Official 2014 NFL Draft Discussion Thread

[TopekaRoy]

2014 NFL Draft

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Scout.com's top 32 draft prospects:

Player	Pos.	School	Grade
1. Jadeveon Clowney*	DE	S Carolina	98
2. Greg Robinson	OT	Auburn	97
3. Khalil Mack	OLB	Buffalo	96
4. Sammy Watkins*	WR	Clemson	96
5. Jake Matthews	OT	Texas A&M	95
6. Aaron Donald	DT	Pittsburgh	94
7. Mike Evans*	WR	Texas A&M	94
8. Taylor Lewan	OT	Michigan	94
9. Zack Martin	OT	Notre Dame	93
10. O. Beckham Jr.*	WR	LSU	93
11. Eric Ebron*	TE	N Carolina	92
12. Darqueze Dennard	CB	Michigan St	92
13. H. Clinton-Dix*	S	Alabama	92
14. C.J. Mosley	ILB	Alabama	92
15. Kyle Fuller	CB	Virginia Tech	92
16. Morgan Moses	OT	Virginia	92
17. Ryan Shazier	OLB	Ohio State	92
18. Blake Bortles*	QB	UCF	91
19. Brandin Cooks*	WR	Oregon St	91
20. Justin Gilbert	CB	Oklahoma St	91
21. Calvin Pryor*	S	Louisville	91
22. Johnny Manziel*	QB	Texas A&M	90
23. Jason Verrett	CB	TCU	90
24. Marqise Lee*	WR	USC	90
25. Anthony Barr	OLB	UCLA	90
26. Bradley Roby*	CB	Ohio State	89
27. Stephon Tuitt	DE	Notre Dame	89
28. T. Bridgewater*	QB	Louisville	89
29. Dee Ford	DE	Auburn	89
30. J. Attaochu	OLB	Georgia Tech	89
31. Joel Bitonio	OT	Nevada	89
32. Cyrus Kouandjio	OT	Alabama	88

Notes: The NFL has reduced the amount of time to make each pick in the first round from 15 minutes to 10.
This year, the prospective draftees are permitted to select their own "Walk up" music. That should be interesting!

The Houston Texans are on the clock.

Discuss...

[Bortnem]

Don't care what anybody says. I like the pick. Ford tore it up at the Senior Bowl and was right up there with Aaron Donald as the best Defensive Front 7 players on the field. Look what happened when Hali and Houston went down last year. The Chiefs get instant depth and Hali's successor.

PEOPLE. Ford will play OLB, like Hali has been doing, not a down DE like DeVito and Walker. Use some common sense.

I dont mind getting depth behind our OLB, but why do you take a 1st rounder to sit behind 2 pro bowlers...doesnt make sense when we have absolutely no WR and Lee was right there...you dont draft a successor (minus QB) in the first round. Depth is for later rounds and starters are for round 1 and 2...absolutely stupid. I havent been this mad at a pick since we Pioli drafted Tyson Jackson

[70 chiefsfan70]

This is Manning medicine

[TopekaRoy]

He doesn't play TJ's position...

Doesn't matter he is a DE who will rush the QB better than TJ ever did.

[matthewschiefs]

Doesn't matter he is a DE who will rush the QB better than TJ ever did.

That's not saying much lol

[jason1981]

I dont mind getting depth behind our OLB, but why do you take a 1st rounder to sit behind 2 pro bowlers...doesnt make sense when we have absolutely no WR and Lee was right there...you dont draft a successor (minus QB) in the first round. Depth is for later rounds and starters are for round 1 and 2...absolutely stupid. I havent been this mad at a pick since we Pioli drafted Tyson Jackson

Im not to excited either but more excited that we didnt take wr lee. He will be worse then bowe. Id rather fo with a late rnd wr than lee. We need speed at wr.

[jason1981]

That's not saying much lol

Quoted for truth right there.

[mayanfootball]

Don't care what anybody says. I like the pick. Ford tore it up at the Senior Bowl and was right up there with Aaron Donald as the best Defensive Front 7 players on the field. Look what happened when Hali and Houston went down last year. The Chiefs get instant depth and Hali's successor.

PEOPLE. Ford will play OLB, like Hali has been doing, not a down DE like DeVito and Walker. Use some common sense.

Agree. I like the pick, IF FORD CAN STAY HEALTHY. There are serious questions about his back and therefore his durability.
I think the Chiefs countered the Raiders pick of Mack, with this pick of Ford. Ford will transition to OLB. Hali is getting old and has already leveled off and is/will decline sooner than later.
Also, KC's defense was easily handled without Hali/Houston both playing at the same time. Ford offers insurance.

[Ryfo18]

Doesn't matter he is a DE who will rush the QB better than TJ ever did.

He plays Tamba and Houston's position. Not TJ's position. He's a 3-4 OLB. Not a 3-4 DE. The only downside w/ Ford (potentially) is that he's a liability against the run. He needs to be a damn good pass rusher. Tyson Jackson was not tasked with rushing the passer. He filled gaps.

[Bortnem]

Im not to excited either but more excited that we didnt take wr lee. He will be worse then bowe. Id rather fo with a late rnd wr than lee. We need speed at wr.

I dont understand why people are so low on Lee...he would have been a top 10 pick last year if he was able to enter the draft. He had no one to throw to him and when he had an average qb in Barkley he tore it up...guess we are fine with having Alex throw to a bunch of career back ups and wearing JC out way sooner than necessary because he is our only offensive threat.

[brdempsey69]

Ford will play OLB and he can rush the passer. An off the edge pass-rusher was a need. Hali can't go on forever. Ford had a monster game in the Senior Bowl and though the week of practices. He fits the Chiefs Defense.

People need to get it through their heads that the Scott Pioli era is over. Dorsey/Reid place a premium on O-Lineman and Defensive Front 7 players with their top draft picks. They don't cater to hero-worshipers or fantasy footballers.

The Chiefs could be getting another Clay Matthews here and who would not want that?

Agree. I like the pick, IF FORD CAN STAY HEALTHY. There are serious questions about his back and therefore his durability.
I think the Chiefs countered the Raiders pick of Mack, with this pick of Ford. Ford will transition to OLB. Hali is getting old and has already leveled off and is/will decline sooner than later.
Also, KC's defense was easily handled without Hali/Houston both playing at the same time. Ford offers insurance.

Andy Reid said they had their medical staff check him out & he cleared. Otherwise, they wouldn't have taken him.