dave mcbride

Given the iron logic of this cycle, this is a terrible omen for Rosen's career.

Btw, the last 25 seconds of the clip I posted above are genuinely nuts. I recommend watching to the end!

I'm not talking about on-the-field play. It's more about the overall attitude he seems to have: a bit crazy (in a good way!). Randle was like that too.

LOL. You're referring to MSU, right? (it's my wife's alma mater)

Also the 9th overall pick (and a beast on the field)!

To be fair, the fact that it's still called the Big 10 is a stupid as stupid can be.

I'd be shocked if TB takes him even though I know he's been mocked there by many. I think draft mockers perpetually overvalue LBs. We shall see.

To repeat, I'll be shocked if he goes in the top 5. I think it's nuts to spend a top 5 pick on a LB when elite pass rushers are available. They're way more important. The last time the Raiders spent a top 10 pick on a non-pass rushing LB, they ended up with ... Rolando McClain--a total bust.

I loved Smith and thought he was a truly elite LB - a Saquon Barkley of LBs. But Devin White?

The Bills would have 3 Stanford guys on their d-line -- which is crazy. Why the dislike of Trent? The season he was healthy for Washington, he was really good, and while he was banged up last year, he did flash.

See my edit above.

I don't buy it. The number of non-pass rushing LBs going in the top 10 is tiny, and most have been busts relative to their draft position: AJ Hawk, Curry, McClain, Ernie Sims, Keith Rivers. Outside of Kuechly (#9 overall) and Raquon Smith (#8 overall), who stands out as an elite sideline-to-sideline LB taken in the top 10? (I do realize that Patrick Willis was taken at #11.) Maybe Anthony Barr (#9)? He rushes the passer a lot though. The bust-to-boom ratio is very high. http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?position=LB&type=position

I think that the chances of a LB going in the top 5 are VERY slim. I suspect that Devin White is not going to go nearly as high as people think - non-pass rushing LBs are the defensive equivalents of RBs - lots of 'em and easily replaceable. Anyway, I think White is being placed too high in far too many mocks.

My take is yours: he is what he is and pretty much everyone should know that at this point. Yet he's also been an extremely good player. I guess my concern would be that his style of waiting and picking out holes demands a pretty competent o-line. I don't know if the Jets have one at the moment. The Steelers do.

I watched probably 4-5 Seattle games last season and was consistently blown away by his play.

I guess my rejoinder is the ol' "watch 'em play" one. First off, Ford is a terrible run defender. And while he can certainly get around the edge pretty well, his inside game is lacking. Clark, in contrast, consistently creates chaos out there given his fantastic inside/outside game combo and his combination of agility and strength. He's just a better player. Seattle's defense was good last season, and he was a big reason for it.

Houston was a shell of himself last year. He's in all likelihood past his prime. Injuries have caught up to him.

They're in it to win it this year, and who can blame them? Clark is a major upgrade at the DE position. Ford was overrated. Yeah, he had 13 sacks, but opponents had to pass all the time because they were always behind very early in the game because of the Chiefs' offense. Clark is the real thing.

Clark was without questions one of the best DEs in the league last year. He is ferocious and an upgrade over Ford.

Clark is a lot better than Ford.

I'm of the firm belief that the NFL laid down the law with the Cardinals and told them to send mixed signals in order to increase drama and therefore ratings.

Kellen Winslow Jr may go down as the creepiest human to ever play in the NFL. And it's not as if he doesn't face stiff competition!!

I'd say no. He's somewhere between average and above average. Only a Bills fan could think that Riemersma ever exceeded "average"!

Or it may just be a bunch of Carolina Wolf Spiders moving to Carolina North.

Either that or they've done all they're gonna do and anything more at this point is overkill and a waste of time.