2013 Mocks and Needs

[chuck]

Man, I'm so down on this team that it's hard for me to get any clarity on where we are and what we need.

I'm with you in thinking that OT and even OL in general is not a real need. Cush is the only ILB on the field in nickel and dime so do you really want to go first overall on a guy who can only play a third of defensive snaps? I'd love to get a big, fast, athletic WR but I have no confidence that the head coach will use him or that the quarterback will find him.

I say DT or secondary or even OLB. We need to upgrade the Cody/Mitchell tandem, we need to upgrade JJo and we need to upgrade Barwin.

[painekiller]

Originally Posted by chuck

Man, I'm so down on this team that it's hard for me to get any clarity on where we are and what we need.

I'm with you in thinking that OT and even OL in general is not a real need. Cush is the only ILB on the field in nickel and dime so do you really want to go first overall on a guy who can only play a third of defensive snaps? I'd love to get a big, fast, athletic WR but I have no confidence that the head coach will use him or that the quarterback will find him.

I say DT or secondary or even OLB. We need to upgrade the Cody/Mitchell tandem, we need to upgrade JJo and we need to upgrade Barwin.

You make a good case for a draft that looks more like this:

27 John Jenkins DT Georgia 6' 4" 350
57 Bacarri Rambo S Georgia 6' 1" 208
89 E.J. Manuel QB Florida State 6' 5" 234
121 Omoregie Uzzi OG Georgia Tech 6' 3" 300
153 A.J. Klein ILB Iowa State 6' 1" 240
185 Stepfan Taylor RB Stanford 5' 11" 209
217 Joe Kruger* DE Utah 6' 7" 280

[nunusguy]

Originally Posted by painekiller

217 Joe Kruger* DE Utah 6' 7" 280

01/02/13 - It was expected Utah defensive end Joe Kruger would follow his older brother Paul into the NFL given his talent. Apparently he wants to make that move sooner rather than later. The junior announced Wednesday he will enter the 2013 NFL draft. The 6-foot-7, 280-pound defensive end played in 37 of 38 games from 2010-12 with 14 starts. He finished the 2012 season with 30 tackles, including eight tackles for a loss and a team-high six sacks in 11 games.
http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings...2013&genpos=de
The Ravens OLB and soon to be rich young NFL FA Paul's big "little" brother Joe Kruger is a very interesting prospect and looks like a natural 3-4 DE with his size and length. Obviously he should stay school in another year, but he's probably a typical Mormon college guy who's a little older and wants to make some money before his time has passed. But besides size, with those sacks #s he appears to also be athletic.
Here's predicting he ends up going in the middle rounds and not towards the end of the Draft, though presently the Draft rating services also have him going very late.

[painekiller]

Originally Posted by nunusguy

01/02/13 - It was expected Utah defensive end Joe Kruger would follow his older brother Paul into the NFL given his talent. Apparently he wants to make that move sooner rather than later. The junior announced Wednesday he will enter the 2013 NFL draft. The 6-foot-7, 280-pound defensive end played in 37 of 38 games from 2010-12 with 14 starts. He finished the 2012 season with 30 tackles, including eight tackles for a loss and a team-high six sacks in 11 games.
http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings...2013&genpos=de
The Ravens OLB and soon to be rich young NFL FA Paul's big "little" brother Joe Kruger is a very interesting prospect and looks like a natural 3-4 DE with his size and length. Obviously he should stay school in another year, but he's probably a typical Mormon college guy who's a little older and wants to make some money before his time has passed. But besides size, with those sacks #s he appears to also be athletic.
Here's predicting he ends up going in the middle rounds and not towards the end of the Draft, though presently the Draft rating services also have him going very late.

I agree with the article, I think he will go higher then the current rankings have him.