3k's prospect watch list / Monday CFB open thread
by 3k on Aug 30, 2010 2:20 PM CDT
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PrintCollege football is almost here, and that means a new wave of NFL prospects is about to add the final line to their resumes. Of course, if you have any deeper draft needs, Mocking the Draft is just a click away (editorial note: I have recently been added as a writer over at MTD, but that has no bearing on my endorsement of the site.) I do, however, try to keep an eye on the college game for future Rams.
Last year, I saw the entire 2010 Rams draft class play except for Eugene Sims, Hall Davis and Fendi Onobun; even though I saw a trio of Houston games, I don't remember ever seeing Fendi on the field. I usually threw out a couple games or a handful of prospects last year on Turf Show Radio. This year, I've got a spreadsheet I'll keep running throughout the season.
My week 1 prospect watch list is here. Feel free to use this thread for anything related to college football, whether it's any of the games or prospects in my week 1 watch list, or any that aren't. For reference, here's my only 2011 mock draft thus far from mid-May.
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i believe that the Rams need to seriously consider D-E-F-E-N-C-E as the number one priority in next years draft. Adrian Clayborn Iowa Hawkeyes DE is a beast. He is a big play guy and a team player. Coming from a Kirk Ferentz coached team he will be fundamentally sound and well grounded. He is a St Louis native and loves to play football.
Chris
He's a hell of a DE
and I’m inclined to agree with you…although at this point last year, if I remember correctly, I wanted to address the D-line and ended up falling into the Suh camp. Theres a lot of time left to sort things out both as the Rams play out the 2010 season and as college football gives us some unforeseen developments.
You don't seem to want to accept the fact you're dealing with an expert in guerrilla warfare, with a man who's the best, with guns, with knives, with his bare hands. A man who's been trained to ignore pain, ignore weather, to live off the land, to eat things that would make a billy goat puke. In *St. Louis* his job was to dispose of enemy personnel. To kill! Period! Win by attrition. Well, *Steven Jackson* was the best.
by 3k on Aug 30, 2010 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Its gotta be DE or DT
unless there is a receiver they are sure will be an absolute, non injury prone, number 1 go to guy, stud.
by Buck Nasty87 on Aug 30, 2010 6:52 PM CDT up reply actions
But you can't make that an absolute
What if the best player/talent available is a QB? Or a MLB? It’s not as black and white as saying you have to draft to a need or, the opposite, you just draft the best guy on the board, period.
You don't seem to want to accept the fact you're dealing with an expert in guerrilla warfare, with a man who's the best, with guns, with knives, with his bare hands. A man who's been trained to ignore pain, ignore weather, to live off the land, to eat things that would make a billy goat puke. In *St. Louis* his job was to dispose of enemy personnel. To kill! Period! Win by attrition. Well, *Steven Jackson* was the best.
by 3k on Aug 30, 2010 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Draft
Steven Jackson won’t last much longer he takes a hell of a pounding.RB,WR, and defense are all needs. RB will be a priority soon.
Imposible to argue
The question has to be where they want to address it if they don’t buy on Darby, Ogbonnaya or Toston. If it’s the draft, then rounds 3-5 would be prime ground for a change of pace guy.
You don't seem to want to accept the fact you're dealing with an expert in guerrilla warfare, with a man who's the best, with guns, with knives, with his bare hands. A man who's been trained to ignore pain, ignore weather, to live off the land, to eat things that would make a billy goat puke. In *St. Louis* his job was to dispose of enemy personnel. To kill! Period! Win by attrition. Well, *Steven Jackson* was the best.
by 3k on Aug 30, 2010 5:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Quizz Rodgers or Noel Devine would be nice
Shurmur, your career is in 3rd and long. Don't run a draw.
Onobun > Gates
Believe me
there are others…stay tuned
You don't seem to want to accept the fact you're dealing with an expert in guerrilla warfare, with a man who's the best, with guns, with knives, with his bare hands. A man who's been trained to ignore pain, ignore weather, to live off the land, to eat things that would make a billy goat puke. In *St. Louis* his job was to dispose of enemy personnel. To kill! Period! Win by attrition. Well, *Steven Jackson* was the best.
Congrats on the new assignment
Although I don’t know where you find the time. I’ve kinda changed my tune from dt to de for our first round picking 2011, but I want a bigger Guy like Heyward or at least Quinn. I wouldn’t mind Clayborne though.
I’ll be reading you over at my 2nd favorite site. Good Luck.
by dbcouver on Aug 30, 2010 3:46 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Good job 3k.
I think the Rams will go D line next season. Then running backs :). I can see Billy D saying some stuff like, We will do better with the guys we have if they plat to their potential.
by Tevin T. Broner on Aug 30, 2010 4:29 PM CDT reply actions
Clayborn, Heyward or Quinn
in the first round. Try to trade back into the bottom of the first and grab Jonathan Baldwin (kind of like the Lions did with Jahvid Best) and that’s a very nice pass rusher with one hell of a receiver in one round. With Julio Jones, AJ Green and Michael Floyd all considered better prospects, Baldwin may fall significantly due to needs or whoever the BPA is for the team selecting.
I used to upload the NCAA Football '09 and '10 rosters into Madden and always drafted Sam Bradford onto the Rams in Franchise Mode...I liked him before he was cool =)
Nope...
we’re taking a WR first next year. No doubt about it. For King Sam to have to throw to that rag tag bunch-a-2s? No way the coaches or Billy are gonna go for it.
Don’t wanna hear about how Amendola and Gibson are developing either…ain’t gonna happen :)
Then we go D for the rest of the draft.
by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Aug 30, 2010 4:35 PM CDT reply actions
Hopefully though...
one of those DEs will fall to us…or we can trade up around 10-15 spots and get the DE in the middle of the first round. I’m not arguing that we need a DE, just saying we need a WR more.
by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Aug 30, 2010 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions
I think this season
has to be played out to see what is the bigger need. I’m not sold on our DEs yet (outside of Long), but I like the depth of our WR corps, it’s just missing a guy at the top.
You don't seem to want to accept the fact you're dealing with an expert in guerrilla warfare, with a man who's the best, with guns, with knives, with his bare hands. A man who's been trained to ignore pain, ignore weather, to live off the land, to eat things that would make a billy goat puke. In *St. Louis* his job was to dispose of enemy personnel. To kill! Period! Win by attrition. Well, *Steven Jackson* was the best.
by 3k on Aug 30, 2010 5:09 PM CDT up reply actions
If the rams get
Paea I’d be super stoked, I’m a huge Beaver fan.
"Twin-headed infinite swirling vortex of grotesque suckitude known as Tony Clark and Eric Byrnes"
He can play
He’s probably going to set the record for bench press reps at the combine next year
You don't seem to want to accept the fact you're dealing with an expert in guerrilla warfare, with a man who's the best, with guns, with knives, with his bare hands. A man who's been trained to ignore pain, ignore weather, to live off the land, to eat things that would make a billy goat puke. In *St. Louis* his job was to dispose of enemy personnel. To kill! Period! Win by attrition. Well, *Steven Jackson* was the best.
by 3k on Aug 30, 2010 6:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Hahhaah
you fool. You’re a good man, Dante, despite your uniform. Seriously, that’s weak. But your love for Keenum isn’t without merit. Right now, I’d put him early 4th round, but this is a big year for him. I’ll try to keep him in my stuff. And if anyone else has a mancrush on any college players (my two are Iowa DE Adrian Clayborn and Arizona QB Nick Foles….with more to come), say so now, or forever hold your piece….or your peace, whatever works for you.
You don't seem to want to accept the fact you're dealing with an expert in guerrilla warfare, with a man who's the best, with guns, with knives, with his bare hands. A man who's been trained to ignore pain, ignore weather, to live off the land, to eat things that would make a billy goat puke. In *St. Louis* his job was to dispose of enemy personnel. To kill! Period! Win by attrition. Well, *Steven Jackson* was the best.
by 3k on Aug 30, 2010 8:00 PM CDT up reply actions
More so than Paea (who I love, but I’m partial to taking a DE or WR in the first round depending on who’s available), the Oregon State guy I’ll be looking at is Quizz. Love his game, and the Rams’ current backup RB crew is a barren wasteland. Not particularly hopeful about the team taking a backup RB very high, but who knows. Might depend on how far he slips due to size concerns.
He's definitely the kind of RB I would like to see backing up AxJax
And college running backs are getting smaller (save for John Clay…superbeastmodestarman!) in general. If not Quizz, maybe Noel Devine (RB, WVU)? He’s a Dexter McCluster minus the injury flag.
You don't seem to want to accept the fact you're dealing with an expert in guerrilla warfare, with a man who's the best, with guns, with knives, with his bare hands. A man who's been trained to ignore pain, ignore weather, to live off the land, to eat things that would make a billy goat puke. In *St. Louis* his job was to dispose of enemy personnel. To kill! Period! Win by attrition. Well, *Steven Jackson* was the best.
by 3k on Aug 30, 2010 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm still looking forward to seeing Toast'em
play with the starting OL. I hope he’s given that opportunity this week.
lmao!
early 4th round? after he breaks nearly every NCAA passing record, owners will be begging to trade their entire draft for a chance to pick up this QB
Sorry, friend
People weren’t exactly bending over backwards to take Colt Brennan or Ricky Santos… records schmecords.
You don't seem to want to accept the fact you're dealing with an expert in guerrilla warfare, with a man who's the best, with guns, with knives, with his bare hands. A man who's been trained to ignore pain, ignore weather, to live off the land, to eat things that would make a billy goat puke. In *St. Louis* his job was to dispose of enemy personnel. To kill! Period! Win by attrition. Well, *Steven Jackson* was the best.
by 3k on Aug 31, 2010 5:43 AM CDT up reply actions
i said prototypical, if i looked at Brees in the draft his height would be a knock, but obviously in the NFL he has proven people wrong.
look at the QB’s drafted before Drew.
and i read he is 6,0 not 6,2 and he definitely looks more 6,0/6,1 but regardless it is still short for a ‘prototypical’ NFL QB
Bradford to Onobun!
i have a man crush on Prince Anukamura, AJ Green and Bama's RB behind Ingram... what's his name again?
Bradford to Onobun!
Trent Richardson is the other half of the ‘Bama backfield, and to be perfectly honest, I think he’s the better player of the two. Not coming out this year, though.
And with Mark Ingram apparently held out for a couple of games due to a knee scope, Richardson should get a chance to destroy.
yeah he is crazy fast, and i think due to the lower amount of carries may have a longer nfl career.
i worry for Mark because I like him a lot, but he carries the ball wayyy too much to have a 10/15 year career in the NFL (successful)
Bradford to Onobun!
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