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[Paradox Jast]

Yeah, that was a nice steal for the Ravens. Washington got what I was expecting.


I wonder how much the trading block is going to light up tonight/tomorrow morning.

[Lid]

I was hoping for a pick from the Vikes but nooooo. I think Tebow could be pretty good though.

[True]

Well now the Vikings can get Jimmy Clausen who (imo) is the best QB in the draft. Pretty shocked he didn't go in the first round.

[roninmedia]

Jay Glazer on an interview said that the Vikings have Colt McCoy ahead of Jimmy Clausen on their draft board.

[Sir Whirly]

And with the 26th pick of the 2010 NFL Draft, the Arizona Cardinals pick DT Dan Williams. How the hell did this happen? This guy was supposed to be a top 10 pick and he falls to 26? God we are getting lucky. I mean Beanie Wells dropped to 32nd last year and now this. Damn right.

Oh by the way, here are the Card's alternate jerseys.

[FullmetalNinja25]

And with the 26th pick of the 2010 NFL Draft, the Arizona Cardinals pick DT Dan Williams. How the hell did this happen? This guy was supposed to be a top 10 pick and he falls to 26? God we are getting lucky. I mean Beanie Wells dropped to 32nd last year and now this. Damn right.

Oh by the way, here are the Card's alternate jerseys.

Those look like the Atlanta Falcons jerseys.

[Illmatic]

The Draft is in the books. There were trades(White and Washington to Seattle, Campbell to Oakland), reaches(Tebow and Alualu lolz), and steals(Bryant, Washington, Clausen, Kindle.). It would take too much time to get through it all so I'll just stick with my team.

Eagles fans knew the birds would trade up, but we thought it would be for Texas Safety Earl Thomas. It ended up being Brandon Graham from Michigan. A bit undersized with short arms, but loves to play and has a high motor. Had a great Senior Bowl and whooped players like Brian Bulaga. They're hoping he could be their next Hugh Douglas and also draw attention away for Trent Cole. Overall, I'm cool with it. You can never have enough pass rushers.

In the 2nd round the Eagles got their safety in USF's Nate Allen. It was reported that they really liked Dexter Mccluster, a short & shifty back out of Ole Miss. However, he was gone before the Eagles could grab him, so they decided to address the need at Safety. Has good coverage skills, and is a ball hawk. That's the kind of Safety they like.

9 of the 13 players selected play defense, 6 of which are in the front seven. They also added Ernie Sims and Daryll Tapp through trades earlier in the offseason. I'm glad that they focused on the front seven, they were garbage against Dallas, and the players we had didn't cut it. Though it remains to be seen whether or not the guys they brought in will help that much.

Mike Kafka was an interesting pick, the team hopes he can be developed into a solid backup QB for Kolb. And perhaps they can trade him for a decent pick someday.

Now for some negatives. To everyone's surprise, not 1 single Offensive lineman was taken. Jamaal Jackson won't be 100% percent, and Nick Cole is decent but not the answer at right guard. Perhaps they'll look at Alan Faneca, but the Eagles usually don't sign older lineman.

They are also thin at cornerback. Trevard Lindley is more for depth than anything, but Hobbs as a starter? That scares me a bit. There will be pressure on the D-line to generate a pass rush, otherwise this secondary will be picked apart.

It was a decent draft, not mindblowing, but they got some guys who should improve the defense. The wait for TC begins.

Also, Taylor Mays should shut it, Carroll made the right move.

Edited by Illmatic, 24 April 2010 - 11:39 PM.

[True]

Check out Walterfootball's for your teams' offseason grades

Ravens are looking to recreate the defense of 2000 with drafting Sergio Kindle and Terrence Cody. Haloti Ngata, Terrance Cody, and eventually Paul Kruger (they're beefing him up to be around 285) will combine for nearly a 1000 pounds of brute force on the defensive line. This is quite excellent as this will further solidify in stopping the run game and now creates a vaunted pass rush they lacked last season. Cody will play well into collapsing the pocket and allowing Ngata/Kruger to push through the gaps. This allows Terrell Suggs and Jarret Johnson (Sergio will eventually get in there) to rush the passer without being held up at the line and get to the QB much faster than before. Of course Ray Lewis will love this as well as it'll allow him to attack the QB and go after the RB now that he has some big bodies in front of him. Sam Adams and GOOSE! from the 00 year were big guys who just plugged all the holes and allowed Lewis/Boulware to play well within the box in either blitz packages or going into zone coverages. Honestly the Ravens got some great 1st round talent in the second round.

By drafting Ed kittenson and Dennis Pita, I believe Cam Cameron will install a more of a double TE formation that will help in blocking alongside being a receiving threat. kittenson needs to work on his blocking, but he is an excellent passing catching TE who looks great in the vertical game and should help out Flacco. Pitta as well is a better blocker and can catch the ball when he needs to. Todd Heap has a couple good years left not sustaining any injuries and these two will have a great opportunity to learn from a great mentor.

David Reed, Arthur Jones, and Ramon Harewood are some good late round choices to add some depth all around to the roster and play on the practice squad. One or all of them may end up being gems, but we'll see how they transition to the NFL. They all have great traits and bring a lot to the team, so some good choices. I am however disappointed that we didn't select a single CB since that is one of the areas we could greatly use improvement in and really need some depth as both the 2nd CB in Washington/Webb are coming off ACL tears and won't be in top shape till week six. I don't know if they have some plans via free agency or a trade, but they need some additional guys in this area. A much improved pass rush will really help the defense but you can never be too safe when it comes to the secondary especially now that it's a more passing league.

All in all, I'll have to give the Ravens a B+ on this years draft. Ozzie works his magic by trading the 1st rounder to the Broncos for three great picks (Kindle, kittenson, and Pitta) on a developmental pick in Tim Tebow. I don't know what that egomaniac McDaniels is thinking, but it looks like the Ravens will forever be linked to Tebow now. Not drafting a CB is concerning, but I'm very glad that they're trying to inject some youth onto the defensive side of the ball as the veterans look to pass on the mantle to the young guys. Very excited for training camp.

[Jwolf0]

I... I'm actually starting to believe in the Seahawks front office. I didn't think it was possible. It didn't hurt that this was the CRAZIEST draft ever:

-Alualu at 10?
-TEBOW SMASH! to McJerkface at 25 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. I hope Tebow fails, but not because I hate him. It's because I hate McJerkface. Also,

-Al Davis oversleeping the first two days of the draft and therefore Oakland makes smart picks. (And picking up Campbell, too)
-Clausen at 48 to Carolina? Shriner-dood, you better buy some Lotto tickets!
-Gerhart to Minnesota? I like Gerhart, but when I think Minnesota, I definitely think that running back was their weak point. That Peterson kid, he'll never work out. [/sarcasm]

But for the Seahawks, value all over the place. Okung (thank you Redskins!) and Thomas in the first (Illmatic, I really thought you were getting him when you traded up), Golden Tate in the late second, getting LenDale White for moving back about 8 spots in the 4th and Leon Washington in the 5th?

[Illmatic]

T.O. signs with the Bengals. Senor Ocho & 81? Should be fun to watch

[True]

July has been like a dead month (and the O's sucking so hard makes me look forward to nothing) for sports. I want some football all ready!

[Lid]

I'm kind of worried about Favre, in his last interview I guess he said that every time he gets up his ankle feels like it did before the surgery. It would really suck if he didn't come back because I don't think TJak can give the Vikes a 12-4 season or better.

[Mik3]

I have to admit, T.O. and Ocho on one team intrigues me

[True]

I like that matchup as well, it provide some fine entertainment. I really laud at my fellow Ravens fans who think TO is washed up and shouldn't be seen as a threat. The guy can still make good plays and is very physically fit for his age and not having to be the #1 WR should only help him more. The Bengals have some really good offensive pieces and can match up well with the Ravens since they have a good offense with a better QB, WR Corps, (Ravens are better running game and OLine) and a pretty stout defense with 2 great corners and a DLine (only thing Ravens have better is LB corps).

Today, Dominique Foxworth tore his ACL and is out for the season. He was the Ravens #1 corner. This is a secondary riddled with injuries. Our #2 corner is coming back from a ACL injury as well and is not 100%, then our 3rd rookie corner (from last year) also had an ACL injury 12 weeks into last season. At this point our recovering #2 corner has to play a #1, and our nickel-back has to play our #2 corner. Ed Reed is out until at least week 6 since he had hip surgery (and he isnt a cover safety so it doesn't insure for having weak CBs). This issue had to be addressed during the draft, and like last year with WR, it has become our Achilles heal. I'm really scared of teams passing against this team, even though they've tried to help improve the pass rush with the front seven. Not having good cornerbacks in a pass heavy league is just a terrying thought. I'd never figure I'd be worried about the Ravens defense for once..but it looks like it has come.

[Mik3]

FOOTBALL

FINALLY


Even if its just pre-season.


How bout that Favre and his indecisiveness?



My pred-ications for this year


NFC

Division Winners

1.Green Bay Packers
2.New Orleans Saints
3.Dallas Cowboys
4.San Franscisco 49ers

Wild Card

5.Minnesota Vikings
6.Philadelphia Eagles (Homer pick, realistically I'd pick Arizona)





AFC

Division Winners

1.Baltimore Ravens
2.Indianapolis Colts
3.San Diego Chargers
4.New York Jets

Wild Card

5.Cincinnatti Bengals
6.New England Patriots




Ravens win the SuperB owl

Edited by Mik3, 08 August 2010 - 06:49 AM.

[Paradox Jast]

I agree with most of those picks, but I have a hard time seeing the Iggles make anything this year. Perhaps next year. Realistically, I probably would have put Dallas at number 5 instead of number 3. Though it looks like the NFC East is going to be a little crazy this year anyway.

[Mik3]

Favres flying to Minnesota. So he is most likely back after once again avoiding training camp like a pansy. Well, no one is surprised.

[Illmatic]

The season finally starts Tomorrow evening with Saints-Vikings.

So might as well throw in the Week 1 Power Rankings

1. Indianapolis Colts Next Game: @ Houston Texans
2. New Orleans Saints Next Game: VS. Minnesota Vikings
3. Green Bay Packers Next Game: @ Philadelphia Eagles
4. Dallas Cowboys Next Game: @ Washington Redskins
5. Minnesota Vikings Next Game: @ New Orleans Saints
6. Baltimore Ravens Next Game: @ New York Jets (Monday Night Football)
7. Atlanta Falcons Next Game: @ Pittsburgh Steelers
8. San Diego Chargers Next Game: @ Kansas City Chiefs (Monday Night Football)
9. New York Jets Next Game: VS. Baltimore Ravens (Monday Night Football)
10. New England Patriots Next Game: VS. Cincinnati Bengals

Good matchups all around, should be a great week of Football.

[Mik3]

Low scoring game. Vikings couldnt really get into a rhythm and the blame goes to Favre. Thats what happens when you skip out on training camp. Not having Sidney Rice hurt because he wasn't in sync with anyone else except for Visanthe but once they stuck a safety on him Favre had no on else he felt comfortable with. Now when the opposing defense assigns a safety to cover the tight end, youre receivers have to take advantage of that. The Eagles do it alot with Brent Celek and Desean Jackson, especially if you have someone speedy out there, if they get behind the corner and theres no safety there, then its over, easy 6. They should have tried it out with Harvin. At least its only the first game and they have over a week to correct themselves.

Some great games for week 1, especially the primetime games.

Pats Bengals? Ochocinco. T.O. and Moss? Hell yea

Eagles and the Pack? Eagles wearing the kelly green throwbacks and Kolb tries to emulate the great Aaron Rodgers? Hell yea

Skins Cowboys? One of them loses for sure? OH and rivalry, and Mcnabb Romo blah blah. Hell yea.

Ravens Jets? Potential AFC championship game? A matchup we might see more often when the tom bradys and peyton mannings are gone? Hellll yea

[Nick Soapdish]

A lot of it is on Favre although I'd rather have him miss training camp and be rusty for the first few weeks than attend and be ineffective for the last few. Harvin made the wrong adjustment twice and gave up on pass plays which probably didn't inspire much confidence from Favre. (Hopefully, they have his migraines under control and he won't be missing as much practice.) And our offensive coordinator sucks which is why he wasn't making any adjustments during the game. It's a pretty vanilla "kick ass" offense, but sometimes he changes it up a bit and goes for French vanilla.