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2013 NFL Draft

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QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Apr 25, 2013 -> 11:18 AM)
Bears and Vikings fighting for who takes Manti Te'o.

 

This is already a great draft.

 

With the loser getting Brian Urlacher. Or maybe the winner? :lol:

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QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Apr 25, 2013 -> 11:18 AM)
Bears and Vikings fighting for who takes Manti Te'o.

 

This is already a great draft.

 

I've never seen a draft with this many questions leading into draft day. There is a lot of talent in this draft but I don't know how many pro bowlers are in it. There are so many smoke screens too - it's unreal.

 

I like the Jets and Bills little quarrel too.

 

BILLS WILL TAKE AUSTIN TO SCREW WITH JETS

JETS WILL TAKE NASSIB TO SPITE HIM

HA, NO WE WON'T BUT WE WILL LATER

JAGS SAY NOPE LOL WE'LL TAKE HIM AT 33

 

I'm hoping Austin gets to 8 and the Bills trade down with the Rams and pick up 16 and 22. Then you can take Nassib/Manuel at 16 (because I am already calling the Jets bluff - there's no way they can afford to use a top 13 pick on a QB) and either trade down with Atlanta at 22 or take BPA, probably a receiver.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 25, 2013 -> 12:06 PM)
I can't imagine what the Boers and Bernstein show would be like tomorrow if the Bears take Te'o tonight. I really, really hope they don't take him.

This is the main reason I hope they don't take him. It's not a good reason I know, but still.

 

I'd be ok with using a 2nd on him though. To me he's got a high floor, unlikely to be a bust. Yes he played like s*** against Alabama but so did Ogletree (granted better than Te'o but still)

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Apr 25, 2013 -> 11:29 AM)
I've never seen a draft with this many questions leading into draft day. There is a lot of talent in this draft but I don't know how many pro bowlers are in it. There are so many smoke screens too - it's unreal.

 

I like the Jets and Bills little quarrel too.

 

BILLS WILL TAKE AUSTIN TO SCREW WITH JETS

JETS WILL TAKE NASSIB TO SPITE HIM

HA, NO WE WON'T BUT WE WILL LATER

JAGS SAY NOPE LOL WE'LL TAKE HIM AT 33

 

I'm hoping Austin gets to 8 and the Bills trade down with the Rams and pick up 16 and 22. Then you can take Nassib/Manuel at 16 (because I am already calling the Jets bluff - there's no way they can afford to use a top 13 pick on a QB) and either trade down with Atlanta at 22 or take BPA, probably a receiver.

 

I still think the Bills are gonna take Geno Smith if he is there at 8.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Apr 25, 2013 -> 11:33 AM)
I still think the Bills are gonna take Geno Smith if he is there at 8.

 

I don't think they like Smith at all. I think their top 3 are Nassib, Barkley, and Manuel. I think Smith has the highest ceiling out of any QB in the draft, but he's got the second lowest floor too (next to Manuel), and I don't think he'd handle playing in Buffalo very well.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Apr 25, 2013 -> 11:43 AM)
I don't think they like Smith at all. I think their top 3 are Nassib, Barkley, and Manuel. I think Smith has the highest ceiling out of any QB in the draft, but he's got the second lowest floor too (next to Manuel), and I don't think he'd handle playing in Buffalo very well.

 

Hopefully they pick the right one. Otherwise you are stuck with Kevin Kolb.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Apr 25, 2013 -> 12:02 PM)
Hopefully they pick the right one. Otherwise you are stuck with Kevin Kolb.

 

It's OK, Kevin Kolb is here to win a Superbowl

According to ESPN's John Clayton, the Vikings "would like to find a way" to take Notre Dame ILB Manti Te'o in first round.

 

Middle linebacker is a glaring position of need for the Vikings, where they're trying to cram in weak-side 'backer Erin Henderson. However, it's possible Te'o won't be around when the Vikings pick at No. 23 overall. According to NFL.com's Ian Rapoport, the Bears -- who hold the No. 20 pick -- also "love" Te'o. The Vikes are a candidate to trade up on Thursday night.

 

Per Rotoworld

 

The Bears now love Te'o? I hope this is 100% smokescreen.

I really don't understand why you'd be upset about Te'o. I think Te'o's fine, smart, heady player who is ultra-motivated to succeed and who is more talented than Tebow, who was the last mega distraction to come out.

I really don't understand why you'd be upset about Te'o. I think Te'o's fine, smart, heady player who is ultra-motivated to succeed and who is more talented than Tebow, who was the last mega distraction to come out.

 

Because he's from Notre Dame and hating Notre Dame is way more important than, you know, football reasons and stuff.

 

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Apr 25, 2013 -> 12:33 PM)
Because he's from Notre Dame and hating Notre Dame is way more important than, you know, football reasons and stuff.

 

Your World vs Notre Dame crap is ridiculous.

 

How about because he's too small for MLB, too slow for the cover 2 scheme, and without the name attached he wouldn't be a first round talent.

Your World vs Notre Dame crap is ridiculous.

 

How about because he's too small for MLB, too slow for the cover 2 scheme, and without the name attached he wouldn't be a first round talent.

 

I'll trust Kiper and McShay's opinion of his ability to play MLB over yours, and those two certainly don't give a f*** about his name.

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QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Apr 25, 2013 -> 12:17 PM)
I am praying that either Sheldon Richardson or Star Lotulelei somehow fall to 20. They would be great adds to the Bears.

 

Otherwise, I would prefer a trade down and pick up a third rounder and take either A. Brown/Minter/other LB that falls to around 30 where the Bears trade down to.

 

Can't see Lotulelei falling that far and I'm hearing SF is trying to trade up into top 15 to grab Richardson

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Apr 25, 2013 -> 12:33 PM)
Because he's from Notre Dame and hating Notre Dame is way more important than, you know, football reasons and stuff.

 

No, not even close. I dont hate the guy, but I dont think he is worth the 20th pick. I was extremely disappointed in his game against alabama and I thought a lot of his image was hype over substance. Dont interpret that as me hating ND, because I dont.

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QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Apr 25, 2013 -> 12:43 PM)
I don't think they like Smith at all. I think their top 3 are Nassib, Barkley, and Manuel. I think Smith has the highest ceiling out of any QB in the draft, but he's got the second lowest floor too (next to Manuel), and I don't think he'd handle playing in Buffalo very well.

 

I really don't understand why people are so high on Nassib and Manuel. But I've heard from multiple friends of mine who are Bills fans hoping they draft one of them

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QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Apr 25, 2013 -> 01:33 PM)
Because he's from Notre Dame and hating Notre Dame is way more important than, you know, football reasons and stuff.

 

LOL.

 

 

Or it could be because, you know, he probably isn't a first round talent.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Apr 25, 2013 -> 12:33 PM)
Because he's from Notre Dame and hating Notre Dame is way more important than, you know, football reasons and stuff.

Te'o will get swallowed up in the NFL just like he did in Alabama game. He is a average player at best not a first rounder at all. I could care less he is from the Tarnished Dome.

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QUOTE (Soxfest @ Apr 25, 2013 -> 05:56 PM)
Te'o will get swallowed up in the NFL just like he did in Alabama game. He is a average player at best not a first rounder at all. I could care less he is from the Tarnished Dome.

 

Yep, he played behind a dominant defensive line. The one game the DL couldn't control the LOS, he was destroyed by Lacy and company.

LOL.

 

 

Or it could be because, you know, he probably isn't a first round talent.

 

There aren't 20 first round talents in this draft, so the Bears probably aren't getting first round talent with their pick. He is somewhere around the 20-30th best player in this particular draft.

I read somewhere that Te'o was the first really good college player to have a bad game.

 

 

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QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Apr 25, 2013 -> 02:00 PM)
There aren't 20 first round talents in this draft, so the Bears probably aren't getting first round talent with their pick. He is somewhere around the 20-30th best player in this particular draft.

 

It's a weaker draft for sure and if KC gets Miami's first 2nd round pick I'd love to take him there if he was still around, but I wouldn't take an above average inside linebacker whose ceiling is that of a poor man's Luke Kuechly in the first round.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 25, 2013 -> 01:57 PM)
Yep, he played behind a dominant defensive line. The one game the DL couldn't control the LOS, he was destroyed by Lacy and company.

How many linebackers look good when their DL is getting bulldozed? It's a short list, because it's zero

This draft is weak in first round talent, but the later rounds have plenty of value.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Apr 25, 2013 -> 01:15 PM)
How many linebackers look good when their DL is getting bulldozed? It's a short list, because it's zero

 

There is no college linebacker that would of had a good game.

 

That Alabama o-line will have three players starting in the NFL this year and one more will be starting next year.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Apr 25, 2013 -> 01:00 PM)
I read somewhere that Te'o was the first really good college player to have a bad game.

 

Not to mention he knew he was about to get demolished in the news any day. That might distract you, just a bit.

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