Actually, at the risk of seeming just way to pleased with myself, I want to revisit my “predictions” in this thread:
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[li]McGahee to go to the Pats with their second pick. No way he lasts until round 2. Even if the Pats chicken out, he’ll never get past the Raiders. Okay, Pats traded the pick to Baltimore, but McGahee goes 4 picks later to Buffalo. (watsonwil, Henry is a hard slashing runner, a good receiver, barely adequat on blitz pickups, fumbles way too much, and just signed a 1 year contract extension. Some writing wasn’t necessarily on the wall, but there were stencil marks.)[/li]
[li]I think the Eagles go for either ran edge rusher or a stud MLB, but they might have to trade up to get either. If they sit in place they might still go DE, but might also look at TE. THey need WR help, but I don’t see them spending another 1st rounder on it this year. Round 1: Jerome McDougal (DE). Round 2: LJ Smith (TE).[/li]
[li]The Saints to package 2 picks to move up and grab one of the top 2 CBs (which one depends on how much people are scared by Newman’s shoulder. Teams who pass on him because of this will be making a mistake, IMO.) Got the trade right, but Newman was gone. They went stud DT instead of Trufant. #6 was probably too high for Trufant, anyway. Call this one half-right, but I bet they really wish Newman had slid one more spot.[/li]
[li]As for Dorsey: 7th round or a preferred free agent. Why? Gino Toretta. We’ll find tou tomorrow.[/li]
[li]I think the browns go O-line, though who they pick will depend upon whoi is sitting there. The LB crop this year is too weak to go round 1 without need, and if they thought their need was that great they would have found a way to keep the guys they had. Round 1: Jeff Faine (C). Round 2: Chaun thompson (OLB). Which pissed me off, because I really wanted him to slip to the Bucs.[/li]
[li]Everybody has Suggs going to Arizona, but I’m personally not so sure. he Cards have gotten burned before both on hometown heroes (Plummer) and D-line “studs” with question marks (pick one). I think they should move back a few slots and pick up a DT or secondary help, but if they stay at 6 I wouldn’t be shocked to see them grab Leftwich, Trufant, or Kennedy. Snubbed Suggs. traded back. Grabbed Bryant Johnson (WR) & Calvin Pace (DE). Call it half right. They moved back, but the top DT’s were all gone so they went DE instead.[/li]
[li]I think the Bears drop out of #4, probably for the Jets or Saints. Dead on. Traded with Jets.[/li]
[li]Hard to say on Boller. After the Ravens there really isn’t a team with a QB need, but we all saw with McCalister that need doesn’t mean everything. I could see him slipping way down if the Ravens pass Ravens passed. Slipped to #19, where the Ravens traded up to get him.[/li]
[li]I also disagree with Calico going to Tennessee in round 1. They need receiver help, but that is a reach and Tennessee doesn’t usually reach. Tennessee did not reach. They got Calico in round 2.[/li]
[li]Jets go defense unless Detroit or Texas pull a rabbit out of the hat. But do they go “the next Warren Sapp” or “an actual shutdown corner”. Both are needs, and both would be close ot Herman Edwards heart. Dewayne Robertson(DT).[/li]
[li]**DT at #4 never made that much sense for Duh-Bears, anyway (unless they are planning to dump one of their battleships). Options at #13 look quite interesting. If Bailey get past teh Rams he might get tagged as a replacement for Colvin. He certainly has the speed to collapse the edge. ** They go for speed on the edge, but it’s a lineman. Michael Haynes (DE). Call it half right.[/li]
[li]If Boller gets by the Ravens, he could be the next reason for a Kordel collapse. Boller gets by teh Ravens once, but not twice. Which leads us to . . .[/li]
[li]They probably take a DE at #22, unless they luck into Bailey at #13. (McDougal, Haynes, Peterson, Kelsay–depending on how things fall out.) A wildcard is Rex Grossman or potentially even McGahee, depending upon how much of Thomas’ miseries last year they grade to an O-line crippled by injuries. Having grabbed an edge rusher (thoguh not Bailey) at #14 (slide 1 spot with Pats) they grab . . . Rex Grossman (QB). [/li]
[li]Detroit won’t drop down below #3. they want a stud WR and both Houston and the Jets need one, too. Detroit stays at #2. They take Charles Rogers (WR).[/li]
[li]I don’t think Detroit has soured on rogers at all. See above.[/li][/ul]
okay, I’m not going to bother tallying the score, but I feel pretty smart right now.
I wonder if I can get a job with ESPN. Kiper is definitely slipping. He had pretty zero insightful commentary today. They could have grabbed any stiff and had him read verbatim out of Mel’s drafgt report and gotten just as much value (and probably a better haircut.)
