2009 NFL Draft: Open Thread/Live Blog , Part 2
by River City Rage on Apr 26, 2009 11:34 AM EDT
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PrintThe 3rd round was 80% more dramatic for the Jaguars than we expected. Derek Cox, the corner from William & Mary (or the Flat Hat Club, as I call them) was a stunning pickup that cost the Jaguars their 2nd round pick next year. I get the impression that he's a stealth prospect that other teams were hoping would fall, but Jacksonville pulled the trigger early.
(H/T to Leon321 for finding these Cox videos)
At this link you can find a great video of an 89 yard punt return for a touchdown against Northeastern in 2008:
http://www.tribeathletics.com/files/fb/2008/video/nu/cox89pr.html
Here’s a video of Cox’s 45 yard interception return against N.C. State:
http://www.tribeathletics.com/files/fb/2008/video/ncst/coxtd.html
http://www.tribeathletics.com/files/fb/2008/video/nu/coxhit.html
Terrence Knighton is a more traditional run-stuffing defensive tackle. Not much drama there.
What do you think of the draft so far? Any other surprises?
-Chris
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can i just say
the amount of comments on these threads this weekend have done the jags proud
I agree… The First blog was at 300+… Great job Guys!
by floridafalcons#63 on Apr 26, 2009 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions
Killin' it
Everybody knows when he's coming to town
They're locking the doors
And they don't make a sound
People want him dead but he won't die yet
First he's got to live
With all the things that he did
by thatdamnLovett on Apr 26, 2009 11:36 AM EDT reply actions
breakin for lunch see you guys later
Everybody knows when he's coming to town
They're locking the doors
And they don't make a sound
People want him dead but he won't die yet
First he's got to live
With all the things that he did
by thatdamnLovett on Apr 26, 2009 11:37 AM EDT reply actions
Yeah, Wayne weaver should be pleased
People care about his team even after a bad year.
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by River City Rage on Apr 26, 2009 11:39 AM EDT reply actions
Chris, you made me laugh out loud
when you reverted back to the old statistics joke in a previous thread
Anytime you take a DI-AA school talent in the first 3 rds its a reach
by floridafalcons#63 on Apr 26, 2009 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Unless
Other teams were about to take him. NFL Network is talking about Michael Mitchell right now. The Bears were just about to take him when the Raiders did. Everyone said the Raiders were crazy, but if a demand was there maybe they weren’t
by Adam Stites on Apr 26, 2009 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions
Hey it’s better then drafting a kicker in the 3rd like we did the other year I guess, or was that 4th when we drafted Podlesh?
The EA Sports playbook make me wonder if the animations for Madden have been updated since it was on the original Playstation
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by Jonathan Loesche on Apr 26, 2009 11:45 AM EDT reply actions
Well, Seattle Took WR Deon Butlet, scratch him off as well…
Atlanta REACHED for CB Owens
by floridafalcons#63 on Apr 26, 2009 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Yahoo! Sports Analysis
Terrance Knighton
Analysis: The Jaguars got one of the more intriguing defensive tackles in the draft. Knighton is a tall, long-armed lineman who can be stout at the point of attack and does a nice job shedding blocks. A bit of a reach here, but he has the talent to become a starter.
Derek Cox
Analysis: The Jaguars aggressively moved up to get one of the most talented small school guys in the draft. Jacksonville needed to find a potential starter at corner and I think Cox has the skill set, but he may need some time to develop.
Andre Brown
Javon ringer
James Davis3
Rashan Jennings
Cedric Peerman (I LIKE)
by floridafalcons#63 on Apr 26, 2009 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions
mathis was a small school pick up
maybe gene notices the same potential in Cox
Well - he better be a starter and be at least as good as a 2nd rounder.
With a 2 – 3 year rebuild ahead of us, I’m just a little uncomfortable mortgaging next year’s draft.
If you want LB
I’d go with Darry Beckwith
by Adam Stites on Apr 26, 2009 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions
No WR
we need a WR who can be a force, near Holt, Walker, Northcutt, and Williamson (if somehow he will remain with the team)
by Zoltan from Budapest on Apr 26, 2009 11:51 AM EDT reply actions
THAT’S THE WAY TO DO IT!!! GENE, LEARN FROM THEM
by floridafalcons#63 on Apr 26, 2009 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions
That one is the Comp they got for Asante Samuel
by floridafalcons#63 on Apr 26, 2009 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions
Cox Videos!!
At this link you can find a great video of an 89 yard punt return for a touchdown against Northeastern in 2008:
http://www.tribeathletics.com/files/fb/2008/video/nu/cox89pr.html
Here’s a video of Cox’s 45 yard interception return against N.C. State:
http://www.tribeathletics.com/files/fb/2008/video/ncst/coxtd.html
Amazing INT:
http://www.tribeathletics.com/files/fb/2008/video/nsu/coxint.html
Big HIt:
http://www.tribeathletics.com/files/fb/2008/video/nu/coxhit.html
Nice!!! THANKS!!!
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by River City Rage on Apr 26, 2009 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions
good stuff
Everybody knows when he's coming to town
They're locking the doors
And they don't make a sound
People want him dead but he won't die yet
First he's got to live
With all the things that he did
by thatdamnLovett on Apr 26, 2009 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Because
they used the 4th rounder footage to Cox, we have still 3 7th, if you see
by Zoltan from Budapest on Apr 26, 2009 12:03 PM EDT up reply actions
The price was
a7th this year and the second next year.
12 picks, and jaguars are on the clock, and I hope they pick the best BAWR!
by Zoltan from Budapest on Apr 26, 2009 12:02 PM EDT reply actions
there goes iglesias
Everybody knows when he's coming to town
They're locking the doors
And they don't make a sound
People want him dead but he won't die yet
First he's got to live
With all the things that he did
by thatdamnLovett on Apr 26, 2009 12:09 PM EDT reply actions
Murphy or Dillard
BAWR, Gene please, we need some weapons. No more Unknown picks! At least for today!
by Zoltan from Budapest on Apr 26, 2009 12:10 PM EDT reply actions
Videos looks promising
about him
by Zoltan from Budapest on Apr 26, 2009 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Slowly we can see
who will pick in 30 minutes in the 4th
Candidates? Who are still in?
by Zoltan from Budapest on Apr 26, 2009 12:14 PM EDT reply actions
starting 4th now
Everybody knows when he's coming to town
They're locking the doors
And they don't make a sound
People want him dead but he won't die yet
First he's got to live
With all the things that he did
by thatdamnLovett on Apr 26, 2009 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions
6 picks to go!
Everybody knows when he's coming to town
They're locking the doors
And they don't make a sound
People want him dead but he won't die yet
First he's got to live
With all the things that he did
by thatdamnLovett on Apr 26, 2009 12:17 PM EDT reply actions
We need a middle round
pass catcher so yes a WR
by Zoltan from Budapest on Apr 26, 2009 12:20 PM EDT up reply actions
It's gotta be a WR
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by River City Rage on Apr 26, 2009 12:20 PM EDT reply actions
Your candidate is also
Dilaard and Muphy or you have other names in the mix?
by Zoltan from Budapest on Apr 26, 2009 12:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Dillard is my guess.
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by River City Rage on Apr 26, 2009 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions
I would like that. Garrard needs weapons. They said they were going to give him some. This is the time to do it before all of them are selected.
by ajagsbeliever on Apr 26, 2009 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions
he got the the silent weapons in the 1st and 2nd
now time for the ones that go “BOOM”
Everybody knows when he's coming to town
They're locking the doors
And they don't make a sound
People want him dead but he won't die yet
First he's got to live
With all the things that he did
by thatdamnLovett on Apr 26, 2009 12:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I think it might be a reach
I understand what you guys are saying, but we’ll be sacrificing a lot of value by going for WR right now in my opinion. The middle tier guys all just went in a row. The Jaguars really should try to trade down to get one of these guys. Right now my board looks like this:
1. Victor Harris
2. Duke Robinson
3. D.J. Moore
4. Mike Mickens
5. Rashad Jennings
by Adam Stites on Apr 26, 2009 12:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Is anyone else noticing that Jaguars.com is quiet today?
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by River City Rage on Apr 26, 2009 12:20 PM EDT reply actions
Yes
Vic is still try to find out who Cox is(hahaha)
by Zoltan from Budapest on Apr 26, 2009 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions
lol. He stopped his blog after we picked Monroe. Granted he did a few articles about the selections, but...
by ajagsbeliever on Apr 26, 2009 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, that was a bummer.
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by River City Rage on Apr 26, 2009 12:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Murphy, gotta grab him now
Everybody knows when he's coming to town
They're locking the doors
And they don't make a sound
People want him dead but he won't die yet
First he's got to live
With all the things that he did
by thatdamnLovett on Apr 26, 2009 12:21 PM EDT reply actions
dont think so
Everybody knows when he's coming to town
They're locking the doors
And they don't make a sound
People want him dead but he won't die yet
First he's got to live
With all the things that he did
by thatdamnLovett on Apr 26, 2009 12:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Rams get a 300+lb beast @ dt
so wrs are still there
Everybody knows when he's coming to town
They're locking the doors
And they don't make a sound
People want him dead but he won't die yet
First he's got to live
With all the things that he did
by thatdamnLovett on Apr 26, 2009 12:25 PM EDT reply actions
Moore and harris still in?
Now al of sudden that 2nd looks way too high I must say
by Zoltan from Budapest on Apr 26, 2009 12:26 PM EDT reply actions
he feels he got 2nd round talent in the 3rd
Everybody knows when he's coming to town
They're locking the doors
And they don't make a sound
People want him dead but he won't die yet
First he's got to live
With all the things that he did
by thatdamnLovett on Apr 26, 2009 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Cincy goin' WR?
Everybody knows when he's coming to town
They're locking the doors
And they don't make a sound
People want him dead but he won't die yet
First he's got to live
With all the things that he did
by thatdamnLovett on Apr 26, 2009 12:28 PM EDT reply actions
Gene Smith on Cox
"We did a lot of work on this guy," Smith said of William and Mary cornerback Derek Cox, who the Jaguars made an aggressive move to trade into position to draft. "The last guy I evaluated out of there is Darren Sharper."
If Cox turns out to be the player Sharper was, Smith will be praised for the trade. Until then, however, there will be questions. Smith said he expected them.
"I knew I would have more questions. That’s fair," Smith said to a media that grilled him on the Cox pick.
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by River City Rage on Apr 26, 2009 12:31 PM EDT reply actions
Vic is on the double
http://www.jaguars.com/news/article.aspx?id=7809
About Knighton.
Is he looking like Big Rich Collier a little bit?
by Zoltan from Budapest on Apr 26, 2009 12:32 PM EDT reply actions
Is it just me
or does NFLN go to a commercial every time we are about to pick?
Thats Good For Another Jacksonville... First Down.
they took a center
Everybody knows when he's coming to town
They're locking the doors
And they don't make a sound
People want him dead but he won't die yet
First he's got to live
With all the things that he did
by thatdamnLovett on Apr 26, 2009 12:34 PM EDT reply actions
Mike Thomas, Wide Receiver, Arizona
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by River City Rage on Apr 26, 2009 12:35 PM EDT reply actions
thomas
Everybody knows when he's coming to town
They're locking the doors
And they don't make a sound
People want him dead but he won't die yet
First he's got to live
With all the things that he did
by thatdamnLovett on Apr 26, 2009 12:35 PM EDT reply actions
more speed
Everybody knows when he's coming to town
They're locking the doors
And they don't make a sound
People want him dead but he won't die yet
First he's got to live
With all the things that he did
by thatdamnLovett on Apr 26, 2009 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Mike Thomas/WR/Arizona
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by Jonathan Loesche on Apr 26, 2009 12:35 PM EDT reply actions
Mike Thomas Combine
Combine Results:
40 Yard Dash : 4.4 seconds
Vertical Jump : 40.5 inches
Broad Jump : 126.0 inches
3 Cone Drill : 6.65 seconds
20 Yard Shuttle : 4.28 seconds
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by River City Rage on Apr 26, 2009 12:35 PM EDT reply actions
More:
Regarded as the school’s best all-purpose threat, Thomas closed out his career setting the school and Pac-10 Conference all-time record with 259 receptions. His 3,231 receiving yards placed eighth in league annals and third on the Arizona record charts, as his 23 touchdown grabs tied for third in Wildcats history. He amassed 4,891 yards, the fourth-best career total at Arizona.
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by River City Rage on Apr 26, 2009 12:36 PM EDT reply actions
Height/Weight
Height: 5’8"
Weight: 195
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by River City Rage on Apr 26, 2009 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions
We've had a ton of Basketball players at WR
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by River City Rage on Apr 26, 2009 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Exactly, MJD was our best receiving threat last year
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by Jonathan Loesche on Apr 26, 2009 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions
dont ever judge small guys....ala MJD
"I’m going to punish him. If he hits me, fine, but if I catch him, believe me, I’m going to get the better shot." - Fred Taylor
Thumbs up for Thomas!
"I’m going to punish him. If he hits me, fine, but if I catch him, believe me, I’m going to get the better shot." - Fred Taylor
Mike Thomas vid
http://draftguys.com/index.php/articles/dgtv_1/mike_thomas_video/
I wish we could grab Shawn Nelson too – I’m amazed he’s fallen this far.
why cant people
just accept the jaguars picks, and that they may know more about football than us.
maybe, just maybe that this mike thomas is better than dilliard or murphy
You can’t tell me Gene is using the BAP now, the last 3 picks have all been need picks, actually the whole draft has been.
I Hope
That wasn’t the deciding factor between Thomas and Murphy.
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Weird too, cuz I live an hour from Tucson and go through there all of the time
and my Jags drafted them. Where’s SoCal, maybe he knows more about this guy.
Haha sorry
I had to go break the news over on AzDesertSwarm.com.
I really like him. I had him ranked between Dillard and Collie. He’s just a do it all guy who only fell for his height. I’m pretty stoked about this pick for sure.
by Adam Stites on Apr 26, 2009 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions
20 bucks says we go QB next round
"I’m going to punish him. If he hits me, fine, but if I catch him, believe me, I’m going to get the better shot." - Fred Taylor
I like him
Holt can teach him. I think he was the BAP!
by Zoltan from Budapest on Apr 26, 2009 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions
mike thomas
has got me excited.
i bet he generates so much seperation, his speed changing abilities looked awesome
Bomar is bigger and stronger
He can stand tall in the pocket and make all the throws.
Nate Davis is a little shorter and holds the ball weird.
by Adam Stites on Apr 26, 2009 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Bomar is a boneheaded decision away from having been the starter at Oklahoma the last few years
He has all the tools, but he’s been in football no man’s land @ Sam Houston State
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by Jonathan Loesche on Apr 26, 2009 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions
hmm
i dont like nate davis,
maybe 7th but we traded that :/
Mike Thomas Preview is up
http://www.bigcatcountry.com/2009/4/26/854396/jacksonville-jaguars-4th-round
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by River City Rage on Apr 26, 2009 12:49 PM EDT reply actions
Mine are the same as before
1. Victor Harris
2. Duke Robinson
3. D.J. Moore
4. Mike Mickens
5. Rashad Jennings
by Adam Stites on Apr 26, 2009 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Looks like no one wants DJ Moore
Maybe Cox wasn’t a bad idea after all
by MoveThoseChains on Apr 26, 2009 12:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Brain Hartline Is Gone
Damn, I wanted him in the 6th.
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Question for the trivia people
When was the last time a guy who played his college ball in CANADA was drafted?
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by Jonathan Loesche on Apr 26, 2009 1:00 PM EDT reply actions
William "The Fridge" Perry
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by River City Rage on Apr 26, 2009 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Seriously?
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by Jonathan Loesche on Apr 26, 2009 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions
There Goes Chip Vaughn
So much for him in the fifth.
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There's still plenty of good CBs
Along with Dillard, Collie, Murphy, Ogletree and Cosby at receiver. The 5th could definitely be a stud
Chip Vaughn
Is an in the box safety, who could make the run d impenetrable.
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New Thread
http://www.bigcatcountry.com/2009/4/26/854441/2009-nfl-draft-live-blog-open#comments
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by River City Rage on Apr 26, 2009 1:10 PM EDT reply actions
Andre Brown
From NC State is still there. He could be good in the pros.
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