eball Posted April 10, 2012 Posted April 10, 2012 Interesting that San Diego never drafted a Notre Dame player when Nix was there. Nix passed on Claussen twice when QB was a huge need. Claussen seems to be buddies with Floyd as he threw to him at his pro day. Maybe Nix just isn't a fan of Notre Dame players. Maybe Nix just isn't a fan of Claussen.
3rdand12 Posted April 10, 2012 Posted April 10, 2012 Yeaaa no he's not. LB is still our biggest weakness and outside of Barnett, we have mediocre players. LB's will get you immediate production whereas a WR takes about 2 to 3 years to have their breakout years (with the exception of a few). Floyd is not the better player. Kuechly is a safer pick that fills a need for this team and will produce from day one. We can draft Kuechly and still get a WR that produces like a Sanu, and theres always a possibility that Stephen Hill will be available in the 2nd round. I am not thrilled with Kuechly, as our pick, but i might also have to face that he might be BPA and would make a big impact soon. i see us getting quality receivers outside of the first round too. tough draft year for us i feel. I guess we were spoiled rotten last year with so many hits especially M. D.
BuffaloRebound Posted April 10, 2012 Posted April 10, 2012 Maybe Nix just isn't a fan of Claussen. Probably, but it's also interesting that our top 3 picks in each of Nix's drafts have all been from the Southeast, Nix's old stomping grounds. Our only pick of significance not from Southeast the last 2 years was 4th rounder Easley from UConn. Williams and Anderson, our big free agent signings also played college ball in the Southeast. Nix clearly has a comfort level with players from that area and also probably has deep connections to their college coaches. That's why I highly doubt we draft Floyd and there's even less possibility of drafting him if Nix doesn't bring him in for a visit.
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