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I find it interesting that no QB of his size has ever been successful in the NFL. It's almost counter-intuitive that height at the QB position is a detriment. Go figure. I still want defense at #3.

Where is it set in stone Andrew Luck is leaving Stanford? If you are Luck, why would you want to go to Carolina? You have no idea who the coach is, the owner is in "cut expenses" mode, the team has a ridiculous amount of holes to fill, your front office can't draft, and you play in a tough division. On top of all that, the CBA issues creates enough uncertainty to stay in California. I think he stays.

Todd McShay=weatherman

Eh. I'd stay put and build a ridiculously good defense with draft picks and free agency. Andrew Luck, while an outstanding QB prospect, won't slow down the Jets rushing attack or sack Tom Brady. I, for one, don't think Andrew Luck will declare for the NFL draft. There are more reasons for him to stay in California for another year.

Somehow, just because, he'll come back as a TE. A Pro Bowl TE that catches the winning touchdown in the Browns/Bills AFC Championship Game in Buffalo years from now. Of course, he plays for the Browns.

+1. I think Mangini has at least 4 wins against the Pats between his Jets/Browns stints.

Of course Seattle is going to win the Superbowl since we have that pick from the ML trade. I want to see a draft that considers Luck staying in college. Every draft I see assumes he's coming out.

Although I'm not hot on overpaying Whitner, you are 100% correct, Dr.

If the Bills went CB in the first round, you'd see the first NFL stadium in history be destroyed by its fanbase. The fanbase of course, would march in an organized procession from Hammer's Lot at a medium pace. We're not savages.

Lynch looked thinner in last night's game, not the big slow and bulky RB he was when in Buffalo. I hate seeing Pete Carroll gain legitimacy as a coach. I was hoping for a Panthers-esque corkscrew into the tarmac from 35,000 feet performance out of Seattle this year.

I disagree. I think the front seven gets the epic overhaul this year. First round, third round picks, one top FA signing, at minimum. While I like Bowers, I get he's for a 4-3 scheme. How about Dareus? A new DC would be great too.

+1.

Looks good but the weak point *is* the network. TNT has a tendency to vanilla wafer its shows like the USA Network does to Burn Notice.

I would trade up for Da'Quan Bowers. The man is virtually unstoppable.

The only ways I see Ngata escaping Baltimore is if he makes it really ugly where Baltimore, seeing no other option, trades him when his value is at it's highest. I doubt that will happen.

I'd take John Fox or Marvin Lewis as DC in a heartbeat. I think both will be looking for work in a week. That being said, they will probably do the broadcasting thing and wait for another head coaching job to percolate in a few years. I don't see either of those guys as a Dom Capers type of personality that went in and out of head coaching and defensive coordinator gigs year to year.

There was a Blane in Predator.

The snow isn't as bad as expected in PA. It's a light snow. The game could have been played. I find the "in the name of public safety" disingenuous. If the NFL was concerned about *public safety*, they'd ban booze in the stadiums.

Has DraftTek finished a mock draft that assumes Luck stays at Stanford?

For me, it was a choice between Wrotto and Merriman for #5. Wilson and Florence were my top priorities.

I feel unclean having read this thread.

Play the 4-3. Less holes to fill on the roster, and it plays to the strengths we already have. Going 3-4 would require a major investment in the LB position, probably so much so, you couldn't get it all done in one year of the draft and FA unless you sacrificed upgrading other positions.

If for some insane reason Baltimore lets Haloti Ngata out of their grasp, you get him. At any cost. I agree on David Harris and Marcedes Lewis for FA pickups.

Sure it does. Like any good tinfoil hat, you make it yourself. You don't "buy" it.

Given that the NFL is one huge ratings conspiracy, I see the Bills beating the Patriots to keep the Jets relevant. Until that is, we knock them out of the playoffs. /tinfoil hat