Draft Strategy - Trading Up?

with all the needs we have at starters i would go crazy if we draft a bu , depends on who is available and how high will be the spot , but i would't rule out a trade down if somebody want a qb , we need a lot of good players

 

I don't think there's any right answer if we're drafting in the 10 range. I think you field all offers if a team wants to move up for someone. If a team was hungry for a guy like the Falcons were for Julio Jones I would totally move down. I would want at least an additional 2nd rounder though.

Otherwise you grab a stud. It's a win-win at that point... But it's really early to be talking about this.

 

Hack, been reading a lot of articles like this one...
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1365 ... id-amerson

Which is actually good for you... A trade DOWN for Amerson might be more realistic at this point (or round 2 if he tanks the combine). I haven't watched much of him but the way QBs throw at him, it sounds like he likes to play off his man to bait QB's and has been burned by it more than he has been in the past.

 

Hack..

I saw Amerson play against Maryland, and was not all that impressed with him as a 1st or 2nd rounder..am I missing something?

Do I need to YouTube this guy?

 

To me this year is all about our defense. ILB, OLB, S and then you look at C and Dline.

 

i'd still like that stud starting LT. then all D.

 

We may very well have that in Adams. He's already shown that he's a beast in the running game. Give him time to develop and he could be that stud we need.

 

Definitely. Let's let that shake out. And I still like Gilbert. I know he's been hurting his teammates lately, but when he's not doing that he plays well. I don't think he gave up a sack all year, did he? And Starks is doing a great job in the meantime. In any case, Starks-Gilbert-Adams is a trio I'm happy with. We are pretty well set at WR, TE, RB, and QB. First pick needs to be defense. LB, CB, or S.

 

Amerson seems to have games where he is not in the flow....why...I don't know...but I like it...if he plays lights out...no way he is around...if he continues to have consistency problems......We could walk away with Teo and Amerson.....after that...call it a weekend.....won't matter to me who else they get.

HACK

 

If we don't go defense in the 1st I might be a little upset. I will be waiting by the phone for that call from the Rooneys to help them with their draft this next year. Just like have been waiting for the last 35 plus years. One day my phone will ring just all you doubting Thomas' wait and see. Then you wont be able to make fun of me anymore, well, atleast not for that!

 

Yeah if we don't get a cornerback I think I might jump off my barn. I REALLY want a true shutdown corner. We need one because our division has deep threats within it that we have to play against twice a year ya know? We can't always depend on Ryan Clark to be there to save Ike from getting posterized by A.J. Green. Also Torry Smith seems to be somewhat of a threat as well. I'm just a cornerback loving kinda guy but for me I think we desperately need a true corner bad!

 

I would trade up for any of these 3 safties Safeties
1. *Eric Reid, LSU, 6-2/208
2. T.J. McDonald, USC, 6-3/205
3. Robert Lester, Alabama, 6-2/210

 

I agree!!! You know I sit and watch these games and still, for the life of me, can not figure out how are secondary is rated so highly. Troy is a non-facter. Ike, even when he has a good game, can not catch the ball to save his life. Lewis I have seen make a few good plays but the penalties are killers. I like Cortez but he is what he is, at this point. A shutdown corner opposite Ike, as he watches his career reach its end, would be super.

 

shamarko thomas syracuse 4.39 nice looking safety. speed to burn. good safety prospect.

 

All Teo all the time.....Amerson will be a second round pick (if he comes out).....TEO TEO TEO TEO TEO...

Get Teo and Amerson in 2....then whatever else makes you happy.

HACK