2014 Official Draft Thread

[Beerman]

Not sure why people don't think it's a need. TT tried to sign an interior lineman in Free agency. I don't view it as a dire need, but we need more talent along the d line.

[Bolt-O]

Top of the 5th now. Someone wake up TT.

[Stinky Wizzleteats+]

Agree we need a solid 3/4 de rotational guy for depth, but the expectation that any player in this draft could step in at NT and immediatly be better than Cam Thomas and Lissimore is childishly simplistic imo.

[Beerman]

Agree we need a solid 3/4 de rotational guy for depth, but the expectation that any player in this draft could step in at NT and immediatly be better than Cam Thomas and Lissimore is childishly simplistic imo.

Yup depth at this point.

My boy Kerr is still on the board. He has his deficiencies clearly, but he could be a solid guy in a few years.

He has those intangibles TT looks for.

[Beerman]

I wouldn't mind a Robert Mathis type pick here

[Yubaking]

Agree we need a solid 3/4 de rotational guy for depth, but the expectation that any player in this draft could step in at NT and immediatly be better than Cam Thomas and Lissimore is childishly simplistic imo.

No, that would have been great, but the only guy that had a real chance to be better than Lissemore right away was Nix.

I think what I am now saying is that it might be good to have someone that is better than Geathers if possible because Lissemore will not play every NT snap for us this year.

Maybe Geathers will emerge for us this year, but I didn't see enough evidence of that last year for me to discount NT as a need.

[thelightningwill]

I think Cam Thomas was benched after the Bengals game.
Following is our opponents' yards-per-rush after that game:

Giants - 4.6
Broncos - 1.6
Raiders - 3.5
Chiefs - 3.9
Bengals - 4.5
Broncos - 3.9

[Yubaking]

Yup depth at this point.

My boy Kerr is still on the board. He has his deficiencies clearly, but he could be a solid guy in a few years.

He has those intangibles TT looks for.

Kerr in round 6 or 7 makes sense. Maybe Exum in round 5, Washington in round 6 and Kerr in round 7. I would be good with that.

[Beerman]

No, that would have been great, but the only guy that had a real chance to be better than Lissemore right away was Nix.

I think what I am now saying is that it might be good to have someone that is better than Geathers if possible because Lissemore will not play every NT snap for us this year.

Maybe Geathers will emerge for us this year, but I didn't see enough evidence of that last year for me to discount NT as a need.

He played 33 snaps. Not sure what there is to evaluate. He actually made some plays in those snaps too.

[Beerman]

Abrederris is still on the board at WR. Intriguing. Some size/speed there.

[Beerman]

Cyril Richardson is also still on the board at OG. If I'm not mistaken, coach D worked him out.

[Bolt-O]

Abrederris is still on the board at WR. Intriguing. Some size/speed there.

"allergic to weight room"