Pre-draft rumors and rumblings

[The Spaz]

What we’re hearing less than a week before the NFL Draft cranks up:

• The one thing that keeps coming up every time I ask anyone inside the NFL about Texas QB Colt McCoy is how small he is up close.

Jordan ShipleyAPIs Shipley poised for a draft day freefall?

• Speaking of the Texas Longhorns, I spoke to a scout this week who said his team has McCoy’s buddy, WR Jordan Shipley, graded as a priority free agent.

http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Predraft-rumors-and-rumblings.html

[Night Train]

Re: Pre-draft rumors and rumblings

I heard that 32 teams lie like hell and are completely full of **** through next Saturday.

Still, I always like hearing the scout comments because the actual ratings of many players turn out to be drastically different than many of these draft sites lead us to believe.

[SquishDaFish]

Re: Pre-draft rumors and rumblings

I heard that 32 teams lie like hell and are completely full of **** through next Saturday.

Still, I always like hearing the scout comments because the actual ratings of many players turn out to be drastically different than many of these draft sites lead us to believe.

I agree with you but it is till Thursday now not Sat LOL

[psubills62]

Re: Pre-draft rumors and rumblings

I heard that 32 teams lie like hell and are completely full of **** through next Saturday.

Still, I always like hearing the scout comments because the actual ratings of many players turn out to be drastically different than many of these draft sites lead us to believe.

See I know that GM's (especially when talking directly about prospects) are full of crap before the draft.

However, when teams speak anonymously to some media guys, it's not always crap. Take, for example, the near-draft rumors that Tyson Jackson was going to Kansas City at #3 last year. I dismissed them as the usual pre-draft crap, as it was absurd to pass on all the other guys available to take Tyson Jackson. But we all know how that turned out.

This is why I don't really dismiss many of the underground rumors as quickly anymore.

[Michael82]

Re: Pre-draft rumors and rumblings

See I know that GM's (especially when talking directly about prospects) are full of crap before the draft.

However, when teams speak anonymously to some media guys, it's not always crap. Take, for example, the near-draft rumors that Tyson Jackson was going to Kansas City at #3 last year. I dismissed them as the usual pre-draft crap, as it was absurd to pass on all the other guys available to take Tyson Jackson. But we all know how that turned out.

This is why I don't really dismiss many of the underground rumors as quickly anymore.

Don't forget about the talk of Maybin right before the draft last year and then we did it.

[Yasgur's Farm]

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The more I obsess over the draft the more I see 2 very clear scenarios... I'll lable them 1 & 2 as to my preference.

1) Trade down if Okung, Trent Williams, and Bulaga are gone at #9... Take best LT or NT available in round 1. Grab Tebow at #41... and Saffold with our other 2nd round pick. Trade our 4th for Jason Campbell and count on him starting until the year Tebow beats him out for the starter... Tebow would still see plenty of time on the field in wildcat or pistol type situations.

2) If Clausen is there at #9... That's our pick. Go best LT or NT at #41... same at #72. Trade our 4th for Jason Cambell and let Clausen sit until he beats Campbell for the #1 job.

[JCBills]

Re: Pre-draft rumors and rumblings

The more I obsess over the draft the more I see 2 very clear scenarios... I'll lable them 1 & 2 as to my preference.

1) Trade down if Okung, Trent Williams, and Bulaga are gone at #9... Take best LT or NT available in round 1. Grab Tebow at #41... and Saffold with our other 2nd round pick. Trade our 4th for Jason Campbell and count on him starting until the year Tebow beats him out for the starter... Tebow would still see plenty of time on the field in wildcat or pistol type situations.

2) If Clausen is there at #9... That's our pick. Go best LT or NT at #41... same at #72. Trade our 4th for Jason Cambell and let Clausen sit until he beats Campbell for the #1 job.

Tebow, icky.

[SquishDaFish]

Re: Pre-draft rumors and rumblings

The more I obsess over the draft the more I see 2 very clear scenarios... I'll lable them 1 & 2 as to my preference.

1) Trade down if Okung, Trent Williams, and Bulaga are gone at #9... Take best LT or NT available in round 1. Grab Tebow at #41... and Saffold with our other 2nd round pick. Trade our 4th for Jason Campbell and count on him starting until the year Tebow beats him out for the starter... Tebow would still see plenty of time on the field in wildcat or pistol type situations.

2) If Clausen is there at #9... That's our pick. Go best LT or NT at #41... same at #72. Trade our 4th for Jason Cambell and let Clausen sit until he beats Campbell for the #1 job.

I would love either of those

[Oaf]

Re: Pre-draft rumors and rumblings

What the heck, "other 2nd round pick"?

[Night Train]

Re: Pre-draft rumors and rumblings

I agree with you but it is till Thursday now not Sat LOL

I kind of get that, since I'll be at the Draft party at the Wilson Fieldhouse Thursday.

The draft concludes on Saturday, which was my point. The entire draft, not just the first round is how I measure it.

[Yasgur's Farm]

Re: Pre-draft rumors and rumblings

What the heck, "other 2nd round pick"?

As in "trade down" from #9...

[SquishDaFish]

Re: Pre-draft rumors and rumblings

I kind of get that, since I'll be at the Draft party at the Wilson Fieldhouse Thursday.

The draft concludes on Saturday, which was my point. The entire draft, not just the first round is how I measure it.

Got you bro