Snakester
Draft Man
Nice pick. And he does fill a need as our third WR. There were others that I wanted more but this was a good pick up. I guess we will go o-line in the fourth round.
The Cards will not trade Boldin. He is the leader of the team. Doucet is a steal in the 3rd and he will instantly become the 3rd WR making people wonder who that Johnson guy was.
We should have drafted Phillip Wheeler or Cliff Avrill at OLB and maybe taken Harry Douglass at WR despite his size. I think Douglass will be a solid slot Wr ala Bobby Ingram. Doucett is a Boldin clone and Harry you could be right, this could spell the end of Q in AZ!!!
.........because he's not a blazer, I wonder what you said when we selected a second rounder, a few years back, who ran a 4.6 forty?
The Cardinals took the WR in this draft with the best hands...Doucet caught 96.7% of the passes thrown to him at LSU...and, get this, he's a player who doesn't hear footsteps...he is supremely tough concentrating on the football. Essentially the Cards went from having a #3 WR who had speed but shaky hands, to a #3 WR who thrives in the slot and catches virtually every ball thrown his way.
While Doucet runs in the 4.5 range (not a true burner), he has an extremely strong base and excellent feet, which alow him to create separation off his cuts.
While I appreciate and understand Harry's point about the possible implications of this pick, I think this pick was as simple as taking the WR who has the best hands in the draft. TSN has Doucet rated as the #1 WR and had him going in the first round to Tampa Bay at #20. (They also had Calais Campbell going #13 to Carolina...which essentially means that with their first three picks, the Cardinals took three players who at one time or another were considered first round talent).
The Cardinals got tremendous value at #81 with this kid.
Sure, the Cardinals still need a deep threat...and maybe Jamaica Rector can be that...or maybe the Cards might add another WR later. But, as we saw with Bryant Johnson, what good is deep speed if the player can't catch the ball?
And, let's not forget how many games BJ had to start when either Q or LF were hurt. Doucet gives the Cards a bona fide starter, who can play the Z WR.
Nice write up Mitch. I totally agree with you.
The Cardinals took the WR in this draft with the best hands...Doucet caught 96.7% of the passes thrown to him at LSU...and, get this, he's a player who doesn't hear footsteps...he is supremely tough concentrating on the football. Essentially the Cards went from having a #3 WR who had speed but shaky hands, to a #3 WR who thrives in the slot and catches virtually every ball thrown his way.
While Doucet runs in the 4.5 range (not a true burner), he has an extremely strong base and excellent feet, which alow him to create separation off his cuts.
While I appreciate and understand Harry's point about the possible implications of this pick, I think this pick was as simple as taking the WR who has the best hands in the draft. TSN has Doucet rated as the #1 WR and had him going in the first round to Tampa Bay at #20. (They also had Calais Campbell going #13 to Carolina...which essentially means that with their first three picks, the Cardinals took three players who at one time or another were considered first round talent).
The Cardinals got tremendous value at #81 with this kid.
Sure, the Cardinals still need a deep threat...and maybe Jamaica Rector can be that...or maybe the Cards might add another WR later. But, as we saw with Bryant Johnson, what good is deep speed if the player can't catch the ball?
And, let's not forget how many games BJ had to start when either Q or LF were hurt. Doucet gives the Cards a bona fide starter, who can play the Z WR.
Instead, we sat on our thumbs. With Slaton off the board, there are no "home run" RB's left that I'm aware of.
Other than the lack of speed, the major knocks on him is that he talks too much trash and will drop too many easy ones because he tries to run before he secures the ball
Clearly I liked him a great deal if I had him going 11 to Buffalo.
If he stays healthy, he will be an impact receiver in the NFL.
To me this only means one thing. Despite the denials, the Cards are seriously considering trading Boldin.
Doucet is a fine player and easily worth this pick. He just doesn’t fit with the other two receivers.
I wasn't crazy about the pick, but I understand why they did it.
I wouldn't read too much of the Boldin-issue into the pick - we needed a slot guy to replace BJ and Doucet was there in the 3rd. I had him #52 on my big board (and 2nd to Dexter Jackson rating receivers in terms of fit within the Cardinal system. We got him at #81 - a good value. I would have liked someone faster, but this wasn't a very deep year for quick, mobile wideouts.
My main beef was at the beginning of the day when SD traded up to the first spot (giving up a 6th round pick) in order to nab Kevin Smith. We could have done something like that (if not for Smith, at least a couple of picks later in order to secure Charles). Instead, we sat on our thumbs. With Slaton off the board, there are no "home run" RB's left that I'm aware of.
What we get in Doucet is a guy who, although he runs a 4.59, is the polished product of a pretty good LSU program and who can be expected to contribute right away. Other than the lack of speed, the major knocks on him is that he talks too much trash and will drop too many easy ones because he tries to run before he secures the ball.
Bottom line - An OK pick - not a great one. (Note - At the top of my board when our pick came up was: Avril, Schuening, Rubin, DeCoud, Branch, Adibi, Zbikowski, Kehl, Okam, Josh Johnson, Henderson, Leman, Stevens and Morgan in that order).