NFL 2010 Offseason Thread

[Dimmauk]

Mel's "dat ass" face. Fuck yeah son.

lol, that would make a sweet avatar.

[Chun Liroy]

Kyo MS painted his avatar in a record 15 minutes.

[Dimmauk]

Kyo MS painted his avatar in a record 15 minutes.

Shit looks real too. He did a great job.

[Chun Liroy]

Indeed, that's why I assumed it took 15 minutes and not 30 seconds.

[Kyo]

Actually Colenzo did it and pmed it to me, fits, so I go.

[Chun Liroy]

If it was colenzo, it probably took like 3 days.

[Mizango]

This nig lost all credibility with me yesterday when he said Johnathan Crompton was a baller. Even mel didnt list that fool under his draft grade. If you dont like scoring points Crompton is your man.

Yeah that whole Crompton thing makes no sense to me, that guys sucked something fierce. I dont know what the big deal with him is/was, even Gruden was like "hes a great fit in San Diego". wat?

I personally would like Jake back before ever considering Crompton.

Mel is boss as fuck, just look at that hair, pussy is wet when he enters the room.

Real talk.

[Tyche]

Finally, a fair and balanced opinion.

http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2010/04/25/nfl-draft-grades/

Panthers: On paper, if this is GM Marty Hurney's final draft with the Panthers, it has a chance to be his best. Hurney didn't have a first-round pick and he tried to trade up with the Rams in order to select Notre Dame QB Jimmy Clausen, but got him anyway with the 48th overall pick in the second round. Clausen should give Matt Moore a run for his money sometime this season as the starter. With Carolina's great running game, Clausen has excellent deep-ball accuracy. Remember, the Panthers traded away their first-round pick last year to San Francisco in order to draft Everette Brown, who had 15 tackles and 2 1/2 sacks last season. To help Moore and Claussen, the Panthers got two potential playmakers in Armanti Edwards and Brandon LaFell. Edwards was the quarterback at Appalachian State where he won two national titles, but he projects as a receiver and maybe even a wildcat quarterback. LaFell had a rough senior season at LSU and ran a poor 4.62 at the Combine, but he finished with 175 receptions for 25 TDs. The only bad thing was that Hurney traded away next year's second-round pick to the Patriots to get this done. OLB Eric Norwood was also good value in the fourth round. Cincinnati QB Tony Pike was an interesting pick. Grade: A+

Cincinnati: Bengals QB Carson Palmer will be excited with Oklahoma TE Jermaine Gresham who can stretch the field and has been given a clean bill of health after missing all of last season with a knee injury. Most mock drafts had Gresham landing here. The Bengals typically select some risky players, but they claim that Carlos Dunlap's DUI conviction prior to the SEC championship game was an aberration. Dunlap was a great pass rusher at Florida and he has drawn comparisons to Julius Peppers because he's 6-6 and 277 pounds and very athletic. His nickname was "Baby Freak" because he drew comparisons to former Gator Jevon Kearse. Dunlap had 26 tackles for losses and 19 1/2 sacks in his three-year career. Texas WR Jordan Shipley was very productive in college with at least six games with 10 or more catches. He's a physical, deep-threat receiver. Wake Forest CB Brandon Ghee has been compared favorably to current Bengals starter Johnathan Joseph. Ghee started 33 games, but came up with only one interception. The steal of their draft could be WR Dezmon Briscoe of Kansas who ran poorly at the Combine and has some off-the-field issues but once was considered just a step behind Dez Bryant in the Big 12 Conference. Grade: B.

Dallas: With the uneven play of Roy Williams, owner Jerry Jones wanted a playmaker opposite Miles Austin and he moved up in the draft to get Oklahoma State's Dez Bryant, who will wear Michael Irvin's No. 88 jersey. Bryant's upbringing and the fact that he lied to NCAA investigators about his involvement with Deion Sanders got him suspended troubled some teams, but not the Cowboys, who will build a support system around him. Jones claims that he won't trade Williams or Patrick Crayton to make Bryant's transition easier. Penn State's Sean Lee was the most instinctive linebacker in college football last season and the only concern about him is if he can keep himself healthy. Several teams wanted Lee, but the Eagles traded a pick with Jones in order for him to become a Cowboy. Akwasi Owusu-Ansah is a big, athletic cornerback from tiny Indiana (Pa.) State. He's coming off an injury, but he's expected to be ready for training camp. The Cowboys didn't address their needs on the offensive line, but there are big hopes that either Doug Free or Robert Brewster, a third-round pick last year, will fill Flozell Adams' spot at left tackle. Grade: B

Green Bay: The Packers got great value with their first pick, Iowa OT Bryan Bulaga, who has a chance to start as a rookie at right tackle. Georgia Tech safety Morgan Burnett gives the Packers some depth at safety where Atari Bigby has had injury concerns. Mike Neal is really strong and spent five years at Purdue, starting as a defensive end and then switching to defensive tackle. His first love was basketball, but he will play end in the 3-4 defense. He had 26 tackles for a loss and 13 sacks at Purdue. The best news about the team's top three picks is that all are solid citizens with no injury history. TE Andrew Quarless spent a lot of time in Joe Paterno's doghouse at Penn State, but he did have 41 catches last season and could be a deep threat for Aaron Rodgers. RB James Stark missed his entire senior season at Buffalo, but if he plays to his old level could prove to be a valuable addition. Grade: C

Miami: The Dolphins took advantage of their work at the Senior Bowl by drafting a lot of players they coached there, plus they moved down in the first round, saving some money in order to pay new receiver Brandon Marshall. First pick Jared Odrick of Penn State fits their defensive scheme in the 3-4 and Utah outside linebacker Koa Misi is a pass-rush specialist and a hard-nosed player. The Dolphins have already said that DE Randy Starks will be moved to nose tackle in order to make room for Odrick and Misi on the outside. Ole Miss OT John Jerry, whose brother Peria plays for the Falcons, will slide down to guard where his powerful leverage and quickness should be better suited. Grade: A

New York Giants: The Giants wanted Alabama MLB Rolando McClain, but they might have lucked out with Phillip Dillard with the 115th pick. Dillard was a solid middle linebacker at Nebraska and played super at the end of the season for the Cornhuskers. Before that, the Giants risked their first-round pick on South Florida pass rusher Jason Pierre-Paul, who is physically gifted but short on football experience. NT Linval Joseph battled weight issues (up to 370 pounds) at East Carolina, but he's a powerful player who has a chance to anchor the defensive line. LSU safety Chad Jones played in the outfield for the Tigers' national championship team and the Giants love his hands and 6-2, 220-pound frame. With 44-year-old Jeff Feagles entering his 23rd NFL season, the Giants took East Carolina punter Matt Dodge in the fifth round. Grade: B-


New York Jets: They fell into one of the draft's best cover cornerbacks in Kyle Wilson of Boise State at the bottom of the first round. Wilson could end up teaming with Darrelle Revis. OT Vladimir Ducasse moved here in 2002 from Haiti and only played two years of high school football, but he started three years at Massachusetts and was all-league twice. Ducasse is a great project because he's 6-4, 332 pounds with 35-inch arms. USC running back Joe McKnight was great value in the fourth round. His style suits the pro game because he can catch and also return kicks. The key is whether McKnight is as productive as Leon Washington, who was traded to Seattle. They added a solid fullback blocker in Kentucky's John Conner, a 246-pounder. They also unloaded veteran guard John Faneca because he was guaranteed more than $5 million this season. Grade: B


Tennessee: Having lost Kyle Vanden Bosch to the Lions in free-agency, the Titans fell into one of the draft's most complete defensive ends in Georgia Tech's Derrick Morgan in the first round. Most teams had Morgan as a top ten pick. USC receiver Damian Williams returned two punts for touchdowns last season and the Titans have a definite need in that area. Williams was also a productive receiver with 70 catches for 1,010 yards and six touchdowns. He finished is career with 17 TDs. Rennie Curran was a tackling machine at Georgia with 130 tackles in his senior season. The only knock on the 235-pound Curran is that he's only 5-10. Curran was also a team captain and started 25 games in his last two seasons. The Titans took the smartest player in the draft in former Florida State safety Myron Rolle, who spent last season as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford. Rolle hopes to one day to become a surgeon. Grade: B

Washington: The only way to look at their draft is that Mike Shanahan gave up a second-round pick for Donovan McNabb, a veteran QB that he loves. OT Trent Williams will be an instant starter and his athletic style suits Washington's zone-blocking run scheme. LSU linebacker Perry Riley fills a need. The only bad thing is that the Redskins couldn't get better compensation (2011 fourth-round pick) for Jason Campbell in the trade with the Raiders. Grade: C

Drafting black QBs is racist and a socialist ploy to raise awareness to Obama's socialist ideology.

[Gadritan]

LaFell saying the right things.

The blocking emphasis he'll face in Charlotte mirrors the philosophy drummed into him at LSU.

"If you couldn't block, you weren't stepping on the field. That's one of the things I prided myself on," LaFell said.

The same could be said for Muhsin Muhammad, who starred for the Panthers for all but three of the past 14 seasons. Watching from afar, LaFell noticed.

"Moose, whenever it was time to make a big block downfield, he did it, making that key block and springing the running back. If I can come in and do things like he did, I feel like I'm going to be successful."

If he stays focused on his blocking and being that big red zone threat I think we'll see some big things from him.

I'm really gonna' miss Moose ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

http://www.panthers.com/news/article...8-f423e442d5e7

[Headspace]

You know what's awesome?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbSaXAEoYvQ

Cincy has both of these receivers

[Chun Liroy]

Drafting black QBs is racist and a socialist ploy to raise awareness to Obama's socialist ideology.

Nice 1.

[Moss]

If LaFell can learn to catch he will be fine, he had no problems getting open

[Devolver]

I can't wait to see if we can develop Armanti Edwards. I really am giddy about him.

[Mizango]

I can't wait to see if we can develop Armanti Edwards. I really am giddy about him.

Same.

[Moss]

I hope for you guys sake that he does something, 2nd round pick is a lot to give up for a QB turned WR

[Militant]

Few phone calls Jerry Jones/Wade Phillips/Dallas Media made to my friend Sean prior to and right after drafting him in the 7th round.

JJ/Wade: http://www.dallascowboys.com/multime...EC9007DEB59F48

Dallas Media: http://www.dallascowboys.com/multime...3C2EC677DADAC1

Kid is a lifelong Giants fan, and the Giants/Jets both had made free-agency offers to him if he wasn't selected in the draft. One of his good buddies from his school, a lifelong cowboy fan, was actually selected by the Giants. Saw him at the bar last night (Sean) and he bought the whole bar several rounds. Was funny seeing chicks go up to him that haven't talked to him in years and say "If you need anything you can always call me".... Translation: "If you ever want a blowjob, here is my number."

[Moss]

That's pretty cool, hopefully he makes the team

[Militant]

Yeah I think he's just pretty excited given the situation, as anyone would be. Our High School was not really ever known for being great at football, they've had a few good seansons here and there, but we are in a tiny conference, and they were many much bigger schools around. Namely Bergen Catholic and Don Bosco, both within 20 minutes of our town, and nationally known for producing many, many pro athletes. Don Bosco has been ranked in like the top 5 nationally and won the championship several times in the past 10 years. As he said during that phone interview, he's probably only the 2nd kid to ever play D1 college ball from our school. Brian Cushing went to bergen catholic, and lives about 15 minutes from here, there's been many great pro's in football and baseball come out of this area. Just never anyone who went to our extremely small high school in Dumont, NJ.

[Mizango]

You'd think NY would put more people in the professional ranks. Charlotte is nowhere near the size of NY yet we turn out NBA players and NFL players all from local schools both big and small.

I hope he makes the team, but as a Cowboy I will be obligated to hate guts and soul for the rest of his coaching career.

[Militant]

Yeah someone asked him last night "Who do I root for when the Giants play the Cowboys?" and he laughed and said "the Giants of course". He was wearing a Cowboys hat and Polo shirt, which he admitted was tough for him to do. His 3 best friends are all die hard Cowboy fans so they all went berserk last night and are loving every minute of this.