The 2008 NFL Draft Day Open Thread -- 1st Round(11-20)
Welcome Back! The Broncos are only 1 pick away and every one of the OL's are still on the board. TRADE DOWN!!!
#11 Buffalo Bills -- CB Leodis McKelvin -- The Bills undoubtedly tried to move down. Reaching for a WR here would have been a huge reach so the Bills made the wise move taking the best DB on the board. Remember, the Bills play against Tom Brady twice a year. Nice move for the Bills.
ON THE CLOCK -- THE DENVER BRONCOS!
#12 Denver Broncos -- OT Ryan Clady -- I guess we had to know this pick was coming when all these linemen fell. Clady and the Broncos have been connected at the hip during this entire process. I said on MHR Radio that O-Line would be the safe pick. It turned out that the Broncos decided to stay safe. Styg50 will have his thoughts ASAP.
#13 Carolina Panthers -- RB Jonathon Stewart -- The Panthers waste no time taking the card with Stewart's name to the commish. Stewart has questions, mostly about health, but still projects to be a solid RB in the NFL. There was a smattering of boos form Panthers' fans when the pick was announced.
#14 Chicago Bears -- OT Chris Williams -- Many thought the Bears would go Running Back here, but to their credit they made the smart move, choosing to solidify the O-Line. I am a bit surprised that the Pick was Williams, but the Bears needed a lineman and they got one.
#15 Kansas City Chiefs -- OL Brandon Albert -- The Chiefs, easily the most active of the teams in this draft, make another move to get help for their O-Line. When Williams went to the Bears, you had to imagine that the Chiefs were ecstatic. Albert fits what they do to a T.
#16 Arizona Cardinals -- D. Rodgers-Cromartie -- The Cardinals needed some serious help for their pass defense, and Cromartie might be the best DB in the draft. There are some health concerns, but if he stays healthy Cromartie is the real deal.
#17 Detroit Lions -- OT Gosder Cherlius -- A bit of a surprise here, with Rashard Mendenhall still on the board. The Lions have a big hole in the backfield they must feel they can address later in the draft.
#18 Baltimore Ravens -- QB Joe Flacco -- The Ravens wanted Matt Ryan. The Falcons ended all talk about that. To their credit, they didn't panic and made the bold move with the Jags to move lower in the draft until the right moment. It came at 18, with the Ravens moving back up to get their QB of their future.
#19 Carolina Panthers -- OT Jeff Otah -- Kudos to the Panthers. First, the Panthers were able to get much needed help at running back. They then come right back to nab much needed help along the O-Line. Solid draft for the Panthers.
#20 Tampa Bay Buccaneers -- CB Aqib Talb -- A bit of s surprise. The Bucs need playmakers and all the Wide Receivers are still on the board. Gruden went defense instead, and hopes to have found a replacement for Brian Kelly.
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Is trade down the right phrase
if I want Denver to trade the pick for a first round next year?
by MattR on Apr 26, 2008 2:18 PM MDT 0 recs
trade OUT methinks...
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by styg50 on
Apr 26, 2008 2:19 PM MDT
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12th until I traded down!!
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by styg50 on Apr 26, 2008 2:18 PM MDT 0 recs
Going to have to call mdierk now...i'll be quiet during our pick.
by Zappa on Apr 26, 2008 2:19 PM MDT 0 recs
buffalo selects leodis mckelvin
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by sirsam on Apr 26, 2008 2:19 PM MDT 0 recs
Mushi mushi?
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by styg50 on
Apr 26, 2008 2:20 PM MDT
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Theyre playing John Denver in the background
Davis to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Apr 26, 2008 2:20 PM MDT 0 recs
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Apr 26, 2008 2:20 PM MDT 0 recs
Welcome aboard!
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by styg50 on
Apr 26, 2008 2:21 PM MDT
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All my friends are like ooooo Broncos
so I hope they make us proud today.
by phantom818 on Apr 26, 2008 2:21 PM MDT 0 recs
MENDENHALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111
wHERE IS Guru’s insider info at? :D
by Zappa on Apr 26, 2008 2:21 PM MDT 0 recs
I am here.
I just changed my name to sirsam
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by sirsam on
Apr 26, 2008 2:23 PM MDT
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Braden Albert?
Ug, I really hate this pick.
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by ejruiz on Apr 26, 2008 2:21 PM MDT 0 recs
lol
In 5 years he will be a solid player. BIG F-ING DEAL
by Zappa on Apr 26, 2008 2:24 PM MDT 0 recs
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by Zappa on Apr 26, 2008 2:24 PM MDT 1 recs
I Don't Hate It
But I certainly don’t like it.
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by ejruiz on Apr 26, 2008 2:25 PM MDT 0 recs
I don't hate Clady as a player
I was just not in love with him enough to be a first round pick. I think there was better value from trading down (or out).
by MattR on Apr 26, 2008 2:25 PM MDT 0 recs
Alright
I say Carolina takes Stewart. Makes too much sense.
by atthehive on Apr 26, 2008 2:25 PM MDT 0 recs
Zapp's already calling him a bust
I think he had too many Beers
by phantom818 on Apr 26, 2008 2:25 PM MDT 0 recs
after that pick I NEED a Beer
Davis to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on
Apr 26, 2008 2:27 PM MDT
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Davis to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Apr 26, 2008 2:26 PM MDT 0 recs
Denver didn't have
Albert rated as high as I thought…
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by styg50 on Apr 26, 2008 2:26 PM MDT 0 recs
I agree with the general sentiment
Clady’s not Bad, per se, but definitely not worth 12 pick money.
by atthehive on Apr 26, 2008 2:27 PM MDT 0 recs
the 12 pick worth is
$11 -$12 mil guaranteed. 6yr contract, that doesn’t seem bad… MattR, have you got any thoughts on cap space for this signing?
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by styg50 on
Apr 26, 2008 2:29 PM MDT
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My guess is it will end up being about
$15 million total for a 5 year contract with a voidable 6th year and about $10 million guaranteed over the first couple years and the potential for another 2-4 million in playing time or other incentives.
by MattR on
Apr 26, 2008 2:35 PM MDT
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Oh that's perfect...
the pundits say he will not be a pro bowler until his 5th year…just in time for Shanny to cut him. :)
by Zappa on
Apr 26, 2008 2:36 PM MDT
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Forget the Foster comparison's guys
that argument went the way of the dodo.
Clady is ten times the player that Foster was, and he has a meanstreak and a chip on his shoulder to match.
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by styg50 on Apr 26, 2008 2:28 PM MDT 0 recs
Agreed.
Just because we got burned once, doesn’t mean we should never try again. He’s a completely different player.
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by ejruiz on
Apr 26, 2008 2:28 PM MDT
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Please stop booing
new person to root for…..
CHRIS JOHNSON !!!!!!!!!!!
by phantom818 on Apr 26, 2008 2:28 PM MDT 0 recs
For every give there
is a take. Johnson is the flip side of a Clady pick. :)
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by styg50 on
Apr 26, 2008 2:29 PM MDT
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Stewart > Mendenhall.
Nice pick, Carolina.
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by ejruiz on Apr 26, 2008 2:29 PM MDT 0 recs
Agreed
though I swear they got the cards mixed up.
by SlamDunkTheFunk on
Apr 26, 2008 2:30 PM MDT
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I love the Clady Pick
I am in the minority on MHR, but remember who told you this was the right thing to do when Clady makes the Pro Bowl. This was the best case scenario, and the right pick to make.
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by TedBartlett905 on Apr 26, 2008 2:30 PM MDT 0 recs
Hey man
I’m with you. He has played in a similiar system, and he WAS a Bronco
by phantom818 on
Apr 26, 2008 2:32 PM MDT
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I don't think Clady is
a minority pick here, mostly because I don’t think that MHR works that way.
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by styg50 on
Apr 26, 2008 2:32 PM MDT
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L love it, too
Isn’t Clady the first time Shanny’s ever taken an o-lineman in the first? Shows you how highly he thinks of him. I don’t necessarily think he’ll start at LT right away, but I think he’ll end up there, and be an all-pro, sooner rather than later.
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by spock on
Apr 26, 2008 2:41 PM MDT
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George Foster
was technically an O-lineman, but he blocked like Jeb Putzier.
by SlamDunkTheFunk on
Apr 26, 2008 2:42 PM MDT
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We reached
for Foster in the first before. Most scouts had Foster ranked at the top of the second, so, i a way, you are probably right, seeing as how he didn’t pan out anyways.
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by styg50 on
Apr 26, 2008 2:42 PM MDT
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mdierk says hello
and also that we need Clady to be ready to be a star this year…not 5 years from now like Maylock says.
by Zappa on Apr 26, 2008 2:30 PM MDT 0 recs
Yes
I think he will definitely take some time to develop.
by atthehive on
Apr 26, 2008 2:31 PM MDT
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I wasn't sure about the jump to the NFl
but the fact that Denver thought he was worth a #12 says that they think he is ready, and I will take their word on an olineman as athletically gifted as Clady.
He knows that no one believes in him, and that is part of what will make him a starter before the end of 2008.
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