stuckincincy Posted March 29, 2005 Posted March 29, 2005 Archie was good enough to win the MVP award while playing for some pretty damn sorry Saints teams. 289941[/snapback] Their Bobby Hebert/Pat Swilling teams were pretty good.
R. Rich Posted March 29, 2005 Posted March 29, 2005 Their Bobby Hebert/Pat Swilling teams were pretty good. 289955[/snapback] What about City Champ?
VABills Posted March 29, 2005 Posted March 29, 2005 I don't think so. Green Bay and The Raiders I think were both trying to trade up to get him in the first. Furthermore, I have not only read in more than one place that some draft guys think none of the top QBs this year are equal to the top four of last year, but that several NFL teams had JP rated equal to or just below Rivers, Eli and Big Ben. Most of the lowering of his potential was based on seemingly baseless character and egos issues, as the teams that actually interviewed him came away liking his attitude and finding it a plus not a minus. Everyone seemingly agreed that he was very raw, but all I am saying is that if he was put up against the two guys this year, and looked at by these same GMs, from what I have read, JP would be considered as good as them or better as a prospect. Obviously, Scouts is not the end all of draftniks and ratings and seemed to miss the boat on Losman compared to what other coaches and GMs around the league think. 289933[/snapback] Kelly no offense, and I do believe at times you bring some very good discussion to the board. But your utterly blind loyalty towards current Bills players and lack of objectively comparing them to other players on other teams is almost comical. Kelly JP is not a HOF'er yet, in fact in the few times he has seen the field, he sucked. I for one hope he over comes it, but if JP was so good and everyone thought so, then we would have Rivers or Big Ben or Manning as our QB. the fact that teams are trading for Rivers from SD rather then offering the #1 for JP tells you he isn't in their league. As far as sources of evaluation Scouts is not the only one, but it is convienent. There are numerous sources that stated JP should have been a 2nd rounder and was drafted way too early. The fact is neither GB or the Raiders are a very good team right now, so who cares if they "reportedly" were going to get JP. The fact is that they didn't means it is all bull sh-- and just hyping a player, for whatever screwed up reason.
Deep2Moulds46 Posted March 29, 2005 Posted March 29, 2005 Sporting News Draft guide had J.P Losman listed as a first round prospect. Don't forget though..J.P made his money when he had the dual workout with Eli Manning.....and looked better than Manning. Kiper had him ranked 26th overall in the draft.
Kelly the Dog Posted March 29, 2005 Posted March 29, 2005 Kelly no offense, and I do believe at times you bring some very good discussion to the board. But your utterly blind loyalty towards current Bills players and lack of objectively comparing them to other players on other teams is almost comical. Kelly JP is not a HOF'er yet, in fact in the few times he has seen the field, he sucked. I for one hope he over comes it, but if JP was so good and everyone thought so, then we would have Rivers or Big Ben or Manning as our QB. the fact that teams are trading for Rivers from SD rather then offering the #1 for JP tells you he isn't in their league. As far as sources of evaluation Scouts is not the only one, but it is convienent. There are numerous sources that stated JP should have been a 2nd rounder and was drafted way too early. The fact is neither GB or the Raiders are a very good team right now, so who cares if they "reportedly" were going to get JP. The fact is that they didn't means it is all bull sh-- and just hyping a player, for whatever screwed up reason. 290154[/snapback] Thanks for, as usual, not responding to the point and putting words in people's mouths. Where have I ever even said that JP was good let alone great? In fact, all I said was that he would likely run around a lot, get lot of first downs and few points, not score a lot in the red zone, and throw ill advised interceptions. If you take this to mean I think he should be in the Hall of Fame, which one of us is comical? There have been many articles stating Green bay really wanted JP and are now stuck. The recent article about Losman from the other coaches in the league lauding his abilities is something you just don't see much. I havent said my own opinion of him as our QB with any laudatory comments whatsoever, and won't until he plays. I hope he does great. Frankly, there is absolutely nothing to make me believe that if other teams offered their number one to TD for Losman right now that he would take it. Which is the reason he made the move. He got the extra year working on the sidelines while Drew played, and there wasn't anyone coming up that he liked more. Which leads me back to my original post. Here's a nice story for you on the quality of ratings: Losman rated ahead of Manning. http://espn.go.com/nfl/columns/pasquarelli_len/1563004.html
R. Rich Posted March 29, 2005 Posted March 29, 2005 290241[/snapback] That's the nickname of one of Nawlins' favorite players, Rickey Jackson.
Bill from NYC Posted March 29, 2005 Posted March 29, 2005 Thanks for, as usual, not responding to the point and putting words in people's mouths. Where have I ever even said that JP was good let alone great? In fact, all I said was that he would likely run around a lot, get lot of first downs and few points, not score a lot in the red zone, and throw ill advised interceptions. If you take this to mean I think he should be in the Hall of Fame, which one of us is comical? There have been many articles stating Green bay really wanted JP and are now stuck. The recent article about Losman from the other coaches in the league lauding his abilities is something you just don't see much. I havent said my own opinion of him as our QB with any laudatory comments whatsoever, and won't until he plays. I hope he does great. Frankly, there is absolutely nothing to make me believe that if other teams offered their number one to TD for Losman right now that he would take it. Which is the reason he made the move. He got the extra year working on the sidelines while Drew played, and there wasn't anyone coming up that he liked more. Which leads me back to my original post. 290236[/snapback] Maybe he got confused and was thinking of your comments about good Travis Henry is, and how much he is "worth."
Kelly the Dog Posted March 29, 2005 Posted March 29, 2005 Texas head coach Mack Brown on Losman to the San Antonio Express News (September 25, 2003):"What the unnamed pro scouts tell me is he's the best prospect in the country. He scrambles well, has a quick release and seems more comfortable in the pocket. And he's much more accurate."
stuckincincy Posted March 29, 2005 Posted March 29, 2005 That's the nickname of one of Nawlins' favorite players, Rickey Jackson. 290245[/snapback] Thanks.
VABills Posted March 30, 2005 Posted March 30, 2005 Thanks for, as usual, not responding to the point and putting words in people's mouths. Where have I ever even said that JP was good let alone great? In fact, all I said was that he would likely run around a lot, get lot of first downs and few points, not score a lot in the red zone, and throw ill advised interceptions. If you take this to mean I think he should be in the Hall of Fame, which one of us is comical? There have been many articles stating Green bay really wanted JP and are now stuck. The recent article about Losman from the other coaches in the league lauding his abilities is something you just don't see much. I havent said my own opinion of him as our QB with any laudatory comments whatsoever, and won't until he plays. I hope he does great. Frankly, there is absolutely nothing to make me believe that if other teams offered their number one to TD for Losman right now that he would take it. Which is the reason he made the move. He got the extra year working on the sidelines while Drew played, and there wasn't anyone coming up that he liked more. Which leads me back to my original post. Here's a nice story for you on the quality of ratings: Losman rated ahead of Manning. http://espn.go.com/nfl/columns/pasquarelli_len/1563004.html 290236[/snapback] http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/...yers/47584.html PROJECTION: Early Second Round http://www.nfl.com/draft/analysis/expert/brandt/qb rated the 4th best Qb last year by Gil Brandt Again the point was every major rating service had him the 4th best Qb last year. None of them that I can find would rate him better then the 2 guys on the board this year as you claim. Rodgers and Smith are rated so much higher then Losman by everyone. Now he maybe the 3rd Qb picked if he was in this years draft, but again the drop off after Rodgers and Smith is dramatic at QB, so it isn't saying much. Only time will tell if Losman pans out, and I honestly hope as a Bills fan that he does but your infatuation that every Bills player is the greatest HOF'er ever is funny. I think we have some great talent but we also are very weak. Losman has done nothing to prove he was better then any of the Qb's picked ahead of him last year. Also your statement Furthermore, I have not only read in more than one place that some draft guys think none of the top QBs this year are equal to the top four of last year, but that several NFL teams had JP rated equal to or just below Rivers, Eli and Big Ben. Show me more than one place of someone other then a basement website writer who would even dream of saying that. Also, if Losman was as great and as good or better then the 2 guys this year and better then even Manning, you would thing the 9'ers would be offering their #1 to us. Yet I just don't seem to be hearing that rumor.
The Jokeman Posted March 30, 2005 Posted March 30, 2005 That's the nickname of one of Nawlins' favorite players, Rickey Jackson. 290245[/snapback] Since we're throwing out LBs from the Saints teams of the 90s I thought I'd toss in Sam Mills.
R. Rich Posted March 30, 2005 Posted March 30, 2005 Since we're throwing out LBs from the Saints teams of the 90s I thought I'd toss in Sam Mills. 290416[/snapback] Can't forget Field Mouse. He was one tough SOB; the predecessor to London Fletcher.
Alaska Darin Posted March 30, 2005 Posted March 30, 2005 That was some linebacking corp. Pat Swilling, Mills, & Jackson. Awesome.
The Jokeman Posted March 30, 2005 Posted March 30, 2005 That was some linebacking corp. Pat Swilling, Mills, & Jackson. Awesome. 290432[/snapback] Actually they ran the 3-4, the other LB not mentioned was Vaughan Johnson.
Alaska Darin Posted March 30, 2005 Posted March 30, 2005 Actually they ran the 3-4, the other LB not mentioned was Vaughan Johnson. 290436[/snapback] Thanks.
BADOLBILZ Posted March 30, 2005 Posted March 30, 2005 They had Rivers at 99 along with Mannings and a couple other players last year. This has been discussed, this draft doesn't have the instant star quality that last years draft had, but from rounds 1-4 is a whole lot deeper with solid depth. 289762[/snapback] Last years draft was loaded from top to bottom. As evidenced by the Bills success, there were a lot of good UDFA's too. Yeah, it was a little light at LB and RB, but those positions happen to be traditionally easy fills. This years draft isn't as good OR as deep, IMO.
VABills Posted March 30, 2005 Posted March 30, 2005 Last years draft was loaded from top to bottom. As evidenced by the Bills success, there were a lot of good UDFA's too. Yeah, it was a little light at LB and RB, but those positions happen to be traditionally easy fills. This years draft isn't as good OR as deep, IMO. 290465[/snapback] What success did we have last year in the draft. Evans did well, but who else did well last year? JP sucked in his 5 plays, Anderson never sniffed the field, neither did Mcfarland or Smith. Euphas only saw time out of neccessity and wasn't very good. Okay check this out, according to Scout, basically anything above an 70 will do well in the NFL, beyond that who knows: 90-100 Rare Prospect Player demonstrates rare abilities and can create mismatches that have an obvious impact on the game. Is a premier college player that has all the skill to take over a game and play at a championship level. He rates in the top 5 players in the nation at his position and is considered a first round draft prospect. 80-89 Outstanding Prospect Player has abilities to create mismatches versus most opponents in the NFL. A feature player that has an impact on the outcome of the game. Cannot be shut down by a single player and plays on a consistent level week in and week out. He rates in the top 10 at his position and is considered a second round draft prospect. 70-79 Solid Prospect Still a standout player at the college level that is close to being an elite player. He has no glaring weaknesses and will usually win his individual matchups, but does not dominate in every game, especially when matched up against the top players in the country. He will usually rate in the top third of players at his position and is considered a third round draft prospect. 60-69 Good Prospect This player is an good starter that will give a solid effort week in and week out, but he is overmatched versus the better players in the nation. His weaknesses will be exposed against top competition. He is usually a prospect that is missing something from his game. For example, he has the size and skills to be an outstanding prospect, but lacks the speed. He will usually rate in the top half of the players at his position and is considered a middle round draft choice. 50-59 Adequate Prospect These are usually players that play at a high level in college, but lack some measurables or skills to play at that same level in the NFL. He may be a player that has a lot of developmental qualities, or could be a player that will contribute right away on special teams or in a situational capacity. He will usually rate in the second-third at his position and is considered a fifth round draft choice. 21-49 Borderline Draft Prospect These are players that teams like something about, but certainly do not have the full package in terms of NFL talent. A lot of times, teams will take chances on character players or developmental type athletes with this grade. And often, these are players that come from smaller schools or did not standout at the college level. NFL teams are looking for 'diamonds in the rough' with this type of prospect. He will usually rate in the bottom third of players at his position and will be considered a late round draft choice or un-drafted free agent. 20 Free Agent Prospect These are players that did not make our original 'evaluation list' but are prospects that need to be monitored. Especially in the pre-season, these players will fluctuate up and down depending on performance in their final year of eligibility. 10 Not a legitimate Prospect These are players that lack NFL measurables and/or skills. They are players that we feel would not even make a solid contribution as a training camp body. Now last year there were 103 players rated at 70 or higher. This year there are 111 players rated at 70 or higher. Therefore this years depth is slightly larger. Here is this years list. NAME POS HT WT SCHOOL GRADE FLAG RANK COMMENT Braylon Edwards WR 6'2" 211 MICHIGAN 99 1 Expert's Take Aaron Rodgers QB 6'2" 223 CALIFORNIA 99 B 2 Expert's Take Alex Smith QB 6'4" 217 UTAH 98 B 3 Expert's Take Ronnie Brown RB 6'0" 233 AUBURN 98 4 Expert's Take Adam Jones DC 5'9" 187 WEST VIRGINIA 98 BM 5 Expert's Take Carnell Williams RB 5'10" 217 AUBURN 97 D 6 Expert's Take Mike Williams WR 6'4" 229 USC 97 7 Expert's Take Derrick Johnson OLB 6'3" 242 TEXAS 96 8 Expert's Take Antrel Rolle DC 6'0" 201 MIAMI (FLA.) 96 9 Expert's Take Cedric Benson RB 5'10" 222 TEXAS 96 C 10 Expert's Take Shawne Merriman OLB 6'3" 249 MARYLAND 95 11 Expert's Take Travis Johnson DT 6'3" 290 FLORIDA STATE 95 CD 12 Expert's Take Alex Barron OT 6'7" 320 FLORIDA STATE 95 13 Expert's Take David Pollack DE 6'2" 265 GEORGIA 95 14 Expert's Take Marcus Spears DE 6'4" 307 LOUISIANA STATE 94 DS 15 Expert's Take Troy Williamson WR 6'1" 203 SOUTH CAROLINA 94 16 Expert's Take Erasmus James DE 6'4" 266 WISCONSIN 93 D 17 Expert's Take Heath Miller TE 6'5" 256 VIRGINIA 93 D 18 Expert's Take Carlos Rogers DC 6'0" 196 AUBURN 93 19 Expert's Take Dan Cody DE 6'5" 257 OKLAHOMA 92 D 20 Expert's Take Shaun Cody DT 6'4" 293 USC 92 B 21 Expert's Take Khalif Barnes OT 6'5" 305 WASHINGTON 91 D 22 Expert's Take Matt Roth DE 6'3" 278 IOWA 91 23 Expert's Take Thomas Davis DS 6'1" 230 GEORGIA 91 24 Expert's Take Mark Clayton WR 5'10" 193 OKLAHOMA 91 B 25 Expert's Take Fabian Washington DC 5'10" 188 NEBRASKA 91 B 26 Expert's Take Roddy White WR 6'1" 207 ALABAMA-BIRMINGHAM 90 27 Expert's Take Jammal Brown OT 6'5" 316 OKLAHOMA 90 M 28 Expert's Take Marlin Jackson DC 6'0" 198 MICHIGAN 90 CD 29 Expert's Take Channing Crowder ILB 6'2" 242 FLORIDA 90 CD 30 Expert's Take Demarcus Ware DE 6'4" 251 TROY STATE 90 B 31 Expert's Take Brodney Pool DS 6'1" 207 OKLAHOMA 90 32 Expert's Take David Baas OC 6'4" 319 MICHIGAN 89 33 Expert's Take Kevin Burnett OLB 6'2" 239 TENNESSEE 89 D 34 Expert's Take Justin Miller DC 5'9" 201 CLEMSON 89 B 35 Expert's Take Anttaj Hawthorne DT 6'3" 321 WISCONSIN 89 36 Expert's Take Reggie Brown WR 6'1" 196 GEORGIA 88 D 37 Expert's Take Odell Thurman ILB 6'0" 233 GEORGIA 88 CM 38 Expert's Take Brandon Browner DC 6'3" 221 OREGON STATE 88 S 39 Expert's Take Chris Canty DE 6'7" 286 VIRGINIA 88 CI 40 Expert's Take Barrett Ruud ILB 6'2" 247 NEBRASKA 87 41 Expert's Take Darryl Blackstock OLB 6'2" 247 VIRGINIA 87 42 Expert's Take Elton Brown OG 6'4" 329 VIRGINIA 87 43 Expert's Take Marcus Johnson OT 6'6" 321 MISSISSIPPI 87 S 44 Expert's Take Justin Tuck DE 6'4" 265 NOTRE DAME 87 D 45 Expert's Take Jason Campbell QB 6'4" 230 AUBURN 86 46 Expert's Take Luis Castillo DT 6'3" 303 NORTHWESTERN 86 47 Expert's Take Eric Green DC 5'11" 198 VIRGINIA TECH 86 D 48 Expert's Take Roscoe Parrish WR 5'9" 168 MIAMI (FLA.) 86 BM 49 Expert's Take Chris Spencer OC 6'2" 309 MISSISSIPPI 85 50 Expert's Take NAME POS HT WT SCHOOL GRADE FLAG RANK COMMENT Mike Patterson DT 5'11" 292 USC 85 BM 51 Expert's Take Ernest Shazor DS 6'3" 228 MICHIGAN 85 S 52 Expert's Take Chris Henry WR 6'4" 197 WEST VIRGINIA 85 CM 53 Expert's Take Vernand Morency RB 5'8" 214 OKLAHOMA STATE 85 B 54 Expert's Take Charlie Frye QB 6'3" 225 AKRON 85 55 Expert's Take Corey Webster DC 6'0" 199 LOUISIANA STATE 84 DM 56 Expert's Take Adam Terry OT 6'8" 330 SYRACUSE 84 B 57 Expert's Take Andrew Walter QB 6'6" 233 ARIZONA STATE 84 D 58 Expert's Take Bryant McFadden DC 5'11" 193 FLORIDA STATE 82 59 Expert's Take Alex Smith TE 6'4" 258 STANFORD 83 60 Expert's Take Ciatrick Fason RB 6'1" 246 LOUISVILLE 83 61 Expert's Take Jerome Mathis WR 5'11" 181 HAMPTON 82 62 Expert's Take Logan Mankins OG 6'4" 307 FRESNO STATE 81 63 Expert's Take Fred Gibson WR 6'4" 196 GEORGIA 81 CD 64 Expert's Take Antonio Perkins DC 5'10" 190 OKLAHOMA 81 D 65 Expert's Take Jonathan Babineaux DT 6'2" 286 IOWA 80 BD 66 Expert's Take JJ Arrington RB 5'9" 212 OKLAHOMA STATE 80 A 67 Expert's Take Eric Shelton RB 6'0" 207 FLORIDA 79 M 68 Expert's Take Kyle Orton QB 6'4" 233 PURDUE 79 69 Expert's Take Stanley Wilson DC 5'11" 185 STANFORD 79 70 Expert's Take Terrence Murphy WR 6'0" 202 TEXAS A&M 79 71 Expert's Take Chris Colmer OT 6'5" 310 NORTH CAROLINA ST 79 D 72 Expert's Take Josh Bullocks DS 6'0" 209 NEBRASKA 79 73 Expert's Take Chris Kemoeatu OG 6'3" 344 UTAH 79 CD 74 Expert's Take Matt Jones WR 6'6" 242 ARKANSAS 78 CY 75 Expert's Take Jovan Haye DE 6'2" 284 VANDERBILT 78 76 Expert's Take Benjamin Wilkerson OC 6'3" 292 LOUISIANA STATE 78 I 77 Expert's Take Michael Munoz OT 6'5" 306 TENNESSEE 78 D 78 Expert's Take Domonique Foxworth DC 5'11" 184 MARYLAND 78 79 Expert's Take Joel Dreessen TE 6'4" 260 COLORADO STATE 78 80 Expert's Take C.J. Mosley DT 6'2" 314 MISSOURI 77 81 Expert's Take Sean Considine DS 6'0" 212 IOWA 77 82 Expert's Take Michael Boley OLB 6'2" 236 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI 77 B 83 Expert's Take Courtney Roby WR 6'0" 189 INDIANA 77 84 Expert's Take Frank Gore RB 6'0" 243 WEST VIRGINIA 76 DM 85 Expert's Take Darrent Williams DC 5'8" 176 OKLAHOMA STATE 75 BCD 86 Expert's Take Oshiomogho Atogwe DS 5'11" 219 STANFORD 74 87 Expert's Take Wesley Britt OT 6'8" 314 ALABAMA 74 BD 88 Expert's Take Ronald Fields DT 3'2" 313 MISSISSIPPI STATE 74 S 89 Expert's Take Evan Mathis OG 6'5" 304 ALABAMA 74 90 Expert's Take Mark Bradley WR 6'1" 201 OKLAHOMA 74 M 91 Expert's Take Kevin Everett TE 6'4" 250 MIAMI (FLA.) 74 CD 92 Expert's Take Darren Sproles RB 5'9" 208 KANSAS STATE 73 DM 93 Expert's Take Nick Kaczur OG 6'4" 319 TOLEDO 73 A 94 Expert's Take Vincent Fuller DS 6'1" 189 VIRGINIA TECH 73 B 95 Expert's Take Derek Anderson QB 6'6" 242 OREGON STATE 73 96 Expert's Take Ryan Moats RB 5'11" 221 MINNESOTA 72 B 97 Expert's Take Lance Mitchell ILB 6'2" 247 OKLAHOMA 72 D 98 Expert's Take Anthony Davis RB 5'6" 187 KANSAS STATE 71 B 99 Expert's Take Vincent Jackson WR 6'4" 241 NORTHERN COLORADO 71 100 Expert's Take NAME POS HT WT SCHOOL GRADE FLAG RANK COMMENT Scott Starks DC 5'8" 172 WISCONSIN 71 B 101 Expert's Take Jason Brown OC 6'2" 313 NORTH CAROLINA 71 S 102 Expert's Take Darrell Shropshire DT 6'2" 301 SOUTH CAROLINA 71 103 Expert's Take Jeremy Parquet OT 6'6" 323 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI 71 104 Expert's Take Matt McCoy OLB 5'11" 234 SAN DIEGO STATE 71 B 105 Expert's Take David Greene QB 6'3" 226 GEORGIA 70 106 Expert's Take Mike Nugent PK 5'9" 182 OHIO STATE 70 107 Expert's Take Kay-Jay Harris RB 5'6" 200 WISCONSIN 70 BCD 108 Expert's Take Claude Terrell OG 6'2" 343 NEW MEXICO 70 S 109 Expert's Take David Stewart OT 6'6" 314 MISSISSIPPI STATE 70 110 Expert's Take Donte Nicholson DS 6'0" 212 OKLAHOMA 70 111 Expert's Take Here is last years list LARRY FITZGERALD WR 6'2" 221 PITTSBURGH 99 1 Expert's Take ROBERT GALLERY OT 6'7" 323 IOWA 99 2 Expert's Take SEAN TAYLOR DS 6'2" 228 MIAMI (FLA.) 99 C 3 Expert's Take BEN ROETHLISBERGER QB 6'4" 241 MIAMI (OHIO) 99 4 Expert's Take ELI MANNING QB 6'4" 221 MISSISSIPPI 98 5 Expert's Take ROY WILLIAMS WR 6'2" 211 TEXAS 98 6 Expert's Take KELLEN WINSLOW TE 6'3" 247 MIAMI (FLA.) 97 C 7 Expert's Take DEANGELO HALL DC 5'10" 202 VIRGINIA TECH 97 8 Expert's Take KENECHI UDEZE DE 6'2" 273 USC 97 9 Expert's Take MIKE WILLIAMS WR 6'5" 230 USC 97 10 Expert's Take VINCE WILFORK DT 6'1" 323 MIAMI (FLA.) 97 11 Expert's Take DUNTA ROBINSON DC 5'10" 186 SOUTH CAROLINA 96 12 Expert's Take WILL SMITH DE 6'2" 267 OHIO STATE 96 13 Expert's Take PHILIP RIVERS QB 6'4" 224 NORTH CAROLINA ST 95 14 Expert's Take TOMMIE HARRIS DT 6'2" 292 OKLAHOMA 95 15 Expert's Take REGGIE WILLIAMS WR 6'3" 229 WASHINGTON 95 16 Expert's Take STEVEN JACKSON RB 6'2" 231 OREGON STATE 95 17 Expert's Take LEE EVANS WR 5'10" 197 WISCONSIN 94 CD 18 Expert's Take D.J. WILLIAMS OLB 6'0" 250 MIAMI (FLA.) 93 19 Expert's Take SHAWN ANDREWS OT 6'4" 345 ARKANSAS 93 BC 20 Expert's Take CHRIS GAMBLE DC 6'1" 196 OHIO STATE 92 21 Expert's Take JONATHAN VILMA ILB 6'0" 233 MIAMI (FLA.) 92 BD 22 Expert's Take MICHAEL CLAYTON WR 6'2" 209 LSU 92 23 Expert's Take KEVIN JONES RB 5'11" 224 VIRGINIA TECH 92 24 Expert's Take BEN TROUPE TE 6'4" 262 FLORIDA 91 25 Expert's Take MARCUS TUBBS DT 6'4" 321 TEXAS 90 26 Expert's Take KARLOS DANSBY OLB 6'3" 247 AUBURN 90 27 Expert's Take MIKE JENKINS WR 6'4" 217 OHIO STATE 90 28 Expert's Take RASHAUN WOODS WR 6'2" 200 OKLAHOMA STATE 89 29 Expert's Take J.P LOSMAN QB 6'2" 224 TULANE 89 C 30 Expert's Take VERNON CAREY OG 6'4" 335 MIAMI (FLA.) 89 31 Expert's Take RANDY STARKS DT 6'3" 313 MARYLAND 89 32 Expert's Take JAKE GROVE OC 6'3" 300 VIRGINIA TECH 89 33 Expert's Take CHRIS PERRY RB 5'11" 220 MICHIGAN 89 34 Expert's Take AHMAD CARROLL DC 5'10" 189 ARKANSAS 89 C 35 Expert's Take BENJAMIN WATSON TE 6'3" 258 GEORGIA 89 36 Expert's Take SEAN JONES DS 6'1" 215 GEORGIA 89 37 Expert's Take DARNELL DOCKETT DT 6'3" 295 FLORIDA STATE 88 BC 38 Expert's Take MARQUISE HILL DE 6'6" 296 LSU 87 S 39 Expert's Take DARYL SMITH ILB 6'1" 234 GEORGIA TECH 87 40 Expert's Take WILL POOLE DC 5'10" 184 USC 86 C 41 Expert's Take JUSTIN SMILEY OG 6'3" 302 ALABAMA 86 42 Expert's Take JASON BABIN DE 6'2" 258 WESTERN MICHIGAN 86 B 43 Expert's Take DEVERY HENDERSON WR 5'11" 196 LSU 86 E 44 Expert's Take MICHAEL BOULWARE OLB 6'2" 227 FLORIDA STATE 86 B 45 Expert's Take KELLY BUTLER OT 6'7" 324 PURDUE 86 C 46 Expert's Take DARRION SCOTT DE 6'3" 289 OHIO STATE 85 47 Expert's Take JACOB ROGERS OT 6'6" 307 USC 85 D 48 Expert's Take TEDDY LEHMAN OLB 6'1" 237 OKLAHOMA 85 49 Expert's Take RICARDO COLCLOUGH DC 5'10" 194 TUSCULUM 85 50 Expert's Take Name Pos. Ht. Wt. School Grade Alert Rank Comment GREG JONES RB 6'1" 249 FLORIDA STATE 85 D 51 Expert's Take DONNELL WASHINGTON DT 6'5" 323 CLEMSON 84 52 Expert's Take ANTWAN ODOM DE 6'5" 274 ALABAMA 83 53 Expert's Take DWAN EDWARDS DT 6'3" 319 OREGON STATE 83 54 Expert's Take KEARY COLBERT WR 6'0" 207 USC 83 55 Expert's Take MATT WARE DC 6'2" 209 UCLA 82 56 Expert's Take ISAAC SOPOAGA DT 6'2" 314 HAWAII 81 57 Expert's Take DERRICK STRAIT DC 5'11" 198 OKLAHOMA 81 D 58 Expert's Take ROBERT SANDERS DS 5'8" 204 IOWA 81 B 59 Expert's Take NAT DORSEY OT 6'6" 314 GEORGIA TECH 81 60 Expert's Take JOEY THOMAS DC 6'1" 194 MONTANA STATE 80 C 61 Expert's Take CHRIS SNEE OG 6'2" 314 BOSTON COLLEGE 80 62 Expert's Take TRAVELLE WHARTON OT 6'3" 311 SOUTH CAROLINA 80 D 63 Expert's Take TRAVIS LABOY DE 6'3" 258 HAWAII 80 BC 64 Expert's Take MATT SCHAUB QB 6'5" 233 VIRGINIA 80 65 Expert's Take SHAWNTAE SPENCER DC 6'0" 176 PITTSBURGH 79 66 Expert's Take IGOR OLSHANSKY DT 6'5" 318 OREGON 79 67 Expert's Take P.K. SAM WR 6'3" 204 FLORIDA STATE 79 68 Expert's Take MAURICE CLARETT RB 5'11" 230 OHIO STATE 79 CD 69 Expert's Take KEITH SMITH DC 5'11" 200 MCNEESE STATE 78 70 Expert's Take MAX STARKS OT 6'7" 337 FLORIDA 78 S 71 Expert's Take BERNARD BERRIAN WR 6'1" 183 FRESNO STATE 78 D 72 Expert's Take DEMORRIO WILLIAMS OLB 6'0" 232 NEBRASKA 78 B 73 Expert's Take DAVE BALL DE 6'5" 274 UCLA 78 S 74 Expert's Take DONTARRIOUS THOMAS ILB 6'2" 244 AUBURN 78 75 Expert's Take TATUM BELL RB 5'11" 213 OKLAHOMA STATE 78 B 76 Expert's Take CHRIS COOLEY TE 6'3" 262 UTAH STATE 78 77 Expert's Take MATTHIAS ASKEW DT 6'5" 301 MICHIGAN STATE 77 78 Expert's Take ISAAC HILTON DE 6'3" 267 HAMPTON 77 BC 79 Expert's Take STUART SCHWEIGERT DS 6'1" 215 PURDUE 77 80 Expert's Take JUNIOR SIAVII DT 6'4" 340 OREGON 76 C 81 Expert's Take JULIUS JONES RB 5'9" 214 NOTRE DAME 76 BM 82 Expert's Take DERRICK HAMILTON WR 6'2" 194 CLEMSON 76 83 Expert's Take JEREMY LESUEUR DC 6'0" 197 MICHIGAN 75 84 Expert's Take SEAN LOCKLEAR OG 6'3" 300 NORTH CAROLINA ST 75 85 Expert's Take ERNEST WILFORD WR 6'3" 226 VIRGINIA TECH 75 86 Expert's Take MADIEU WILLIAMS DS 6'0" 190 MARYLAND 74 87 Expert's Take ROBERT (BO) SCHOBEL DE 6'5" 260 TCU 74 88 Expert's Take ADRIAN JONES OT 6'4" 302 KANSAS 74 B 89 Expert's Take TIM ANDERSON DT 6'3" 307 OHIO STATE 73 90 Expert's Take NATHAN VASHER DC 5'10" 177 TEXAS 72 B 91 Expert's Take TERRY JOHNSON DT 6'2" 304 WASHINGTON 71 D 92 Expert's Take JOHNNIE MORANT WR 6'4" 224 SYRACUSE 72 C 93 Expert's Take NATE KAEDING PK 6'0" 187 IOWA 72 94 Expert's Take WILL ALLEN DS 6'0" 202 OHIO STATE 73 95 Expert's Take SHAUN PHILLIPS DE 6'3" 253 PURDUE 73 BD 96 Expert's Take KRIS WILSON TE 6'1" 248 PITTSBURGH 73 B 97 Expert's Take KEYARON FOX OLB 6'2" 229 GEORGIA TECH 71 98 Expert's Take BEN HARTSOCK TE 6'4" 263 OHIO STATE 71 99 Expert's Take MEWELDE MOORE RB 5'10" 208 TULANE 70 100 Expert's Take Name Pos. Ht. Wt. School Grade Alert Rank Comment DEVARD DARLING WR 6'1" 212 WASHINGTON STATE 70 101 Expert's Take KEIWAN RATLIFF DC 5'10" 193 FLORIDA 70 102 Expert's Take ALEX STEPANOVICH OC 6'3" 304 OHIO STATE 70 D 103 Expert's Take
Astrobot Posted March 30, 2005 Posted March 30, 2005 The 44th pick is Marcus Johnson OT 6'6" 321 MISSISSIPPI 87 S 44 Expert's Take Get 'er done, TD! BTW...the 55th pick is Charlie Frye QB 6'3" 225 AKRON 85 55 Expert's Take
VABills Posted March 30, 2005 Posted March 30, 2005 The 44th pick is Marcus Johnson OT 6'6" 321 MISSISSIPPI 87 S 44 Expert's Take Marcus Johnson OT | (6'6", 321, 5.6) | MISSISSIPPI Scouts Grade: 87 Flags: (S: SPEED) Player lacks ideal speed at position View by: Round | Player | NCAA School | Position | NFL Team | Flag | All Ranked Players | NFL Draft History You are signed into Insider and have access to the exclusive draft content below. Strengths: Has terrific size and the frame to continue to get bigger. He has the size to engulf most DL if he gets in position. Takes good angles, is technically sound and disciplined. He plays with good toughness and is a feisty blocker that will work to finish. Shows good initial quickness for his size. Plays with leverage and fires off the ball low for such a tall offensive lineman. He is an experienced and durable player with very good savvy and awareness in pass pro. He has good quickness in his pass pro set. Is extremely difficult to get around in the short area because of his size and wingspan. He plays with good balance and body control in pass pro. He has long arms and shows good hand placement. If his upper body strength improves he can really become dominant after he locks on. Weaknesses: He has adequate quickness in the short area but he's not a great athlete. Doesn't have great speed and the more room he's asked to cover the less effective he will become. Will struggle at times in space as a reach blocker. Has very minimal experience at OT position. Is quick in the short area but lacks great mobility. Will he be able to hold up on an island against NFL pass rushers if he moves outside to ROT at the next level? Has improved his strength but it's still not ideal. He can engulf defenders but doesn't show enough explosive initial pop or power. Overall: Johnson redshirted in 2000 and played in a rotation at right guard as a redshirt freshman in 2001 before taking over as a fulltime starting right guard in his 2002 sophomore season. Johnson finished his career at Ole Miss as a four-year fulltime starter with 48-consecutive starts to his credit. He spent some time at OT because of injuries in 2004 but he spent the majority of his collegiate career at right guard. Johnson has impressive feet for his size and he is a technically sound, durable and consistent lineman with the size to engulf most defenders. He is coming off his most complete season and really improved his draft value as a senior. The big question now is whether or not Johnson can make the transition to tackle in the NFL? While we think there's a decent chance of him making it as a right tackle, we do believe that he's a much better fit inside. He doesn't have explosive upper body power and he also is much more comfortable in the short area than he is playing on the perimeter, where he doesn't have great mobility in that much space. Regardless, Johnson projects as a second round prospect with some versatility to back up both positions early in his career and the potential to develop into a solid starter in the near future. Get 'er done, TD! BTW...the 55th pick is Charlie Frye QB 6'3" 225 AKRON 85 55 Expert's Take Charlie Frye QB | (6'3", 225, 4.82) | AKRON Scouts Grade: 85 View by: Round | Player | NCAA School | Position | NFL Team | Flag | All Ranked Players | NFL Draft History You are signed into Insider and have access to the exclusive draft content below. Career Totals Passing Rushing SEASON CMP ATT YDS CMP% YPA TD INT SACK RAT ATT YDS AVG TD 2004 220 346 2623 63.6 7.6 18 8 38 139.8 100 -6 -0.1 2 2003 273 421 3549 64.8 8.4 22 9 31 148.6 111 288 2.6 7 2002 250 380 2824 65.8 7.4 15 9 33 136.5 102 125 1.2 7 2001 170 289 2053 58.8 7.1 9 6 19 124.6 62 212 3.4 3 · View full player card Strengths: Adequate arm strength. Has always been a sound decision-maker. Will take some chances, especially when on the run. However, he shows a consistent ability to make progression reads and check down. He has good vision and doesn't get caught locking onto his primary target much. Is more consistent underneath and over the middle. Throws a "catchable" ball to backs on "wheel" routes. Adequate but not great speed and overall athletic ability. Is a good athlete with quick feet. Buys a lot of second-chance passing opportunities. Gets set up quickly and gets a deep drop. Throws well on the run and makes a lot of things happen after the initial play breaks down. Is especially productive inside red zone. A high-character player and hard worker. Leader with great overall intangibles. Never missed a start in four seasons. Is extremely intelligent and a natural leader. Picked up new scheme quickly as a senior. Is a tough player that played through pain and took a lot of hits. Played through a hip-pointer. Weaknesses: Arm strength is adequate but not nearly as good as it seems versus slower competition on film. Needs to have good timing on the deep ball. Gets adequate but not great RPM's on the deep out. Can make all the NFL throws but won't be able to fit the ball into some tight spots that QB's with elite arm strength posses. Needs to improve his delivery. Ball starts too low and, as a result, it takes too long to get from set point to release point. Shows some touch on deep ball but timing is inconsistent. Needs to get rid of the ball quicker by making better reads during drop. Overall: Frye, who has been a starter since his redshirt freshman season in 2001 and set the Zips' single season passing record in 2003 with 3,549 yards, seriously considered forgoing his senior year in order to make himself available for the 2004 NFL draft. Lee Owens, who recruited Frye and was the head coach at Akron for Frye's first three seasons, was fired at the end of the 2003 season, which was the main reason why Frye is contemplating the move. However, he made a wise decision to return to school for his senior season for a few good reasons most importantly that he needed the extra experience that he got as a senior. Frye's supporting cast was not nearly as strong in 2004 as it was previously, but he showed a lot of toughness, durability and leadership skills. He also has impressed with his mental capacity after quickly digesting the new offensive scheme. In terms of overall production, Frye rewrote Akron's record books at the quarterback position, throwing for 11,049 yards and 64 TD's compared to just 32 INT's as a four-year starter. Frye is a "gamer" that doesn't necessarily wow you with his natural skills but finds ways to get the job done. He has good size above average athletic ability and adequate arm strength. In terms of physical tools and development, Frye is a notch below the three former MAC quarterbacks that have succeeded him in the NFL -- Chad Pennington (Jets), Byron Leftwich (Jaguars) and Ben Roethlisberger (Steelers) but he is still a talented overall quarterback with the potential to develop into a starter at the next level. There are several quarterbacks competing to be the third taken after juniors' Aaron Rodgers (Cal) and Alex Smith (Utah). Frye is among the leading candidates and, at the very least, should be one of the top-five quarterbacks to come off the board, likely between the second round and early-third. 290474[/snapback]
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