NFL 1st Round Reflections
by BirdGT on Apr 23, 2010 10:00 AM EDT
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First off, Morgan was the 6th defensive linemen taken in the Draft. He was the fourth defensive end taken. As I reminded Yakub2 last night, the only teams really interested in Derrick were 4-3 D's so that might of been part of the reason he dropped as far as he did. I think he landed at a solid squad in Tennessee. They were 0.500 last season and have a great coach in Jeff Fisher. If Vince Young matures even more, the Titans should make a solid run at the playoffs next season.
Demaryius Thomas' selection was not totally in left field. The Broncos finished 0.500 last season as well and were looking to replace recently traded diva Brandon Marshall. They are a run first team and really need receivers to be big physical blockers. Who was the best blocking receiver in this Draft? Bay Bay. Who knows how to run the vertical play action routes and overpower defensive backs on the deep ball? Bay Bay. As we saw with Calvin, NFL teams don't need guys with ridiculous stats from pass heavy offenses. NFL teams need big, fast receivers that work hard. Bay Bay fits the bill and that's why he was taken as the first wide receiver in the 2010 NFL Draft.
Other thoughts. 28 out of 32 picks were from the BCS. What can you say about the Big 12 last night? The first four picks all from the Big 12. 9 of the 32 were from the Big 12. Pretty impressive night for a conference that is sitting in the backseat during conference expansion discussions.
The ACC sent four guys in the first round: two Tech guys, C.J. Spiller, and Florida State's Patrick Robinson. This was the fewest ACC first rounders since the Expansion. The 2004 NFL Draft saw only one ACC player selected in the first round (Philip Rivers).
What are you thoughts on the First Round?
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Mixed feeling on derrick, feel like he got robbed a little in the money department since he dropped so far, but at the same time, I dont think he could have landed at a place with a better opportunity for himself unless he fell all the way to the colts which would have been mindboggling
good point
The only better deal would’ve been getting picked by the Eagles and being 45 minutes from home.
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Tufts has good measurables.....
and is a student of the game. Supposedly drinks well for his size. Might be distracted by old cars which some teams will hold against him. Solid draft grade on most boards.
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We are ECSTATIC that 15 teams passed on Derrick Morgan
He was tops on most of the lists around Music City Miracles, but no one thought he would actually drop to us.
He fits perfectly into our scheme, and now has the best defensive line coach in the league to teach him.
Ecstatic!
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Jon Dwyer is a "notable returnee to Tech"
according to the crawl at the bottom of the ESPN screen five minutes ago. The crawl was reviewing college teams for this season and talking about who was returning at each school. Obviously someone did not proof read the text before putting it on the air.
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