCManAP) - Peyton Hillis, FB, Arkansas
151 JAGUARS (pestilenceaf23) - Orlando Scandrick, CB, Boise State
152 CHARGERS (Mecca) - Jamar Adams, SS, Michigan
153 COLTS (OnTheWarpath58) - John David Booty, QB, USC
154 PACKERS (pestilenceaf23) - Jack Ikegwuonu, CB, Wisconsin
155 COWBOYS (OnTheWarpath58) - Dwight Lowery, CB, San Jose State
156 PATRIOTS (Mr Flopnuts) - Paul Hubbard, WR, Wisconsin
157 GIANTS (bdeg) - Mike Gibson, OG, California

Round 6

158 COWBOYS (OnTheWarpath58) - Tom Zbikowski, S, Notre Dame
159 RAMS (BigChiefFan) - Michael Grant, CB/S, Arkansas
160 RAIDERS (ChiefsCountry) - Geoff Schwartz, T Oregon
161 CHIEFS (Mecca) - Craig Stevens, TE, Cal
162 JETS (milkman) - Kevin O'Connell, QB, San Diego St.
163 FALCONS (DaKCManAP) - Jack Williams, CB Kent State
164 RAVENS (Mr Flopnuts) - DJ Hall, WR, Alabama
165 49ERS (Chiefscafan) - Colt Brennan, QB, Hawaii
166 BEARS (Sanka) - Jordan Dizon, LB, Colorado
167 LIONS (Archie Bunker) - Marcus Griffin, S, Texas
168 BENGALS (Spicy McHaggis) -Jacob Hester, FB, LSU
169 SAINTS (OnTheWarpath58) - Kory Lichtensteiger, C, Bowling Green
170 BILLS (ChiefsCountry) - Spencer Lawson, LB, Arizona
171 RAMS (BigChiefFan) - J Lemen, LB, Illinois
172 PANTHERS (Chiefscafan) - Chase Ortiz, DE/LB, TCU
173 VIKINGS (Hamas Jenkins)- Brian Johnston, DE, Gardner Webb
174 BRONCOS (sfeihc) - Taylor Mehlhaff, K, Wisconsin
175 EAGLES (Direckshun) - Johnny Dingle. DE, West Virginia
176 CARDINALS (Archie Bunker) - David Roach, FS, TCU
177 REDSKINS (BigChiefFan) - Chad Rinehart, OG, Northern Iowa
178 CHIEFS (Mecca) - Davone Bess, WR, Hawaii
179 STEELERS (milkman) - Chauncey Washington, USC
180 TITANS (Sanka) - Darnell Terrell, CB, Missouri
181 BROWNS (Hamas Jenkins) - Cody Wallace, C Texas A&M
182 EAGLES (Direckshun) - Ken Iwebema, DE, Iowa
183 VIKINGS (Hamas Jenkins) - King Dunlap, OT, Auburn
184 CHARGERS (Mecca) - Cory Boyd, RB, South Carolina
185 GIANTS (bdeg) - DeJuan Tribble, CB, Boston College
186 DOLPHINS (Hamas Jenkins) - Kellen Davis, TE, Michigan State
187 COLTS (OnTheWarpath58) - Kevin Robinson, WR, Utah State
188 PATRIOTS (Mr Flopnuts) - Lamar Myles, LB, Louisville
189 GIANTS (bdeg) - Jacob Tamme, TE, Kentucky

Round 7

190 DOLPHINS (Hamas Jenkins) - Jalen Parmele, RB, Toledo
191 VIKINGS (Hamas Jenkins) - Arman Shields, WR Richmond
192 CHIEFS (Mecca) - Brandon Keith, OT/OG, Northern Iowa
193 JETS (milkman) - DJ Wolfe, SS, Oklahoma
194 FALCONS (DaKCManAP) - Chris Harrington, DE, Texas A&M
195 RAIDERS (ChiefsCountry) -Dennis Dixon, QB Oregon
196 49ERS (Chiefscafan) - Jayson Foster, WR, Georgia Southern
197 RAVENS (Mr Flopnuts) - Justin Forsett, RB, California
198 LIONS (Archie Bunker) - Ryan O'Hara, QB, Central Oklahoma
199 RAMS (BigChiefFan)- Steve Octavian, LB, Nebraska
200 SAINTS (OnTheWarpath58) - Jamie Silva, S, Boston College
201 BILLS (ChiefsCountry) - Bryan Kehl, LB BYU
202 BRONCOS (sfeihc) - Frank Morton, DT, Tulane
203 PANTHERS (Chiefscafan) - Demitrious Bell, OT, Northwestern State
204 BEARS (Sanka) - Anthony Aldridge, WR, Houston
205 TEXANS (sfeihc) - Caleb Campbell, s, Army
206 BILLS (ChiefsCountry) - Donald Thomas, G Connecticut
207 CARDINALS (Archie Bunker) - Tommy Blake, OLB, TCU
208 JETS (milkman) - Titus Brown, DE, Miss State
209 BUCCANEERS (Direckshun) - Letroy Guion, DT, FSU
210 REDSKINS (BigChiefFan) - Keilen Dykes, DT, West Virginia
211 TITANS (Sanka) - Darius Reynaud, WR, West Virginia
212 BILLS (ChiefsCountry) - Xavier Omon, RB Northwest Missouri State
213 BROWNS (Hamas Jenkins) - Lance Legget, WR, Miami
214 FALCONS (DaKCManAP) - Breno Giocomeni, OT, Louisville
215 JAGUARS (pestilenceaf23) - Allen Patrick, RB, Oklahoma
216 CHARGERS (Mecca) - Zack Bowman, CB, Nebraska
217 COWBOYS (OnTheWarpath58) -Matt Flynn, QB, LSU
218 COLTS (OnTheWarpath58) - Chris McDuffie, OG, Clemson
219 PACKERS (pestilenceaf23) - Carlton Powell, DT, Virginia Tech
220 PATRIOTS (Mr Flopnuts) - Marcel Reece WR Washington
221 CHIEFS (Mecca) - Glenn Sharpe, CB, Miami

mylittlepony · 03-11-2008, 01:42 PM

Wow Lofton still available. He should be a very good pick now. Linebackers are moving slowly in this draft. Also Brandon Flowers is crying in the green room now. Somebody needs to mercy pick him soon.

Direckshun · 03-11-2008, 01:46 PM

Felix Jones is getting antsy as well.

Sanka · 03-11-2008, 01:47 PM

With the 44th pick the Chicago Bears select
Felix Jones RB Arkansas

Mecca · 03-11-2008, 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mylittlepony

Wow Lofton still available. He should be a very good pick now. Linebackers are moving slowly in this draft. Also Brandon Flowers is crying in the green room now. Somebody needs to mercy pick him soon.

Flowers is ranked 10 in 12 in corner rankings by alot of places.....his stock goes all the way from low first to end of the 3rd...so it's not really that surprising.

mylittlepony · 03-11-2008, 01:48 PM

I have a feeling Felix Jones could be coming of the board now.

mylittlepony · 03-11-2008, 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mecca

Flowers is ranked 10 in 12 in corner rankings by alot of places.....his stock goes all the way from low first to end of the 3rd...so it's not really that surprising.

Agreed but I do think that he can improve on his combine numbers. There were 300lbs defensive linemen that out jumped him for crying out loud.

Direckshun · 03-11-2008, 02:12 PM

Now the Lions are an ascending team that still has a pretty iffy defense. That defense has a gigantic hole right in the middle of its DL now that NT Shaun Rogers is gone. If the Lions want to be competitive this year, and they probably believe they can be in this NFC, they need not just any NT to anchor that DL, but a stud NT.

There really aren't any good NTs left in free agency, and there's really just one potential stud in this entire draft. A&M's Red Bryant seems to be the only potential franchise NT available. Now by my measures, he's strictly 3rd round value, but seeing how this is a serious need for the Lions (who seem to believe they are only a couple pieces away) and that there's no depth at all at this position, reaching for Red Bryant with their pick is really the only massive reach in this Draft that I'd support.

But that's BigRock's decision, not mine. They could use Lofton to man down MLB or even Abidi or Henderson for the SOLB.

BigRock · 03-11-2008, 02:29 PM

Hmm. HMM.

I identified offensive line and cornerback as the two key areas of need for the Lions. The line was addressed with Clady in the first. I didn't bring up the MLB spot, but the Lions are running a Cover 2 now and I don't think Paris Lenon is suited for that spot much more than Kawika was for the Chiefs. Plus, his name is Paris, get that weak stuff outta here.

I've got Curtis Lofton just sitting there. But they really and truly have no corners, and even though they aren't as big a need in a Cover 2, it's hard to pass on the value at this point. And Marinelli isn't a defensive backs guy, so he might not be as confident in being able to grab CBs later like Herm and Dungy are.

With the 45th pick, the Detroit Lions select...

CB Brandon Flowers, Virginia Tech

Direckshun · 03-11-2008, 02:35 PM

Yeah, Lofton isn't really a Cover 2 MLB anyway.

I still think I would have opted for either Abidi or Henderson at OLB, though. Hell I might have just reached for Bryant but there is a *chance* he's sitting there for them in the 3rd.

The Lions probably think they're set at CB; I know it was a hug weakness for them but they've done a whooooole lot to address it this offseason, adding Leigh Bodden and Brian Kelly and re-signing Travis Fisher and Keith Smith. I don't see them drafting CB early after all that activity.

BigRock · 03-11-2008, 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Direckshun

The Lions probably think they're set at CB; I know it was a hug weakness for them but they've done a whooooole lot to address it this offseason, adding Leigh Bodden and Brian Kelly and re-signing Travis Fisher and Keith Smith. I don't see them drafting CB early after all that activity.

These guys are mostly warm bodies, though. Reading what Lions fans have to say, they mocked the re-signings like we'd laugh about re-signing William Bartee. And Kelly has hardly played the last few years. Bodden is the only one they seem remotely positive about.

They definitely still view CB as a need.

Spicy McHaggis · 03-11-2008, 04:16 PM

This was a head vs. heart decision for me. Going into the season I liked John Carlson as the #1 TE coming out. After the season, eh. Was it poor play around him that affected his production? That probably had something to do with it. The kid has receiving skills and is a vocal leader. I wanted to pick him, I really did. However after the season came to an end Martellus Bennett was the top tight end in my eyes. He's a physical freak at his size and with experience will become a red-zone nightmare. With more speed than Carlson, Bennett seems better equipped to exploit the seam against a Cover 2. My heart said Carlson but my head makes the pick:

With the 46th pick in the Chiefsplanet Draft the Bengals select Martellus Bennett, Texas A&M

Mecca · 03-11-2008, 04:34 PM

You did that on purpose didn't you..

Sfeihc · 03-11-2008, 05:06 PM

**OnTheWarpath15** · 03-11-2008, 05:52 PM

Good deal.

Glad I got my pick in before I left, we got 5 more picks in.

BTW, Dayton is a shithole.

Wright State University looks nice though. Right across the street.

Sfeihc · 03-11-2008, 06:00 PM

At this pace we should just keep this going and see how far we get.

03-03-2008, 10:07 AM
OnTheWarpath15 MVP Join Date: Sep 2005 Casino cash: $2051115	The following trades have effected the draft order: Corey Williams to Cleveland for a R2 pick. Shaun Rogers to Cleveland for a R3 pick. Kris Jenkins to the Jets for a R3 pick. Marcus Stroud to the Bills for a R3 pick. Redskins to Broncos. The Washington Redskins traded their fourth-round selection in 2008, and their third-round selection in 2007 (used to select Ryan Harris) to the Denver Broncos as part of a three-team trade in which Washington received T.J. Duckett and Atlanta received Ashley Lelie. (This was the result of a formula which could have had Denver and Washington swapping 2007 first-round selections.) Saints to Jets. The Saints traded their fourth-round selection in 2008 to the Jets, for Jonathan Vilma. Jets to Panthers. The New York Jets traded their third-round and fifth-round selections to the Carolina Panthers in a deal that sent Kris Jenkins to New York. Dolphins to Chiefs. Miami (conditionally) traded its fifth-round selection in 2008 to the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for Trent Green. The selection would have become a fourth-round selection if Green had met certain performance criteria. Bears to Bills. Chicago (conditionally) traded their fifth-round selection in 2008 to Buffalo in exchange for Darwin Walker. The round of the selection may change, depending on Walker's playing time. Panthers to Bears. The Carolina Panthers traded their fifth-round selection in 2008 to Chicago in exchange for Chris Harris. Raiders to Broncos. Oakland (conditionally) traded their fifth-round selection in 2008 to Denver in exchange for Gerard Warren. Bills to Jaguars The Buffalo Bills traded a 3rd and 5th round selection to the Jacksonville Jaguars in return for DT Marcus Stroud. Seahawks to Browns. The Seattle Seahawks traded their sixth-round selection in 2008 to Cleveland in exchange for Charlie Frye.[24] Packers to Giants. The Green Bay Packers traded their sixth-round selection in 2008 to the New York Giants in exchange for running back Ryan Grant. Broncos to Rams. Denver traded their sixth-round selection in 2008 to the St. Louis Rams for defensive tackle Jimmy Kennedy.[26] The trade occurred after the Broncos had tried to trade the same pick to Miami for defensive tackle Dan Wilkinson; that trade was voided. Browns to Eagles. Cleveland traded their sixth-round selection in 2008 to Philadelphia for center Hank Fraley. The trade was conditional on games started by Fraley, and could have fallen to a seventh-round pick, but Fraley started all 16 games. Cowboys/Dolphins swap. The teams swapped their sixth-round selections in a trade involving Jason Ferguson. Jaguars to Vikings. Jacksonville traded their sixth-round selection for Troy Williamson. Texans to Broncos. Houston traded their sixth-round pick for Chris Myers. Steelers to Falcons. The Pittsburgh Steelers traded their seventh-round selection in 2008 to Atlanta for kick/punt returner Allen Rossum. Seahawks to Eagles. Seattle traded their seventh-round selection in 2008 to Philadelphia for fullback Josh Parry. Eagles to Bills. Philadelphia traded their seventh-round selection in 2008, and defensive tackle Darwin Walker, to Buffalo for linebacker Takeo Spikes and quarterback Kelly Holcomb. Rams to Vikings. St. Louis traded their seventh-round selection in 2008 to Minnesota for offensive tackle Adam Goldberg. Giants to Chiefs. The New York Giants traded their seventh-round selection in 2008 to Kansas City for kicker Lawrence Tynes. Vikings to Jets. Minnesota traded their seventh-round pick in 2008 to the Jets in exchange for Brooks Bollinger. Bengals to Rams. Cincinnati traded their seventh-round pick in 2008 to St. Louis in exchange for Ryan Fitzpatrick. When making your selection, please list the player's name, his position and the school he played for. Not everyone has the same level of knowledge about prospects, and this information will help people who want to research these players further. Also, if you would, please tell us your reasoning for selecting the player you did. It doesn't have to be a novel, just give some insight on your thought process. Let's have some fun. Round 1 1 DOLPHINS (Hamas Jenkins) - Vernon Gholston, DE, Ohio State 2 RAMS (BigChiefFan) - Glenn Dorsey, DT, LSU 3 FALCONS (jiveturkey) - Matt Ryan, QB, Boston College 4 RAIDERS (ChiefsCountry) - Chris Long, DE, Virginia 5 CHIEFS (Mecca) - Sedrick Ellis, DT, USC 6 JETS (PHOG) - Darren McFadden, RB, Arkansas 7 PATRIOTS (MarcoPolo) - Jake Long, OT, Michigan 8 RAVENS (Mr Flopnuts) - Leodis McKelvin, CB, Troy 9 BENGALS (Spicy McHaggis) - Keith Rivers, LB, USC 10 SAINTS (OnTheWarpath58) - Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, CB, Tenn. St. 11 BILLS (Direckshun) - Mike Jenkins, CB, South Florida 12 BRONCOS (ct) - Kenny Phillips, S, Miami 13 PANTHERS (Chiefscafan) - Brian Brohm, QB, Louisville 14 BEARS (Sanka) - Malcolm Kelly, WR, Oklahoma 15 LIONS (BigRock) - Ryan Clady, OT, Boise State 16 CARDINALS (Archie Bunker) - Rashard Mendenhall, RB,Illinois 17 VIKINGS (Zeke Ziggle) - Phillip Merling, DE, Clemson 18 TEXANS (sfeihc) - Derrick Harvey, DE, Florida 19 EAGLES (Sandy Limpdick) - Limas Sweed, WR, Texas 20 BUCCANEERS (Direckshun) - Antoine Cason, CB, Arizona 21 REDSKINS (Sully) - Gosder Cherilus, OT, Boston College 22 COWBOYS (htismaqe) - Chris Williams, OT, Vanderbilt 23 STEELERS (milkman) - Brandon Albert, G, Virgina 24 TITANS (JBucc) - Jonathan Stewart, RB, Oregon 25 SEAHAWKS (DaKCManAP) - DeSean Jackson, WR, California 26 JAGUARS (pestilenceaf23) - Lawrence Jackson, DE, USC 27 CHARGERS (noa) - Jeff Otah, OT, Pittsburgh 28 COWBOYS (htismaqe) - Aqib Talib, CB, Kansas 29 49ERS (bsp4444) - James Hardy, WR, Indiana 30 PACKERS (crazycoffey) - Reggie Smith, DB, Oklahoma 31 GIANTS (bdeg) - Dan Connor, LB, Penn State Round 2 32 DOLPHINS (Hamas Jenkins) - Carl Nicks, OT, Nebraska 33 RAMS (BigChiefFan) - Sam Baker, OT, USC 34 RAIDERS (ChiefsCountry) - Kentwan Balmer, DT North Carolina 35 CHIEFS (Mecca) - Quentin Groves, DE, Auburn 36 JETS (PHOG) - Devin Thomas, WR, Michigan St. 37 FALCONS (jiveturkey) - Patrick Lee, CB, Auburn 38 RAVENS (Mr Flopnuts) - Joe Flacco, QB, Delaware 39 49ERS (bsp4444) - Calais Campbell, DE, Miami 40 SAINTS (OnTheWarpath58) - Pat Sims, DT, Auburn 41 BILLS (sfeihc) - Fred Davis, TE, USC 42 BRONCOS (ct) - Anthony Collins. OT, Kansas 43 PANTHERS (Chiefscafan) - Jerod Mayo, ILB, Tennesee 44 BEARS (Sanka) - Felix Jones, RB, Arkansas 45 LIONS (BigRock) - Brandon Flowers, CB, Virginia Tech 46 BENGALS (Spicy McHaggis) Martellus Bennett, TE, Texas A&M 47 VIKINGS (Zeke Ziggle) - John Carlson, TE, Notre Dame 48 FALCONS (jiveturkey) - Frank Okam, DT, Texas 49 EAGLES (Sandy Limpdick) - Curtis Lofton, MLB, Oklahoma 50 CARDINALS (Archie Bunker) - Tracy Porter, CB, Indiana 51 REDSKINS (Sully) - Jordy Nelson, WR, Kansas State 52 BUCCANEERS (Direckshun) - Early Doucet, WR, LSU 53 STEELERS (milkman) - Chilo Rachal, OG, USC 54 TITANS (JBucc) - Mario Manningham, WR, Michigan 55 SEAHAWKS (DaKCManAP) - Brad Cottam, TE, Tennessee 56 PACKERS (crazycoffey) - Ali Highsmigh, OLB, LSU 57 DOLPHINS (Hamas Jenkins) - Cliff Avril, OLB, Purdue 58 JAGUARS (pestilenceaf23) - DaJuan Morgan, S, NC State 59 COLTS (BTAU) - Trevor Laws, DT, Notre Dame 60 PACKERS (crazycoffey) - Chad Henne, QB, Michigan 61 COWBOYS (htismaqe) - Jamaal Charles, RB, Texas 62 PATRIOTS (MarcoPolo) - Xavier Adibi, LB, Virginia Tech 63 GIANTS (bdeg) - Erin Henderson, LB, Maryland Round 3 64 DOLPHINS (Hamas Jenkins) - Thomas DeCoud, SS, California 65 RAMS (BigChiefFan) - Andre Caldwell, WR, Florida 66 CHIEFS (Mecca) - Justin King, CB, Penn State 67 PANTHERS (Chiefscafan) - Chris Johnson, RB, East Carolina 68 FALCONS (jiveturkey) - Heath Benedict, OT, Newberry 69 PATRIOTS (MarcoPolo) - Shawn Crable, OLB, Michigan 70 49ERS (bsp4444) - Tavares Gooden, LB, Miami 71 BILLS (OnTheWarpath58) - Earl Bennett, WR, Vanderbilt 72 JAGUARS (pestilenceaf23) - Red Bryant, DT, Texas A&M 73 VIKINGS (Zeke Ziggle) - Andre Woodson, QB, Kentucky 74 PANTHERS (Chiefscafan) - Dre Moore, DT, Maryland 75 BEARS (Sanka) - Quintin Demps, S, UTEP 76 LIONS (BigRock) - Philip Wheeler, LB, Georgia Tech 77 BENGALS (Spicy McHaggis) - Roy Schuening, OG, Oregon State 78 SAINTS (OnTheWarpath58) - Dustin Keller, TE, Purdue 79 TEXANS (sfeihc) - Terrell Thomas, CB, USC 80 EAGLES (Sandy Limpdick) - Eric Young, OL, Tennessee 81 CARDINALS (Archie Bunker) - Drew Radovich, OG, USC 82 VIKINGS (Zeke Ziggle) - Marcus Harrison, DT, Arkansas 83 BUCCANEERS (Direckshun) - Tony Hills, OT, Texas 84 REDSKINS (Sully) - Josh Barrett, S, Arizona State 85 TITANS (JBucc) - Chris Ellis, DE, Virginia Tech 86 SEAHAWKS (DaKCManAP) - Ahtyba Rubin, DT, Iowa State 87 LIONS (BigRock) - Ray Rice, RB, Rutgers 88 STEELERS (milkman) - Charles Godfrey, CB, Iowa 89 JAGUARS (pestilenceaf23) - Josh Johnson, QB, San Diego 90 BEARS (Sanka) - Duane Brown, OT, Virginia Tech 91 PACKERS (crazycoffey) - Oneil Cousins, OT, UTEP 92 COWBOYS (htismaqe) - Eddie Royal, WR, Virginia Tech 93 COLTS (BTAU) - Geno Hayes, LB, Florida State 94 GIANTS (bdeg) - Tyrell Johnson, S, Arkansas St. 95 PATRIOTS (MarcoPolo) - Chevis Jackson, CB, LSU Round 4 96 DOLPHINS (Hamas Jenkins) - Jonathan Goff. MLB, Vanderbilit 97 RAMS (BigChiefFan) - Mike Pollack, C, Arizona 98 JETS (milkman) - Donnie Avery. WR. Houston 99 FALCONS (DaKCManAP) - Beau Bell, MLB, UNLV 100 RAIDERS (ChiefsCountry) - Lavelle Hawkins, WR California 101 CHIEFS (Mecca) -Jerome Simpson, WR, Coastal Carolina 102 RAVENS (Mr Flopnuts) - John Grecco, OT, Toledo 103 49ERS (Chiefscafan) - Adarius Bowman, WR, Ok St. 104 BRONCOS (sfeihc) - DeMario Pressley, DT, NC State 105 PANTHERS (Chiefscafan) - Craig Steltz, S, LSU 106 BEARS (Sanka) - Eric Ainge, QB, Tennessee 107 LIONS (Archie Bunker) - Jermichael Finley, TE, Texas 108 BENGALS (Spicy McHaggis) - Marcus Howard, LB, Georgia 109 JETS (milkman) - Trae Williams, CB, South Florida 110 BILLS (ChiefsCountry) - Steve Justice, C, Wake Forest 111 EAGLES (Direckshun) - Wesley Woodyard, LB, Kentucky 112 CARDINALS (Archie Bunker) - Darrell Robertson, LB, Georgia Tech 113 VIKINGS (Hamas Jenkins) - Tyvon Brach, CB, Connecticut 114 TEXANS (sfeihc) - Ezra Butler, LB, Nevada 115 BRONCOS (sfeihc) - Kevin Smith, RB, Central Florida 116 BUCCANEERS (Direckshun) - Owen Schmitt, FB, West Virginia 117 SEAHAWKS (DaKCManAP) - Mike McGlynn, OG, Pittsburgh 118 BROWNS (Hamas Jenkins) - Matt Forte, RB, Tulane 119 STEELERS (milkman) - Simeon Castille, CB, Alabama 120 TITANS (Sanka) - Bruce Davis, LB, UCLA 121 JAGUARS (pestilenceaf23) - Antwuan Molden, CB, Eastern Kentucky 122 COWBOYS (OnTheWarpath58) - Jeremy Zuttah, OG, Rutgers 123 COLTS (OnTheWarpath58) - Jason Jones, DE, Eastern Michigan 124 PACKERS (pestilenceaf23) - Martin Rucker, TE, Missouri 125 PATRIOTS (Mr Flopnuts) - Steve Slaton, RB, West Virginia 126 GIANTS (bdeg) - Harry Douglas, WR, Louisville Round 5 127 CHIEFS (Mecca) - Tashard Choice, RB, Georgia Tech 128 RAMS (BigChiefFan) - Kirk Barton, OT, Ohio State 129 FALCONS (DaKCManAP) - Marcus Monk, WR, Arkansas 130 BRONCOS (sfeihc) - Vince Hall, LB, Virginia Tech 131 CHIEFS (Mecca) - Barry Richardson, OT, Clemson 132 PANTHERS (Chiefscafan) - Trevor Scott, DE, Buffalo 133 49ERS (Chiefscafan) FORFEITED DUE TO TAMPERING 134 BEARS (Sanka) - Andre Fluellen, DT, Florida State 135 JAGUARS (pestilenceaf23) - John Sullivan, C, Notre Dame 136 LIONS (Archie Bunker) - Nick Hayden, DT, Wisconsin 137 BENGALS (Spicy McHaggis) - Kendall Langford, DE, Hampton 138 SAINTS (OnTheWarpath58) - Dexter Jackson, WR, Appalachian State 139 JAGUARS (pestilenceaf23) - Robert Felton, OG, Arkansas 140 BRONCOS (sfeihc) - Adrian Arrington, WR, Michigan 141 CARDINALS (Archie Bunker) - William Franklin, WR, Missouri 142 VIKINGS (Hamas Jenkins) - Kerry Brown, OG Appalachian State 143 TEXANS (sfeihc) - Stanford Kegler, LB, Purdue 144 EAGLES (Direckshun) - Mike Hart, RB, Michigan 145 BUCCANEERS (Direckshun) - Dorien Bryant, WR, Purdue 146 REDSKINS (BigChiefFan) - Gary Guyton, LB, Georgia Tech 147 EAGLES (Direckshun) - Terrence Wheatley, CB, Colorado 148 STEELERS (milkman) - Keenan Burton, WR, Kentucky 149 TITANS (Sanka) - Jeremy Thompson, DE, Wake Forest 150 SEAHAWKS (DaKCManAP) - Peyton Hillis, FB, Arkansas 151 JAGUARS (pestilenceaf23) - Orlando Scandrick, CB, Boise State 152 CHARGERS (Mecca) - Jamar Adams, SS, Michigan 153 COLTS (OnTheWarpath58) - John David Booty, QB, USC 154 PACKERS (pestilenceaf23) - Jack Ikegwuonu, CB, Wisconsin 155 COWBOYS (OnTheWarpath58) - Dwight Lowery, CB, San Jose State 156 PATRIOTS (Mr Flopnuts) - Paul Hubbard, WR, Wisconsin 157 GIANTS (bdeg) - Mike Gibson, OG, California Round 6 158 COWBOYS (OnTheWarpath58) - Tom Zbikowski, S, Notre Dame 159 RAMS (BigChiefFan) - Michael Grant, CB/S, Arkansas 160 RAIDERS (ChiefsCountry) - Geoff Schwartz, T Oregon 161 CHIEFS (Mecca) - Craig Stevens, TE, Cal 162 JETS (milkman) - Kevin O'Connell, QB, San Diego St. 163 FALCONS (DaKCManAP) - Jack Williams, CB Kent State 164 RAVENS (Mr Flopnuts) - DJ Hall, WR, Alabama 165 49ERS (Chiefscafan) - Colt Brennan, QB, Hawaii 166 BEARS (Sanka) - Jordan Dizon, LB, Colorado 167 LIONS (Archie Bunker) - Marcus Griffin, S, Texas 168 BENGALS (Spicy McHaggis) -Jacob Hester, FB, LSU 169 SAINTS (OnTheWarpath58) - Kory Lichtensteiger, C, Bowling Green 170 BILLS (ChiefsCountry) - Spencer Lawson, LB, Arizona 171 RAMS (BigChiefFan) - J Lemen, LB, Illinois 172 PANTHERS (Chiefscafan) - Chase Ortiz, DE/LB, TCU 173 VIKINGS (Hamas Jenkins)- Brian Johnston, DE, Gardner Webb 174 BRONCOS (sfeihc) - Taylor Mehlhaff, K, Wisconsin 175 EAGLES (Direckshun) - Johnny Dingle. DE, West Virginia 176 CARDINALS (Archie Bunker) - David Roach, FS, TCU 177 REDSKINS (BigChiefFan) - Chad Rinehart, OG, Northern Iowa 178 CHIEFS (Mecca) - Davone Bess, WR, Hawaii 179 STEELERS (milkman) - Chauncey Washington, USC 180 TITANS (Sanka) - Darnell Terrell, CB, Missouri 181 BROWNS (Hamas Jenkins) - Cody Wallace, C Texas A&M 182 EAGLES (Direckshun) - Ken Iwebema, DE, Iowa 183 VIKINGS (Hamas Jenkins) - King Dunlap, OT, Auburn 184 CHARGERS (Mecca) - Cory Boyd, RB, South Carolina 185 GIANTS (bdeg) - DeJuan Tribble, CB, Boston College 186 DOLPHINS (Hamas Jenkins) - Kellen Davis, TE, Michigan State 187 COLTS (OnTheWarpath58) - Kevin Robinson, WR, Utah State 188 PATRIOTS (Mr Flopnuts) - Lamar Myles, LB, Louisville 189 GIANTS (bdeg) - Jacob Tamme, TE, Kentucky Round 7 190 DOLPHINS (Hamas Jenkins) - Jalen Parmele, RB, Toledo 191 VIKINGS (Hamas Jenkins) - Arman Shields, WR Richmond 192 CHIEFS (Mecca) - Brandon Keith, OT/OG, Northern Iowa 193 JETS (milkman) - DJ Wolfe, SS, Oklahoma 194 FALCONS (DaKCManAP) - Chris Harrington, DE, Texas A&M 195 RAIDERS (ChiefsCountry) -Dennis Dixon, QB Oregon 196 49ERS (Chiefscafan) - Jayson Foster, WR, Georgia Southern 197 RAVENS (Mr Flopnuts) - Justin Forsett, RB, California 198 LIONS (Archie Bunker) - Ryan O'Hara, QB, Central Oklahoma 199 RAMS (BigChiefFan)- Steve Octavian, LB, Nebraska 200 SAINTS (OnTheWarpath58) - Jamie Silva, S, Boston College 201 BILLS (ChiefsCountry) - Bryan Kehl, LB BYU 202 BRONCOS (sfeihc) - Frank Morton, DT, Tulane 203 PANTHERS (Chiefscafan) - Demitrious Bell, OT, Northwestern State 204 BEARS (Sanka) - Anthony Aldridge, WR, Houston 205 TEXANS (sfeihc) - Caleb Campbell, s, Army 206 BILLS (ChiefsCountry) - Donald Thomas, G Connecticut 207 CARDINALS (Archie Bunker) - Tommy Blake, OLB, TCU 208 JETS (milkman) - Titus Brown, DE, Miss State 209 BUCCANEERS (Direckshun) - Letroy Guion, DT, FSU 210 REDSKINS (BigChiefFan) - Keilen Dykes, DT, West Virginia 211 TITANS (Sanka) - Darius Reynaud, WR, West Virginia 212 BILLS (ChiefsCountry) - Xavier Omon, RB Northwest Missouri State 213 BROWNS (Hamas Jenkins) - Lance Legget, WR, Miami 214 FALCONS (DaKCManAP) - Breno Giocomeni, OT, Louisville 215 JAGUARS (pestilenceaf23) - Allen Patrick, RB, Oklahoma 216 CHARGERS (Mecca) - Zack Bowman, CB, Nebraska 217 COWBOYS (OnTheWarpath58) -Matt Flynn, QB, LSU 218 COLTS (OnTheWarpath58) - Chris McDuffie, OG, Clemson 219 PACKERS (pestilenceaf23) - Carlton Powell, DT, Virginia Tech 220 PATRIOTS (Mr Flopnuts) - Marcel Reece WR Washington 221 CHIEFS (Mecca) - Glenn Sharpe, CB, Miami Last edited by Mecca; 04-24-2008 at 06:46 PM..
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03-11-2008, 01:42 PM	#391
mylittlepony Starter Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Casino cash: $10005855	Wow Lofton still available. He should be a very good pick now. Linebackers are moving slowly in this draft. Also Brandon Flowers is crying in the green room now. Somebody needs to mercy pick him soon.
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03-11-2008, 01:46 PM	#392
Direckshun __ Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Springpatch Casino cash: $2033447	Felix Jones is getting antsy as well.
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03-11-2008, 01:47 PM	#393
Sanka Veteran Join Date: May 2007 Casino cash: $-1593023	With the 44th pick the Chicago Bears select Felix Jones RB Arkansas
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03-11-2008, 01:48 PM	#395
mylittlepony Starter Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Casino cash: $10005855	I have a feeling Felix Jones could be coming of the board now.
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03-11-2008, 02:12 PM	#397
Direckshun __ Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Springpatch Casino cash: $2033447	Now the Lions are an ascending team that still has a pretty iffy defense. That defense has a gigantic hole right in the middle of its DL now that NT Shaun Rogers is gone. If the Lions want to be competitive this year, and they probably believe they can be in this NFC, they need not just any NT to anchor that DL, but a stud NT. There really aren't any good NTs left in free agency, and there's really just one potential stud in this entire draft. A&M's Red Bryant seems to be the only potential franchise NT available. Now by my measures, he's strictly 3rd round value, but seeing how this is a serious need for the Lions (who seem to believe they are only a couple pieces away) and that there's no depth at all at this position, reaching for Red Bryant with their pick is really the only massive reach in this Draft that I'd support. But that's BigRock's decision, not mine. They could use Lofton to man down MLB or even Abidi or Henderson for the SOLB.
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03-11-2008, 02:29 PM	#398
BigRock Pritay Pritay Pritay Good Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The State of Euphoria Casino cash: $685412	Hmm. HMM. I identified offensive line and cornerback as the two key areas of need for the Lions. The line was addressed with Clady in the first. I didn't bring up the MLB spot, but the Lions are running a Cover 2 now and I don't think Paris Lenon is suited for that spot much more than Kawika was for the Chiefs. Plus, his name is Paris, get that weak stuff outta here. I've got Curtis Lofton just sitting there. But they really and truly have no corners, and even though they aren't as big a need in a Cover 2, it's hard to pass on the value at this point. And Marinelli isn't a defensive backs guy, so he might not be as confident in being able to grab CBs later like Herm and Dungy are. With the 45th pick, the Detroit Lions select... CB Brandon Flowers, Virginia Tech
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03-11-2008, 02:35 PM	#399
Direckshun __ Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Springpatch Casino cash: $2033447	Yeah, Lofton isn't really a Cover 2 MLB anyway. I still think I would have opted for either Abidi or Henderson at OLB, though. Hell I might have just reached for Bryant but there is a chance he's sitting there for them in the 3rd. The Lions probably think they're set at CB; I know it was a hug weakness for them but they've done a whooooole lot to address it this offseason, adding Leigh Bodden and Brian Kelly and re-signing Travis Fisher and Keith Smith. I don't see them drafting CB early after all that activity.
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03-11-2008, 04:16 PM	#401
Spicy McHaggis Keep 'er Movin' Join Date: Sep 2004 Casino cash: $9905359	This was a head vs. heart decision for me. Going into the season I liked John Carlson as the #1 TE coming out. After the season, eh. Was it poor play around him that affected his production? That probably had something to do with it. The kid has receiving skills and is a vocal leader. I wanted to pick him, I really did. However after the season came to an end Martellus Bennett was the top tight end in my eyes. He's a physical freak at his size and with experience will become a red-zone nightmare. With more speed than Carlson, Bennett seems better equipped to exploit the seam against a Cover 2. My heart said Carlson but my head makes the pick: With the 46th pick in the Chiefsplanet Draft the Bengals select Martellus Bennett, Texas A&M
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03-11-2008, 04:34 PM	#402
Mecca Hockey Town Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Kansas City, Missouri Casino cash: $-742950	You did that on purpose didn't you..
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03-11-2008, 05:06 PM	#403
Sfeihc It's All Good Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Parts Unknown Casino cash: $10010133	LOL
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03-11-2008, 05:52 PM	#404
OnTheWarpath15 MVP Join Date: Sep 2005 Casino cash: $2051115	Good deal. Glad I got my pick in before I left, we got 5 more picks in. BTW, Dayton is a shithole. Wright State University looks nice though. Right across the street.
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03-11-2008, 06:00 PM	#405
Sfeihc It's All Good Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Parts Unknown Casino cash: $10010133	At this pace we should just keep this going and see how far we get.
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