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...

[TopekaRoy]

Do we need a CB with Flowers and Copper? Can he play safety?

Will we trade Flowers for more picks?

And what will Mary Hartman do about her waxy yellow build-up? (obscure late 70s tv show reference.)

[jason1981]

I'm back!

Phillip Gaines (CB)

No safety or WR?

They saod he can play cb or safety.

[matthewschiefs]

Do we need a CB with Flowers and Copper? Can he play safety?

Will we trade Flowers for more picks?

And what will Mary Hartman do about her waxy yellow build-up? (obscure late 70s tv show reference.)

We need all the help in the secondary that we can get the d needs help big time as we saw at the end of the year. Would love to see us pick up a WR at some point though

[jason1981]

Could flowers move to safety? Hes great in zone and think it would help his lack of speed.

[TopekaRoy]

I'm ok with the pick. I think we go true safety, WR and O-line (in no particular order) with our last 3 picks.

[brdempsey69]

Wouldn't be surprised to see them go mostly defense in this draft. They got lit up WAY too much over the 2nd half of the season.

Also, they like Jenkins and Hemingway and did bring Dressler down from the CFL and have high hopes for Kelce at TE. If things don't work out with their receiver corp, then they'll more that enough picks in 2015 to address it.

I'm ok with the pick. I think we go true safety, WR and O-line (in no particular order) with our last 3 picks.

Actually, the Chiefs do have 4 more choices tomorrow.

[rbedgood]

Yeah a 4th. One year of him, Crabtree and Boldin will
be a nice look (with Vernon Davis).

...Brandon Lloyd too. Also the shake-up of picks that Baalke made added another 4th rounder for the 49ers next year. Essentially meaning they picked up Johnson for their fourth and later picked up a better 4th rounder next year. Baalke had me baffled after he passed on a WR and seemingly reached for Ward last night, but after today I'm just shaking my head and seeing him as a mad-scientist.

I like your guy's draft so far....would like to see an athletic WR and possibly some OL depth for you coming up?!

[TopekaRoy]

Actually, the Chiefs do have 4 more choices tomorrow.

Right. 4, 5 and 2 6s. I forgot.

[texaschief]

Seriously... wtf is SF doing? It's like they're building an entire team of nothing but WRs. WTH.

[TopekaRoy]

Also lettered in track as a Texas prep. Played in nine games as a true freshman 2009 (starting four times at field corner and twice at boundary corner) and had 31 tackles, three pass breakups and zero interceptions with one tackle for loss. Missed the final three games because of a broken right wrist. Saw action in 12 games (10 starts at boundary corner) in 2010 and had 64 tackles, six pass breakups and no INTs with two tackles for loss, one sack and one forced fumble. Had a blocked PAT against Tulsa. In April 2011, he was arrested on a misdemeanor possession of two ounces or less of marijuana and sentenced to one year of probation. In the fall, he started the first four games at left cornerback but sustained a foot injury in the Southern Miss game. Missed the remainder of the year and was granted a medical hardship by the NCAA. Totaled 11 tackles, two pass breakups and no INTs with two tackles for loss and one sack. Returned healthy in 2012 and started all 13 games at right cornerback, tallying 33 tackles, 18 pass breakups and no INTs with two tackles for loss. Ranked second nationally with his 18 pass breakups. Returned a fumble 12 yards for a touchdown against Memphis. In 2013, started 13 times at RCB and recorded 36 tackles, nine pass breakups and four INTs with four tackles for loss. Was suspended for the season opener for an undisclosed violation of team rules. Set a school record with his 38 career pass breakups.

ANALYSIS

STRENGTHS
Nice length. Terrific timed speed, blazing sub-4.4 times at the combine. Can be deployed in zone coverage. Plays the pocket. Good production on the ball, with 35 passes defended the last two seasons. Tough and competitive. Is hardworking and well respected by coaches and teammates. Recorded second-quickest three-cone drill among cornerbacks at the combine (6.62 seconds).

WEAKNESSES
Durability is a concern. Has been dinged up. Underdeveloped and underpowered. Does not play to timed speed. Not equipped to handle man-to-man responsibility. Poor run supporter and tackler. Does not project as a core special-teams player. Tweener traits.

DRAFT PROJECTION
Rounds 4-5

BOTTOM LINE
Lean, active zone corner whose ball skills will have to carry him. Could earn a roster spot on pure measurables but lacks desirable functional speed, strength and physicality.

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Sounds pretty good for a 3rd round pick. Needs to get stronger, which will also help his tackling, Let's see what good coaching can do for him.