Chuck 54
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We do not need a first round pick.
While we might move up 2,3,4 slots in round 2 to get a certain player, We do not need to move up in round 2 to get a good player...there will be one there.
The key to having all those picks is being able to maneuver on day 2 to get the players we target in each round.
Think about last year. Felix Jones looks like a good pick if he can stay healthy; Mike Jenkins looks like a good pick. but neither of those guys made last year's draft a successful one. WE found players throughout the draft. We found Ratliff in a previous year in round 7.
The excitement we feel shouldn't be about the possibility of trading most of our extra picks to move up to the top of round 2 to get a guy who is still considered a 2nd round value. The excitement should be that we have so much ammunition to use to get the guys we want who might go several picks ahead of us in every round of the second day...we also should be excited about having Tom Ciskowski and the clout he'll have in the draft after last year's success.
So we have to wait most of day 1 for one player and ESPN gives us a C- or D on day 1 simply because we traded our first round pick. This team is not so strong at CB, SS, LB, NT, OL, WR, FB, and special teams that we'll be wasting many of those 2nd day selections. I think it's a no-brainer that 6 rookies minimum will make the final roster...a couple more will be more likely to sign to our PS after being with us in camp most of the way...and some picks will be used to maneuver.
I like the way this is shaping up....We have to be patient or go play golf on day 1, but on day 2, we are going to be among the biggest and most successful players.
While we might move up 2,3,4 slots in round 2 to get a certain player, We do not need to move up in round 2 to get a good player...there will be one there.
The key to having all those picks is being able to maneuver on day 2 to get the players we target in each round.
Think about last year. Felix Jones looks like a good pick if he can stay healthy; Mike Jenkins looks like a good pick. but neither of those guys made last year's draft a successful one. WE found players throughout the draft. We found Ratliff in a previous year in round 7.
The excitement we feel shouldn't be about the possibility of trading most of our extra picks to move up to the top of round 2 to get a guy who is still considered a 2nd round value. The excitement should be that we have so much ammunition to use to get the guys we want who might go several picks ahead of us in every round of the second day...we also should be excited about having Tom Ciskowski and the clout he'll have in the draft after last year's success.
So we have to wait most of day 1 for one player and ESPN gives us a C- or D on day 1 simply because we traded our first round pick. This team is not so strong at CB, SS, LB, NT, OL, WR, FB, and special teams that we'll be wasting many of those 2nd day selections. I think it's a no-brainer that 6 rookies minimum will make the final roster...a couple more will be more likely to sign to our PS after being with us in camp most of the way...and some picks will be used to maneuver.
I like the way this is shaping up....We have to be patient or go play golf on day 1, but on day 2, we are going to be among the biggest and most successful players.
