1 – I don’t feel really happy or really disappointed about the pick. It is just the way it is. When Goodell announce the pick my thought was basically only “okay.”
2 – If he is going to produce like Fred Warner and Bobby Wagner, I am good with the pick.
3 – The duo of Daryl Washington and Karlos Dansby changed the defense bigtime, and Simmons and Collins certainly have the vibe of becoming the same kind of duo (not necessarily at the same level – just playing style).
4 – I had 14 players graded in the first round. None of them were left at #16, and Collins was not that far down my remaining list.
5 – Both Keim and Kingsbury basically buried Jordan Hicks in the press conference.
6 – The Seahawks, Rams and Niners run the ball a lot, and you primarily built your team to win your division.
7 – Was Collins drunk or stoned in his video conference?
8 – Every year it surprises me that several fans, who post opinions about draft related things, seemingly don’t understand the basics of the draft. You get a spot in the order, and from that spot you can select a player. You cannot, however, decide for yourself if you move up or down in the order as you need other teams to be willing to deal with you. Thus, it does not make sense to criticize a team for not moving up or down in the order without knowing if there are possibilities.
9 – I – certainly along with many others – would much have liked a cornerback, but there is something to be said about how much effective pass rush will help a secondary.
10 – Smooth by Keim to potentially throw area scout John Mancini under the bus during the press conference.
11 – If this season doesn’t go well, Keim and Kingsbury will be out, so it completely makes sense to me that they want a rookie that (probably) can produce early. That they would go with a player that probably has a lower ceiling, but also a higher floor, than some other prospects.
12 – Throughout my studying for the draft, my favorite players on tape were wide receiver Elijah Moore (Mississippi State), wide receiver Amari Rodgers (Clemson) and cornerback Ifeatu Melifonwu from Syracuse. I am not saying they are the best players left, or for that matter that they would be the best picks for the Cards. Just that I like them a lot.
13 – I hope they will trade back with their second round pick.
14 – In my Cards mock before the draft I selected wide receiver Terrace Marshall, LSU, in the second round. That can still happen.
15 – Many analysts apparently project that cornerback Kelvin Joseph out of Kentucky could be a diamond in the rough, and potentially could end up as the best cornerback from this class. I see that, but he has some character issues which I don’t like in the second round – and he will probably be gone by the fourth round.
2 – If he is going to produce like Fred Warner and Bobby Wagner, I am good with the pick.
3 – The duo of Daryl Washington and Karlos Dansby changed the defense bigtime, and Simmons and Collins certainly have the vibe of becoming the same kind of duo (not necessarily at the same level – just playing style).
4 – I had 14 players graded in the first round. None of them were left at #16, and Collins was not that far down my remaining list.
5 – Both Keim and Kingsbury basically buried Jordan Hicks in the press conference.
6 – The Seahawks, Rams and Niners run the ball a lot, and you primarily built your team to win your division.
7 – Was Collins drunk or stoned in his video conference?
8 – Every year it surprises me that several fans, who post opinions about draft related things, seemingly don’t understand the basics of the draft. You get a spot in the order, and from that spot you can select a player. You cannot, however, decide for yourself if you move up or down in the order as you need other teams to be willing to deal with you. Thus, it does not make sense to criticize a team for not moving up or down in the order without knowing if there are possibilities.
9 – I – certainly along with many others – would much have liked a cornerback, but there is something to be said about how much effective pass rush will help a secondary.
10 – Smooth by Keim to potentially throw area scout John Mancini under the bus during the press conference.
11 – If this season doesn’t go well, Keim and Kingsbury will be out, so it completely makes sense to me that they want a rookie that (probably) can produce early. That they would go with a player that probably has a lower ceiling, but also a higher floor, than some other prospects.
12 – Throughout my studying for the draft, my favorite players on tape were wide receiver Elijah Moore (Mississippi State), wide receiver Amari Rodgers (Clemson) and cornerback Ifeatu Melifonwu from Syracuse. I am not saying they are the best players left, or for that matter that they would be the best picks for the Cards. Just that I like them a lot.
13 – I hope they will trade back with their second round pick.
14 – In my Cards mock before the draft I selected wide receiver Terrace Marshall, LSU, in the second round. That can still happen.
15 – Many analysts apparently project that cornerback Kelvin Joseph out of Kentucky could be a diamond in the rough, and potentially could end up as the best cornerback from this class. I see that, but he has some character issues which I don’t like in the second round – and he will probably be gone by the fourth round.
That we don’t know the opportunities.
