2020 Our Year For Sure

Yeah, I really think Ayers is a rarity in that he can come in and immediately make an impact against the run. The kid had 15.5 tackles for loss last year. He seems like he's becoming a better pass rusher as time goes on and can develop on that front. Looks like a solid all-around defensive end. And yes, you're absolutely right about the bickering. Its only natural that an armchair GM should know better than an NFL College Scouting department.

link The Jets' GM actually confirms it? Some kind of smokescreen? Rotoworld's take:

Well provided they draft someone at #42 or higher who can play both Guard and Center, I don't think the depth is so bad, actually. McKinnie looks like good depth along the interior (with the rookie sliding to Center if Hangy goes down), as other teams have trusted him as a starter in the past. Bell would be the third Tackle...this is where I can understand people taking issue, but the team appears to be high on the kid, and the OL guys on this board who saw him in the preseason last year were encouraged. His weakness coming out was strength issues, and having been in an NFL conditioning program for a year, you'd think he'd have made some progress on that front. There also exists the possibility that if a Tackle went down, rather than use Bell, they could shift Butler back to Tackle and bring McKinnie off the bench. Also, I think people overestimate the standard for backup offensive linemen around the league...I imagine with McKinnie and Bell being our two top reserves, we would be no worse off than most other teams. Just a hunch. As for the starters, I think the unit will look remarkably similar to the way its looked the last three seasons or so. They won't be elite pass blockers but they will hold up well enough in pass pro. The run blocking will be poor against most quality opponents, and adequate against not-so-quality opponents. We have to hope the threat of Evans and Owens will open up rushing lanes that weren't there last year. I don't think a rookie OT can change things a whole lot...however, I do think infusing the defensive front seven with two good, young players at DE and OLB could make a real impact, so I'm more inclined to look at those spots. My ideal draft is Ayers, Orakpo, Maybin or Raji at 11, an OLB, DT or an interior O-lineman at 28, and another of those three at 42. But please, no tight ends or OTs at 11...the defensive line NEEDS that pick. We'll see how it goes, should be a fun day.

First of all, nobody keeps 10 linemen, so I wouldn't expect people to be able to name 5 backups. Thats going pretty deep into the camp fodder. Secondly, there is absolutely nothing wrong with Seth McKinnie being a team's best backup lineman. He always starts at least a few games for whatever team he is on, so we aren't the first team to have him in that roll.

Would this be that comedy you were talking about?

Ron Jaworski once said about Reggie Bush, "He's a satellite, so New Orleans needs to get him into space."

Do you mean Tyson Jackson as a DT? With our 4-3 zone scheme, the ends are ideally speed rushers, which he is not. He seems a much better fit as a 3-4 DE than as anything else.

I strongly feel the first 4-6 picks are out of bounds for trades. Nobody wants to put together the package it takes to get up that high AND pay the ridiculous salary to boot. Teams would rather let Stafford go and try to make a play for Sanchez down around the #8 slot.

This guy probably made a bet that he could start a rumor without even saying where it came from or responding at all, and the thread would go over a certain amount of pages. And he'll probably win, too.

Why would Peter Griffin be on the Madden cover?

Are you certain they were offered the 21st pick? I could have missed it, but I only remember hearing they were offered #28 and a 3rd rounder, but instead (foolishly) opted for #28 and a 4th and 6th.

Tom Donahoe: "We're going to draft football players." Yeah. Thanks Tom. Its equally illuminating when pundits tell us a guy is a "football player." I'm so glad they can deduce this from hours of film study. "He needs to work on his hand punch." That can not be legal. "He's got good hip swivel." I like to think Jessica Biel has good hip swivel. "He can make all the throws." No complaints, I just like it. "He's got good closing speed." Uh, why not just say he can run real fast? "Perennial overachiever." At some point, would you not raise your expectations a bit to compensate for his achievements? And of course, being a Bills fan, I vomit in my mouth a little every time I hear "high motor."

This is ridiculous. We've got all these needs and we're begging people to take our draft picks.

Wow. He seriously edited the thread title and first post so he wouldn't look like a baffoon. It didn't work, mind you.

Apparently, Denver is "in discussions," trying to move up for Sanchez. They pick 12th and 18th. Unfortunately, Sanchez will probably go #8 or higher. I'm holding out hope that someone (Broncos, Skins or Jets) will fall in love with Josh Freeman and we can pick up an extra pick without even moving back very far.

Just saw it on The Bottom Line. The Giants pick 29th, so the compensation would be high. But there's a lot of players we'd have to give up on by moving back that far, obviously.

I legit laughed out loud. Well done Skooby.

With Skooby, there's no difference.

Are you for real??? I never win anything!

Napoleon Dynamite. Whats my prize?

Although I like the optimism, this is the definition of grasping at straws.

See the edit in my post above..

If I remember correctly, Chambers was re-signed before the free agency period began, and therefore never hit the market and was ineligible to talk to other teams. Edit: Yeah, here's a Tim Graham report on the signing from before the start of free agency.

Buffalo's White Knight? Be sure to take notice when The Doctor of Football talks O-line, its a nice opportunity to learn a thing or two! And welcome, Heart Throb. Nice to have an optimist aboard to help keep things in perspective when things go wrong.