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Or maybe trade him and TJ to Indy for TY; that way we finally get the WR we were supposed to have gotten on draft day.

I would keep Hughes and pretty much only play him at DE on passing downs. He can still probably produce more than the player you'd get in return for him.

I voted for OL, but I'm really still all over the place. Is Watkins somehow still there at #9? Is Manziel there at 9? Ideally I would want us to possibly try and trade down to the late teens and take Yankey to play LG for the next 10yrs.

Same here.

Eh, no big deal. My TV was unplugged during the entire super bowl and everyone at my house still rocked out that night.

I really hope Blake Bortles is there at #9. That way we can trade down, pick up an extra 2nd round pick, and let another team draft that potential backup NFL QB.

though there are exceptions to everything, I feel that in today's NFL, it is easier to succeed (have a winning record/get into the playoffs) with a good offense and average defense as opposed to an average offense and a good defense. The Hawks didn't just have a good defense this season, they had one of the best defenses in the history of the game(when you take into account how it's so much harder nowadays for teams to play defense).

it's so hard to have this discussion in football. there are so many factors that go into winning a single game it becomes unfair to put it all on the QB - whether it's a win or a loss. Putting it all on the QB (win or lose) is just lazy reporting/commentating. It's easy to do and that's why it's done and it makes for great radio/television.

Super Bowl commercials were HORRIBLEEEE

Fact is, refs can never win. If its a game full of flags everyone would be screaming that refs influenced game. If there are few flags then people complain that refs influenced game by not calling penalties.

Agreed. Still more then their tackling what most impresses me about the hawks defense is their speed. Fast. Precise.

This game was OVER for prop bets the second Namath botched the coin toss. Lol. What a drunk.

This is rough. I have no idea. I would say neither but the play goes as a fumble recovery by moreno for a loss which would equal a run?

Yup.

Youre missing his point however, and thats the key: not every other team in the NFL NEEDED a QB. We did and that is the difference. In actuality maybe like 6 to 10 teams actually passed on him and we were one of those teams.

Yup

Lmfao. T jackson plays in SB. Lmfao

EXACTLY. Kiko at WLB makes too much sense. The question is more about what route do we take to fill MLB. Draft? FA? We'll see Im personally not 100% sold on Mosley. But if the coaches are, so be it. No complaints. Borland is my favorite but it would be a bigger risk to pass on Mosley and rely on Borland. A bigger risk for coaching staff, that is bc the obvious pick would be Mosley. Brandon Spikes? I could see that. Beason? I could see that. Other people's thoughts?

Yup. We'll see how Schwartz plays it with our personnel.

Back to the MLB discussion, showing that I don't care about size, my favorite LB coming out of this year's draft (which others have mentioned as well): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCbBmcxmFHY

I agree, it is silly to argue size and weight and that was never my intention on this thread. But if you also want to be cute about it: Patrick Willis @ NFL combine: 6'1 242lbs Ray Lewis @ NFL combine: 6'1 240lbs Brian Urlacher @ NFL combine: 6'4 258lbs Kiko Alonso @ NFL combine: 6'3 238lbs Kiko was taller than both Willis and Lewis yet still weighed less. Urlacher was 20lbs heavier despite only being an inch taller. There's a reason why all those players "look" bulkier/bigger on the TV: because they all are.

Lmao. Statistics he says. Tell me, when you read this on espn or wherever you read it did you stop for a second and think for yourself? "Ok, what exactly am i reading here?" Who decided that 40 degrees should be used as the "cold" mark? Why not less than 30? Why not less than 42? 43? 44? Heck, im personally pretty cold at 45 or below. What would his reocord be then in games played at 45 or below compared to 45 and above? Tease me. Then, after choosing an completely subjective number of 40, we come up with a sample size of 120 on one end and 19 on the other and somehow conclude that the 19 is indicative of something. Perhaps in those 19 games Peyton wore boxers as opposed to briefs. That could just as easily help explain his losses as could the arbitrary comparison of him winning a game when its 41 out with a windchill of 30, to him losing a game when its 38 out with no windchill. Or maybe those 19 losses could better be explained by the fact that playoffs are naturally played in colder weather. And along with the colder weather comes better competition. Or maybe those 19 games are regular season games. Who the heck even knows by your lack of explanation. "Statistics". Lol

L M A O . Oh man. :/

On a lighter note http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CXBrHGQXE9o

Lol. I agree that we need a QB to play well and that, when its all said and done, is our biggest "need". My OP was intended more towards addressing personnel. QB is not a "need" imo in terms of actually having a player to play. EJ will most likely be that player. LB is not as clear cut bc the way I see it, we're clearly short 1 LB, whether it be at WLB or MLB is a different matter i suppose.