Draft Discussion... why did you make that pick ?

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Let us know why you made that pick, post here a few lines to explain that all important 1st pick.

I think Jayron Hosley is still on the board and he was hard to pass up, he is one of my fovourite prospects. But so is Robinson and I have had him as the niners 3rd round pick in my mock drafts for a while but his amzing combine has saw his stock rise considerably

I knew Brandon Thompson was the guy you had highest! Was close to taking him for the Texans, but didn't for the same reasons as you, felt there were better options for a 3-4 defence. I agree with the rest of your points too about David Wilson, feel he is a good pick for the Packers, looks to be a decent receiver out of the backfield too, which is important for the Packers offence.

Osemele will be pretty good value for anyone who gets him now, and in hindsight probably should have taken either him or Zeitler for my second Eagles pick.

niner wrote:I think Jayron Hosley is still on the board and he was hard to pass up, he is one of my fovourite prospects. But so is Robinson and I have had him as the niners 3rd round pick in my mock drafts for a while but his amzing combine has saw his stock rise considerably

I was not at all surprised when I saw your pick. You have been raving about him and the combine will have enhanced his reputation amongst others. You have an early 3rd round pick (through you Washington trade out of round 1) and still may have been able to pick up Robinson then partly because Hosley is still available. However it probably wasnt worth the risk if you rate him the higher of the pair.

bambamwillis wrote:Osemele will be pretty good value for anyone who gets him now, and in hindsight probably should have taken either him or Zeitler for my second Eagles pick.

Definitely. Especially for run based offences.

I know who im going for in the 3rd round, I have two guys in particular im hoping are still around so i can get one

1st pick, 3rd round, Colts went for Brandon Washington'
BPA (at least on my original board), wanted big guys in the early rounds so with a new QB (Luck) DL help (Cox) and now some OL help.

I was between two cbs and plumped for Hosley in the end. He should be able to give the Rams some help out wide or as a nickel corner.

im happy to trade down for a later 3rd rounder and a 4th or 5th, no players i really want at this spot, the one guy i did want was taken

Actually had a different name all typed out, but decided I didn't want to risk missing out on Johnson. Big corner that could possibly be moved to safety at some point, main issue seems to be that played at a small school. Vikings' secondary needs all the help it can get, and with another third round pick there's still time to fill other holes.

I was really hoping Trumaine Johnson would last until my pick, not sure what I'm gonna do now.

He was the other guy I was thinking about lowlandbrit. Johnson is the bigger of the two. It was pretty much a coin toss for me but I'm glad he got picked up early enough.

In my opinion Bobby Massie fills the final hole in the Browns offense (if we ignore QB which I'm doing) and I think he can come in and start at RT, which would hopefully give McCoy some more time to throw as Pashos' replacements were pretty poor last season.

anyone want to swap 3rds and give me a 5

niner wrote:anyone want to swap 3rds and give me a 5

Is this for the chiefs? I might be interested

no, niners

most will see this as a reach but he is one of my favourite players and it fills a need

niner wrote:most will see this as a reach but he is one of my favourite players and it fills a need

I would say arguably a round early, but I know you're high on him and there's a lot of picks until your next pick so it's a pretty understandable move.

Robert Turbin could be a good pick up for any team. From what I have been reading about him he could possibly go higher in the actual draft. Not sure were he would fit in with Gore and Hunter though?

I think I better start taking some notice of who has been drafted now with my 3rd pick coming up. It's a bit of a wait from30th to 94th.

If gore gets injured, i dont trust dixon. If he has to wait a year or two to split more carries with hunter, im all for it, he plays like gore

After being robbed of Irvin I have had to move on another on my list Coryell Judie an athletic CB who could also play Safety, he will add depth to a weak Dallas secondary more so at CB were in all probability only Scandrick and Jenkins will be part of the team come May. Judie will compete with Scandrick for CB spot and will also get some looks at Safety in pre season.

mikeygnfl wrote:Robert Turbin could be a good pick up for any team. From what I have been reading about him he could possibly go higher in the actual draft. Not sure were he would fit in with Gore and Hunter though?.

I'm not really sure it would count as a need as I thought Hunter did okay and Gore is a stud when healthy.
Does strike me as a little bit of reaching for a player you like. I can understand why you were considering trading back.

Also would someone draft Keleche Osemele for crying out loud... he's 42 on my board and i'm far to far away to trade up and grab him!

it was definately a reach because he is playing for utah st but he is talented. Gore's contract runs out in 2015 but im sure he will be let go in 2013 if someone like turbin can team up with hunter and show promise, bowman will get a big deal and some other guys and the niners wont be giving nearly 8 million to a rb over in his 30's

It became pretty clear last season that there's no-one on the current roster that can fill the hole left by Pat Williams. Plugging Ta'amu into the middle of the line should help return the Vikings run defense to the dominant force it was.

Kelechi Osmele adds some beef to underperforming Jets OL.

Third least-skinny pick yet iirc (after Poe and Glenn) .

TM Moot wrote:Kelechi Osmele adds some beef to underperforming Jets OL.

Third least-skinny pick yet iirc (after Poe and Glenn) .

He is rated quite high in a number of drafts. Definitely has some potential. I was contemplating sending you a trade last night to get him but then decided to keep my extra pick in the 4th round.

mikeygnfl wrote:He is rated quite high in a number of drafts. Definitely has some potential. I was contemplating sending you a trade last night to get him but then decided to keep my extra pick in the 4th round.

I had someone else in mind originally, but having checked some latest Boards he appears to have dropped significantly, so very happy with this big guy.

I decided to trade up for Josh Norman the CB, the broncos need a young corner with good size and man coverage ability and Norman fills that. He's from a small school and has some character concerns but I think 3rd round is good value for him, how did other people have him rated?

TM Moot wrote:

mikeygnfl wrote:He is rated quite high in a number of drafts. Definitely has some potential. I was contemplating sending you a trade last night to get him but then decided to keep my extra pick in the 4th round.

I had someone else in mind originally, but having checked some latest Boards he appears to have dropped significantly, so very happy with this big guy.

You're a lucky boy Moot! He was at the top of a list of 3 players I really want and would have taken him 2 picks ahead of you if I hadn't decided to trade down to gather more picks. Always knew I was taking a big chance doing so and would have been very lucky if Osemele was still there when I eventually do pick in this round but now I'm really sweating on whether my other two targets survive the next 9 picks!

BrownTown - I had decided that CB was a must for the Panthers early in the draft and Norman was a guy I looked into a lot and liked the sound of. As it happened, Alfonzo Dennard was still there when I picked in the 2nd round and I like him a lot so I went with him instead. I think Norman is fair value in the middle of the 3rd round. I'm no avid college football watcher but from the things I've read and with the way his stock has risen recently he was possibly the best CB left.

From the other thread...

Number-25 wrote:Aaaarrrgghhh!! And there was the danger of trading down to gather more picks. I've got a list of 3 players I'd be happy to take in this round - Osemele was one of them and was probably my favourite of the 3. Nervous times now waiting to see if I lose out on the other 2

Not sure why you traded down and thought you could still get him. He is a second rounder who's just been falling and you tried to drop 10 places when he was in your lap.

Lowlandbrit wrote:It became pretty clear last season that there's no-one on the current roster that can fill the hole left by Pat Williams. Plugging Ta'amu into the middle of the line should help return the Vikings run defense to the dominant force it was.

Great pick. They need a force in the middle to start the replacement of the Williams Wall. Good value as well as he is a potential second rounder

crazy_dave23 wrote:Great pick. They need a force in the middle to start the replacement of the Williams Wall. Good value as well as he is a potential second rounder

He had a pretty bad bowl game, and he seems to have fallen quite a bit in most mocks. That's why I decided to take Johnson with my first 3rd round pick in the end.

crazy_dave23 wrote:From the other thread...

Number-25 wrote:Aaaarrrgghhh!! And there was the danger of trading down to gather more picks. I've got a list of 3 players I'd be happy to take in this round - Osemele was one of them and was probably my favourite of the 3. Nervous times now waiting to see if I lose out on the other 2

Not sure why you traded down and thought you could still get him. He is a second rounder who's just been falling and you tried to drop 10 places when he was in your lap.

Well, there were 3 guys I liked and I have no 4th round pick. Unless I can find a way to get into the 4th round I'll only get one of those guys at best. Browntown was the only guy doing business so I thought it was worth doing the deal and then seeing if I can use my 5th round picks to get up into the 4th round. I'd have to be unlucky to see all 3 of the guys I like go in the 10 picks between the one I gave up and the one I got. If I only get one of them then I'm no worse off than if I hadn't made the trade and I've also turned a 6th round pick into two 5th round picks. Osemele was probably the best value at this stage of the 3 guys I had in mind but the other 2 would in my view also be decent value and fill needs.

That was the thinking

Pleased to have picked up T.Y. Hilton for the Chargers, fills 2 needs as both a WR/gadget player & Kick Returned - I see him as potentially filling the hole left by Darren Sproles (not directly ofc) and becoming Philip River's new best friend.

The Bears need help in the backfield Matt Forte is the teams main offensive weapon and has carried them through a lot of games, their other main RB in Marion Barber whose best days are long behind him, and is better suited as a 3rd down short yardage guy. James will be a great fit for the Bears, he is not an everydown back like Forte nor is he big enough to line up in the backfield on his own. But what he does have is good speed, he is better suited to is short dump passes/screen passes get him out infront of the LB on a short pass, typical West Coast offence and his speed will cause defences problems

thunder and lightning wrote:Pleased to have picked up T.Y. Hilton for the Chargers, fills 2 needs as both a WR/gadget player & Kick Returned - I see him as potentially filling the hole left by Darren Sproles (not directly ofc) and becoming Philip River's new best friend.

I think the kid is good, but also that he is a little over drafted here if i'm honest

Yeah, I like him as well but 3rd round? For a guy that'll probably mainly be a kick returner (at least at first)?

I was just wondering what picks people would have made if they weren't bound by team needs? Ie if the picks were for new franchises.