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Not if Kuechly is there at 19. And if we trade down, David would make sense in the bottom 20's, despite being a slight reach. Thats also supposing there isn't also an equally talented player at a position of greater need, but I wouldm't be upset with a LB if the right circumstances happen. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Trading down because of position depth seems like overthinking things, unless they simply don't have Floyd graded as a top 15 pick. If he's there and u have him graded as a 10-15 pick, you make the pick unless you're just overwhelmed with an offer. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I'm going back and forth between the two Boise State DE's here. Crawford compares to Purnell McGee who is set to see an increased workload with Redding departing. I'm gonna go with Billy Winn though as he's the better player and just as good of a fit at DE. He'll provide nice depth. Ravens select Billy Winn, DE, Boise State. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Apparently this guy dated a young Michael Irvin relative: I guess not bad depth. Better than trying to find some undrafted free agent to fill the spot. Hope he can contribute on special teams. Theres not many spots Emery hasn't addressed with depth. Contrast that to last year where we were pretty much forced to keep UDFA. We're getting a DL within the first two picks, no doubt about it. Maybe even both if the value lines up. Everything else is gonna be based on value I think, because while we have some depth all around, we could use a difference maker in any spot. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

i swear, it feels like it's been moved back like 3 times. for some reason , i thought it was this weekend. It used to always be around the third week of April, because it always fell near my birthday as a kid. Lately its been the 4th week of April. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

If we're known as cheap because we don't overpay for guys on the wrong side of 30 coming off serious injuries I'm okay with that. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Well the Ravens tend to draft BPA, and their biggest hole was already filled in Round 1. I'll go with RB, David Wilson from Virginia Tech. He could be a borderline first round talent. Yea, Ray Rice is probably their best player- definitely their best offensive player- but he's playing under a franchise tag and RBs don't last forever. Wilson should provide a solid backup and insurance policy for the Ravens. (I also thought about a couple defensive players here. The Ravens do need some long term replacements and some additional depth on defense, but nothing glaring enough to forgo BPA) I pm'd Raisin.

What made you come around? That he showed better speed at his pro day? DE and WR are both needs, but I also think there will be chances in later rounds to fill both spots. If Wright or Floyd is there you take them because their also BPA, but I think we could find ourselves in a strong position to trade down and add value, maybe pick up an additional pick in the top 75ish range. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I think DT or OL makes sense for the Rams. I think the value at DT is better here though. Lets keep it moving either way though. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

If theres interest we could also restart round one about a week prior to see if anything changes. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Glad I checked before I went to bed. with pick 29 Ravens select: Peter Konz, C/G, Wisconsin http://isportsweb.com/wp-content/uploads//2011/11/Peter-Konz2.jpg Comments: While there are a few defensive players Baltimore may have on their radar, they're all gone in this draft. Still Konz is a nice consolation prize, and this pick is becoming common around mock drafts around the net. He can step in immediately to help fill the void left by Grubbs at G and is a long term replacement for Birk. pm'd Raisin for the 49ers. After the 49er's its: 31. Patriots (Splinter) 32. Giants (jersey) R2.1. Rams (Snayke)

dew, I pm'd you.

WR skills like route running and an abillity to go meet the ball rather than wait for it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The bears jerseys look the best they have since sleeves went out of style. I like. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Not really surprising. Hope he can get healthy. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Seriously. I was certain his NFL career was over. Must be that delicious 41.8 QB Rating he turned in last year. He's up there with Jonathan Quinn and Henry Burris as worst QBs to ever wear a Bears uniform. Maybe they figure if Peyton can't play they want to at least ensure the top pick. In all seriousness Hanie could be a backup in this league. He has decent tools, he just forced way too many awful throws. With the right coaching and development he can carve a role as a career backup. He's not devoid of talent completely. That said, I won't surprise if he doesn't stick after this year and if he doesn't, his career is over for sure.

Heh I always like Brown, but didn't he retire because no one was interested in signing him? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

May eventually develop into a TE? Bwahaha. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

All hail Emery! Love it! Especially since we still keep one third this year. Great great move. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Im down for April 1 and no trades. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I think the earliest is likely 2014, assuming details with the buyout can work. NBA teams can only pay up to 500K of a buyout and his first contract will be tied to the rookie scale still for a while. I want to say his current contract ends after 2016 at which point you wouldn't need a buyout, but its unlikely he'd get to that point without extending the years, so at some point a buyout is likely going to have to occur. The key is when his salary isn't tied by the rookie scale. I think its either two years or four years. Once we can pay him more, it will be easier to entice him, regardless of the large buyout number. Edit-Research: He'll be tied to the rookie scale amount for his first three years, which at the 120% max is as follows: 1,242,240.00 | 1,335,360.00 | 1,428,600.00 His buyout is said to be 2Mil EUR, which is about $2.6M in today's dollars. Bulls could pay $500K this year and increase by increments of 25K each year. So in 2013, with the Bulls kicking in the full amount allowed, he's losing about $620K that first season. Now its possible for him to work out a payment plan with his club or negotiate a lower buyout, but he's still being hit pretty hard funding a buyout on the scale of a 23rd pick. Starting in year 4 from the draft (2014 off season), we could sign him like any other free agent, the catch of course you need cap space or cap exceptions (like the MLE) to do it. The MLE is now a lot less effective, especially if you are over the luxury tax. Hard to say for sure, but we will likely be over the tax at that point, so our MLE won't be the full-sized one. So Mirotic, would still be taking a huge cut his first year. In 2015 Boozer expires, so we'd probably have the full MLE to use, but you have to keep in mind, that we wouldn't have any room for FA additions, as he'd be it. He'd be 24 at that point. The next season he'd be free of his Real Madrid commitment, but I doubt he takes that risk. At some point he'll extend. All that being said, I think it will work out. People were worried Asik wasn't coming over for a long time, especially because I believe he signed an extension after his first year, but it all worked out and he came over in a reasonable schedule.

Couple of thoughts: If we start the mock draft on the day FA starts (March 13), we could go 37 days of mock draft until April 18. Just get as deep as we can (for those who are junkies and want to go past 2 rounds). Don't be strict on any schedule, something like roughly a 10-12 hour limit (excluding middle of the night hours) before you miss your slot. Then if we start over on Apr-19 and average 4 a day-being stringent on the time slots- we could get a first round draft v2.0 in right before the actual draft, which will be more a more accurate since its right up to the draft. Since there'd be pretty straightforward draft times, allow trades during this portion. Yea it sucks to be in a specific time slot, we all have work and lives, but at least you'll be pretty sure if you'll be available to post or not during your slot, and if you aren't you find a volunteer you can send your top 4 board to the day before. Also we don't want to be too worried about accuracy since once crazy pick early will affect the whole mock draft anyways. I think the Suh/Bradford draft someone picked Suh for the Rams pick and the rest of the first round ended up being wacky and inaccurate.

Theres a lot of internet chatter about him moving up teams boards, but I haven't read much about 1st round. Prior to the combine wasnt he a 3/4 rounder? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That's a good thought. I'm concerned that we can't get too regimented, though, or too many people won't be able to participate. Yea, it doesn't have to be too regimented, but maybe every 2 days or so post an expected number of picks to be made, so as long as you check every couple days, you'll know if your pick is expected within the next two days. If it moves faster than expected thats okay too, just update again in two days. Another way to help is to try and make as many duos/trios as possible (even if it means doubling up) to increase the odds someone is around when a pick is up. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Apologies, I did put words onto your mouth. I agree a fast 40 time is more likely to correlate to a fast football player. Except its not nearly the best indicator. It'd be like saying upper body strength is an indicator a player is more likely to hit home runs. Maybe true, but not when you have much better things to look at to determine it. If I had nothing else to judge speed on than combine 40 times, I'd go with that. Except we do. Other tests, game tape, results, position drills, etc. And no, a track stance doesn't make a slow person slow. It makes a slow person less slow. It pretty much speeds up anyone as long as you practice it some. The more you practice that stance the more time you shave off. Everyone will be slower out of an actual football positions, but that drop off it not uniform. Even if its more likely than not uniform on a macro level, you still have better ways to determime when it is or isnt uniform on an individual level. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk