Comments on: First draft premonition

By: DaveK

DaveK — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:53:57 +0000

Maylock said on the NFL network today that he expects the three OT’s to be gone in the first 6 picks. That makes Oher the last OT before a big drop off at that position. He opined that the Jags or Packers would be tempted to trade down with a team that really wants Oher. I would pay serious money to be able to sit in the war room for the weekend!

By: Ron La Canne

Ron La Canne — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:13:33 +0000

After listening to Tt’s press conference today, I have some to this conclusion:

If Sanchez is available at #9, TT trades down. If not, he takes Oher. I’d rather it be Raji, but Oher still fits a dire need.

The visits are much ado about nothing from my point of view. I doubt any draft day decisions are made based on that visit. Well, maybe a few at the bottom maybe.

By: DaveK

DaveK — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:34:31 +0000

I am not a huge college football fan and I definitely don’t watch film of college prospects. That leaves me with reading opinions from beat writers and mock draft “experts” to see who the Packers might pick. It seems there is some consensus from the experts that Matt Stafford, Eugene Monroe, Jason Smith, and Aaron Curry will not make it out of the top five. That leaves four picks left before the Packer’s choice and the following five players left on the board.

Brian Orakpo
B.J. Raji
Andre Smith
Michael Oher
Malcom Jenkins

I wouldn’t be disappointed with any one of that group being #9. And, with a good chance that Sanchez and Crabtree/Maclin going off the board also it would seem Ted Thompson may have his choice of three out of those five listed above. Who TT picks obviously depends on how he grades out each of those five but it also may depend on how they rate the depth of the draft at each position–Way too many factors to predict this stuff but it seems they will most likely get a starter at a need position at #9.