Mock Draft 6.0: Tim Tebow climbs into the top 10
Tim Tebow is headed to the Buffalo Bills, who have the ninth pick in the draft. (Mark Cornelison/Lexington Herald-Leader/MCT)
BIRDLAND – Three key pro days were held that could affect who’s available to the Falcons when they pick with the 19th selection.
Loading ...Bradford showed off his accuracy and may have wrapped up the No. 1 pick in the draft. He had to convince teams that he was completely recovered from his AC joint shoulder surgery.
Representatives from 21 teams were on hand for Bradford’s workout.
Bryant forgot his cleats and had a spotty workout. He could end up sliding down into the 20s.
McCoy had to show that he was healed from the pinched nerve in his right shoulder that he suffered against Alabama in the national championship game. Representatives from 30 teams witnessed his workout at University of Texas’ indoor practice facility.
McCoy won 45 games for the Longhorns. He passed for 13,253 yards, 112 touchdowns, completed 70.33 percent of his passes and ran for 1,571 yards.
Green Bay coach Mike McCarthy went to Bradford and McCoy’s workouts and came away more impressed with McCoy.
Erik Cook, New Mexico
“I like this workout better from the fact, I thought Colt was challenged more in his workout as far as the type of throws,” McCarthy said to reports in Austin. “I thought in Sam’s workout, he was very accurate, but Sam’s workout was very controlled. He didn’t do as much movement and driving throws, in my opinion.”
McCoy appears headed to Washington or Cleveland in the second round of the draft.
ADD COOK TO LIST: New Mexico center Erik Cook met with the Falcons twice at the NFL scouting combine and received a call from the team last week.
Cook also met with the Browns, Bills, Titans, Panthers, Dolphins, Texans, Raiders, Redskins, Rams, Bears, Cardinals and Steelers.
Cook is massive at 6-foot-6 and 318 pounds.
Cook’s brother Ryan is currently a backup with the Minnesota Vikings.
FALCONS DRAFT ORDER – NFL Network’s Jamie Dukes and Charles Davis give their state of the Falcons franchise address.
1st round – 19th overall
2nd round – No pick
3rd round – 83rd overall
3rd round – 98th overall, compensatory
4th round – 117
5th round – 149
5th round – 165th overall, compensatory
6th round – 171
6th round – 189
NFL DRAFT TIMES
Rd. 1: Thurs., April 22, 7:30 p.m.
Rds. 2-3: Fri., April 23, 6
Rds. 4-7: Sat., April 24, 10 a.m.
AJC’s 2010 MOCK DRAFT 6.0
Staff writer D. Orlando Ledbetter projects the first round:
In our latest mock draft, the Falcons select Florida center LaShawn Maurkice Pouncey.
With the 19th pick in the draft, the Falcons select Florida center LaShawn Maurkice Pouncey.
He’s been the pick in five of the six mocks. Coming out of the owner’s meetings, others are catching up to the pick and have him moving up in their mock drafts.
Here’s one of the better rationales as to why Pouncey will go to the Falcons.
“The best center to enter the draft in some time. Pouncey is powerful, athletic, big-framed mauler who plays big and has proven his ability at the highest level of college football. Should be able to step into a starting job immediately and play a long time in the league. Has Pro Bowl potential. Will be the first center drafted, and his value could be enhanced by the lack of available talent at the position.”
– Pro Football Weekly
Also, Georgia Tech’s Demaryius Thomas will be the first wide receiver taken after Bryant slides to the Jets late in the first round. Notre Dame Jimmy Clausen spent the last two weeks “On the Fringe,” but he’s back in the first round this week.
1. St. Louis Rams: Sam Bradford, QB, Oklahoma. Before his pro day workout, he had breakfast with St. Louis coach
Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford is headed for St. Louis after a fine pro day showing.
Steve Spagnuolo. Gil Brandt, Dallas’ former player personnel director, said that Bradford’s workout was the best he’d seen since Troy Aikman.
2. Detroit Lions: Ndamukong Suh, DT, Nebraska. The Lions have to decide if they want improve the defense or get a left tackle to protect franchise quarterback Matthew Stafford’s blind side.
3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Gerald McCoy, DT, Oklahoma. The Bucs are tempted to take Tennessee’s Eric Berry, but elect to solidify the defensive line. Also, they signed former Georgia standout safety Sean Jones.
4. Washington Redskins: Russell Okung, OT, Oklahoma State. New coach Mike Shanahan will get a player to help power the rushing attack.
5. Kansas City Chiefs: Bryan Bulaga, OT, Iowa. Not the most athletic of the tackles, but that didn’t hurt him in the Orange Bowl against Georgia Tech’s Derrick Morgan.
Tennessee safety Eric Berry is headed to Seattle in Mock Draft 6.0. (D. Orlando Ledbetter/AJC).
6. Seattle Seahawks: Eric Berry, DB, Tennessee. The Seahwaks have holes on defense and fill one of them by taking Berry.
7. Cleveland Browns: Joe Haden, CB, Florida. He fills one of the Browns many needs.
8. Oakland Raiders: Anthony Davis, OT, Rutgers. The Raiders think outside of the box on this one. What is Al Davis’ box anyway?
9. Buffalo Bills: Tim Tebow, QB, Florida. The word coming out of the owner’s meeting is that Tebow is shooting up draft boards faster than a speeding bullet. Head coach Chan Gailey sees some”Slash” potential for Tebow. He can use him like he used Kordell Stewart in Pittsburgh until he gets ready to take over at quarterback. He went to dinner with Buffalo legend Jim Kelly last week.
10. Jacksonville Jaguars: Rolando McClain, LB, Alabama. McClain in a run stuffer, but also has speed. He can set
Alabama linebacker Rolando McClain (25) is set to visit the Falcons on Monday. (Associated Press)
the tone for the defense.
11. Denver Broncos: Sergio Kindle, LB, Texas. The Broncos elected to get an inside backer for their 3-4.
12. Miami Dolphins: Demaryius Thomas, WR, Georgia Tech. The Dolphins decide to go with Thomas over Bryant. They were not impressed with him forgetting to bring his favorite cleats to his pro day workout.
13. San Francisco 49ers: Derrick Morgan, DE, Georgia Tech. With Mike Singletary wielding more power, the 49ers go defense here.
14. Seattle Seahawks: Brandon Graham, DE, Michigan. Patrick Kerney’s future is uncertain and the Seahawks traded defensive end Darryl Tapp to the Eagles. This is a major need pick.
15. New York Giants: Sean Weatherspoon, LB, Missouri. He’s versatile and the Giants need linebackers. He can play all three positions in their 4-3.
16. Tennessee Titans: Jason Pierre-Paul, DE, South Florida. The Titans are in the defensive end market after losing Kyle Vanden Bosch in free agency.
Some have Clemson flash C.J. Spiller going to Seattle as high as No. 6.
17. San Francisco 49ers: C.J. Spiller, RB, Clemson. The 49ers get Spiller to help take some of the pressure off of Frank Gore. They duo will form their versionof Smash (Gore) and Dash (Spiller).
18. Pittsburgh Steelers: Jimmy Clausen, QB, Notre Dame. The Rooneys are not real happy with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger after his escapade in Milledgeville. The Steelers get some QB insurance in case Roethlisberger gets into another “situation.”
19. Atlanta Falcons: LaShawn Maurkice Pouncey, C, Florida. Under this scenario, the Falcons would have their choice between Pouncey and Idaho guard Mike Iupati, who will be a solid pro. But some are predicting greatness for Pouncey. Go with potential greatness over the “regular” guy.
20. Houston Texans: Kyle Wilson, CB, Boise State. The Texans have to get a prospect to replace Dunta Robinson, who signed with the Falcons in free agency.
21. Cincinnati Bengals: Dan Williams, DT, Tennessee. They could go safety here and pick either Taylor Mays or Texas’ Earl Thomas.
22. New England Patriots: Everson Griffen, DE, USC. The Patriots continue the reconstruction of their defense.
23. Green Bay Packers: Mike Iupati, G, Idaho. The Packers have to get some protection for Aaron Rodgers, who
Oklahoma State wide receiver Dez Bryant compares himself to Randy Moss.
spent a major portion of the 2009 season on the ground. Some of their sack problems were attributed to Rodgers holding onto the ball too long and the other part was porous line play.
24. Philadelphia Eagles: Trent Williams, OT, Oklahoma. We had Northwestern’s Corey Wootton here last week, but the acquisition of Darryl Tapp will allow the Eagles to get some offensive line help.
25. Baltimore Ravens: Carlos Dunlap, DE, Florida. Dunlap solidified his first round status with a good pro day. Veterans like Ray Lewis will help Dunlap make the jump to the NFL.
26. Arizona Cardinals: Taylor Mays, S, USC. The Cardinals get a replacement for Antrel Rolle, who signed with the New York Giants as a free agent.
27. Dallas Cowboys: Earl Thomas, S, Texas. The Cowboys get some help for their secondary. Some believe that Thomas can play cornerback and safety.
28. San Diego Chargers: Terrence Cody, NT, Alabama. Mount Cody heads to the West Coast.
29. New York Jets: Dez Bryant, WR, Oklahoma State. The Jets are not worried about Bryant’s rough upbringing or that he lied to the NCAA. He’s got great hands and could develop into a Pro Bowler.
30. Minnesota Vikings: Devin McCourty, CB, Rutgers. Can come in and contribute immediately at nickel back for the Vikings. He played some cover-2 in college and that’s the Vikings’ base defense.
31. Indianapolis Colts: Patrick Robinson, CB, Florida State. The Colts need to solidify the cornerback position.
32. New Orleans Saints: Jermaine Gresham, TE, Oklahoma. The Saints get an heir-apparent to Jeremy Shockey. He’s the fourth Sooner to go in the first round.
ON THE FRINGE
California RB Jahvid Best.
Colt McCoy, QB, Texas
Arrelious Benn, WR, Illinois
Chad Jones, S, LSU
Jahvid Best, RB, California
Charles Brown, OT, USC
Nate Allen, S, South Florida
Ryan Matthews, RB, Fresno State
Jonathan Dwyer, RB, Georgia Tech
Jared Odrick, DT, Penn State
Brian Price, NT, UCLA
Perrish Cox, CB, Oklahoma State
Corey Wootton, DE, Northwestern
Golden Tate, WR, Notre Dame
Jerry Hughes, OLB/DE, Texas Christian
Daryl Washington, OLB, Texas Christian
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281 comments Add your comment
D. Orlando Ledbetter
April 2nd, 2010
11:14 am
FalconsFan284 — I understand. Sorry if that was a little harsh. I was on the Dorsey bandwagon until we got a hold of a tip on Ryan. Dorsey made sense because of Smitty’s background and experience with good DTs in in Jax and B-more. Jerry was a no-brainer when slipped to them at 24, although CB Vontae Davis would have been plausible but for his off the field issues.
OK, OK, let me get on the phone to Alex Brown’s agent and try to get us some intel. –dol
Neil McDougall
April 2nd, 2010
11:14 am
Never mind all this. Are the Falcons making any moves for Alex Brown, the recently released DE from the Bears, and if not, why not? He was consistently the Bears best DL last year. High motor guy, great work ethic, locker room leader. Good against the run, bats down passes. He would be a VERY solid acquisition for us.
Mike Jay
April 2nd, 2010
11:17 am
FalconFan284, You can improve the pass rush by drafting an OLB who is a playmaker. We don’t really have one of those. Draft is deep at that position, not so much on the Oline. Also, I think you are vastly underrating our needs on the oline. I believe we have at least 3 starters who’s contract are up after this year. McClure being one of them and probably the least capable of the bunch so getting a STARTER to replace him in the first round is noto a bad idea. WE will not find a starting center later in the draft.
Mike Jay
April 2nd, 2010
11:19 am
Alex Brown would be a nice addtion but I’m not sure it would be wise to ink him to a big long term contract. We need Sidbury and Bierman to get some snaps if they are to realize their potential. Sidbury especially.
Wise Man
April 2nd, 2010
11:21 am
Dumbest thing I have seen in a while and I read a lot of stuff from AJC.com
D. Orlando Ledbetter
April 2nd, 2010
11:28 am
Neill and Mike Jay — Just sent his agent a text. Don’t think the Falcons will be involved, but you never know.
Wise Man — Is this Myron Rolle?
(Y’all behave in here for a hour or so. Have to go get a haircut, dropped some clothes off at the cleaners and stop by the U.S. Post Office. — DOL)
FalconsFan284
April 2nd, 2010
11:35 am
Pouncey spent more time on the ground then most people’s feet!
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
April 2nd, 2010
11:36 am
Bradford would the best pick, so far on paper but just like the past has proven to us..this will be debatable until a few years from now. Didn’t Leinart have similiar hype like Tebow?
Blue Max
April 2nd, 2010
11:36 am
As a Tebow fan, I wish he could fall to a team like the Colts or Pats in the second round and develop for a few years behind a future Hall of Famer. Anything but the Bills or Jaguars.
The Real Falcon
April 2nd, 2010
11:37 am
Glad to see some of the bloggerssee the great idea of Alex Brown. The guy plays every game every year! The guy is well liked by his coaches and teammates so the only reason I can see not pursuing him is money. Let’s hope that will NOT be the case DOL.
termigator
April 2nd, 2010
11:40 am
Bradford has the most talent, just hope he holds up well cause he seems to be built a little on the frail side. Hope Tebow goes later to a contender to let him develop.
D. Orlando Ledbetter
April 2nd, 2010
11:52 am
Weatherspoon just got back to me. He direct tweeted me that he’ll be here to visit the Falcons on the 7th and 8th.
Now, off to the barber shop . . .
FalconsFan284
April 2nd, 2010
11:56 am
Mike Jay- I am not underestimating our needs anywhere on this team. The fact is that we have a good players in Sam Baker, Harvy Dahl (the only one of the impending free agents worth keeping as a starter), Todd McClure and Tyson Clabo. Those guys are going to be good enough to keep Matty Ice clean for the next year. What you’re missing is that if Clabo goes away next year we have a really nice young guy that can step in with Garrett Reynolds. We can draft and develope McClure’s replacement with our compensatory pick in the third round; ie Matt Tennant or Eric Cook (the kid from New Mexico that we are going to work out).
What you are forgetting is that we have the Saints, Eagles and Cowboys standing between us and an appearance in the Super Bowl. All of those teams have very potent ofenses. How do you stop a potent ofense? Is it with a backup center, who will take time to learn the pro game, call our O-line asignments and devlope chemistry with Matt Ryan and the O-line? Let’s not forget that the biggest knock on Pouncey is that he gets put on the ground in the pass game. Unless you can’t recall watching Tebow run for his life, against Alabama, with the rush they brought from inside the line. Nope, the only way to stops those teams is with a good defense that gets after the passer. We have an emerging secondary with Robinson, Moore, DeCoud and Owens or Grimes. Williams also offers an option as a serviceable No. 2 corner or top backup behind Owens. Mike Peterson is old, and he’s lost a step, he needs to be replaced right now. We also have no rush coming from our RDE spot. Sidburry is a natural LDE and could replace Abraham in a year or two. The problem is that we don’t have a starting RDE that can do it all. Now, make your case for what I’ve said is incorrect.
OL Question
April 2nd, 2010
12:12 pm
DOL — Why do you have Trent Williams so low and below Pouncey? Tackles have higher value compared to centers and guards.
Paul W
April 2nd, 2010
12:13 pm
The writer obviously does not know what each individual team needs. There is NO WAY that New Orleans will take a TE in the first round. The Saints have plenty of depth at TE. Their needs are for deffensive front seven and as Anthony Hargrove and Bobby McCray could easily fill the shoes of Charles Grant, I think the Saints go for the best OLB available. You can not just post stuff when you have no idea what you are talking about!!!
Bangkapi Ajarn
April 2nd, 2010
12:14 pm
DOL, Great insight on TD’s thoughts regarding Mays. Looking around the web, he isn’t letting much respect as a potential LB.
A thought (just finished my personal “what if” mock) If Spoon, Graham, Kindle, AND Pouncy are gone with no viable trade options, what then (understanding Pittsburgh seems to be giving Pouncy a hard look according to “path to the draft”)?
As a meltdown scenario, I was thinking Dexter McCluster at 19 for a variety or reasons (understanding that he has a second round grade some places, but the Falcons don’t have a second round pick)
He seriously upgrades Special Teams, provides backup for Norwood in case of injury (or if he walks next year and gives TD a potential comp pick in 2011), and gives a deep threat at WR if you want to stretch the field.
Totally nuts??
joe
April 2nd, 2010
12:15 pm
“I see Tebow being used his first year as a back up QB, and being used in goal line and short yardage situations, and learning the ropes the first year or so. After that I think he could be a starter, and we will just have to wait and see how good he will become after he is coached up. ”
LOL! You’re a delusional idiot. Tim Tebow isn’t fit to be a backup QB, much less a starter. He won’t last 3 years, and if he does it’s only to see if he will ever make a decent backup QB.
Bangkapi Ajarn
April 2nd, 2010
12:16 pm
Excellent update on Spoon, thanks for keeping on top of it, DOL. Good detective work.
Will
April 2nd, 2010
12:17 pm
Even though I hate Dallas this is how the 90’s Dallas teams built their team. They started with the OL.
dumbass hater
April 2nd, 2010
12:21 pm
joe, you are such an expert you probably never tried on a jock.
FalconsFan284
April 2nd, 2010
12:22 pm
Bangkapi Ajarn—-Drafting Dexter McCluster should not be an option for a team close to contending for the Super Bowl. We have plenty of RB depth to avoid wasting a pick on a much slower then previously believed McCluster. If the draft breaks down the way you’re seeing then a good OT/G and/or WR will still be on the board and those could be bigger needs. Plus, if we are going to make a reach with our first pick, then let’s do it on a player that could develope into a solid starter; ie Carlos Dunlap. Yes, I said reach so hold down the hate.
JWS
April 2nd, 2010
12:26 pm
What is with you damn love affair with Maurkice Poucey? The guy is a nice player, but he isn’t light years ahead of a center that could be had in round 3 or 4. Way too early for Pouncey.
Michael
April 2nd, 2010
12:27 pm
lol all gm’s and coaches are liars this time of year, they’d be dumb not to.
hawesg
April 2nd, 2010
12:28 pm
So, in order to validate DLed’s mancrush on Pouncey, he simply takes every other option for the Falcons off the board. DE? Gone. OLB? Gone.
If the Falcons are faced with drafting a position they already have filled or moving down in the draft, they will move down in the draft.
Oh, and Tebow in the Top Ten? Stop it, you’re embarassing yourself. Buffalo would take him in the second round.
kevin
April 2nd, 2010
12:41 pm
Joe may not have said it very nicely, but Joe is right. On the Tebow topic, here’s a telling (and funny) report that quotes an offensive linemen from the Jaguars on the possibility of drafting Tebow. Like we’ve been saying, “He can’t throw!”
Plenty of people in Jacksonville would love to see quarterback Tim Tebow become one of the newest members of the Jaguars.
One of them isn’t current Jaguars offensive lineman Uche Nwaneri, who has started 28 games over the past two seasons.
In a posting on the team’s official message board (our pal Vito Stellino of the Florida Times-Union has confirmed through the team that Nwaneri wrote the item), the three-year veteran was candid in his assessment of the former Florida quarterback.
Here’s Nwaneri’s five-point breakdown:
“5. He cant throw. PERIOD.
“4. He cant read any coverage other than probably cover 2 or man cov. PERIOD (the only cov. in college lol).
“3. the QB wildcat WILL NOT WORK IN THIS LEAGUE. PERIOD.
“2. He doesnt know how to take a snap from center, nor is he even comfortable enough to.
“1. HE CANT THROW. and thats really something you either have or not, never seen a qb who couldnt ever throw, just all of a sudden be able to throw just because hes now in the NFL.”
PMC
April 2nd, 2010
12:47 pm
Why are people so high on Iupati? He got pushed around by better competition.
Bangkapi Ajarn
April 2nd, 2010
12:51 pm
FalconsFan284 – I would hate to se this meltdown scenario fall into place, but I put McCluster in that spot because the Falcons are close to becoming SB contenders. Special teams can win or lose a couple of games each year, and I think it cost the Falcons last year.
The extra field position and TD or two a stud St returner could provide could be the difference between being contenders for the playoffs, and contenders for the championship.
Just an idle thought, I still think Spoon will be there at 19.
KEVIN'S a jealous fool
April 2nd, 2010
12:56 pm
Kevin my guess is your panties are pretty bunched up and your butt is hurt because the Gators and Tebow have owned your college team. Thats a sad way to go through life.
If you really believe Tebow can’t throw and was only successful because he was surrounded by great players then you didn’t watch the many of Tebow’s games.
Get over the jealousy and stop listening to Todd McShay who doesn’t know his head from a hole in the ground.
Tebow will go in the first round and he may or may not be a successful QB in the NFL but it’s obviously your opinion is based on pure jealousy and nothing near reality.
Also NO team drafts a QB in the first round and expects them to come in and be a succes from day one. Manning, Brady, Stafford, Aikman the list goes on and on of QB’s who didn’t fare too well in their first year or so….
kevin
April 2nd, 2010
1:05 pm
I am glad you have such a handle on my personal psychology on this issue. You sure do have me figured out!
Like I said prior, I give credit to Tebow being a hell of a college football player, but I simply think he is way over-hyped and does not have the requisite fundamental skills to make in the NFL as a QB. And, I am in good company. The 4 QBs you named all can throw and do not hold the ball on their hip. Only FL fans believe Tebow can make it in the NFL.
Mike Jay
April 2nd, 2010
1:09 pm
FalconsFan,
I keep hearing you calling Pouncy a back up center. If we draft him I can almost guarantee you he will start in front of Mcclure. About stopping those potent offenses….Nobody really did last year but some teams were able to outscore them with…offense!
We have not had a consistent pro bowl lineman in decades. Pouncy WILL be one of those type players. We have invested a huge amount of $ in our backfield with Ryan and Turner, we have got to protect them and open holes. The oline was mediocre at best last year and not getting any younger.
Jack P
April 2nd, 2010
1:10 pm
Nice kid but short on talent to be a successful NFL QB. I wish him good luck.
KEVIN'S a jealous fool
April 2nd, 2010
1:15 pm
Tell me which one of those QB’s I named had a higher completion % and threw more than Tebow did?
Requisite fundamental skills? You’re clueless dude. He has a strong arm, he has the size, he has the mobility, he has the accuracy and he has the leadership that is requisite for a QB to make it in the NFL.
The only 2 questions ACTUAL NFL personell have about him are mechanics (even Peyton Manning had to change a good bit of his mechanics) and playing in a Pro-Style system. Both those are NOT actual skills and are things that can be achieved with hard work and experience. You know Tebow will work hard.
By the way you’re an easy mark to peg pyschologically. Your last comment about
only FL fans believe Tebow can make it in the NFL” when obviously that’s far from true seeing as he has many big name coaches and former coaches saying he will succeed as an NFL QB and the fact that it looks like Tebow WILL be drafted by an NFL QB in the first round.
Life will be much better for you if you weren’t so jealous and didn’t let hate cloud your judgement or ability to accept reality.
KEVIN'S a jealous fool
April 2nd, 2010
1:15 pm
threw more TD’s
chuck
April 2nd, 2010
1:19 pm
Stop the presses but I agree IF Sean Weatherspoon, Brandon Graham, Derrick Morgan, and Jason Pierre-Paul are gone, then and only then should TD take Pouncey. Pouncey would fit into TD and CMS desire to build and have strength up the middle.
D Money
April 2nd, 2010
1:19 pm
If the Falcons wanted Alex Brown, he would have been here already. I’m willing to bet that any other FA moves will come after the draft.
John
April 2nd, 2010
1:20 pm
Just having a Tebow on your team may have some thugs turning their lve around. Had a team, I would take his first and build a team around him. He’s not a Georgia thug.
KEVIN'S a jealous fool
April 2nd, 2010
1:20 pm
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/kerry_byrne/03/22/tim.tebow/index.html?eref=sihp
read that and tell me again how Tebow can’t throw and lacks “skill” to be an NFL QB???
FalconsFan284
April 2nd, 2010
1:23 pm
Bangkapi Ajarn, Mike Jay—- First of all we have Harry Douglas that will be returning punts and kickoffs this year. He is more capable of breaking a big one then McCluster. That is why McCluster is a third rounder at best.
Secondly, Pouncey is not an upgrade over McClure. If anything he is a poor carbon copy. He’s a little bigger but Todd plays with more heart and intelligence. I watched the Florida/Alabama game and Pouncey got dominated. Bama didn’t have the kind of inside pass rush you worried asbout until that game. You keep saying that Pouncey is a future Pro Bowler but he couldn’t dominate in the SEC. You think increasing his competition will garner him better results? Yes, we need to protect Ryan and Turner but then you should be calling for an upgrade at left guard and right tackle. I”ld even back you up if you advocated moving Baker to the right side and drafting a Trent Williams for the left. That makes a lot more sense then Pouncey.
Mike I know you did not just write that a good defense is a good offense. My eyes must be lying to me. Facts are facts. The Saints didn’t win the Super Bowl until they had an oppurtunistic defense, neither did the Giants, Pats or just about anyone else. Need I point out that the Saints defeated the Falxcons twice, last year, because their defense came up big in the fourth quarter? Find your backup Center in the late third and get a quality pass rush and WLB with your first two picks.
MrHughes
April 2nd, 2010
1:25 pm
I like the idea of the Falcons drafting an offensive lineman early. That’s been part of the problem the last 44 years. Good teams that win consitently (ie: The Steelers) draft oline high instead of going after skill positions w/ those picks. You have to draft quality offensive linemen when you get the opportunity because you can’t get them via free agency. And, center is your most important spot on the oline because they make the blocking assignment calls. The game is won in the trenches folks.
I’m happy with him or one of the linebackers. Dline is not worthy of high pick. They have plenty of skill and youth there in my opinion. The oline is a weakness right now.
I think Tbow will be a fine pro, but I’d take McCoy over Tbow personally. You can’t ignore what that kid did at Texas.
steven
April 2nd, 2010
1:28 pm
Orlando, correction on Sergio Kindle. In his last couple of years at Texas, he played at DE. So in a 3-4 scheme, he will be the outside rush linebacker — not an inside linebacker as you state.
chuck
April 2nd, 2010
1:30 pm
Sports Illustrated???? The Star magazine of sports journalism.
I’m not offering an opinion one way or the other on Tebow but PLEASE find a more creditable source that SI, the Liberal toilet paper.
Bill Stanfill
April 2nd, 2010
1:33 pm
My source: Buffalo is interested in drafting Tebow with a 2nd round pick. They won’t use their first round pick for him.
KEVIN'S a jealous fool
April 2nd, 2010
1:38 pm
CHUCK,
Why don’t you read the article moron.
It is about ACTUAL NUMBERS and FACTS not opinions.
A 3rd grader could write it but FACTS and ACTUAL NUMBERS can not be distorted.
chuck
April 2nd, 2010
1:46 pm
I have no desire to get off topic; especially with a naïve person. I would cite the current US government as proof that numbers can be manipulated and contorted into many misrepresentations of the truth. And again I state that I don’t have an opinion formed on Tebow. I found fault with the credibility of the source of information.
KEVIN'S a jealous fool
April 2nd, 2010
1:47 pm
again read it…
it’s in black and white…
if you weren’t so lazy and would actually read it you’d see there’s no misrepresentation.
Big XII
April 2nd, 2010
1:56 pm
It’s more likely that Tebow shoots up heroin before he shoots up in to the top 10.
SthrnDawg
April 2nd, 2010
2:00 pm
believe I’d be lookin for a trade partner if that’s all that was on the bored right there. Pouncy, in my opinion, isn’t worth #19 dollars.
MrHughes
April 2nd, 2010
2:14 pm
Uhhh.. Maybe I’m missing something, but the last time I checked Sports Illustrated was a sports magazine. They are a credible source for an article about sports. It’s not like the article is about cold fusion.
What’s the better sports publication out there… Sporting News, SCORE, or ESPN the Mag? Don’t think so!
I’ll just leave the “liberal toliet” paper thing alone…
Sly Ty
April 2nd, 2010
2:17 pm
I for one have grown tired of hearing about Tebow. He will be lucky to get drafted by the 5th round. Who needs a slow TE that hasn’t proven he can catch or block. So he had dinner with Belicheck and Jim Kelly, so have alot of other celeberty types, that doesn’t mean they are going to draft him. He was a backup as a freshman, he won the heisman as a Sophmore, He won the National Title with 1st rounder Percy Harvin as a wideout vs. a Big 10 team. Tebow was slaughtered against Bama, and DIDN’T WIN THE HEISMAN or NATIONAL TITLE THIS SEASON. There are 2 other potential 1st rounders from florida, and Riley Cooper and Aaron Hernandez will be taking by round 3, and he still didn’t get the job done, and don’t forget he suffered a severe concussion already against lowly Kentucky, he won’t be tough enough or durable enough to CATCH PASSES OVER THE MIDDLE. Tebow will only serve as a Media distraction to whatever team he goes to. Please talk about real PRO PROSPECTS, not some Media darling. I do wish him well, he will be a great Radio Annoucer some day for the Gator nation, or perhaps he will start a ministry, these are not bad career choices considering he is far less of a QB than Jason White, Eric Crouch, and Rex Grossman. If some team takes tebow in the early rounds, as long as it isn’t the falcons 2 bad 4 them.
Dawg 3/20
April 2nd, 2010
2:19 pm
Kevin – That’s old news, got anything new? I’m guessing you are a Dawg fan, I tell you what you can be proud and beat your chest over #1 pick Stafford who by the way couldn’t even lead his very good teams to an SEC Championship Game and we will keep our BCS Titles that Dawg Nation wants so bad.