ghst187
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1st) G Iupati or G/C Pouncey
2nd) OT Vladimir Ducasse
*not what i want but what I've concluded will happen.
Based on where we are selecting, I highly doubt we trade up and I highly doubt someone like Anthony Davis, Dez, McClain, or Earl Thomas falls in our lap at 27. We are obviously targeting OL. There are only three Ts in the first that i think are destined to be decent LTs, Okung, Davis, and Bulaga. I think Campbell could be a huge bust, Trent Williams will end up at RT. That leaves us out of the top LTs as a RT won't help us much. The other Ts don't strike me as matches esp in regards to value where we currently pick. Ducasse seems to fit our OL style the best of the next tier LTs and although perhaps a bit of a project, he'll have time to learn as Flo will return. Also, Ducasse should be around in late 2nd but gone by early to mid third.
In the first, we'll miss out on the big impact players. In fact, had Iupati not stunk up the Sr Bowl, we probably would've missed out on him at 27. Neither he nor Pouncey will last long in the second so we either reach just a tad and take them now or not at all. The only wildcard I could see would be Damian Williams and that's because of his return abilities. Winds seem to be saying that we will look to upgrade our returns.
Now personally, I'd be great with Iupati/Pouncey and Ducasse however I hate to miss out on someone who could provide a spark to our offense....someone like say Mardy Gilyard, who is likely to be a mid second round pick. I'd love to see us take Iupati, then trade Bennett to the Dolphins for their second, draft Gilyard to boost our return game and WR corps, then take Ducasse with our other second rounder. That would free up the rest of the draft to go BPA and make our team instantly more dynamic. And that trade actually would make a ton of sense as the Dolphins are wanting a TE and Bennett is better than anything in this draft save maybe Grisham, not to mention that the Dolphins second rounder is about where I could see Gilyard getting selected. I know Gilyard doesn't have the top speed of Desean Jackson but I see a very similar style player who will scare a defense and kickoff/punt coverage team.
2nd) OT Vladimir Ducasse
*not what i want but what I've concluded will happen.
Based on where we are selecting, I highly doubt we trade up and I highly doubt someone like Anthony Davis, Dez, McClain, or Earl Thomas falls in our lap at 27. We are obviously targeting OL. There are only three Ts in the first that i think are destined to be decent LTs, Okung, Davis, and Bulaga. I think Campbell could be a huge bust, Trent Williams will end up at RT. That leaves us out of the top LTs as a RT won't help us much. The other Ts don't strike me as matches esp in regards to value where we currently pick. Ducasse seems to fit our OL style the best of the next tier LTs and although perhaps a bit of a project, he'll have time to learn as Flo will return. Also, Ducasse should be around in late 2nd but gone by early to mid third.
In the first, we'll miss out on the big impact players. In fact, had Iupati not stunk up the Sr Bowl, we probably would've missed out on him at 27. Neither he nor Pouncey will last long in the second so we either reach just a tad and take them now or not at all. The only wildcard I could see would be Damian Williams and that's because of his return abilities. Winds seem to be saying that we will look to upgrade our returns.
Now personally, I'd be great with Iupati/Pouncey and Ducasse however I hate to miss out on someone who could provide a spark to our offense....someone like say Mardy Gilyard, who is likely to be a mid second round pick. I'd love to see us take Iupati, then trade Bennett to the Dolphins for their second, draft Gilyard to boost our return game and WR corps, then take Ducasse with our other second rounder. That would free up the rest of the draft to go BPA and make our team instantly more dynamic. And that trade actually would make a ton of sense as the Dolphins are wanting a TE and Bennett is better than anything in this draft save maybe Grisham, not to mention that the Dolphins second rounder is about where I could see Gilyard getting selected. I know Gilyard doesn't have the top speed of Desean Jackson but I see a very similar style player who will scare a defense and kickoff/punt coverage team.
