This year is most difficult to anticipate. Everyone's rankings are all over the place.
We need speed and attitude on defense. I don't think TT is going to take a safety because there aren't any standouts to make a difference. We took our Mulligan so we don't draft a TE either.
Double dip at WR and DL. Here goes:
1- Datone Jones DE UCLA Between him and Perry on the left side we should be ok.
2- DaRick Rogers WR TennTech Size, hands and maybe has #1 talent. Worth the risk here.
3- Brian Schwenke C Cal Played guard in college before moving to C. Just might start.
4- Zavier Gooden OLB Mizz Combine star, but tape doesn't match numbers. 3rd down cover LB
5- TJ Barnes NT Ga Tech 6'6" 360 Nice rotational player gives BJ and Pickett a breather
5c- Dennis Johnson RB Ark 5'9" 213 Compact, quick with good hands. Also returns kicks.
6- Jasper Collins WR Mt Union 6' 190 Crafty, fast and good routes-Walters Senior year 92 catches, 1694 yds and 22 TDs. We are restocked at WR.
7- Kapron Lewis-Moore DT NDame Captain of defense, great intangibles, knee injury in Alabama game. Might have to sit first year, but more return in long run from a 7th round pick.
An extra pick in the second day would help alot. Hope we trade down.
Dubz I like just about everything in your draft. It's close enough to my thinking to reply pick by pick.
Rd 1) D. Jones is a pretty good choice here, but he'll play DE not OLB, and might be better for a 4-3. I think it's better than 50-50 that TT goes DL with this pick. Other possibilities IMO are Jesse Williams from Ala. and Sylvester Williams from NC.
Rd 2) I would be shocked if TT picked DaRick Rodgers here (or anywhere for that matter). He appears to be the kind of troubled diva that TT removes from his board completely. I am much more inclined towards a guy like Ryan Swope here, even though he doesn''t have all the physical gifts Rogers has.
Rd 3) Schwenke seems like good value here. What about the guard from IL, Thornton?
Rd 4) Rd 5a) I don't know much about Xavier Gooden or TJ Barnes.
Rd 5b) I LOVE your lick of Dennis Johnson, the bowling ball RB from Ark. I think he's going to be a good one.
Rd 6) Jasper Collins from Mt. Union!!! Yes!
Rd 7) Lewis-Moore is a great project pick.
Ultimately, only your selection of DaRick Rogers causes me any problems. All the rest are good. I also like you thoughts at the beginning and end of the post.