JoeyBoy718
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That was great. I read the whole thing and was thinking, "Man, I love this draft but get Petty out of there," and then I came to SIKE and I couldn't be more pleased with the RB you chose. I really like it. A few of my thoughts:
I like going with a player of Ray's caliber in the 1st. We all know that this draft is stacked with RB or CB, but the depth comes in the quality players in rounds 2-4. There are really only a few great players in this draft. Many of them will be long gone by 27, but there are a few of them who may fall due to character/injury issues. I think our best bet to get a truly great player is to take a gamble on one of them if they fall. That's why I love the Ray pick. Personally, I think Gregory has the potential to be a great RDE or even a pass rushing 4-3 SLB a la Von Miller. I think Ray can be an elite SDE though. If we keep Hardy beyond this year, then I love the Ray move. But if we don't plan on keeping him, I think you take the RDE all day. A few other elite talents who may be around at 27 who I'd like are WR Green-Beckham, CB Peters, RB Gurley (seemed like possibilities a month ago but have been shooting up boards as of late).
I love Duke Johnson. Outside of Gurley and maybe Gordon, I'd go with Johnson over anyone else. Not sure if we'll take him though since I haven't heard that we've been interested in him.
I like Josh Shaw. I did a mock earlier today and took him. I read some reports that he can be a FS too. He's one of the fastest CBs in the draft too.
Davison is intriguing but most of the mocks I've seen had him going late in the draft. I don't think I've seen him as high as a 4th. Another late round 1-tech I'd like id Darius Philon. I've seen his name in the 7th too.
I like the Ladarius Gunter pick. He's a big CB and great value late in the draft. He's a sleeper. I wouldn't mind getting a FS earlier in the draft and waiting until later to get Gunter. Unlike most people, I'd prefer DT and DE in at least the first 3-4 rounds. I see that you do too. I think those are more important than CB and RB.
