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I would've given a heads up because it was good stuff on the Choppy and Greggo show (or whatever it's called), but I was away from the computer. Not many commercials, so lots of solid talk.
It was a few hours ago now, but some notes off the top of my head:
-- First talked about what the draft room is like. Says it's actually very calm in there. Everyone has a job to do and they're usually focused on that. For instance, he was a pro personnel guy, so he gave input on who other teams might be looking at. But most people are busy studying their area.
-- Talked about the (in)famous last-second Roy Williams trade in '02. Jerry had a phone in each hand and finally got the trade done when Minny admitted they weren't taking Roy. They were so happy they got the deal done, they celebrated for a second. Stephen Jones realized how close the time was, and literally dove across a table to hit the speakerphone and get the deal called in with something like five seconds left. The NFL guy who takes the calls warned them they better not ever cut it that close again.
-- Asked if draft rooms every get excitable or emotional, he said not really (see above), but sometimes people get wide-eyed when another team does something they don't expect. When he was at Green Bay, they had Shante Carver as like a sixth rounder. When Jerry took him in the second, Ron Wolf looked at them all very seriously and said, "I sure hope we got it right with that guy."
-- He said it also gets nerve-wracking when you're hoping a prospect falls. Waiting and hoping on Witten was torture, he said. (I wondered why they didn't trade up for him.)
-- As you see the draft unfold, you realize that some teams had players graded almost the same as you. You make a mental note of that for future drafts to keep an eye on them (for instance to trade in front of them).
-- On to our draft, he thinks we'll go WR, DE, or LB with our first pick. Thinks we'll wait till later on the safety. He said we like McBath a lot and seemed to think we might take him at 69.
-- A caller asked about a huge nosetackle, and he said from the people he's talked to out there (VR), he thinks we really do like the backups already on the team. Maybe Wade really does like Siavii that much... Or maybe they're just being quiet. BTW, for Bob and others, he said he's asked some personnel people he knows around the league about Brace, and some absolutely love him, while others are meh.
-- A caller asked about getting a new left tackle, and he said he forgot to say earlier he thinks they'd love it if Max Unger fell that far. First time I've really heard that we might like him a lot.
-- Another caller asks about Harvin. Broaddus says there's a great chance he'll be there at 51 -- tons of teams simply want nothing to do with drug issues. It's not worth it for a guy to enter the league already in the program. Can't imagine we'd be interested if we took Desean Jackson off our board, and he never failed a drug test.
-- Talked about special teams being important and how Bill always asked how many plays this guy could give you a game. Mentioned Clay Matthews as a great special team player. Thinks Belichick and Pioli will be looking at him hard.
It was a few hours ago now, but some notes off the top of my head:
-- First talked about what the draft room is like. Says it's actually very calm in there. Everyone has a job to do and they're usually focused on that. For instance, he was a pro personnel guy, so he gave input on who other teams might be looking at. But most people are busy studying their area.
-- Talked about the (in)famous last-second Roy Williams trade in '02. Jerry had a phone in each hand and finally got the trade done when Minny admitted they weren't taking Roy. They were so happy they got the deal done, they celebrated for a second. Stephen Jones realized how close the time was, and literally dove across a table to hit the speakerphone and get the deal called in with something like five seconds left. The NFL guy who takes the calls warned them they better not ever cut it that close again.
-- Asked if draft rooms every get excitable or emotional, he said not really (see above), but sometimes people get wide-eyed when another team does something they don't expect. When he was at Green Bay, they had Shante Carver as like a sixth rounder. When Jerry took him in the second, Ron Wolf looked at them all very seriously and said, "I sure hope we got it right with that guy."
-- He said it also gets nerve-wracking when you're hoping a prospect falls. Waiting and hoping on Witten was torture, he said. (I wondered why they didn't trade up for him.)
-- As you see the draft unfold, you realize that some teams had players graded almost the same as you. You make a mental note of that for future drafts to keep an eye on them (for instance to trade in front of them).
-- On to our draft, he thinks we'll go WR, DE, or LB with our first pick. Thinks we'll wait till later on the safety. He said we like McBath a lot and seemed to think we might take him at 69.
-- A caller asked about a huge nosetackle, and he said from the people he's talked to out there (VR), he thinks we really do like the backups already on the team. Maybe Wade really does like Siavii that much... Or maybe they're just being quiet. BTW, for Bob and others, he said he's asked some personnel people he knows around the league about Brace, and some absolutely love him, while others are meh.
-- A caller asked about getting a new left tackle, and he said he forgot to say earlier he thinks they'd love it if Max Unger fell that far. First time I've really heard that we might like him a lot.
-- Another caller asks about Harvin. Broaddus says there's a great chance he'll be there at 51 -- tons of teams simply want nothing to do with drug issues. It's not worth it for a guy to enter the league already in the program. Can't imagine we'd be interested if we took Desean Jackson off our board, and he never failed a drug test.
-- Talked about special teams being important and how Bill always asked how many plays this guy could give you a game. Mentioned Clay Matthews as a great special team player. Thinks Belichick and Pioli will be looking at him hard.
