15th Overall Options....

I thought it would be fun to do an discussion on players at each position which might be 1st round talent. We could do this looking at our positions of need only. For instance, we would skip over Bridgewater and the QB position. We could also skip players who we truly believe we could never have a shot at...ie. Clowney.

So what are our first round options for each of these positions? Who would you target or be willing to draft at position 15 if you were taking someone for these positions?

As an example, if we were going to take a NT, Nix would probably be someone we would look at. At WR, Watkins and Evans. This would be first round only. Let's narrow down the field a little bit here and see what our true options are to figure out who is likely to be on our team next year.

OFFENSE:

WR
TE
OT

DEFENSE:

DE
NT
OLB
ILB
CB
S

 

I had wanted the best safety or corner. I was wanting the joyner kid but after watching him the other night and going back to some games this season. he is small. listed at 5'8" I think but I don't know if he is that tall.lol he can make plays but not worthy of first round. I love Jordan Matthews. if we go offense he is the man. I would take him over evans cause he has better hands and runs better routes. to me evans is the product of manzel running around all over field. he is big and fast but undisciplined.

 

there are 4 db that can go in rd 1 at the moment
3 cb and one safety .dennard gilbert elomu and haha
dennard should go to detroit
gilbert can be an option for us
elomu probably trading down
haha . i don't know how much is good

 

I don't get the humor. What's so funny about this post, freak?

 

Haha Clinton-Dix*, S, Alabama

 

When it comes to Matthews, the biggest knock I have seen on him is his speed. I have seen him projected to be a 2nd or 3rd rounder. Not to say he isn't a good option, but I think his speed at the combine along with his workout and ability to get separation from CBs in the workout will tell alot about where he will get drafted.

Evans the product of Manzel just running around and making stuff up. He sounds a little like Ben doesn't he? Maybe they are a perfect match? In addition, you can teach guys to run better routes, you can't make them bigger or faster by this point.

 

I guess I got turned off of him in the bowl game. its probably not fair but his attitude sucked in that game. he had a couple of penalties for bad mouthing officials and opposing players and wasn't very receptive to coaches when they tried talking to him

 

Let's update this list.....

OFFENSE:

WR: Watkins, Evans, Lee (3)
TE: Ebron, Amaro, Seferian-Jenkins (3)
OT:

DEFENSE:

DE:
NT: Nix (1)
OLB:
ILB:
CB: Gilbert, Dennard, Ekpre-Olomu (3)
S: Haha Clinton-Dix[FONT=verdana, arial, sans serif] (1)[/FONT]

 

That's my huge concern with Evans, and to some extent, Benjamin. WR Diva is almost a certain path for those two, IMO. Huge talent, but worth the risk?

 

I think we have a shot at Taylor Lewan and Cameron Ervin, OT's. Greg Robinson will go top-10 now, darnitall!

 

OFFENSE:

WR: Watkins, Evans, Lee (3)
TE: Ebron, Amaro, Seferian-Jenkins (3)
OT: Matthews, Robinson, Lewan, Erving (4)

DEFENSE:

DE:
NT: Nix (1)
OLB:
ILB:
CB: Gilbert, Dennard, Ekpre-Olomu (3)
S: Haha Clinton-Dix (1)

 

david yankey if he comes out. LG/LT/RT starting LG. capable of any of the others. fast,big,strong and mobile, with some nasty. sign me up all day.

 

Looking at the talent level of the guys and the perceived importance of the position, Yankey doesn't make it into the first round for me. In fact, I don't think ANY guard in this class does.

 

in importance to our team, yes. being an all-American at two spots makes me think that. not to mention he's from Stanford and smart. the round ranking to me is negated by the help he would give us and maybe not some other teams or guru's liking. if you don't need the position he won't be ranked nearly as high. I've seen him around 20th. I'm all about a couple of spots trade down if we can and still get him.

 

No matter how important a player is to the team at a certain position, you don't take a 2nd/3rd round ranked guy, a guy you can draft in one of those rounds, way too early. That is how you screw up a draft. See Detroit and Cleveland for examples. Yeah, Cleveland needed a QB, but moving back into the first round to draft Weeden was a HORRIBLE mistake....of course they took Richardson at 4 so.....

 

I hope we don't take Lewan...we already have a physical specimen that is very unpolished in Adams on the roster....I really don't think we need to take a LT in the first...Beachum .... 1 sack 4 pressures in the last 6 games....prob played one of the best LTS in the league over the last 6 games

 

Dennards height scares me a little...ideally you wan a top 15 CB to be in the 6ft 1in 6 ft 2in range...

 

People don't rule out for discussion someone who is a first round talent, but would be in the 20s. We could always trade down and then that player could become an option for us.

 

OFFENSE:

WR: Watkins, Evans, Lee, Matthews (4)
TE: Ebron, Amaro, Seferian-Jenkins (3)
OT: Matthews, Robinson, Lewan, Erving, Kouandijo (5)

DEFENSE:

DE: Trent Murphy, Kony Ealy (2)
NT: Nix (1)
OLB: Anthony Barr (1)
ILB: CJ Mosely, Kyle VanNoy (2)
CB: Gilbert, Dennard, Ekpre-Olomu (3)
S: Haha Clinton-Dix (1)

 

I don't think we have to draft a WR in round 1, I do think it is likely that one of these guys ends up slipping to us and could be a good fit for us.

 

I tend to agree. I'm not sure any of them are top 15.

 

Sorry, freak. I was just being a wise guy.