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"He has good football speed." - aka can't run the 40.

They also have Detroit taking Curry with the #1.

I know it's over the "decade" requirement... but Tony Gonzalez worked out pretty well in 1997. I think you left out some other first round TEs taken outside of the top 15 picks in the first round. 2000 - Anthony Becht @ 27 2002 - Jeremy Stevens @ 28

100th Post - So it's got to be true. Brown - With Orakpo going to SF before us, this will be a nice reach for the talking heads to discuss Britton - Somebody has to play tackle Mack - Comes in at center opening day You can pay me in beer at opening day.

Going with a fad is never "timeless". The only new look that I really like is the Baltimore Ravens. I love the black on black.

Once we make our first pick, the entire order of need will change again. DE to me is the biggest need. Assuming that some ridiculous gift doesn't fall into our lap (Monroe, Curry, Jason Smith Crabtree or possibly Raji), I think we have to go DE. At that point, LB is no longer as glaring a need, espcecially with so many holes on the offensive side. OT is the second biggest need. Assuming that Monroe and Jason Smith are gone, and that we took a DE at 11, who's likely left at 28? If Andre Smith is still around, he's worth serious consideration. If not, you're looking at Ohr or Britton. I assume that Pettigrew is gone by that point. Second round... we need either a Center or a Guard. Our new FA pickup will play which ever we don't fill. I think Unger or Mack fit here. The top guard is Levitre, but he's a reach at this point.

DE, OT, TE, OG/C, LB

I guess it depends on who you're talking about. Under no circumstance can I justify taking Stafford or Sanchez, unless you've already worked a trade in the background. I really don't think either will be spectacular in the near future. If Curry, Jason Smith or Monroe fall to us, it's a glaring need and they'll be the best available = no brainer. The big question comes with what happens if we have our choice between someone like BJ Raji or Crabtree vs. Orakpo. Personally I think if the choice is Raji or Orakpo, I take Orakpo because he's just as highly rated and fits a bigger need. Crabtree appears to an elite WR, and barring his injurry he could have been the concensus #1. I have a hard time passing up the best talent in the draft and would want to take him, even though we don't have a desperate need at WR right now. I know that this hasn't worked for Detroit, but Crabtree doesn't appear to come with all of the baggage that Charles Rogers or Mike Williams. I wouldn't mind 3-4 seasons with Evans and a (Calvin Johnson or Roy Williams type) after TO leaves.

If there were such a clause, which I doubt there is, it should be for a minimum number of targets and not catches. That way it's in the OC's hands and not TOs.

It also doesn't hurt that reserve players for the Pro Bowl tend to be "specialty" type playsers. Last year there were 7 Pro Bowl QBs vs. 4 Centers. Each position only gets one player on the field at a time, but nearly twice as many QBs get chosen. In 2008 there were 8 QBs... that's 25% of the league's starters. WRs can get to the ProBowl as a WR or a kick/punt returner.

More info is needed. It all depends on what the discussion was about. If you were debating politics, it might be worth apologizing for being a douche and leaving. If you were discussing the fact that he flys a Dolphins flag on gameday, you may need to buy a pistol. **** If he was trying to talk you into filming a threeway between he and both of your wives, I'd agree but end up only filming the women.

He's a good posession receiver, but lets not get carried away. He doesn't have the speed that Welker does. He was a beast at Yards After Catch in college, but that hasn't translated thus far. He's a very good blocker too, but I don't think that will translate to a ProBowl spot.

I disagree. Last year Jackson found and hit the hole much better than Lynch in my opinion.

As luck would have it, the Canadian dollar is trading at 17% less than it was 12 months ago too.

In recent memory I'd have to say that the 96 Ravens and 95 Bucs did pretty well. 96 Ravens took Ogden in Rd 1 and Ray Lewis in Rd 2. The Ravens seem to always draft well. 95 Bucs took Sapp in Rd 1 and traded up to take Brooks in the first two.

I'm not interested in helping them get a QB... and I want to avoid Cushing like the plague.

Lets not forget that the Bills had 16 picks that season. They had two 1st round picks, two 2nd round picks, two 3rd round picks, and two 4th round picks. 1985 Rnd Name College Note 1 Bruce Smith Virginia Tech 1 Derrick Burroughs Memphis State 2 Mark Traynowicz Nebraska 2 Chris Burkett Jackson State 3 Frank Reich Maryland 3 Hal Garner Utah State 4 Andre Reed Kutztown (PA) 4 Dale Hellestrae Southern Methodist 5 Jimmy Teal Texas A&M 6 Mike Hamby Utah State 7 Ron Pitts UCLA 8 Jacque Robinson Washington 9 Glenn Jones Norfolk State 10 Chris Babyar Illinois 11 James Seawright South Carolina 12 Paul Woodside West Virginia

In 2006 he played in 16 games, with 4 starts and only one reception for 1 yard. Obviously there's no telling what might have been... but I think there was every indication that his pass catching abilities were not likely to be showcased. That's not even Robert Royal production.

Most hated is reserved for Mike Williams.

How's Eric Crouch doing these days?

For what it's worth, I flew from LAX to Atlanta last week, and Takeo Spikes sat behind me. He was friendly, but he didn't offer any draft insight. My wife thought his shirt looked "bedazzled".

Let's not forget that 23 teams passed on him before he was selected, including the Seattle Seahawks who drafted Dan McGwire (Mark's Brother) 8 picks earlier... and he only started 5 games as a pro. The Raiders thought they were drafting Ivan Drago, believing that the boy was bred to be an NFL QB. He had shown to be immature in college with a coccaine bust, spats with his coach, skipping classes etc. In reality, he wasn't even the biggest bust of his draft. Bruce Pickens CB, drafted #3 only had 9 career starts, 2 interceptions and was out of the league in 4 years. Then there was Huey Richardson, LB, selected 15th by the Steelers... never recording an NFL start and out of the league in 3 years. Stan Thomas, Tackle at 22 by the Bears, recording seven starts in four years.

Orakpo: The Best at his position + Our biggest need = No Brainer. For some reason I don't think we're going to be left with choices like this though.

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Every indication is that given the oppurtunity, he will be a solid NFL WR. One stat from last year that I really liked of his: Of his 10 catches 9 were for first downs or TDs. That percentage led the league last year for recievers with more than 4 receptions. Granted that it's a very small sample size, but with average only 10 yards per reception and haveing 90% go for first downs, it tells me he has the ability to know where he is on the field and get the first down. I get so sick of seeing recievers catch the ball one yard short.