Thursday, March 1, 2012

The Kansas City Chefs

This team stays healthy last year and they win the west. This year could be different. They have some age and some free agent issues.

But the best player on the board is G David DeCastro. DeCastro will help a teams running game. He posted slow 40 times but 40 times don't mean much. I once knew a LB who could slide step faster than he could move forward. DeCastro can 3 cone faster than he can sprint.

That means he can pull. That means he can move his feet well enough to create seems on the inside and if you're running a little guy like Charles or McCluster the idea of a big man that can create seems or get out front and pull is awfully attractive.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

The Buffalo Bills -

Bad news Bills fans - changing defensive systems means changing personnel.
Worse news Bills fans the owner wants a wide receiver.

That means they may take a long look at Michael Floyd.

There's no real 4-3 OLBs out there at this spot. So the smart choice is probably a Defensive End -
Melvin Ingram has the heart and football smarts. Whitney Mercilus has better size.

Take the heart. Melvin Ingram.

The Carolina Panthers

Congratulations Panthers !

You took Cam Newton. Then you let him be Cam Newton.

Lock in on Steve Smith. Check. Check down once to Greg Olsen. Check. Run like hell. Brilliant.

Now it's time to look brilliant again.

Ron Rivera selects Dontari Poe and moves the big man around not forcing the dancing bear to just play the NT and take on double teams.

The Miami Dolphins

Mike Sherman is the new OC ?

They could use a LT. They could use another WR. They could use a RB.

They should draft Ryan Tannehill. He already knows the system. He has Matt Moore to groom him.

And he's alot like Jim Jensen !

The Jacksonville Jaguars

The jags need a big WR, a deep threat, and the consensus is Justin Blackmon stands out there.

Once upon a time Michael Crabtree was that deep threat. Now he's a possession guy. A possession guy would be a step up for the Jags, too. So Blackmon is fine.

Michael Floyd might be a better possession guy though. And Stephen Hill really makes you wonder what they might have had down at Georgia Tech if they ever passed the ball.

Blackmon is the pick. If he doesn't light it up they'll blame Gabbert.

the Washington Redskins -

Washington is one of those teams that should be moving up to take a QB. Not because they're one player away but because they need a face to their team.

But if they are still here and they very well could be - they need to address some issues.

Trent Williams is an idiot 3 strikes in a shortened season is just rude. DeAngelo Hall has the ego but wasn't great last year. They need a RB.

It's Riley Reiff or Morris Claiborne. Both looked better in season than at the combine. Claiborne drops a bit because Brooks moved up a bit. Reiff dropped a bit because he came in slow. RB - would Shanahan really go there ? And having Carriker, Cofield, and Bowen around might even make Dontari Poe attractive - and Poe is the best player out there.

If Washington is here they should go with Reiff by a hair. He can play G if necessary or he can let the team escort Trent Williams off the premises.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Read somewhere that the Bucs needed to find weapons for Josh Freeman.

Ridiculous. Arrelious Benn, Michael Williams, Dezmon Briscoe, Preston Parker, Sammie Stroughter, and Kellen Winslow. That's a pretty nice contingent of receivers.

Schiano was last in the NFL as a DB coach in Chicago. The best choice for the team may be Miami's Lamar Miller. Next in line is DB Morris Claiborne. And then there are two defensive ends that could fit - especially if Price, McCoy, and Miller are all back healthy- Melvin Ingram and Quinton Coples.

They could use a LB that can drop in coverage in Schiano's scheme. But most important is the pass rush. Those guys are rarer.

Quinton Coples. DE.