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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 609050" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p>Many of us were looking for a difference maker at ILB so disappointment with this draft is understandable. I wonder if the Eagles had taken Randall at #20 if Anthony would have been the pick at #30 and if that happened how different the perceptions of this draft would be here?</p><p></p><p>Regarding the ILB position, IMO one of two situations exist: 1) When McCarthy said Matthews would continue to play inside he meant it and they didn’t go out of their way to avoid it, or 2) They wanted to avoid having Matthews play inside but didn’t see the solution to achieve that in this draft – or just valued Randall more than Anthony and the other “3 down” ILBs at #30. My <em>guess</em> at this point is <em>one</em> of the group of Bradford, Palmer, and Thomas have a better chance of getting snaps on D than Ryan, most likely Bradford. But that's just a guess. I’ll be happy if any of them grab the position by the throat.</p><p></p><p>The best thing about this draft is how young and talented the CB position is right now - the entire secondary in fact. Cover CBs are a very important asset in today’s NFL and this draft replenished that spot – as well as the safety spot: I expect Randall to begin and stay at CB and if he and others perform well, Hyde is more freed up to backup safety without risking the loss of his talent as the nickel. Shields at 27 and Burnett at 26 are now the oldest players in the secondary.</p><p></p><p>Montgomery was another surprise for me and if he’s a “bigger Cobb” as scout Sam Seale said, <em>holy crap</em> that was a great pick. One AFC scout was quoted by jsonline saying, “He just has to get with the right coach. He really hasn't improved there. When he was a freshman he played with (Andrew) Luck. You said, 'Wow, this guy is going to be the best receiver they ever had there.' This year the team went in a malaise. He's a mystery guy. If he's there in the third round I'd love to grab him. The one thing I know he can do is return kicks well.” Another scout called him the best returner in the draft, another said he’s a good blocker and a tough guy. Yet another scout said he was too heavy last season – and that’s certainly fixable. He’s probably first in line for the KOR job and he may very well earn snaps from scrimmage depending upon how well and quickly he learns the offense. If he is a dynamic KOR, that shouldn’t be diminished. But he better be contributing on offense by at least his second year.</p><p></p><p>I was disappointed in the Hundley pick. IMO he has virtually no chance to take Tolzien’s spot this season and IMO it’s too early to be looking for Rodgers’ replacement. If the rationale was insurance against a career-ending injury to Rodgers over the next 2-3 seasons, or invest time and money in him and trade him for decent draft pick in the future, I don’t agree with either. I think Dougherty had it right when he said the trade up would have made more sense to bolster the defense. Or TE or OL IMO. Apparently the Pats called the Packers to offer the trade up, I wish they hadn’t.</p><p></p><p>Regarding the 6th rounders: Will Ripkowski’s potential be enough for him to replace Kuhn on the roster? I don’t expect both to be on the roster so it could be the PS for Rip and he replaces Kuhn next year if he’s good enough. In spite of McCarthy’s comment that ‘Daniels name gets thrown around a lot’ of course Ringo won’t challenge Daniels. Challenging Thornton shouldn’t worry him too much but Luther Robinson should give him a run for his money. Backman may have the best shot of the three making the roster. He just has to convince them to keep three TEs on the active roster and beat out Perillo and any TE UDFAs acquired.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 609050, member: 4300"] Many of us were looking for a difference maker at ILB so disappointment with this draft is understandable. I wonder if the Eagles had taken Randall at #20 if Anthony would have been the pick at #30 and if that happened how different the perceptions of this draft would be here? Regarding the ILB position, IMO one of two situations exist: 1) When McCarthy said Matthews would continue to play inside he meant it and they didn’t go out of their way to avoid it, or 2) They wanted to avoid having Matthews play inside but didn’t see the solution to achieve that in this draft – or just valued Randall more than Anthony and the other “3 down” ILBs at #30. My [I]guess[/I] at this point is [I]one[/I] of the group of Bradford, Palmer, and Thomas have a better chance of getting snaps on D than Ryan, most likely Bradford. But that's just a guess. I’ll be happy if any of them grab the position by the throat. The best thing about this draft is how young and talented the CB position is right now - the entire secondary in fact. Cover CBs are a very important asset in today’s NFL and this draft replenished that spot – as well as the safety spot: I expect Randall to begin and stay at CB and if he and others perform well, Hyde is more freed up to backup safety without risking the loss of his talent as the nickel. Shields at 27 and Burnett at 26 are now the oldest players in the secondary. Montgomery was another surprise for me and if he’s a “bigger Cobb” as scout Sam Seale said, [I]holy crap[/I] that was a great pick. One AFC scout was quoted by jsonline saying, “He just has to get with the right coach. He really hasn't improved there. When he was a freshman he played with (Andrew) Luck. You said, 'Wow, this guy is going to be the best receiver they ever had there.' This year the team went in a malaise. He's a mystery guy. If he's there in the third round I'd love to grab him. The one thing I know he can do is return kicks well.” Another scout called him the best returner in the draft, another said he’s a good blocker and a tough guy. Yet another scout said he was too heavy last season – and that’s certainly fixable. He’s probably first in line for the KOR job and he may very well earn snaps from scrimmage depending upon how well and quickly he learns the offense. If he is a dynamic KOR, that shouldn’t be diminished. But he better be contributing on offense by at least his second year. I was disappointed in the Hundley pick. IMO he has virtually no chance to take Tolzien’s spot this season and IMO it’s too early to be looking for Rodgers’ replacement. If the rationale was insurance against a career-ending injury to Rodgers over the next 2-3 seasons, or invest time and money in him and trade him for decent draft pick in the future, I don’t agree with either. I think Dougherty had it right when he said the trade up would have made more sense to bolster the defense. Or TE or OL IMO. Apparently the Pats called the Packers to offer the trade up, I wish they hadn’t. Regarding the 6th rounders: Will Ripkowski’s potential be enough for him to replace Kuhn on the roster? I don’t expect both to be on the roster so it could be the PS for Rip and he replaces Kuhn next year if he’s good enough. In spite of McCarthy’s comment that ‘Daniels name gets thrown around a lot’ of course Ringo won’t challenge Daniels. Challenging Thornton shouldn’t worry him too much but Luther Robinson should give him a run for his money. Backman may have the best shot of the three making the roster. He just has to convince them to keep three TEs on the active roster and beat out Perillo and any TE UDFAs acquired. [/QUOTE]
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