Why does everyone keep saying we don't need a Tackle at #3?

Brock · 02-13-2009, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by philfree

It has absolutely nothing to do with the players in the 2009 draft. Could be used as an indicator for what i'll call a soft rule but it ain't fool proof. If the guy is The Best Player On The Board why would you pick a lesser player and let another team have the better player? Because you just don't take LBs that high? There are times when it's O.K. to deviate from these unwritten rules.

If the QBs are gone then who would you draft at #3? I really don't have a solid favorite after the QBs but I'm sure I'll develope a front runner as we get near the draft.

PhilFree

If the QBs are gone the most valuable player on the board is probably Malcolm Jenkins, at the risk of repeating myself. There is no way a non-rushing LB goes that high. None.

philfree · 02-13-2009, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Brock

If the QBs are gone the most valuable player on the board is probably Malcolm Jenkins, at the risk of repeating myself. There is no way a non-rushing LB goes that high. None.

Jenkins. He never stood out when I watched Ohio State but I didn't watch them much. I need to study him more. CB is kinda like OT though. We drafted one high last year and one later and they started and played decent. Leggett suprised too. Did read somewhere that some are considering Jenkins as a safety?

PhilFree

Brock · 02-13-2009, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by philfree

Jenkins. He never stood out when I watched Ohio State but I didn't watch them much. I need to study him more. CB is kinda like OT though. We drafted one high last year and one later and they started and played decent. Leggett suprised too. Did read somewhere that some are considering Jenkins as a safety?

PhilFree

It appears to me that he's the best CB in this class, which is a pretty good class. It makes a lot more sense to replace Carr/Leggett than it does to replace Branden Albert.

philfree · 02-13-2009, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Brock

It appears to me that he's the best CB in this class, which is a pretty good class. It makes a lot more sense to replace Carr/Leggett than it does to replace Branden Albert.

Albert will still be on the field but so will both those CBs I would imagine. A team needs two starting CBs as well as two starting OTs. We have two starting CBs and it can be argued that we don't have two starting OTs.

IMO Pioli&Co are in a position to draft the BPA at #3. If we can't get the QB then I'm starting to lean that way and I won't care if the BPA is an OT, WR, LB or what ever. No a guard won't be the best player.

PhilFree

**DaKCMan AP** · 02-13-2009, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by philfree

Albert will still be on the field but so will both those CBs I would imagine. A team needs two starting CBs as well as two starting OTs. We have two starting CBs and it can be argued that we don't have two starting OTs.

IMO Pioli&Co are in a position to draft the BPA at #3. If we can't get the QB then I'm starting to lean that way and I won't care if the BPA is an OT, WR, LB or what ever. No a guard won't be the best player.

PhilFree

Clearly you don't understand positional value. You don't draft a RT in the 1st round, much less the top-5. You can get a RT later in the draft. You're a casual fan, it's ok.

philfree · 02-13-2009, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

Clearly you don't understand positional value. You don't draft a RT in the 1st round, much less the top-5. You can get a RT later in the draft. You're a casual fan, it's ok.

I understand it. I just don't think it's absolute and with the way this draft seems to be setting up this might be a year where we deviate from what are considered to be the draft rules. Or we can reach for a player that might not get picked till five picks or more later.

PhilFree

**DaKCMan AP** · 02-13-2009, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by philfree

I understand it. I just don't think it's absolute and with the way this draft seems to be setting up this might be a year where we deviate from what are considered to be the draft rules. Or we can reach for a player that might not get picked till five picks or more later.

PhilFree

Sorry, but no team is going to invest $25 million + guaranteed dollars in a rookie RT. It's just stupid.

**DaKCMan AP** · 02-13-2009, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by philfree

Jenkins. He never stood out when I watched Ohio State but I didn't watch them much. I need to study him more. CB is kinda like OT though. We drafted one high last year and one later and they started and played decent. Leggett suprised too. Did read somewhere that some are considering Jenkins as a safety?

PhilFree

No, Jenkins is not a safety. Teams wanting to move him to FS are crazy, IMO. It'd be a waste. Flowers played great but the others can move to nickle and dime. Corner is a position you can take top 5. RT is not.