Just for arguments sake

mussop · #1 01-31-2009, 05:36 PM

What about James Laurinaitus? He is considered a top 15 pick by most yet I havent seen or heard of anyone mentioning him as a possibility for us. I love Adibi he was fav pick of that draft but he is still not a sure thing. Can he stay on the field? We still dont know if Diles will be back 100%. I know Laurin wouldnt be a sexy pick but it would be filling a need IMO.

Thoughts???

NBT · #2 01-31-2009, 06:14 PM

If you check my prior posts you will see I advocate drafting Laurainitis and moving DeMeco to his more natural Will LB position.

mussop · #3 01-31-2009, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by NBT

If you check my prior posts you will see I advocate drafting Laurainitis and moving DeMeco to his more natural Will LB position.

Please enlighten me. Im interested in more disscusion on this.

Roy P · #4 01-31-2009, 08:30 PM

I want to go back to the 2002 draft for comparison. Napoleon Harris was a 1st round pick of the Raiders while Will Witherspoon was drafted in the 3rd round by the Carolina Panthers. Both have had productive careers, but I believe that their production has been about equal.

Fastforward to this draft and while Laurinitis might be a safe pick, I'm not sure he'll have any more impact for this team than Scott McKillop or Tyrone McKenzie. My point is that I just want more from a 1st round pick. Give me a player who isn't going to (have an equivalent) be available later in the draft.

NBT · #5 02-01-2009, 03:18 PM

While I see WR Jeremy Macklin as the BPA at #15, I don't rule out Laurainitis. His best football may be as a pro. I'm not sure I agree on your Mcillip-McKenzie analogy. Money is a great motivator, so Laurainitis may have saved his best for the pros, who knows?

Roy P · #6 02-01-2009, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by NBT

While I see WR Jeremy Macklin as the BPA at #15, I don't rule out Laurainitis. His best football may be as a pro. I'm not sure I agree on your Mcillip-McKenzie analogy. Money is a great motivator, so Laurainitis may have saved his best for the pros, who knows?

I'm not ruling out Laurainitis, all I'm saying is that while he may be a safe pick, I'm not sure he's the best pick. He's got atheletic ability, but he's not a great tackler. I'd like to see him wrap up more and take people down to the turf with authority. Too many times, I've seen him getting dragged down the field for additional yardage.