Who will be available at 15?

[Roy P]

Originally Posted by painekiller

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So who can play Sam or Will for use? I like some latter round guy better. I am not willing to use the 1st round pick on these guys.

I'm liking Cody Brown and Victor Butler.

Marcus Freeman could possibly be a decent Will for us. Heck, Nic Harris is playing WILL in Mobile this week.

[painekiller]

Originally Posted by Roy P

I'm liking Cody Brown and Victor Butler.

Marcus Freeman could possibly be a decent Will for us. Heck, Nic Harris is playing WILL in Mobile this week.

Kaluka Maiava my target, just not sure where he falls.

Dannell Ellerbe is someone I wonder if he can play the SAM.


A few others i like are Zack Follett, Larry English, Jonathon Casillas, Quentin Cotton to name a few seniors.

BTW I have been a Freeman fan all season.

[mussop]

Originally Posted by painekiller

Kaluka Maiava my target, just not sure where he falls.

Dannell Ellerbe is someone I wonder if he can play the SAM.


A few others i like are Zack Follett, Larry English, Jonathon Casillas, Quentin Cotton to name a few seniors.

BTW I have been a Freeman fan all season.

English looks like he can have more of an impact of the edge then any of the others yo named IMO.

I started out a Freeman and McKillop fan this year but both dissapointed me when I watched them. Freeman just wasnt the around the ball type player that I like at OLB and while McKillop was he just didnt have the pop/drive hrough tackling ability I thought he had. If you could combine the 2 you would have a great OLB. I still wouldnt be upset if we took either of them after the 3rd round.

[mussop]

UPDATE!!!! 2/15/2009


I believe these players will be gone.

1 Eugene Monroe
2 Andre Smith
3 Matthew Stafford
4 Michael Crabtree
5 Chris Wells
6 Michael Oher
7 Malcolm Jenkins
8 Brian Orakpo
9 Aaron Curry
10 Rey Maualaga
11 B.J. Raji
12 Jason Smith
13 Aaron Maybin
14 Everette Bown
15 ???????


I would be happy with any of the bolded players falling.

Defensive players left that might be worth the 15th pick

James Laurinaitis LB 6-2, 245 Ohio State
Clint Sintim OLB
Brian Cushing OLB
Alphonso Smith CB 5-9, 195 Wake Forest
D.J. Moore CB 5-10, 182 Vanderbilt
Vontae Davis CB
Sen'Derrick Marks DT 6-1, 290 Auburn
Jeria Jerry DT 6-2, 290 Mississippi
Michael Johnson DE 6-6, 250 Georgia Tech


Offensive players left to consider

Percy Harvin WR 5-10, 180 Florida (X)
Darrius Heyward-Bey WR 6-1, 206 Maryland
Jeremy Maclin WR 6-0, 200 Missouri
Alex Mack OC 6-4, 315 California
Knowshon Moreno RB 5-10, 207 Georgia
Leshon McCoy RB 5-11, 215 Pittsburg
Jamon Meredith OT 6-5, 310 South Carolina

Who would you pick? Of course if any of the bolded players fell I would jump all over that player. If I had to choose from whats left and trading down wasnt an option, I think I would have to go Maclin. I think he could have the biggest impact of all the players left.

Sintim is an interesting player that I dont think has been disscussed around here enough.

Mack at center is another option that should be considered. Is 15 to high for a guy who would come in and start right away?

[Roy P]

Originally Posted by mussop

UPDATE!!!! 2/15/2009


Defensive players left that might be worth the 15th pick

Clint Sintim OLB
Jamon Meredith OT 6-5, 310 South Carolina

Sintim is an interesting player that I dont think has been disscussed around here enough.

Sintim? I can't believe how many times I see his name brought up as a 1st round pick. Why? The best way this guy can make a living in the NFL is as a ILB in a 3-4 defense like Brady James or Bart Scott. If he were to play for the Texans, he'd be the SAM that has to come out of the game on 3rd down.
He's not athletic enough to play the WILL and I don't think I would move Ryans over to put this guy at MLB.

Jamon Meredith in the 1st round? That's a typo, right?

[mussop]

Originally Posted by Roy P

Sintim? I can't believe how many times I see his name brought up as a 1st round pick. Why? The best way this guy can make a living in the NFL is as a ILB in a 3-4 defense like Brady James or Bart Scott. If he were to play for the Texans, he'd be the SAM that has to come out of the game on 3rd down.
He's not athletic enough to play the WILL and I don't think I would move Ryans over to put this guy at MLB.

Jamon Meredith in the 1st round? That's a typo, right?

Yeh Meredith shouldnt be on there. Cut and past mistake.

One of the pro arguments about Cushing was that on third down he could put his hand down and be our pass rush specialist. IMO Sintim would be better at this than Cushing. Look at their sack numbers throughout their college Careers.

[American Idle]

Basing all of this on re-signing Dunta I too would like any of the bolded, with Cushing and Davis as my front line favorites if none of the bolds are left.

I then would like a DE in the second, or a Chung/Moore/Delmas safety type (especially if we went DE/LB in the 1st). I then like Caldwell (C), or Rashad, Brown, Greene type back in the 3rd or 4th. That would make me happy as a clam...even though I have no idea what that means.

I really like Caldwell alot and think he would fit in Gibbs's system well. He can play all over the line, but would draft hoping he would stay at center. He has good feet and decent size. In January, I thought we had to get Mack or Unger if we drafted a center in the first couple of rounds, but based on where theyre appearing to go (2nd round, maybe late 1st), it would be a waste of a pick IMO. Seems to be a good draft for Centers this year.

[Roy P]

Originally Posted by mussop

Sintim would be better at this than Cushing. Look at their sack numbers throughout their college Careers.

Okay, I see what you are going for here. I've seen him in the 31-42 projection, so #15 seems high. He would add to the pass rush, and I could see him as a second round pick, just not the first. If he shows some ability to drop in coverage at the Combine, I might be a little more intrigued. I keep going back to Cliff Avril from last year, who was a 3rd round pick as my metric as to when I pull the trigger on a SAM/DE Hybrid.