Official 2008 NFL Draft Thread

[HooverDam]

Link???

Haha, I dont have any pictures, she was sitting next to him and she was on ESPN.

 

[imaCafan]

Trade with us so we can get RM......

 

[az1965]

Our defensive back field will be solid now

 

[Cbus cardsfan]

DRC shouldn't surprise anyone. Urban and Somers both had him as the Cards pick.

 

[imaCafan]

Our defensive back field will be solid now

Now let's fix the offensive backfield.....

 

[Pariah]

Our defensive back field will be solid now

Everytime I see you post with your pink panther avatar I think you're Yayo and I expect you to post something about survivor or lost.

 

[Dr. Jones]

DRC shouldn't surprise anyone. Urban and Somers both had him as the Cards pick.

Me too.

 

[azsouthendzone]

Mendenhall free falling..........Stick with defense and O-line.

 

[Zeno]

Our defensive back field will be solid now

Maybe in 2 years when he gets used to the huge step up in level of competition and he has a couple years of Lotts offseason conditioning program in him and he has his weight up over 205 or so.

 

[imaCafan]

I know, let's trade Boldin to Dallas for..........eh, never mind.......

 

[Pariah]

Now let's fix the offensive backfield.....

Patience grasshoppa. Now our only REAL area of need is filled. Take BPA, don't reach for a guy like Rice if Merling or Groves is waiting for us. The RB situation is not desperate.

JHMO

 

[Dr. Jones]

Mendenhall free falling..........Stick with defense and O-line.

Like Stephen Jackson.

 

[FrustratedFan04]

No more getting burned deep

Amen.

 

[Cbus cardsfan]

The Cards probably got the best athlete in the draft so that's a good thing.

 

[Dr. Jones]

# 19 - Carolina Panthers
via Philadelphia

Jeff Otah


OT | (6'6", 322, 5.56) | PITTSBURGH
Scouts Grade: 93

Flags: (S: SPEED) Player lacks ideal speed at position

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Strengths: Is a massive, mauling right tackle type. Has a huge frame with very long arms (35.3 inches). Not a great athlete but does play with good balance. He has a massive base. Will get low and uproot DL. Does an excellent job of anchoring versus the bull rush. Shows very good overall strength. Rarely loses a battle once he is locked on. Will drive his legs and create a new line of scrimmage as a run blocker. Still learning technique but is intelligent and continues to improve with more experience and coaching.

Weaknesses: Below average athlete. The more space he's in the less effective he becomes. Lacks ideal initial quickness out of his stance and struggles to get set in time versus speed edge rushers. Struggles to reach the second level as a run blocker. Will have trouble hitting moving targets in space. Hands are smaller than ideal (9.2 inches).

Overall: Otah was born in Nigeria, came to the United States when he was seven years old and did not play organized football until his senior season of high school. He attended Valley Forge (Pa.) Military College in his first two years out of high school (2004-'05), making 17 consecutive starts at left tackle. He also averaged nearly 19 points and 12 rebounds for the Valley Forge basketball team. Otah transferred to Pitt in 2006 and made an immediate impact, starting all 24 games of his junior and senior seasons with the Panthers. He was an All-Big East first team selection in 2007. The Nigerian-born Otah lacks ideal playing experience and is still unpolished. While he is not a great athlete, he is not as slow as his combine workout numbers might indicate, as he participated despite an ankle injury. Otah is a massive mauler with the size, power and short-area quickness to develop into a good starting right tackle in the NFL, which is why we grade him as a mid-to-late first round prospect.

 

[azsouthendzone]

Patience grasshoppa. Now our only REAL area of need is filled. Take BPA, don't reach for a guy like Rice if Merling or Groves is waiting for us. The RB situation is not desperate.

JHMO

I completely agree. I would be comfortable going into the season with the same RBs from last year minus Shipp.

 

[Cbus cardsfan]

Rod trade back into round 1 and get RM

 

[Dr. Jones]

Rod trade back into round 1 and get RM

Agreed

 

[Mainstreet]

eh. I'd rather have had a bunch of other players. I think he's going to be broken in half the first time he tries to tackle Stephen Jackson. "Up to 182 pounds?" Holy crap. Dude is too small, IMO.

This is my take as well. Being this light and having only one kidney can't help but be a concern... at least for me.

 

[Stout]

Rod trade back into round 1 and get RM

NO!!! It would cost too much and it is a deep RB class. He isn't THAT good.

 

[red desert]

Rod trade back into round 1 and get RM

That's what I'm talking about.

FWIW, I like the DRC pick.

 

[imaCafan]

Maybe trade into the #21 with Washington? Or call TB right now? I like either, as long as it's before Dallas........

 

[WildBB]

Rod trade back into round 1 and get RM

Hey ya'll. Everyone happy?

 

[az1965]

Everytime I see you post with your pink panther avatar I think you're Yayo and I expect you to post something about survivor or lost.

who is Yayo?

 

[imaCafan]

A few "experts" believed he was the #1 RB. Sounds like a good trade to me.......