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If anyone didnt see it yet Somers did a solid 2 hour live chat today with some very interesting tidbits. I suggest taking a look at it.
http://www.azcentral.com/sports/cardinals/articles/2009/04/23/20090423cardinals-coveritlive.html
Some of the more interesting info and what he feels the Cards are thinking.
1. Thinks the odds of them taking a center isn’t good. If they do probably in a later round.
2. Doesn’t see a tackle taken early in this draft if at all.
3. Thinks Ali Highsmith is still a year away from getting involved in a regular rotation at ILB.
4. Doesn’t think WR is a need even if Boldin is traded.
5. Not sure if they have looked at return men, but agrees it is a need.
6. If he stays healthy he thinks Doucet can really contribute this year.
7. Cards are not high on RB-McCoy.
8. A lot of teams are high on English and may not be there @ 31.
9. Thinks not a lot of teams are rushing out for Boldin because of Dallas rising the bar on compensation with the Williams trade, age, health, and Rosenhaus.
10. Mentioned Deuce and Levi as the ones that need to improve the most on the OL.
11. Doesn’t think much is going on with a Wilson Contract right now.
12. Thinks Maybin and Sintim are possibilities.
13. Thinks the top 3 RB’s are ranked as such according to Cards – Moreno, Brown, Wells
14. Doesn’t see a NT taken that high.
15. Coaches like Urban a lot.
16. In the draft room, Wiz has the most influential voice, but Graves still makes the call.
17. Coaches think Keith can play LT for them in a year or two. Coaches are really excited about him.
18. About giving Gandy an extension if he had to guess he thinks a new LT will be here in 2010, either Levi or Keith, meaning no extension for Gandy.
19. After RB and DE/OLB the positions he thinks will be targets in rounds 3-7 is – OG, TE, another OLB, and you can never have enough CB’s.
20. Thinks Matty boy will be very successful when given a chance to play, and thinks he will get that chance this year because odds are Kurt will miss at least one.
21. Breakout player like Breaston last year = Hightower.
22. Okeafer not going anywhere and doesn’t think a deal with Boldin can get done in 09.
23. Likes Campbell a lot. Thinks Smith was very inconsistent last year.
24. Thinks the Cards really improved their special teams with the new LS, Lewis and Wright.
25. Davis will be much more 3-4 traditional looks, but we will still see hybrid looks.
26. Dykes = powerful
27. He started at 70-30 Boldin is traded and it has dropped down to 50-50 now.
28. Grimms best asset is that he has a knack of simplifying the game for the players.
29. English and Brown would be a dream draft for them if Boldin is traded.
30. Doesn’t think Drew is the villain people make him out to be, he is just more willing to look like the bad guy then other agents.
31. Thinks the Cards have no problem dealing Boldin in their conference, just not their division.
32. Sort of a knock on Dockett, a coach from another team told him that if Dockett played hard every down he would be a pro bowler.
33. Cowboys have not shown any interest in Boldin.
34. Doesn’t think Derrick Brooks fits on are team.
35. If he had to give a guess to who we get in round 1 and 2 he thinks it will be Donald Brown then an OLB in round 2.
http://www.azcentral.com/sports/cardinals/articles/2009/04/23/20090423cardinals-coveritlive.html
Some of the more interesting info and what he feels the Cards are thinking.
1. Thinks the odds of them taking a center isn’t good. If they do probably in a later round.
2. Doesn’t see a tackle taken early in this draft if at all.
3. Thinks Ali Highsmith is still a year away from getting involved in a regular rotation at ILB.
4. Doesn’t think WR is a need even if Boldin is traded.
5. Not sure if they have looked at return men, but agrees it is a need.
6. If he stays healthy he thinks Doucet can really contribute this year.
7. Cards are not high on RB-McCoy.
8. A lot of teams are high on English and may not be there @ 31.
9. Thinks not a lot of teams are rushing out for Boldin because of Dallas rising the bar on compensation with the Williams trade, age, health, and Rosenhaus.
10. Mentioned Deuce and Levi as the ones that need to improve the most on the OL.
11. Doesn’t think much is going on with a Wilson Contract right now.
12. Thinks Maybin and Sintim are possibilities.
13. Thinks the top 3 RB’s are ranked as such according to Cards – Moreno, Brown, Wells
14. Doesn’t see a NT taken that high.
15. Coaches like Urban a lot.
16. In the draft room, Wiz has the most influential voice, but Graves still makes the call.
17. Coaches think Keith can play LT for them in a year or two. Coaches are really excited about him.
18. About giving Gandy an extension if he had to guess he thinks a new LT will be here in 2010, either Levi or Keith, meaning no extension for Gandy.
19. After RB and DE/OLB the positions he thinks will be targets in rounds 3-7 is – OG, TE, another OLB, and you can never have enough CB’s.
20. Thinks Matty boy will be very successful when given a chance to play, and thinks he will get that chance this year because odds are Kurt will miss at least one.
21. Breakout player like Breaston last year = Hightower.
22. Okeafer not going anywhere and doesn’t think a deal with Boldin can get done in 09.
23. Likes Campbell a lot. Thinks Smith was very inconsistent last year.
24. Thinks the Cards really improved their special teams with the new LS, Lewis and Wright.
25. Davis will be much more 3-4 traditional looks, but we will still see hybrid looks.
26. Dykes = powerful
27. He started at 70-30 Boldin is traded and it has dropped down to 50-50 now.
28. Grimms best asset is that he has a knack of simplifying the game for the players.
29. English and Brown would be a dream draft for them if Boldin is traded.
30. Doesn’t think Drew is the villain people make him out to be, he is just more willing to look like the bad guy then other agents.
31. Thinks the Cards have no problem dealing Boldin in their conference, just not their division.
32. Sort of a knock on Dockett, a coach from another team told him that if Dockett played hard every down he would be a pro bowler.
33. Cowboys have not shown any interest in Boldin.
34. Doesn’t think Derrick Brooks fits on are team.
35. If he had to give a guess to who we get in round 1 and 2 he thinks it will be Donald Brown then an OLB in round 2.
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