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With the 2012 NFL Draft mere hours away, members of the SB Nation Tampa Bay Staff got together to perform our own mock draft. This mock draft takes a different approach from others you have or will read. That is because it was done in a free-flow format, as if we were all sitting in a room together. You will be able to see not only what was said, but when.
Below you will find the transcript of our time together. The picks we made are the picks we think each team will make during the first round of tonight's NFL Draft.
Let us know what you think in the comments. Do you agree with our selections?
10:51 |
Ryan: Welcome one and all to SB Nation Tampa Bay's first ever mock draft! We have with us writers and editors JC, Will, Brad, Daniel, and I. Our crack staff will be making picks for tonight's NFL Draft based on what we think each team will do, so without further ado, we have the Indianapolis Colts on the clock... |
10:52 |
Will: With the number 1 pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, the Indianapolis Colts select Jacory Harr... oh wait a second, wrong card. Ahem. The Indianapolis Colts select Stanford Quarterback Andrew Luck (QB). |
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Ryan: Big shocker there. |
10:53 |
Ryan: Fill in the blank: Best QB prospect since _________. |
10:53 |
Brad: The Colts have pretty much already given him a locker. |
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10:53 |
JC De La Torre: Bubby Brister |
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10:53 |
Brad: Best QB prospect since PEYTON MANNING. WHAT?! |
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JC De La Torre: Christal Chandelier |
10:53 |
Will: Jamarcus |
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10:54 |
Ryan: All valid answers. I would have gone with Akili Smith |
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10:54 |
Brad: Remember when Alex Smith got drafted No. 1 overall and then Aaron Rodgers slipped to, I believe, undrafted free agent or something? |
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10:54 |
JC De La Torre: Is there any truth to the rumor that Luck is a long lost Manning brother? |
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10:55 |
Ryan: Not a rumor. |
10:55 |
Brad: Yes, all truth. |
10:55 |
Ryan: I take that as the absolute truth. |
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10:55 |
Ryan: You heard it here first at SB Nation Tampa Bay, Andrew Luck is a long-lost Manning brother. |
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10:56 |
Brad: Are we at the Bears pick yet? The Bears select Mike Ditka. Again. For an encore career. |
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10:56 |
Ryan: Ok, with the 2nd pick in the draft, the Washington Redskins take Baylor QB/savior Robert Griffin III. |
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10:56 |
JC De La Torre: Imagine being Cooper Maning. |
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10:57 |
Brad: RG3's 40 time was in the negatives, right? |
10:57 |
JC De La Torre: I believe they broke the space time continuum. |
10:57 |
Ryan: I believe he turned the world's rotation backwards, Superman-style. |
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10:57 |
Brad: So technically, he's still running the 40-yard dash? |
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10:58 |
JC De La Torre: But Lois Lane is safe and sound... |
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10:58 |
Will: I just dropped my cheat sheet and he caught it before it hit the floor. |
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Will: Oops! |
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10:59 |
Ryan: Ok, I believe the Minnesota Vikings are up |
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10:59 |
JC De La Torre: 3? |
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Brad: 4.3? |
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JC De La Torre: S? |
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Ryan: They do have a history of not getting the pick in on time |
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10:59 |
Brad: With the first REAL pick of the 2012 NFL Draft, the Minnesota Vikings recognize success starts on the line and select OT Matt Kalil out of USC. |
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11:00 |
JC De La Torre: The smoke has finally cleared... |
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11:00 |
Ryan: Danny needs to make sure Christian Ponder's head doesn't get slammed into the Metrodome's turf too often |
11:00 |
Brad: They may go with CB Morris Claiborne, but they had one of the worst O-line's in 2011, allowing an 8.8% sack rate. |
11:01 |
Ryan: Claiborne is an option, but they can probably find CB's later in the draft. |
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11:01 |
JC De La Torre: Draft is deep with corners... |
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11:01 |
Ryan: It is a pretty deep draft for corners and receivers |
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11:03 |
Brad: Cleveland had a roster last year?! |
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11:03 |
JC De La Torre: Bloody hell! >:-( |
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11:03 |
Ryan: If McCoy can hand the ball off to him before he gets sacked, it's a good pick |
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11:04 |
Brad: If the Browns aren't terrible for another 20 years, it's a good pick. |
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11:06 |
JC De La Torre: With the 5th overall selection in the 2012 NFL Draft, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers select....Morris Claiborne, CB, LSU. |
11:06 |
Will: At least we won't have to try to pronounce Ogbonnaya anymore |
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11:06 |
Ryan: Absolutely. He was as explosive as Adrian Peterson in college |
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11:06 |
Ryan: And Claiborne comes off the board. |
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11:07 |
Brad: I'm pretty sure the Bucs need to pick Andrew Friedman. |
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11:07 |
Will: Such a legitimate draft so far... so disappointing. |
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11:07 |
Ryan: They filled their need at WR with free agency and now are fixing the secondary with Claiborne. |
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11:07 |
JC De La Torre: I did strongly consider Kueckly here but figured the Bucs would play it safe |
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11:07 |
Brad: OH YOU JUST WAIT, WILL. |
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11:07 |
Will: Gulp. |
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11:07 |
JC De La Torre: Vontaze Burfict still on the board. |
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11:07 |
Ryan: I thought the days of ILB's going at the top of the draft were supposed to be gone. |
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11:08 |
Ryan: What happened to Burfict? He came into this past season as the top-rated LB and fell off the map |
11:09 |
JC De La Torre: I think it might be drugs. Don't know that as fact but it has all the tell tale signs. |
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11:09 |
Brad: With the No. 6 pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, yonder St. Louis Rams pick WR Justin Blackmon. The Rams had about 0.05 passing touchdowns in 2011, but now they Will at least have an elite wide receiver, waving his hands in the end zone, as QB Sam Bradford gets sacked. |
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11:10 |
Will: But they have Torry Holt and Isaac Bruce!! |
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11:10 |
Ryan: Don't forget Ricky Proehl |
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11:10 |
JC De La Torre: Logical pick here. I hate logic. Frak Spock! |
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11:11 |
Brad: And Marshall Faulk makes a good pass-catching target -- FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE!!! |
11:11 |
Ryan: True story: In my keeper fantasy football league, I dropped Eli Manning in Week 2 and picked up Sam Bradford as my backup QB. In related news, I did not do well in my fantasy football league last year. |
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JC De La Torre: Ricky Proehl...HE WAS OUT OF BOUNDS! The Scams should have never beaten the Bucs in the 99 NFC title game. DAMN YOU RICKY PROEHL! DAAAAAAAAMN YOOOOU! |
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JC De La Torre: I'm not bitter... |
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11:12 |
Ryan: 1999 feels like it was yesterday... |
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11:12 |
Brad: I was 12 in 1999. |
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11:12 |
JC De La Torre: 2000-zero-zero party oops out of time... |
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11:13 |
Will: With the No. 7 pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, the cuddly Jacksonville Jaguars select DT/DE Fletcher Cox. |
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11:13 |
Ryan: When did that song come out? |
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11:13 |
JC De La Torre: I think the early eighties...it was before Purple Rain |
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11:14 |
JC De La Torre: Jags love Cox |
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11:14 |
Ryan: I think we should talk about other things and ignore the Jags, same as their fan base. |
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11:14 |
Will: That's Fletcher Cox not Feltcher Cox for those scoring at home. |
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11:14 |
Brad: Can he block/catch for QB Blaine Gabbert? |
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11:14 |
J De La Torre: Nah, their owner has the coolest mustache since Magnum. |
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JC De La Torre: Can he throw for Blaine Gabbert? |
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11:17 |
Ryan: With the 8th pick, the Miami Dolphins select QB Ryan Tannehill. |
11:18 |
Will: RIP South Florida football. |
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11:18 |
Ryan: By the way, this pick has to be a QB. The only other option is Quiton Coples, but Miami will go DE in round 2 or 3 |
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11:18 |
Ryan: If the Dolphins don't get a franchise QB, fans will revolt. |
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Brad: So at what week does QB Matt Moore demand a trade? |
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JC De La Torre: But is Tannehill a franchise QB or another Brady Quinn? |
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11:19 |
Ryan: Moore will keep his head down and play |
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11:20 |
Brad: Three or four teams wanted Kyle Orton by the end of the season; someone will want Matt Moore at some point. |
11:20 |
Ryan: It almost doesn't matter to most people. It is obvious the Fins need a QB and if they weren't sold on Tannehill, they would have signed Matt Flynn. |
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JC De La Torre: Miami should have gotten Flynn. |
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11:20 |
Ryan: $$$ |
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11:21 |
Ryan: Seahawks offered more |
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11:21 |
JC De La Torre: Maybe Jeff Ireland is afraid of pulling the trigger on a QB... |
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11:21 |
Will: With the 9th pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, the Carolina Panthers select OLB/DE Melvin Ingram. |
11:22 |
Ryan: A good selection. Panthers need defensive help. Badly. |
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11:22 |
Brad: PTL? Pay the lady? |
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11:24 |
Ryan: I still can't believe they convinced Mario Williams to sign with them. |
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JC De La Torre: They should have their Theetan levels checked |
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11:26 |
Will: Just get him away from Miami as fast as possible. |
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11:27 |
Ryan: It's hard to wrap my head around the idea of Buffalo winning a bunch of games this year, but it's looking more and more likely. |
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11:28 |
Brad: With a beard like that, anything is possible. |
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11:28 |
Brad: ANYTHING. |
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11:28 |
Ryan: That is a manly beard. |
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11:28 |
JC De La Torre: With the 11th selection in the 2012 NFL Draft, the Kansas City Chiefs select Michael Brockers, DT, LSU. |
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11:30 |
Ryan: Where did this guy come from? Was he particularly productive at LSU? |
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11:30 |
JC De La Torre: Hey, PFT had Brockers going 5th overall to the Bucs in a mock draft earlier this month. |
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11:31 |
JC De La Torre: Scott Pioli is not prone to take risks and Dontari Poe has some terrible tape. He is a Mamula. |
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11:31 |
Will: Seems like a reach to me gentleman. |
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11:31 |
Ryan: Poe has bust written all over him. |
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11:31 |
JC De La Torre: They desperately need a DT and it was between Brockers and Worthy. I went with Brockers... |
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11:31 |
Will: He has Twinkies written all over him. |
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11:31 |
Ryan: He hasn't even been selected yet, but I'm making that declaration now. |
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11:32 |
Ryan: Always better to err on the side of the SEC. |
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11:32 |
Brad: With the 12th selection in the 2012 NFL Draft, the Seattle Seahawks select DE Quinton Coples. Because DE Whitney Mercilus only has one year of tape and plus his last name is too scary. |
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Ryan: Sound reasoning. |
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11:32 |
Brad: SEAHAWKS REASONING. |
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11:32 |
Brad: Yes. Yes he was. |
11:36 |
Will: With the 13th pick in the 2012 the Arizona Cardinals select Riley Reiff (OT). |
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11:37 |
Brad: lol |
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JC De La Torre: Poe may not be a bust...who knows? He just has bad tape. He was a workout monster, though. |
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11:37 |
Ryan: Gotta keep Kolb upright so he can throw interceptions at regular intervals. |
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11:38 |
JC De La Torre: Reiff is a solid pick there. |
11:38 |
Brad: Fumbles won't get the job done. |
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JC De La Torre: The SteerBoys are up... |
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11:39 |
Will: I can totally see them taking Michael Floyd in a moment of weakness though. |
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11:40 |
Ryan: With the 14th pick of the 2012 NFL Draft, the Dallas Jerry Joneses select S Mark Barron. |
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11:40 |
Will: Arizona just seems like one of those teams though. |
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11:41 |
JC De La Torre: Nice! I like Barron a lot....he's a good fit with Dallas. |
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11:42 |
Ryan: I agree. They need to upgrade their secondary and it Will be either Barron or a CB |
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11:43 |
Ryan: I could see either Stephen Gilmore or Janoris Jenkins going in that spot as well. |
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Ryan: It'll be interesting to see how far Jenkins slides. If he had stayed on the straight and narrow, he might have gone top 10 with Claiborne. |
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Brad: With the 15th pick of the 2012 NFL Draft, the Philadelphia Green Men select CB Stephen Gilmore. |
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JC De La Torre: He would have gone ahead of Claiborne |
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Ryan: I personally agree with you based on talent. |
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JC De La Torre: Wow, Jon Gruden is getting FAT! |
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Brad: I imagine the Eagles would prefer a DT here, but the best are already off the board. |
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11:46 |
Ryan: Gilmore has been a fast riser. I'm sure he would step right in and contribute. |
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11:46 |
Will: I think they would trade back under these circumstances. |
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11:46 |
Ryan: Eagles filled their LB void with the trade for DeMeco Ryans. |
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Brad: Very possible. |
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11:47 |
Will: One of their LB voids... at least 2 more to fill though. |
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11:47 |
Ryan: I hear Jeremiah Trotter is available. |
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11:47 |
Will: And Brian Dawkins? Reunited and it feels so... |
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11:48 |
JC De La Torre: Good value I think |
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11:49 |
Ryan: SEC! SEC! SEC! |
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11:49 |
Brad: What's an SEC? |
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11:49 |
Ryan: Sorry, I get carried away. |
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Brad: I can't remember. I fell asleep at halftime. |
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Ryan: Yes, it was the first loss an SEC team has suffered in the National Championship |
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11:50 |
Ryan: It was quite embarrassing for the conference. |
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Ryan: I like the pick. He's not the fastest, but he's strong and had a productive career in the SEC. |
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11:52 |
Ryan: He passes the game film test even if his hips didn't rotate the fastest at the Combine. |
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JC De La Torre: He's an intriguing prospect. I thought he was sensational in college but does he skillset translate to the pros? It's interesting... |
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11:52 |
Ryan: What I'm trying to say is, he can't be worse than Vernon Gholston. |
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JC De La Torre: And hey, the SEC has provided the last five National Champions before some finally knocked them off...so I think it's doing okay... |
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11:53 |
Ryan: I'm not worried about the conference. |
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11:54 |
Ryan: Although Alabama did sell it's soul to the devil himself, Nick Satan. |
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11:54 |
Ryan: ^ Not a typo. |
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11:54 |
JC De La Torre: Speaking of Bama, With the 17th selection in the NFL draft, the Cincinnati Bengals select Dre Kirkpatrick, CB, Alabama |
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11:55 |
Ryan: Big, physically-gifted corner. |
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11:56 |
Ryan: He should pair nicely with Leon Hall. |
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JC De La Torre: I believe Hall's coming back from an ACL injury too.... |
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11:56 |
Brad: Bengals had the 18th worst pass defense according to Football Outsiders. They only allowed 21 passing touchdowns and kept yardage totals low, but yeah, they need help. |
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11:58 |
Will: Never underestimate the power of Gingers. |
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11:59 |
Ryan: With the 18th pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, the San Diego Chargers select...David DeCastro, G, Stanford. |
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12:00 |
Will: Very nice pick for the Bolts. |
12:00 |
JC De La Torre: I like it. De Castro is a good talent |
12:00 |
Ryan: By the way, I'm more offended by the Chargers allowing a concussed player to play than by the Saints' "Bountygate." With all of the head trauma and concussion issues, that should have been a bigger deal. |
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12:01 |
Brad: Agreed. |
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12:01 |
JC De La Torre: Didn't the Browns do that, too? Colt McCoy? |
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Will: Ryan: "Kill the head and the body Will follow" |
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Brad: Have we had unusually few offensive line picks so far? |
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Ryan: I wonder who the Chargers were playing when Dielman got hurt. |
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Ryan: Absolutely. It's impressive how Harbaugh rebuilt the program. |
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Brad: With the 19th pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, the Chicago Bears select local product DE Whitney Mercilus. |
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12:04 |
Ryan: Hometown kid. Always a heartwarming story. |
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JC De La Torre: Man, good pick, I was looking at him for Tennessee. |
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Brad: *bowing* |
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12:05 |
Will: ^ Very true |
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Brad: Some people might argue the Bears need to get an o-lineman here, but the d-line needs personnel, the o-line needs execution. |
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Ryan: The defense Will get old pretty quickly. It's a good thing to stock up on pass rushers. |
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Brad: I think Dom Dicecco can be a great starting MLB -- not an Urlacher -- but good for many years. |
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Ryan: Especially in a division with Aaron Rodgers and Matt Stafford. |
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12:07 |
JC De La Torre: With the 20th selection in the 2012 NFL annual selection meeting, the Tennessee Titans select Chandler Jones, DE, Syracuse |
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12:08 |
Ryan: Mayock said that? |
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JC De La Torre: Yep, he said within three years, Jones will be the best defensive player from this draft. |
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Ryan: Mayock is one of the few universally respected "gurus." When he talks, I listen. |
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Ryan: I like Perry, although I sometimes question the talent level of the Pac 12. |
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JC De La Torre: Don't take Calvin Johnson in your fantasy draft....he was just named Madden cover guy |
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Brad: No thanks. |
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JC De La Torre: LOL |
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Will: With the 21st pick in the 2012 draft, the Cincinnati Gingers pick WR Michael Floyd. |
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Brad: Michael Floyd falling to No. 21 is pretty scandalous. |
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12:13 |
JC De La Torre: Floyd was still out there? Wow...I got to stop watching ESPNU |
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12:13 |
Will: Someone had to pick him... |
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12:14 |
JC De La Torre: I thought the Lions were 21? |
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Ryan: He could also go the Bears if he's available. |
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12:14 |
Brad: Will that be the Bengals' rationale? "Someone had to pick him..." |
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12:14 |
Ryan: Someone's gotta catch Cutler's passes. |
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12:14 |
Brad: BRANDON MARSHALL, YO! |
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12:14 |
Ryan: Ahh yes! |
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12:14 |
Brad: And Devin Hester, duh. |
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12:15 |
Ryan: Well, the operative word is "catch" the passes. |
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12:16 |
Brad: Catch passes? That's like when the punter kicks it, right? |
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12:16 |
Brad: Yeah, Hester can handle those no problem. |
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12:16 |
Will: You can't get reamed for picking such a hyped player late in the round. |
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12:17 |
Ryan: Speaking of special teamers, anybody remember when ESPN was asking whether Dante Hall would make the Hall of Fame? |
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12:17 |
Brad: Geez, no. |
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12:17 |
Brad: Well, when you've got to fill 24 hours... |
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12:18 |
Ryan: My point is, they've been talking about Hester going to the Hall. |
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12:18 |
Ryan: Being the best kick returner ever, blah, blah, blah. |
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12:18 |
Will: He returned the opening kick of the SB! |
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Ryan: When he retires, people will forget about him. |
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Brad: Hester probably should go in the HOF. He's not just the best. He's three times better as the second best. |
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12:19 |
Ryan: That comment applies to both Hester and Brock Osweiler, by the way. |
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12:19 |
JC De La Torre: Wow...Brock Osweiler? |
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12:20 |
Will: FSU has scarred Danny with fancying bad QBs. |
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JC De La Torre: What, Cade McNown was unavailable? |
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Brad: teeheehee |
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12:22 |
Ryan: Osweiler has such a bad throwing motion for someone who is so tall. 3/4 to side-arming the throw. He'll have passes batted down at the line of scrimmage and he's 6'7"! |
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12:22 |
Ryan: He is athletic, though. |
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Will: On a realistic note, the Browns have 13 picks in the draft, so perhaps Osweiler is in their future... but maybe later in the draft. |
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12:23 |
Ryan: Anything can happen nowadays with QBs, though. |
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Brad: Didn't Tebow throw sidearm in college too? Now he's a Top 3 QB. |
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12:23 |
Brad: 1. Peyton Manning |
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Ryan: I stand corrected. |
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JC De La Torre: With the 23rd selection in the 2012 NFL Draft, the Detroit Putty Tats select Janoris Jenkins, CB, North Alabama |
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Ryan: Terrific pick. |
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12:25 |
Will: I think Tim Tebow's throwing motion is more accurately described as the jack in the box. |
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12:26 |
Ryan: JC and I mentioned it earlier, Jenkins is in Claiborne's class -- perhaps above it -- from a talent standpoint. |
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12:26 |
JC De La Torre: Absolutely...if he can get off the Chronic he'll be a good player in this league |
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12:27 |
Ryan: He also needs to keep his child support payments under control. |
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12:27 |
Brad: I think he's also probably the best defensive talent available right here. |
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12:28 |
Will: Aka the new "All Madden Team" |
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12:28 |
Ryan: Jason Cole from Yahoo! wrote a good article about Jenkins and potential baby mama drama. |
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12:28 |
Brad: You don't really know what you're getting with [insert Detroit Lions player's name] |
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12:29 |
Brad: ^ coaches should be included there too |
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12:31 |
Ryan: With the 24th pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, the Pittsburgh Steelmen select Dont'a Hightower, ILB, Alabama. |
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12:31 |
Brad: Another solid pick. Guys, we're great at this. |
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12:31 |
JC De La Torre: Dont'a....forget about me...Dont'a dont'a dont'a oh! |
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12:32 |
JC De La Torre: Sorry, I'm stuck on the 80's tonight... |
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12:32 |
Ryan: Lots of 80's references tonight from JC. |
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12:32 |
Brad: Whelp, now I know what will be stuck in my head during the real draft. |
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12:32 |
JC De La Torre: LOL |
12:32 |
JC De La Torre: EAR Worm! |
12:33 |
Ryan: The timeline doesn't show it, but those two comments about the 80's appeared at the same time. |
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12:33 |
JC De La Torre: It's like they were Back to the Future... |
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JC De La Torre: I do think its a perfect pick for Pittsburgh |
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Brad: With 25th selection of the 2012 NFL Draft, the Denver Mannings select DT Dontari Poe. He's still available, right? |
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Jc De La Torre: Indeed he is. |
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Ryan: I am impressed that we've had no repeat selections. |
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12:37 |
Will: Their defense is going to be ridiculous... |
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JC De La Torre: We're per fes shonals here |
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Brad: I believe I originally selected Mike Ditka with the No. 2 overall pick. |
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Ryan: So he would technically be a repeat pick |
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12:38 |
Brad: BUST!!!!! |
12:39 |
Will: I made cookies for the draft tonight... but they are all gone |
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12:40 |
Ryan: Forrest Gump: I brought you chocolates...I ate some. |
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JC De La Torre: Superb pick. |
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Brad: Perry's still on the board, right? |
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Ryan: He is. |
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Ryan: I like the pick. It looks like the Kevin Walter experiment will finally come to an unceremonious end. |
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Brad: Will they regret not taking Perry to terrorize Luck for 6 years? |
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Ryan: They could try to trade up in round 2 to get a pass rusher. |
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12:45 |
Brad: Yeah, it's still pretty deep. |
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12:45 |
Ryan: Besides, their defense survived last year without Williams. Wade Phillips always gets good production from his unit. |
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Ryan: Unless he's the head coach, that is. |
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Will: And with the 27th pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, the New England Patriots decide against trading their first round pick for the first time since 1904 and select SS Harrison Smith. |
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JC De La Torre: Harrison Smith is a fantastic Belichickian pick |
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Brad: Well put. |
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Will: That word sounds so dirty. |
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Will: All chicks are mysteries to me |
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Ryan: Should make a good Meriweather replacement. They've been looking for one ever since they drafted Meriweather. |
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Will: Oh Danny, don't worry! |
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Brad: The Patriots have a running back platoon situation that's working really well, IMHO. |
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Will: They don't have BGE anymore though. |
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Brad: It keeps the RB salaries depressed and gets all the production they need. |
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12:49 |
Ryan: The Law Firm closed its practice? |
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Brad: That Pats' methodology with RBs allows them to lose whomever. They just slot in a specialist to replace them. |
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Ryan: They make him sound like a top 10 pick. |
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Brad: I really would prefer to have the hated Packers take a punter, but Perry is a good pick there. He could be deadly in a 3-4 defense. |
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Ryan: Perry lining up opposite Matthews will be a nightmare for offenses. |
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Brad: ^ this |
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JC De La Torre: With the 29th pick in the NFL Draft, the Baltimore Ravens select Stephen Hill, WR, Georgia Tech. |
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Brad: A lot of people are calling for Perry to go at No. 19 to the Bears. |
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Brad: No promises. :) |
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12:55 |
Will: Very nice pick for the Ravens... do or die for Flacco this year! |
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12:55 |
Ryan: With the 30th pick in the 2012 NFL draft, the San Francisco 49ers select Cordy Glenn, G/T, Georgia. |
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Brad: They had a surprisingly bad OL in 2011, so this is a good move. |
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Ryan: They need help along the offensive line much more than anywhere on their defense, although they could look to a CB later in the draft. |
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Brad: Makes sense. |
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12:58 |
Will: With the 31st pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, the New England Belicheckians select from the University of Miami, one half of the dynamic duo Smash-and-Dash, RB Lamar "Dash" Miller. |
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Ryan: A great talent for the Patriots. |
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Brad: I still wouldn't be surprised if the Patriots waited a round or two to grab a RB. |
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Ryan: Not typically their style to grab a RB early, but with the rookie salary scale, they can take advantage of a very talented RB. He definitely has that extra gear. |
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Will: I agree they might... but Miller has the talent that they thought they had in Laurence Maroney, and remember, they picked him up in the first round. |
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Brad: Fair enough. |
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Ryan: RS Sophomore means he has fewer miles on his legs |
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Will: He's the only true elite every down back left. |
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Ryan: Finally, with the 32nd pick in the 2012 NFL draft, the New York Giants select Coby Fleener, TE, Stanford. |
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Brad: Who was NE's last "every down back"? |
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Will: Maroney? Corey Dillon? |
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Ryan: Gotta be Dillon. |
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Ryan: Before that...Robert Edwards? |
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Brad: Dillon, I'd say. |
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Will: You could argue a young Kevin Faulk. |
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Will: Marsha?! |
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Brad: So it's agreed then. The Giants picking Fleener makes sense, but is not as interesting as the history of New England's running backs? |
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Ryan: The Giants agree. |
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Will: I would say they've been looking to fill that spot ever since Kevin Boss left... but that doesn't make sense. |
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