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I was mulling over some things that either haven’t been much discussed on the boards (as far as I could see, maybe some have) or things that have seemingly gone under the radar that may have a huge impact on our season:
- Nate Potter. I’m not saying he’s the LTOTF, but he did a real fine job when stuck in there at the end of last season. I haven’t seen his name too much lately. He’s one example of why we shouldn’t reach on a guy like Lane Johnson (or whoever else). In addition to getting Levi back (who’s not great, but is an upgrade), we may not be as dire at LT as we may think. Yes, we still need a franchise LT, but maybe not this year.
- Larry Warford, I wholly expect him to be there in round 2 for us. He’s a less regarded Chance Warmack. He’s a freight train on the line who moves guys at will. His availability allows us to take the BPA in the 1st and not reach on a Olineman who may not be the true BPA.
- Jeff King. I keep seeing this huge need for a TE pop up in threads, and while I agree we need another TE because the new system is TE heavy (thank goodness, I was so sick of Whiz’s jihad against the use of TE’s), I’ve rarely seen kings name come up. He might be the most unappreciated guy on our roster. I clearly remember him being one of the most consistent offensive go-to’s we had in last years terrible offense. Yes, he lumbers down the field, he’s got about a 3 inch vertical, and he always catches the ball. He’s a great blocker, a team leader, high character guy. I believe he is a great compliment to Houslers speed. So again, yes we need another TE, but Jeff King hasn’t gone anywhere and he should not be underestimated.
- Laron Byrd. He’s one of our Camp stars. Kind of like Stephen Williams back in the day (although hopefully Laron doesn’t turn into SW, who disappeared in-season). If you’ve ever seen him in person, very impressive. Big, big dude. With the dreads and seemingly catches everything, he’s like a poor mans Fitz. I hope he can turn into a star for us. I know that’s wishful thinking, but he has the size and he has the hands, those are 2 things you cant teach. Between him, Larry and Floyd, we may have the largest WR corps in the NFL.
- Housler. He doesn’t count as someone who goes unnoticed. There isn’t a more scrutinized “This is his year” player on the roster than Rob (previously it was CC, who finally emerged). This is a stretch the field offense now. Everyone says how we need to go get a deep threat WR (like Marcus Wheaton for example). Housler is most likely our most valuable deep threat we have. This will sound like homerism and blind hype, but I sincerely believe he can be Vernon Davis in terms of mismatches and burning-the-D with your TE. His speed is phenomenal. How many times in the past 2 years have we seen our Qbs miss a wide open RH deep in the middle of the field? I can count 3 off the top of my head for Kolb alone. Furthermore, a player like Wheaton, or any other high caliber deep threat WR, will require a high draft pick. 2-4. We need those picks for bigger needs. Safety is huge. Oline is huge. Pass rusher is huge. Between Housler, Fitz, Floyd, Byrd, Andre, and even King, I think we are set at the Receiver position.
- Tom Pratt and Jarvis Jones. This is probably the biggest point I wanted to make in this thread. I’m confident a lot of guys see the value in Jarvis Jones and can see through the BS that he’s some mid-late 1st round talent. That’s garbage. JJ dominated the SEC. He is the best Defensive player in the 2013 draft. He put up numbers and tape. He’s not one of these “potential” guys like Ansah or Dion Jordan. He is a fully realized and productive elite pass rusher. Now Tom Pratt is a sort of Pass rush Guru, correct? I’ve yet to see anyone mention what will come of pairing a guy like Pratt with an already elite talent like Jarvis Jones will produce… a potential DPOTY, is what. And I say everyone’s favorite word when I say that, “Potential”, so don’t think I’m just drinking the cool-aid. With this in mind, I say Jarvis Jones should be the #7 pick. And we all should be thrilled by it. This may be the reconciliation for Terrell Suggs all those years ago.
* Might as well throw this in while I’m typing.
If we took JJ - Id like to see Acho moved to ILB. My reasoning: ILB is the QB of the defense. He needs to be the smartest guy on the Defense and Acho is arguably one of the smartest guys in the NFL. He’s also a very big guy. I have no doubt Acho could be a run plugger up the middle for us. This would leave JJ and OBS as our OLB’s. Little (or forgotten) known fact: O’Brien Schofield was a fantastic pass rusher in college. The only reason he’s a Cardinal right now is because he shredded his knee in a the East-West shrine game and fell to the 4th round. A healthy OBS + Tom Pratt is an additional major upgraded that seems to have gone under the radar.
That is all.
- Nate Potter. I’m not saying he’s the LTOTF, but he did a real fine job when stuck in there at the end of last season. I haven’t seen his name too much lately. He’s one example of why we shouldn’t reach on a guy like Lane Johnson (or whoever else). In addition to getting Levi back (who’s not great, but is an upgrade), we may not be as dire at LT as we may think. Yes, we still need a franchise LT, but maybe not this year.
- Larry Warford, I wholly expect him to be there in round 2 for us. He’s a less regarded Chance Warmack. He’s a freight train on the line who moves guys at will. His availability allows us to take the BPA in the 1st and not reach on a Olineman who may not be the true BPA.
- Jeff King. I keep seeing this huge need for a TE pop up in threads, and while I agree we need another TE because the new system is TE heavy (thank goodness, I was so sick of Whiz’s jihad against the use of TE’s), I’ve rarely seen kings name come up. He might be the most unappreciated guy on our roster. I clearly remember him being one of the most consistent offensive go-to’s we had in last years terrible offense. Yes, he lumbers down the field, he’s got about a 3 inch vertical, and he always catches the ball. He’s a great blocker, a team leader, high character guy. I believe he is a great compliment to Houslers speed. So again, yes we need another TE, but Jeff King hasn’t gone anywhere and he should not be underestimated.
- Laron Byrd. He’s one of our Camp stars. Kind of like Stephen Williams back in the day (although hopefully Laron doesn’t turn into SW, who disappeared in-season). If you’ve ever seen him in person, very impressive. Big, big dude. With the dreads and seemingly catches everything, he’s like a poor mans Fitz. I hope he can turn into a star for us. I know that’s wishful thinking, but he has the size and he has the hands, those are 2 things you cant teach. Between him, Larry and Floyd, we may have the largest WR corps in the NFL.
- Housler. He doesn’t count as someone who goes unnoticed. There isn’t a more scrutinized “This is his year” player on the roster than Rob (previously it was CC, who finally emerged). This is a stretch the field offense now. Everyone says how we need to go get a deep threat WR (like Marcus Wheaton for example). Housler is most likely our most valuable deep threat we have. This will sound like homerism and blind hype, but I sincerely believe he can be Vernon Davis in terms of mismatches and burning-the-D with your TE. His speed is phenomenal. How many times in the past 2 years have we seen our Qbs miss a wide open RH deep in the middle of the field? I can count 3 off the top of my head for Kolb alone. Furthermore, a player like Wheaton, or any other high caliber deep threat WR, will require a high draft pick. 2-4. We need those picks for bigger needs. Safety is huge. Oline is huge. Pass rusher is huge. Between Housler, Fitz, Floyd, Byrd, Andre, and even King, I think we are set at the Receiver position.
- Tom Pratt and Jarvis Jones. This is probably the biggest point I wanted to make in this thread. I’m confident a lot of guys see the value in Jarvis Jones and can see through the BS that he’s some mid-late 1st round talent. That’s garbage. JJ dominated the SEC. He is the best Defensive player in the 2013 draft. He put up numbers and tape. He’s not one of these “potential” guys like Ansah or Dion Jordan. He is a fully realized and productive elite pass rusher. Now Tom Pratt is a sort of Pass rush Guru, correct? I’ve yet to see anyone mention what will come of pairing a guy like Pratt with an already elite talent like Jarvis Jones will produce… a potential DPOTY, is what. And I say everyone’s favorite word when I say that, “Potential”, so don’t think I’m just drinking the cool-aid. With this in mind, I say Jarvis Jones should be the #7 pick. And we all should be thrilled by it. This may be the reconciliation for Terrell Suggs all those years ago.
* Might as well throw this in while I’m typing.
If we took JJ - Id like to see Acho moved to ILB. My reasoning: ILB is the QB of the defense. He needs to be the smartest guy on the Defense and Acho is arguably one of the smartest guys in the NFL. He’s also a very big guy. I have no doubt Acho could be a run plugger up the middle for us. This would leave JJ and OBS as our OLB’s. Little (or forgotten) known fact: O’Brien Schofield was a fantastic pass rusher in college. The only reason he’s a Cardinal right now is because he shredded his knee in a the East-West shrine game and fell to the 4th round. A healthy OBS + Tom Pratt is an additional major upgraded that seems to have gone under the radar.
That is all.
