Originally posted by Piper
27 Dunta Robinson CB 6-0, 185 South Carolina
59 Darius Watts WR 6-2, 185 Marshall
91 Etric Pruitt FS 6-1, 190 Southern Mississippi
123 Robert Peace LB 6-3, 235 Tennessee
155 Nick Newton OG 6-4, 330 Washington
Nice job, overall, though starting a third round FS might be borderline. I'd hope we go FA there, period, since this team likes to make me nervous with their neglected needs flagging the obvious first round picks. But Everage in the second goes right before 59, and there's nothing in the ballpark of that pick (of course, we need the receiver) anyway.
I wish GBN had projected some juniors.
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27. Vasher, CB. Honestly, a bit more familiar with him, but also just find him more able than Robinson, at first if nothing else.
59. Rod Davis, LB. Big enough, versatile enough in theory to handle the strong side or middle, which keeps Witherspoon evermore on the weak side. Can become a team leader once regularly starting. We really need this style leader. Most definately leads his current team, some say much more so than Manning.
Obviously a good run stopper, plays inside currently and is a fit there or outside in the pros. At 10.5 sacks in 2002, could be a good blitz option, something this team desperately misses without Fields. Could, as well, find a niche locking onto the TE the way Fields did in 02, because neither are going to be great players against backs the way physical, fast LBs are often expected to do.
91. Max Starks, OT/G. Somewhat raw, and a name I've been aware of for years but has recently come up again at the behest of both Cali and Schroll. To be honest, I find him deficient in some respects because of his size and run blocking, not that he's not physical or powerful - he clears the hole. But I worry about his control, because pro DEs/DTs use their hands a lot better than college DL, and because there's just never going to be that size discrepancy to the same level in the pros. But that's where he's a great fit - his raw skills suggest that he's got what it takes, and I like the idea of giving someone raw but with three letters and plenty of bigtime attention, to Maser to work with. He could be a terror on the right side, not unlike former NFC Central RTs Eric Dotson, BigCat Williams, and so on.
123. BJ Johnson, WR. Assuming a starter in FA/RFA, of course, in both this and the other instance, a third or fourth should add necessary depth/future starting. Johnson's not great at anything, nor exceptional in athletcism, but he gets overshadowed and underused at times. As a 2/3, he's got the ability you want to see. Or get William Joseph's little brother for OT/G here and Watts at 91.
155. Honestly, not familiar enough with any of these players to go at great length. Mau Brown is decent, I certainly think of Kaedling as one of the top kickers/punters and have noted so here. Plenty of good backup/possible starting centers here, and that's all I'll say about that, dammit. That we can find backup OL in the second day.
Woods and Everage aren't around at 27 and 59.
