They have the Jets taking: (my comments) 1/25 - Aaron Ross - CB, Texas 6-1 192 Great speed and raw athletic ability. Good tackler and cover corner who needs good coaching. Will contribute as a special teamer as he develops. 2/27 - Michael Bush - RB, Louisville 6-3 247 All World Athlete who can play a lot of positions a la Brad Smith. Power back who can catch. Not shifty and although he's fast he gets started slowly, but if recovered from a broken leg could be a star in the NFL and a steal at this position.
You forgot about Quinn Pitcock with Washington's pick. I'm torn on the Ross pick, but love the 2nd rounders.
They also have us taking Quinn Pitcock at 2/5. This mock made me throw up in my mouth 3 times. That's impressive.
Quinn Pitcock DT 6'3 295 Ohio St. By: Robert Davis After a redshirt season and a season backing up, Pitcock put together a big sophomore season for the Buckeyes. He posted career highs across the board, with 49 tackles, 7.5 for loss, with a pair of sacks. As a junior, his numbers dipped to 28 tackles, three for loss, with just one sack. Pitcock put it all together as a senior, with 36 tackles, 11 for loss, and eight sacks. Pitcock is a great gap control defensive tackle. He is very strong, and has the ability to control a lineman and get off the block to plug running lanes. Along with his strength, his tenacity makes him a major force in the running game. Pitcock lacks the mobility and big play skills to develop into a big time prospect, despite the sack numbers he put up this year. He is not a great athlete, and is not very agile, so he is limited to being a run plugger and playing in a confined area. For a straight run stopper, he may also need to pack on more weight to handle the beating at the next level of playing in the trenches. Quinn Pitcock may never be a big playmaker, but he is a very solid defensive tackle. His ability to control his gap may make him a good nose tackle prospect. Anyone looking for help stopping the run will have to take a long look at Pitcock in April. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
why would anyone throw up over these 3 picks? the Jets would meet all of their needs without a single REACH! Eventual starting shutdown corner, eventual starting NT and eventual starting RB...all of whom could contribute right away and win starting jobs by their second seasons? If this is how the draft goes, I'm going to be EXCITED!
Pitcock actually projects to be a DE in the 3-4...he doens't have the size for the position. He is 295-300 pounds, only 6-3 and has short arms apparently...
I like it except for pitcock...he seems too small to be the NT we need and too slow to be the impact DE compliment to Ellis...There are plenty of other DT-DE tweeners available, and we would be best served with a pass-rushing DE or Hole plugging NT larger than 300 lbs. (D-slob is something like 315 and shorter, so if he can't hold the fort with more weight and a lower center of gravity, then, i don't think this guy can either.) A top level corner and bush at the end of the 2nd are great pix though.
It's not about the size; it's about the strenght. Pitcock, though not ideal in terms of size, has shown the strength to play the 2 gap.
Rookie defensive lineman take a while to develop. They are better scouring the waiver wire for a biggun dt.
No thanks. First round picks are to be spent on guys who can actually hit the field in the first year, without too much worry, outside of QB perhaps. Words like "raw athletic ability" and "contribute as a special teamer as he develops" are crap in the making. Give me impact, give me something. Don't give me a project. I can certainly live with Bush in the 2nd....
We need lineman with the first three picks. We need either defensive lineman, linebackers or offensive lineman/tight ends with the first 3 picks. Until we are able to dominate the line of scrimmage one skill player isn't that much better then the next. The Patriots have made an art out of drafting cornerbacks late and developing them into quality players in their system. You can mold a 4th round pick into a quality cornerback. Finding defensive lineman who can plug two gaps and put pressure on passing situations is much more difficult.
All the players have HUGE ?'s, much more than many other players on the board when selected. Aaron Ross is slow and has trouble in man coverage. Not what we need. Quinn Pitcock has short arms and is not explosive, and gets almost all of his stats against poor competition. While he does fill our need of a 3-4 DE, he is big reach at #37 overall. Michael Bush, as said above, does not run as big as his size. I would much rather address RB another way. This is the best pick of the 3, purely based on value. However, if Bush runs well, he doesn't last that long, and if he doesn't run well, he's not a 2nd rounder. --- My Draft if this is how it goes (and this will not be, as Bowe and Grubbs will go much sooner): 1 - Anthony Spencer, OLB, Purdue 2a - Justin Harrell, DE, Tennessee 2b - Ben Grubbs, OG, Auburn
Pete Prisco and Clark Judge of CBS.Sportsline.com both have us taking: Zach Miller, TE, Arizona State -- It's time Eric Mangini helps his offense, and while I could see the Jets going for a RB, I can also see them looking here. Why? There's not a tight end of consequence on the roster. Miller is the best one in this draft.
Oh god I am thinking back to the news clips of the draft when we took Kyle Brady over Sapp, and the looks on everyone's faces. Makes you wish we had taken Heath Miller a few years ago, doesn't it? I really, really hope that we don't go TE in this year's draft.
i just read a mock draft with us taking these rd 1-DE-Georgia-Quintin Moses rd2 (skins pic)-DT-Cal-Brandon Mebane rd 2-RB-Auburn-Kenny Irons does anyone know anything about Mebane?
cal also has a cornerback named Daymeion Hughes who one mock draft had us taking him in the 1st rd...saying he's the best corner in the draft
