JPP is talented but he's relatively raw and a risk. I'm baffled at the notion of taking him #3 overall and ahead of Eric Berry. Just because you need a speed rusher it doesn't mean that you have to force a high 1st rd pick on one. That's how to screw up a franchise.
I would be ecstatic if we land either McClain or Bryant, I'm starting to believe neither will be there for us.
I love how different this mock is from 99% of the other ones out there. I also love how McClain falls into our laps.
I'd take Rolando McClain over Dez. Nothing against the latter, I just feel that the former would help us out more.
I could see this draft playing out like this. I do expect that we'll most likely miss out on Bryant. He's a top 10 player and should be gone but if not he should be an obvious selection for us. I could see McClain falling to us. Though I wouldn't be surprised if we passed on him for Odrick. ILB is just not a core position and they usually drop on draft day.
It's a win-win situation for St. Louis or Detroit. Both teams are going to end up with a Pro Bowler regardless of which one they pick. I still like Suh better though.
McClain will not be making it out of the top 11. Not gonna happen. Dez has a HUGE chance of being there at #12 b/c Denver will take McClain, a pass rusher, or a talented versative Dlinemen before Dez. If they value a #1 at this juncture, then they will resign Marshall. If they don't resign Marshall then they are certainly not going to run around in circles and use up a #1 draft pick as his replacement when they could resign him and use the pick on a defensive need. That makes no sense and is like forfeiting a 1st pick.
i think if they trade Brandon Marshall they will be going WR in the first round unless they end up trading him after they make there pick. maybe they should just take our first and we can have marshall that way they can have the 11 and 12 pick in the draft
I would be ecstatic. My hope is that Denver takes him and we get McClain. Our defense is in much worse shape than our offense. We couldn't stop anybody in the passing game last year. We need a FS and ILB bad.
One possibility this scenario doesn't address is someone targeting a player we'd pick and moving up to get him. I'm just paranoid.....