[Ndamukong] Suh and fellow defensive tackle Gerald McCoy were the headliners in mid-February when...

[Ndamukong] Suh and fellow defensive tackle Gerald McCoy were the headliners in mid-February when [Scouts Inc.'s Steve] Muench and NFL Draft Scout's Rob Rang gathered here to discuss the Rams' options with the first overall choice. As I wrote then, there wasn't much doubt about it:

"Neither Rang nor Muench -- nor anyone else I've consulted -- has strongly projected anything other than Suh or McCoy for the Rams at No. 1. Both give Suh the slightest edge."

But when Rang released his latest mock draft Monday, Bradford was the top choice and increasingly the favorite. Muench, who previously said he would have "a very difficult time" taking Bradford first overall based on questions about his shoulder and Oklahoma's offensive scheme, now says he is "absolutely more comfortable" with Bradford at this stage.
The challenge now becomes separating perception from reality. How much has really changed?

I'm not going to jump on Sando for being late to the party, because he nailed it in a blog post from Wednesday. Must read.

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Hehe, I'm the NFC West blog regular he quotes :)

Yes, I actually wore a watermelon on my head during the Rams SuperBowl victory in 2000.

by Midasknight on Apr 1, 2010 7:32 PM CDT reply actions

An interesting (unrelated) article on the risk of drafting a DT first overall

By Len Pasquarelli, who goes so far to say that risk goes a long way toward explaining why the Rams would draft Bradford. As if QB picking is safer or something.

I don’t mean to offer this as an answer to the post’s question of “How much has really changed?”…..it’s just coincidental that I found it today and thought this post’s topic might be a good place to let people know about it.

“Because it’s so hard to find [tackles], teams probably take more gambles at the position than at just about any other spot. You tend to reach a little bit … and, let’s face it, sometimes you get burned.” Carolina coach John Fox.

Fun facts:
- Not since 1994 has a DT been the top choice in a draft.

- Not since 1992 has 2 DT’s been selected in the top 5, when Indianapolis chose Steve Emtman (No. 1) and St. Louis took Sean Gilbert (No. 3).

- The last franchise to win a championship with a 1st round 4-3 DT who was a Pro Bowl performer was Tampa Bay with Warren Sapp in 2002.
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The blind stares of a million pairs of eyes, lookin hard but won't realize, that they'll never see the C. And when I'm rollin by, you can't see me!

by CoachConnors on Apr 1, 2010 7:32 PM CDT reply actions