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Who should be our 4th rd selection?

Discussion in 'The Bill Nunn Draft Room' started by numbah58, Apr 28, 2012.

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  1. numbah58

    numbah58 Staff Member Mod Team

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    I'm going with Josh Chapman. If we can land him in the 4th WOW!
     
    numbah58, Apr 28, 2012
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  2. SteelCity_NB

    SteelCity_NB Staff Member Mod Team

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    Who 'should' be? Alameda Ta'Amu
    Who WILL be: Josh Chapman
     
    SteelCity_NB, Apr 28, 2012
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  3. JD99

    JD99 Well-Known Member

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    Ta'Amu, Chapman or Crick
     
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  4. TerribleTowelFlying

    TerribleTowelFlying Staff Member Site Admin Mod Team

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    If either one of them is our fourth, this will be me~

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    TerribleTowelFlying, Apr 28, 2012
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  5. Steel_Elvis

    Steel_Elvis Staff Member Mod Team

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    Agree 100%. I like both players. I had always liked Chapman more, but after watching more of Ta'Amu I am starting to lean his way. Chapman is very Hampton-esque in that he simply holds his ground and forces 2 blockers to engage him to try and get him out of the way. He offers something as a rusher up the middle, but not much. TaAmau is more disruptive, and with today's NFL being more and more of a passing league, I like that disruptiveness.
     
    Steel_Elvis, Apr 28, 2012
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  6. numbah58

    numbah58 Staff Member Mod Team

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    I'd be surprised if Ta'amu is still there. Then again I'm shocked he's still available in the 4th so who knows. I'd be happy with either.
     
    numbah58, Apr 28, 2012
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  7. Steel_Elvis

    Steel_Elvis Staff Member Mod Team

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    Here are my Top 10 for the 4th round pick:

    1. Ta'amu
    2. Chapman
    3. Ronnell Lewis - I am not sold on Worilds, and would like to see a better 3rd OLB
    4. Brandon Boykin - Game tape shows a quick twitch guy who would be a perfect slot corner to take on the Welkers of the world
    5. James Brown - I know, another O-lineman. However, if we are putting DeCastro at RG, LG can still be upgraded, and Brown moves like a good LG
    6. Alfonso Dennard - At some point he is worth the risk. He was an easy 2nd rounder before his incident.
    7. Lamar Miller - If Haley can make him our version of Jamaal Charles, look out.
    8. Josh Norman - Good long-term CB prospect.
    9. Robert Turbin - I like his film, but like him a lot more after hearing his interview on Movin the Chains. His head is firmly on straight.
    10. Marvin Jones - A good WR value at this point in the draft.
     
    Steel_Elvis, Apr 28, 2012
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  8. SteelCity_NB

    SteelCity_NB Staff Member Mod Team

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    Its not a need in the least, but if we lose out on both ta'amu and chapman this round and DE Jared Crick is still out there I would take him. That dude has 1st round abilities.
     
    SteelCity_NB, Apr 28, 2012
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  9. SteelHack

    SteelHack Well-Known Member

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    I want Josh Norman in 4 and Fangupo in 5...and I would keep my eye on Marvin McNutt today as well

    HACK
     
    SteelHack, Apr 28, 2012
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  10. Jim90

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    i think Pitts should try and move up in the 4th
     
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  11. JD99

    JD99 Well-Known Member

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    Yep, I love Crick!
     
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  12. steelers5859

    steelers5859 Well-Known Member

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    I say Chapman or Ta'amu...We have to get a NT in this draft.
     
    steelers5859, Apr 28, 2012
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  13. Jim90

    Jim90 Well-Known Member

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    ^^ that's why I'm thinking they should move up.. Hampton is pretty much done who do we have behind McLendon?
     
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  14. HugeSnack

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    I prefer Chapman, because I think Ta'amu is not much more than his size. That said, I definitely didn't want Ta'amu in the 2nd or 3rd, but I'd be okay with him in the 4th.
     
    HugeSnack, Apr 28, 2012
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  15. freakfontana

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    i think chapman has medical problems
     
    freakfontana, Apr 28, 2012
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  16. SteelCity_NB

    SteelCity_NB Staff Member Mod Team

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    You and me both TTF!
     
    SteelCity_NB, Apr 28, 2012
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  17. mdbates2

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    Hmmmm I'm going to go out on a limb here and say the Steelers could feasibly trade up and get Ta'Amu. Just a feeling.
     
    mdbates2, Apr 28, 2012
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  18. Steel_Elvis

    Steel_Elvis Staff Member Mod Team

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    I felt that way until I watched more tape on Ta'Amu. Chapman is probably going to be better at controlling 2 gaps against the run, but only slightly so. Ta'Amu looks like he will be quite a bit better at pushing the pocket on pass plays. Since this is now a pass-first league, I prefer to give up a tiny bit in gap control to get a lot more up the middle pressure. I think he will see a lot of playing time in 2012, and be the guy in 2013.
     
    Steel_Elvis, Apr 28, 2012
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  19. SSylvester

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    Ok TTF, time to get out the video camera and give this board your best celebration dance.
     
    SSylvester, Apr 28, 2012
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  20. Ray D

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    :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:
     
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  21. TerribleTowelFlying

    TerribleTowelFlying Staff Member Site Admin Mod Team

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    I tried, but it broke the camera with its sheer awesomeness. It probably would have broken the internet. I should have known better.
     
    TerribleTowelFlying, Apr 28, 2012
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  22. numbah58

    numbah58 Staff Member Mod Team

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    LOL @ Ray D and TTF
     
    numbah58, Apr 28, 2012
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  23. HugeSnack

    HugeSnack Well-Known Member

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    That's true, but it will only affect the beginning of his rookie season. I'm looking at this as a long-term solution. That said, I mostly liked Chapman over Ta'amu because I thought he seemed more like the Steelers' type. If they disagee, who am I to argue?

    If one of them had been gone and we took the other, it'd be a "we'll never know" thing, and that would drive me crazy. The fact that they were both on the board and we traded up to pick one makes me very comfortable with the choice.
     
    HugeSnack, Apr 28, 2012
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  24. SteelCity_NB

    SteelCity_NB Staff Member Mod Team

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    Either Colbert mis-spoke or he did not even have Chapman on his radar when it comes to NTs, possibly due to medical concerns.

    "In Ta'amu's situation, there were only four or five nose tackle-types available, and he was the last man standing," Colbert said."
     
    SteelCity_NB, Apr 29, 2012
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  25. HugeSnack

    HugeSnack Well-Known Member

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    Either Colbert mis-spoke or he did not even have Chapman on his radar when it comes to NTs, possibly due to medical concerns.

    "In Ta'amu's situation, there were only four or five nose tackle-types available, and he was the last man standing," Colbert said."[/quote:xs6bcchi]
    Wow, if he really said that, that may speak to Hampton's status early in the year, and how much playing time he expects the rookie to get. I can believe they prefer Ta'amu over Chapman, but I'm not sure I believe that they don't consider Chapman a viable player at all. His health must have played a bigger role than I expected, and they may be looking at getting Ta'amu in quicky.
     
    HugeSnack, May 12, 2012
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