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I'm a bit foggy on that, but the kicking was the best part.

I just watched a kicker's Youtube highlight video, so....yeah.

Boykin. I was positive they were looking at him. Philly took him right before us and I believe that led us to go with Brooks.

1. Gilmore – A lot of fans didn’t like this pick, but it was the correct one to make. When you look at our CBs matched up against a base offense, things don’t look so bad. But when you match our CBs up against 4 and 5 WR sets, it looks like a train wreck, complete with Leodis running around with his hair on fire. I also heard the chants of Leodis 2.0. Leodis played at Troy, this kid played in the SEC against Julio Jones and A.J. Green. He is most definitely not Leodis 2.0. CBs are never a sexy pick, you don’t get to see much of them on TV, and if they do their job right you don’t hear their name get called. I heard of lot of talk about matching a fast LB up with Gronk. Hah! There isn’t a LB in the league that can cover Gronk - you need a large agile CB to even attempt it. This is that guy. I don’t see him as a week 1 starter, but I do see him taking over the starting job before the bye week. Great pick. 2. Glenn – This is the make-or-break pick of the draft. A few weeks ago there were a lot of people on this forum suggesting we take him or Martin 10th overall. There were also a lot of crazy schemes detailing how we could draft back up into the first round to get him. Nix called this one perfect – he knew the value wasn’t there and patiently waited (we even had our choice of Martin). Moody thinks this guy has the feet and size to be a starting LT in the NFL. He noted that he improved every single week his senior season and he can control his weight and will play at whatever size they want him to (he played his junior year at 320 but was asked to move up to 345). In his phone interview he mentioned he was stoked because he went to a team that wants him to play LT. So forget all the talk you are hearing about him starting at G or RT, this kid will compete with Hairston from Day 1 of training camp for the starting LT job. Whether he wins the job or not will probably determine how successful this draft was. For the record, I think he will win it and I love this pick. 3. Graham – I have no idea who this guy is, and there are also a lot of NC fans who don’t know who he is either. No doubt he is a burner and was drafted to stretch the D. Chan said he’s not a slot receiver and expects him to play outside. That tells me that he probably won’t be an every down player, and we’ll still be playing roulette with the dozen or so #2 receivers we have (it seems like a dozen). Hopefully he becomes the fast offensive threat we are missing, but at his size I don’t think you will see him going over the middle anytime soon. Another note about this pick is that we made the bizarre move of trading up one spot. For a front office that doesn’t make draft day trades, this was truly odd. Luckily, the Jags immediately embarrassed themselves by taking a kicker right after us, so I think our wacky move was overlooked by the rest of the country. Anyhow, you won’t see me asking for this front office to make any more draft day moves in the near future. Not sold on this pick, but it will be exciting to see what happens. 4. Bradham – Perfect fit for us and the perfect spot to take him. He gives us the depth and flexibility we need at OLB. Solid pick. 4. Brooks – I think Nix wanted Boykins, but Philly grabbed him right before us. This guy would probably be a starter on any other college squad besides LSU. There is a high ceiling with this kid, he could even become a starting CB someday. Solid pick. 5. Sanders – Sanders was projected to go a lot earlier, anywhere from rounds 2 – 4. We got tremendous value here. He’s a bit of a project, but can play either left or right tackle and should be a valuable addition to the depth of our OL. Buddy said he wanted 2 corners and 2 tackles and he got them. Great pick. 5. Carder – This guy’s a fan favorite, and if you Google his name and read his story you will know why. He’s quite a character. The kid broke his back, and when his mother asked him what he was going to do if he was confined to a wheelchair, he told her he was going to win the Wheelchair Olympics. He’s going to be an absolute maniac on special teams, and adds some depth to our LB unit. Good pick. 6. Asper - I have no idea who this is, so I can’t really comment. Like many people here, I would have liked to take a gamble on McNutt or Streeter. Maybe he can backup center as well as guard? 7. Potter – Don’t know anything about him either. Why not take a project QB or any other position player here, then sign Potter as an UDFA? Was the demand for him so high that we were scared we wouldn’t be able to sign him? Odd. I like to think of myself as a levelheaded fan, and my initial thoughts on this draft as a whole are very good. I think we got 2 long-term starters with our first 2 picks, and I think you will see some production from Brooks, Carder and Bradham right away as well. One last thing to point out is that all of our picks seem to be high character players with great attitudes. As a fan you have to love that.

I just want to give you and all the other Time-Warner subscribers a reminder - this year there will be NFL games on Thursday night nearly every week of the season - a total of 13 games. And I don't see them coming to any agreements with NFL Network, so if you are a football junky you might want to have a plan in place.

Moore is a Lion. I guess they don't want a QB.

Exactly, and "BPA at a position of need" should simply be called a need pick. Would anyone take the 2nd best player at a position of need? Of course not! This BPA nonsense all started with Spiller, when fans failed to realize that Marshawn was out the door allllll along, and the plan was for a Jackson/Spiller backfield. It just took a lot longer than expected to get him out the door.

Oh is that all? I would have liked to date a supermodel.

Welp, so much for that...

Curious pick, some writeups say he fits best into a zone blocking scheme. I never heard of the guy, but this late, I'll take the word of our scouts. I'd still love to get a big WR, hoping McNutt or Streeter is still there in the 7th (but Nix said he is going to draft a QB at sometime so hmmmm)

McNutt!!

"holds his ground extremely well"

Great value pick! Nix says he wants to add 2 tackles and 2 corners - bang, done! Wonder if he's going to go QB next.

Buddy said we are taking a QB at some time. What do you think, is it B.J. Coleman time?

Arrrrrg damn you Philly!!! You have to think we were targeting Boykin. This Brooks kid never started heh, LSU was stacked. Welp, there's the second DB we wanted.

Haha what an amazing coincidence! I hope you're right!

It's a great pick, I think we're batting .750 so far.

The kid looks like he's 90 pounds in that video. He's going to wind up in the emergency room if he even looks at the middle of the field.

Love our first 2 picks, but I think we sh*t the bed here. On a the upside, we've proved that 1) we do in fact trade up and 2) we do draft people from outside the SEC. Going to commence alcohol consumption and forget this ever happened. Try not to mention this again.

Thank You Cleveland for drafting Schwartz! Can't believe this guy fell to 41. Next up, McNutt!

That approach worked great for the last 20 years, but the game is changing. CB's are worth a fortune now. Anyhow, this board should be a fun read after we take another CB in the 4th or 5th round. Going to be a flood of drive-by posters screaming "JAURON!!!!" lol

Rams have 2 picks before us, I'm betting one is a WR and the other is an OL. Browns have shown an interest in Glenn at RT. I'm sure other teams may be looking to move up for him as well. Good chance Martin and Glenn could both be gone imo. Should be an interesting day 2 for us.

I think very few people would argue this. I would be thrilled to get a stud LT, it's an obvious need. But the question I ask is - WHO? There was one LT that went in round 1 - Kalil. Minnesota never had any intention of letting him get past them. They played Cleveland beautifully for some extra picks. Reiff has neither the length or footwork of an NFL LT. Would it have been a sound move to take Martin/Glenn/Adams/etc at 10, knowing what we know now? Absolutely not! If the Bills truly covet one of those OTs they can trade up for them and still get an incredible amount of value over taking one in the first round.

You might even be able to get him for a 7th. He's under contract for the next 3 years at about $1M per year. He'd make a much better backup than Thigpen ($3M a year) at 1/3 the price. This wouldn't be that bad of a move, but it would crush the dreams of the Wilson/Osweiler/Foles/etc crowd.

Curious, where are you getting this from?