2012 NFL Mock Draft: Who Do The Jaguars Take?
by Alfie Crow on Jan 3, 2012 11:00 AM EST
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The 2011 NFL regular season is over and the Jacksonville Jaguars draft position is set, as they'll be picking 7th overall. This clearly puts the Jaguars out of range for Oklahoma State's Justin Blackmon, who was previously the Jaguars token draft pick. It shouldn't be too hard to guess who the new token pick for the Jaguars will be in mock drafts going forward.
So, who does SB Nation have the Jaguars picking in their fresh 2012 NFL Mock Draft?
7. Jacksonville Jaguars, Michael Floyd, WR, Notre Dame
When a team tries to breath new life into Mike Sims-Walker, after coming to the realization they couldn't the year before, it should be obvious that they need a receiver. Floyd gives Gabbert a reliable player to work with and takes some pressure of Maurice Jones-Drew as the team's only playmaker.
I'm not a fan of this pick at all, really. I wasn't on board with taking Blackmon at four and I'm especially not on board taking Michael Floyd at seven overall. He's not that fast, he's soft, and he's had issues off the field in the past with alcohol. The word is he's cleaned up his act, but I just don't see him as a value pick that high in the draft. It screams more of a forced need pick. If I'm going to force myself on a receiver who's not fast, I'm going to take a guy who's also got the size, hands, and leaping ability to make up for it.
Given how the rest of SB Nation's mock went, I would probably opt for Quinton Coples, Riley Reiff, Alfonzo Dennard, or Jonathan Martin.
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less of a fan of Coples than Floyd at 7
completely lacks the speed to be a premier pass rushing talent at the NFL-level. He will be a run stuffer and excellent at that. He is a nice late first round pick, but he just is not worth such a high pick.
Jonathan Martin and Rielly Rieff appear to me to be the BAP pick options. Alshon Jeffery also could have himself a hell of a combine and workout and make himself an extremely attractive option at #7
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by Jagsrok9008 on Jan 3, 2012 11:11 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
And he became the MVP too...
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by Zoltan from Budapest on Jan 3, 2012 12:47 PM EST up reply actions
he was grabbed and pushed by dennard
That doesn’t disqualify him at all
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by TheTealDeal on Jan 3, 2012 2:56 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Any of those four would be better
Anyone who knows genes style knows Floyd won’t be the pick anyways. I’m thinking either Martin reiff or coples.
by Dwalk1217 on Jan 3, 2012 11:11 AM EST via mobile reply actions
If we stay at 7..
I say bulk up that O-line with whichever OT they think is best available. Safest pick in my opinion. I wouldn’t take Floyd either.
I agree 100%.
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If receiver
Is the pick at seven, its gotta be Alshon Jeffery. Jeffery isn’t a burner, but neither is Floyd. And Jeffery has the hands and competitiveness that Floyd lacks.
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If you can’t get Blackmon here, go after DE / Secondary help and get your WR’s in FA.. Go after Colston / Bowe Combo or something similar.
If those are our options than I would be praying that RG3 is there
so maybe we could trade out of that pick.
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Since they like to trade up instead of down...
lets get Claiborne please.
I’d prefer to see them trade up to 2 or 3 to pick up Matt Kalil. This team desperately needs a Boselli-type tackle and Kalil fits the bill.
Gee, I thought that Eugene has been very good this year.
Not sure why you would want to try and upgrade him. Trading up for a Right Tackle makes little sense to me.
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No way I would do that.
Especially when we could stay put and get a very good OT.
Once we as Jaguars fans accept that a franchise tackle such as Boselli was a once in a generation talent, the better we'll be.
That’s like Chiefs fans clamoring for the next Jan Stenerud.
Only thing Kalil has in common with Boselli is college.
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Given the players that went ahead of 7,
I’d take Reiff or Courtney Upshaw. Or possibly Alshon Jeffery.
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Floyd's performance in ND's bowl game
kind of reminded me of our own WR’s this year. Lackadaisical, not really getting open, and even dropping a pass. I wasn’t impressed with him based on only that one game.
It was only one game, but the issue is that FSU has the far and away closest thing to an NFL level defense that ND faced this year. When put against a future NFL corner, he only managed to catch a bobbled TD. That game should be the measuring stick for him, and right now, he measures second round in my book.
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by DownTownJax on Jan 3, 2012 5:17 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
So SB Nation's solution
for a team whose receivers are slow and can’t get open is to draft a guy who is slow and can’t get open?
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Throw in all your Chips
Its a must for this franchise to get Blackmon if that means we have to trade up then so be it
that is vvery far from the truth
Blackmon is good but he is not like a Calvin Johnson or Andre JOhnson that he is an autmoatic top 5 WR in the lague.
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So what
nothing is automatic. Not even Calvin Johnson and Andre Johnson didn’t become automatic top 5 receivers in the league until they were actually in the league. No pick is guaranteed.
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you still can get a sense of the career a WR will have
If Blackmon was 6’3 or taller and had that great height, then sure I would go out and say he might be worth it to go out and trde up for, but he is 6’1 and the fact of the matter is that that in some ways makes it hard to justify calling him wirth “throwing in all your chips”
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Riley Reiff all day
Martin doesn’t have the experience Reiff has at RT (and IMO isn’t as good anyways), Jeffrey looked like a slug against that Nebraska CB, Floyd is nothing special, and it’s time to forget about Jeffrey, Claiborne or Kalil. I’m not on the “Couples is Harvey” bandwagon, but I see him in a Derick Morgan mold – great athlete, but not a lights out pass rusher.
Jeffrey looked like a slug against the Nebraska CB? I take it you didn’t see the game, since he WHIPPED Dennard until they both got ejected because of Dennard? Including beating him deep?
Wow! I was wrong
Fell asleep in the second quarter during the replay last night. Looked like he wasn’t getting even half a step up until that point, so that’s the impression I was left with. 1/3 of all the catches including two big bombs…yah he did whip him.
I haven’t been high on Jeffrey, at all, but Dennard is supposed to be the 3-5th rated CB, right? Does that say more for Jeffrey or less about Dennard?
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Coples????
He looks like a Derrick Harvey Clone…
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by theMAGICman on Jan 3, 2012 11:54 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Martin is BAP
take him, Floyd is horrible here. Have him as a late round pick.
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This is why I don't pay attention to draft stuff
I followed pre-draft stuff for the last two years, and each time Gene picked someone I didn’t know anything about. It basically felt like I wasted four months of my life reading about draft crap.
This year, I will patiently wait until the week before the draft before I learn anyone’s name.
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This is simply not true
Everyone knew he was going to take Monroe 2009. The only surprise was that he fell to us
by JohnnyBiceps on Jan 3, 2012 12:43 PM EST up reply actions
they also had a very good idea he'd take one of 3 possibly 4 qbs, but the one we thought we had no chance of getting we got.
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hah, Somebody from Middle Tennessee State
.. seriously though, no shame in going CB at 7. This team has so many needs that it’s pointless to force a need pick.
I like how all of a sudden Blackmon is a top 6 pick
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just watch if Denard Robinson has a monster game tonight. “oh the past 3 years were a wash, the kid is a talent and is coachable.”
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I agree with you an Robinson
but Robinson and Blackmon are very different IMO. I think Blackmon’s gotten the attention because he deserved it. Robinson gets the attention because he’s a sensational athlete that people like to see on tv.
Case in point, I was watching a bowl preview special in which a commentator stated that Michigan finally found something to do with Denard Robinson and that’s why he’s having such a year. On the other hand, I agree with Shurmur. Good players fit any offense. If you have to find something to do with a player, that means he can’t fit into any offense.
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barring a horrible combine and skewed measurables, Blackmon is top 10, maybe 5
Someone will take a shot at him, whether it is Cleveland or St. Louis, before we get up to draft. Nature of the beast.
Now personally, I don’t see it. (These are my opinions, mind you) I think he’s a very good player who is more a reflection of a pass happy offense and I have a hard time seeing what’s so special about him versus say, a Justin Johnson or Patrick Edwards from Houston? They catch passes is a pass happy offense from a grizzled vet qb. If he was 2 or 3 inches taller and a tick faster, I’d say do what it takes to get him. Thing is, is he just a Mike Sims Walker with better hands? If so, is that what we want with our first round pick?
And this is what sucks about college football. We were cheated out of an OSU-LSU or OSU-Bama matchup to see just how stout Blackmon really is. Hell, I’d have loved to see them go against USC and a Monte Kiffin defense too.
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did you watch the game last night?
blackmon has a clutch gene and is the best run after the catch player in the nation. he is a playmaker that stepped up on his biggest stage. no need to make a msw comparison they arent even in the same realm. same thing with houstons receivers not even in the same realm
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Blackmon looked like a man last night, playing against pee wee leaguers, they hit him numerous times and just “fell” off he is a beast, and his hands are great, which is why we should have tanked the game versus indy and not dropped so much in the draft, instead we give indy the top pick(counterproductive) and dropped what 3 spots in the process, we needed to look at the big picture, and besides that MJD had the rushing title in the bag, it would have been loss for a win win, instead we “won” but lost what we needed for next year in the process-ugh
tanked?
Yeah. Of the guys who were active, odds are 25-35 of them will not be on the Jaguars roster next year.
They were playing for their professional livelihood. Quite a few of them were not even on the opening day roster, let alone opening day starters.
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I understand that many players wont be on the roster next year, and they were playing to show off their skills for a shot next year, but I am tired of all the counter productive decisions that this organization seems to make( I wont go into them because I think you know what I am talking about) Essentially we lost the best fitting player(blackmon) for what this team needs, for a “worthless” win? I am just praying that Khan learns and learns fast, and decides we need a complete overhaul of this organization, our talent evaluators are just plain terrible(do we even have scouts?) If gene made the picks he has made for say like the giants, he would have been gone long ago.
I think the best thing we can do as fans is drink a nice tall glass of calm the f down
Free agency comes first. I am sure the offensive side of the ball will be addressed. We’re looking at about $35M that we must spend. There’s quite a bit of talent out there and quite a few teams who simply cannot afford to keep said talent.
Then, from that point the draft.
Besides, as you see it, our talent evaluators are awful. What makes you think they’d draft the right guy if he fell in their lap?
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I thought the same thing that BLACKMON looked like a MAN against boys…he’s ready
by orecic76 on Jan 3, 2012 3:16 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
His hands are great? He’s a body catcher who fights with the football.
Don’t let one game drive your impression of a player.
I think Weeden throws a very lofty ball
Can Blackmon catch those honey hole bullets in traffic?
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I saw the game
Maybe it was the black unis but he just did not look that fast to me. Maybe I have higher standards for potential franchise receivers than I do for potential franchise quarterbacks.
I rationalize it by the quarterback having to make all of the decisions on the offensive side of the ball where as a franchise #1 receiver will get at most 15-18 looks a game.
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did you watch the whole game?
I watched the whole game, and it seems to me like he was the star everone has been touting him to be, he looked strong in his catches, which werent always on target(especially the 4th down play late that he took for 20 yards) and after the catch? they were bouncing off him, and he made them look terrible with his cuts. These are all things that our current crop of receivers ARENT doing. I usually enjoy your posts, and usually I am on the same page with you, but on this one, I gotta say I think you are off on
I saw the game and saw that Stanford's secondary was average
They’re built to play teams that have a 60/40 pass/run ratio, not a 80/20 one. OSU didn’t even have 30 yards rushing! Those kids from Stanford were gassed.
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I watched, and was on twitter...
and agree with the many people who said that Blackmon gets a lot of his yards from breaking tackles after catching slots and screens. He tends to catch the deeper balls with his body, rather than going out and getting it with his hands. Now, dont get me wrong, the kid is good, I am not saying hes not. I just don’t think he’s gonna be the superstar everyone is eager to crown him.
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I'd rather get a proven commodity like a Bowe, Meacham, or Stevie Johnson
hell, I might be convinced that we can handle a DeSean Jackson
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Why not take Blackmon either?
Gene needs to be fired immediately, and he was somehow given an extension. Getting a small school player late in rounds to potentially find a diamond in the rough is one thing, but when you make it your top priority and go out of your way to get guys who didn’t play against top-notch competition…it won’t look great. And it hasn’t. Trading away a 2nd round pick for Cox, getting Green Bay’s garbage with Kampman(they are smart btw), Eugene Monroe who gets beat too many times, and taking Alualu over Earl Thomas(been to pro bowl his 2 years in the league.
Normally I wouldn’t take a wide receiver in the 1st, unless I knew for sure I was getting an all-pro type, but when you see game film, how hard he is to take down, how good he catches passes, how tall he is(can actually be a #1 unlike the 5-9 misfits we have), I’d definitely take Blackmon top 5. And he won the Biletnikhov Award 2 years in a row for a reason. Seeing as the Jaguars won their last game, they have the 7th pick, but even then, I’d trade up to get him with a 1st 3rd and 4th. Gabbert needs a #1. I’m tired of us trying these later round project receivers out. Matt Jones and Reggie Williams weren’t ranked that high coming into the draft, so you can’t compare them to Blackmon. He is a bigger Anquan Boldin. And if we get Schottemheimer, we are done for. Idk why we would even interview him. He only has a job because his dad.
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Boldin is actually a bigger Blackmon
and I sure as hell would not have drafted Boldin in the first round, let alone top 10.
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I'm not sure Floyde is as slow as everyone says he is, especially this year.
Although imperfect in that I’m watching TV feeds, I see an very effective WR with a marginal QB and coverage rolled his way. I think Floyd will be able to make plays in the NFL. Plus he’s a very different type of WR than we currently have on the roster.
Here’s most of the key plays from the FS bowl game, both good and bad:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dI0DqRS630
on the FS players in that video
Xavier Rhodes is a great 6’2 2nd year CB prospect; projected to be 1st round pick, he got turned around and Floyd had separation on most plays. Xavier runs a 4.56 40 yard dash….
Lamarcus Joyner is a 3rd year DS/FS who had over the top coverage; he’s a top FS who runs a 4.34….
A pretty good prospect, but not worth #7.
I want that guy at 7 to be bigger, better, faster, stronger. He’s good, but I can’t rave about him. There are better picks.
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by Brian Levenson on Jan 3, 2012 2:12 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
agreement!
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he got punched in the gut and sat out the last drive
when notre dame had a shot. that shows you what type of player he is
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I think.....
Out of the 5 alfie mentioned above, I think that Martin has the best value, but honestly I think there will be better value picks at 7, heck even richardson would have better value then those mentioned by alfie. WE NEED A STAR ON OFFENSE, not a project that will have to work himself into the lineup-Richardson,RGIII, etc etc, a o line man should be picked in the 2nd round at best. But I do agree that Michael floyd is not a 7th pick overall talent, and if we are going to pick a QB this year, it should either be RGIII in the first round, or a late round project, WE NEED A BEAST ON OFFENSE, EVEN IF THAT BEAST IS A RB, but ultimately we do need to pick up a FEW Wr’s in FA and in the draft, Dillard is hurt or dropping passes, shorts has disappointed so far, I am thinking out of our young WR’s, that West has showed the most promise, and honestly thats not much(why we let cruz get past waivers is beyond me, look at what he has done for the giants this year) there is so much talent that gets cut, that we let pass us by, I seriously have to wonder who is evaluating talent for our team. LETS GET IT DONE THIS YEAR, OR GENE HAS TO GO
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by Nolan Sackett on Jan 3, 2012 5:19 PM EST up reply actions
I'll take a future All-Pro
If ya got one. That will be all.
by Jagtastic on Jan 3, 2012 3:00 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
i dont like this pick
Me personally I like: (in this order)
Trade back
Jeffery
Martin
DeCastro
Trade back is the best case scenario
Jeffery has become the afterthought at WR. I think he’ll prove to be a consideration after a good combine outing and after a good performance in his bowl game. He’s still the biggest WR and he can make big plays.
Martin is the trendy pick right now but he can help fill a need. Providing an upgrade to whimper could help Gabbert. And there’s increased competition in the interior with Britton, Rackley, estes, Meester, and nwaneri (spelling?)
DeCastro is the last remaining elite talent by pick #7. Yes, guards aren’t drafted in the top 10 typically, however he can help the line out tremendously. He can play guard and I’ve seen that he might be able to play center as well.
If he was at LG, Rackley, a former Tackle, could become someone at RT or just develop as solid backup.
If at Center, then we have a great center like Meester for the next couple years.
If at RG, uche can get moved to Center.
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by TheTealDeal on Jan 3, 2012 3:13 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Rackley could also see time at center.
My point being This brings a lot of versatility to our offensive line
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by TheTealDeal on Jan 3, 2012 3:15 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Uche is not a center
Uche will not move from RG ever. I think Rackley will be really good at LG with development and John Estes is on board to become the future Center. Meester could last a couple more seasons. Other guys have done that at the center postion.
by childintime12 on Jan 3, 2012 4:16 PM EST up reply actions
I thought of this too.
DeCastro has been labelled the best guard scout Erik Galko has ever seen. Great run blocker at the second level. Rackley can play RT, so can Eben Britton! four can play centre.
Line: LT Monroe, LG Rackley C Nwaneri RG DeCastro RT Britton
……………Haslm———Spitz————-Estes———————
LT Monroe, LG Britton C Meester RG DeCastro RT Rackley
…..Haslem———Spitz————-Estes—————
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Yes but........
an offensive line thats better would be nice, but how does that help with our recievers that cant catch, or get seperation? what good is giving gabbert more time to throw if the recievers are gonna drop the ball anyways? and how many more seasons will we be a strictly running team? WE NEED A WR OR ANOTHER TOP NOTCH RB, the o line is for rounds 2-7 this year, fill those seats with a pick like martin? I dont think so, we need to make a splash in the draft, and martin isnt that splash(or any other o lineman for our first pick) Blackmon, RGIII or Richardson will make that splash, if they are gone, claiborne, then if they are all gone, then, MAYBE consider an offensive lineman
Heres the good news
This year they get to go into free agency before the draft unlike last year. If the Jags dont get a WR in free agency then they have to take Jeffrey or Blackmon with the first pick. Who cares if its a reach, WR was so bad that we lost games because of it.
by childintime12 on Jan 3, 2012 4:17 PM EST up reply actions
no way to floyd
he is not worth top 15 consideration. Jeffrey is a better prospect. If Blackmon falls then hes the guy if not I go with Melvin Ingram DE from South Carolina or best OT left to make sure the line is deep going into the future.
Horrible selection
Jeffery is the guy I want in that 7 spot, he isn’t lightning fast but he is quick and gets behind defenders, plus he is huge and catches everything within about 8 feet or so. Jeffery and Lewis next to each other in the end zone, dangerous.
If not Jeffery, Reiff or Dennard would be my pick, I have a little issue with a RT in the first but if he is that good I could live with it. Dennard is good, he had a bad game against Jeffery but I expect a lot of NFL corners to have the same problem.
by Sylvester.The.Jaguar.fan on Jan 3, 2012 4:48 PM EST reply actions
I compare...........
Justin Blackmon is ANquan Boldin, Michael Floyd is Hakeem Nicks, and Jeffrey is Kenny Britt.
by childintime12 on Jan 3, 2012 4:59 PM EST up reply actions
I don't know about that
Nicks is way more physical than Floyd has ever dreamed of being. I can’t actually think of a tall, soft receiver to compare Floyd to. I would Jeffery reminds me more of Brandon Marshall then Britt.
by Sylvester.The.Jaguar.fan on Jan 3, 2012 5:32 PM EST up reply actions
Jeffery to me
Is more a Plaxico Burress
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by TheTealDeal on Jan 4, 2012 7:47 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
who...
at the top of his game (pre-self inflicted gunshot wound) was a top 10 receiver in this league
Trade down
I think we should trade down a few spots and get Alshon Jeffreys and aquire more picks unless we get a Wr in free agency. Then we should draft Kirkpatrick or Claiborne (if hes available.)
Floyd isn't a Gene guy.
I don’t see Gene taking Floyd with his character issues. Gene doesn’t like those kind of guys.
by Catfanatic1979v1 on Jan 3, 2012 6:25 PM EST reply actions
I don't trust Floyd or Alshon in the top 20
7 is a bit of a crap spot
My preferences in order
OG DeCastro
RT Reiff
LT Martin
CB Kirkpatrick
What could of happened; did.
for all the "Gene" references
No one… absolutely no one knows how the draft and free agent signings will work from now on… perhaps some folks think that Mr. Khan will disappear into the background as HIS team is developed for 2012… maybe Shahid will have more input, a’la Jerry Jones or Al Davis… maybe he won’t…. As for me, I need to see how the first few free agent signings and who the new coach is before I even attempt to figure out how the team will be handled in the future.
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I am a Notre Dame fan so this may be a little biased...
I love Mike Floyd. HC Brian Kelly said earlier this year that Floyd is the hardest working player he has ever coached. He also said that after Floyd’s last DUI a year ago, he Completely changed his life around. He moved into the dorms and stopped hanging out with certain people. And I honestly believe what Kelly is saying here because BK isn’t one to blow smoke.
But, after saying all that, I still wouldn’t draft Floyd at 7.
I think that Martin or Reiff or Kirkpatrick would be better picks at 7. If Claiborne somehow falls to 7 then the draft clock shouldn’t even get past 10 seconds. However, Claiborne will most likely not be there at 7 so I think that Martin, Reiff, or Kirkpatrick are the best possible selections at #7. Dennard is a meh pick. After seeing Alshon Jeffrey beat him consistently on Monday, my opinion of him fell a little bit. Coples is also a meh pick.
But, lets be honest….none of us have any idea who Gene will pick
"Viva los Zapatistas y la Revolucion"
Trade down seems to be best at 7
In the teens and take Alshon Jeffery.
If not, I wouldn’t mind Dre Kirkpatrick, and Sanu/Dwight Jones in the 2nd round.
NOOOOOO!
Don’t draft a WR in the top 10. EVER. Unless there’s a freak out there like Randy Moss or Larry Fitzgerald.
Jag Draft and F A
we take claiborne or a good O T with 7th pick….. then we pick up Mario Williams , Meachem and Harry Douglas in free agency ……just like that we are automatic contenders to take the Afc South guys …..2012 is Jag Nation time ……Thats the Bottomline sonny !
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by Daddycrapper on Jan 4, 2012 12:37 AM EST via Android app reply actions
I said it before and I'll say it again...
There is a serious talent drop-off around 5 or 6. This is a thin draft class hurt by Barkley staying in school. Jags are in no man’s land with this pick. Not high enough to get one of the elite talents, but will be on the hook for a top 10 contract. I really want us to trade up 2 or 3 spots for Claiborne or trade back and take Jeffery in the early to mid teens.
On Floyd
While he does not have premier speed to say he is soft is inaccurate. I’ve watched more than a handful of ND games this year and soft was never a word that came to mind when observing him fight for the ball. He has hands and catches the ball well away from his body. At no point did I see his leaping ability a negative. I can’t speak to the Michael Floyd injury nor can I speak to how the ND QB position might have impacted his play. I wasn’t at the game so I did not monitor his routes. While I disagree with the elements of the criticism I agree completely that speed is a deterrent for a top 10 pick. Curious to see how he plays out in the Sr Bowl and the combine (less credence given to the combine) considering Jeffrey and Blackmon actually flashed in their games.
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Gene has a spending problem
He has a hard-on for guys who have one good year, and then he gives them all this money. Like Marcedes, and Mike Thomas. Why go after damaged goods like Kampman? Why trade a 2nd rounder for a 3rd round guy no one even heard of? Why go out of your way to get small school talent, when you know we can get them undrafted? He likes them because they are more “humble”. You know what can also make you humble? Losing. Gene is a joke, and should have never been given an extension. If Bill Polian and co gets fired, so should he.
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