Official 2015 NFL Draft - Round 2 & 3 Thread

HPF Bob · #1 05-02-2015, 01:32 AM

We got two guys I really wanted but a little odd the way they acquired them.

If they weren't going to play Posey, then making him part of the deal to get Strong was a good ploy. I promise any doubters you will LIKE what Jaelen Strong is going to give this team. He goes up and gets the jump balls and he's got very good speed. The big issue for him is being able to get off the line in press coverage but that can be coached.

The CBS comparison was to Marques Colston of the Saints. I'd take that sort of career from him but I think he can be better. Of course, it would help if he had someone as accurate as Drew Brees in camp.

In many of my mocks, I would trade my 4th, 5th and 6th to get an extra 3rd. We somehow got rid of our 4th, 5th and 6th but just to get the guys we wanted.

If I had mocked Strong, McKinney and K. Johnson, I'd feel pretty good about it. The odd thing is it happened in reverse order but we got a better corner that way. Now we just have comp picks (one 5th, two 6ths) and a 7th unless we deal away any other players or future picks.

Roy P · #2 05-02-2015, 11:15 AM

http://www.houstontexans.com/news/ar...0-08016a6b3eb0

He always looked out of place to me, playing inside linebacker with an outside linebacker build. With 33” inch arms on a 6’4”, 246 lb. frame, he seemed more of a fit as a 3-4 OLB or even a 4-3 OLB. But, he played inside for three years because that’s what Mississippi State asked him to do. Later in his career, in pass rush situations, he did rush from the edge and that versatility opens up a number of different doors going forward if he can do that.

Imagine a guy that can be a three down inside linebacker at two, maybe even three, different spots. That’s utopian for a defensive coordinator and it’s got to be the conversation that teams are having currently. Where do we play this guy? Everywhere. But, does he have the toolbox to line up all over the defense? Some team is convincing themselves that he does, some are talking themselves out of it. Let’s take a look at the full package.