The 2008 NFL Draft Thread

[pa99fighter]

I just hope Gholston falls to the jets and limas sweed falls to us in round 2

[Afro]

Originally Posted by azur_dog

Well according to every internet source Ive found Mcfadden is listed at 215 not 200 (rivals.com,his personal site, and the arkansas site). As far as the lankyness goes that will get solved with an NFL work out program.
Depending on which 40 you go with Mcfadden ran an unofficial 4.27 or the official 4.32, but that hardly matters once you get on the field.
As far as the moves go we'll see once he hits the pros, but something tells me he's gonna be a more emmitt smith style back vs AP's barry sanders.
And if ends up no better than Brian Westbrook, a guy with 1,000/1,000 seasons under his belt and a probable hall of famer I think McFadden will be okay with that.

Brian Westbrook is not a hall of famer nor has he ever done 1,000/1,000 your thinking of Marshall Faulk

and you got it mixed up.. AP is more of an Emmitt Smith back with his combination of speed and power where-as Mcfadden is more Barry with just the speed.

Originally Posted by pa99fighter

I just hope Gholston falls to the jets and limas sweed falls to us in round 2

Now I dont wanna sound so negative lol but I hate Gholston too.. him and McFadden I got on my overrated list and it just so happens that there the two topics right now

if you ask me, Gholston is another Jevon Kearse.. only worse cuz in Gholston disappeared in big games last year.. hes an all speed edge rusher who will flop vs the Run, he might be a good sack artist but I dont trust him cuz he disappeared in the biggest game of his career last year and that wasnt the only game hes disappeared in.. plus its not like he was an SEC D player.

[azur_dog]

Originally Posted by Afro

Brian Westbrook is not a hall of famer nor has he ever done 1,000/1,000 your thinking of Marshall Faulk
and you got it mixed up.. AP is more of an Emmitt Smith back with his combination of speed and power where-as Mcfadden is more Barry with just the speed.

You got me there, I thought he had, but the closest he got was 700 rec yards last year and 04, but he will be in the hall. He wont be a first ballot guy but with atleast 2 good years left in him and 3-4 mediocre years left I think he gets in on his stats and his pro bowls.

And as far as McFadden goes we can debate this till were blue in the face, so I dont see much point on continuing. Unless you wanna put a sigbet on it or something.
Although I do agree with you on Gholston at best I think he'll be a mediocre player that makes some noise every once and awhile with some high sack games when he gets to the pros, but then again you never know.

[Afro]

I think Brian would have to have a very strong 2nd half of his career to make the hall, hes only a 2 time pro bowler.. with so much talent at RB and so many guys in his era that are ahead of him (LT, Edge, Shaun, Corey Dillon, Curtis Martin, Tiki Barber, Priest Holmes, Jerome Bettis, etc) it be hard for him to make it.

[pa99fighter]

Who do you guys think will end up being the best CB when its said and done
Mckelvin, Cromartie, or Jenkins

[Afro]

I like McKelvin, Talib, and Porter

Jenkins is real good but more of a Safety tweener, Cromartie didnt see any top recievers.. I think his draft stock is based off of his athleticism and his cousins name. Still a top 5 guy buy I like McKelvin, Talib, and Porter before him.

[pa99fighter]

Originally Posted by Afro

I like McKelvin, Talib, and Porter

Jenkins is real good but more of a Safety tweener, Cromartie didnt see any top recievers.. I think his draft stock is based off of his athleticism and his cousins name. Still a top 5 guy buy I like McKelvin, Talib, and Porter before him.

Yeah this has to be one of the most stacked cornerback classes ever

[eazye76]

Originally Posted by pa99fighter

Who do you guys think will end up being the best CB when its said and done
Mckelvin, Cromartie, or Jenkins

As a pure corner I like Talib, but if you factor in special teams I'd take DRC, guys a hell of an athlete and possibly the next Hester/Cribbs.

What about QB's, would you want to take Matt Ryan in the top 10, or would you wait and try to get Flacco, Henne, etc in a later round for cheaper? I got to say I'm not usually big on the high profile QB's but I like Ryan. I'd take him high if I could, he's a tough guy who did a lot without a great team. He wasn't a system QB in some kind of spread offense, but he really doesn't have any mobility. BTW,as a Vols fan - STAY THE FUCK AWAY FROM ERIC AINGE, dude has talent, but he will throw an int at the worse possible time.

[azur_dog]

Personally I think the two guys who are most likely to make it in this draft have got to be Chris and Jake Long. They're both solid well rounded players who will probably be in the NFL for a very long time.

[Afro]

Oh I forgot about Jake Long, hes the 3rd guy in my boat lol

Mcfadden, Gholston, and Long really the only 3 players I dont like in this draft.. Long has Robert Gallery written all over him. The Big-10 OTs have high bust factors.

I think Chris Long is a definent though, so is Glenn Dorsey if he stays healthy and Sedrick Ellis.