With thier 2nd round pick the Pats select… Terrence Wheatley CB Colorado

Wierd pick. I had a lot more CBs on the board ahead of him but of course we always defer to the Pats front office. 

CBs I had ahead: Justin King Penn State, Charles Godfrey Iowa,  Tyvon Branch Uconn, Terrell THomas USC, Dejaun Tribble BC to name a few.

Terrence Wheatley CB Colorado

Strengths:
Very fast with good quickness and a burst to close…A fantastic athlete with great agility…Smooth with fluid hips…Playmaker with good hands and ball skills…Smart with good instincts…Physical and always plays hard…Has special teams potential.

Weaknesses:
Does not have the ideal size or bulk that you’d prefer…Needs to get stronger…A marginal tackler…He’ll struggle when matched up against big pro wideouts…Has some pretty serious durability and health concerns…May not have a lot of upside.

Notes:
His father, Randolph, ran track at Arizona State…He was plagued by a wrist injury that required multiple surgeries early in his career…Probably profiles as more of a nickel or dime guy at the pro level…Good cover guy with solid intangibles who will be held back by his size…Will enjoy a nice career as a backup and special teamer.

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Career Statistics
Year	GP	TKL	PBU	INT	YDS
2003	6	24	5	0	0
2004	12	33	3	4	63
2005	DNP	-	-	-	-
2006	12	57	11	5	26
2007	10	42	10	5	65
Totals	40	156	29	14	154

Height: 5-9^5/8 | Weight: 187 | 40-Time: 4.37

 

Raks NFL Live Blog part 4

4:23  MCklevin and Ryan Clady go off the board

428 Panthers select Johthan Stewart.

Surprising move, i thought they would go OT.

Bears are up they will go Lineman, Williams OT vandy

 4:37 Chris williams to the Bears

•       Why is Albert Falling so much?
• Lions select another WR…..hahah
• Prediction Lions take Otah OT Pitt
• Steve Young pisses me off

442 Lions trade with Chiefs

• Cheifs will take Albert

444 Chiefs Select Brandon Albert

•  Chiefs get dorsey and Albert solid draft by them- Maybe the top rated player and top 10 rated player

4:57 Lions take Boston College Godser Cherilus

• Two BC players in the first 17 picks not bad, not bad

5:00 Raves trade up with the Texans

• They will take a QB prob Joe Flacco with this pick

5:02 Ravens select QB Joe Flacco Deleware

 Flacco or Falco?

 5:22  Bucs select Talib Kalib Rapper of Black Star

• Solid player who love the movie cheech and chong

5:38  Cowboys select Felix Jones

• Perfect fit for Cowboys, excellent one two punch for the boys

5 :51 Titan select Johnson

• Wow I think that Vince NEEDS a productive WR and with all them being on the board and passing on ALL of them stupid stupid move

6:26 THE SUCKS GET DUSTIN KELLER

• Eh, hes ok. Only had to give up 2nd and 4th not a bad move
• BOO’s rain down from Jets fans

 So to lighten up the draft I am playing a drinking game predicting the picks with my girlfriend who is bored to tears over the draft. So i did this drinking game to lighten things up and what happens she guesses the next three draft picks and now I am down Buds left and right

 6:42  First WR taken is WHOOOO???

Donnie Avery?

 6:53 Packers Select a white WR

 

With the 10th Pick the Patriots Select……Jerod Mayo LB Tennesee

I really like the Pick. Plugs a need for us. Top ILB on board.

 Mayo can play anywhere. Inside or Outside.

Led SEC in tackles

6′1 242 Lbs

 

140 tackles this season

8 games of 10 tackles plus in 2007

Smart player

Great character

2007 All Sec

Ran 4.5 40 dash

 

 

NFL Draftcountdown scouting report:

Strengths:
Very athletic…Has excellent timed speed and quickness..Physical and plays bigger than he is…Has terrific range and does a great job in pursuit…Reliable tackler and will deliver the big hit…Smart with good awareness and instincts…Has a non-stop motor…Fluid & smooth in coverage…Versatile…Productive..Nice program pedigree.

Weaknesses:
Undersized and doesn’t have either the ideal height or bulk that you look for..Has trouble taking on and shedding blockers…Needs to be protected up front…Just a marginal blitzer…Durability may be an issue…Probably not a good fit for everyone.

Notes:
The next in a long line of top Volunteer linebackers…Can project inside or outside depending on the defensive scheme and has experience at both…Best fit may be as a middle ‘backer in a Cover 2 or on the weakside..Not a traditional thumper but he will prove awfully attractive to teams that are willing to sacrifice some size for

 

Raks NFL DRAFT live Blog Part 3

3:51 The Saints select Sedrick Ellis

355- Jax and the Raven trade picks

* By the way I exastic that the Pats made a trade- look for Rivers, Mayo, or a CB from thier pick

New details – Pats get 10th pick and 3rd rounder and give up 7th pick and 5th rounder. Solid move because there was no glarring player they wanted at 7

Predicton for the Jax – Dereck Harvey DE FLa

4:00 The Jags select  Derek Harvey

Speed rusher who should help the Jags pass rush immediatly. 

Kiper says its a big reach- inconsistant.

Kipper says he is a complete player.

Im betting the Jags gave up alot to move that far up the draft

Pats are up in two picks!

Bengals wil select Rivers, WTF the guy who i wanted

4:06 The Bengals select Kieth Rivers USC OLB

The guy who i wanted the Pats to pick.

I dont know which way the Pats will go, Brendan Albert or DRC CB

Ravens got 26th pick, two 3rd rounders and 1 fourth pick

Prediction- Albert OG

 

The Patriots Select…..TRADEEEE

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS THE PATS HAVE MADE A TRADE TO THE SAINTS!

10th Pick to the Pats and more to come…

Pats get saints 1oth pick and 3rd rounder

Saints get 7th pick and 5th rounder

Raks NFL Draft Live Blog – Part 2

3;00- With the Number One Pick of the 2008 NFL Draft The Miami Dolphins select…..

          Jake Long OT- Michigan

The St. Louis Rams are now on the clock….

My prediction for the Rams- Chris Long DE Virgina

3:12  With the second pick in the NFL Draft the Rams select…

Chris Long- DE Virgina

It would have been nice to see him slip or the Pats to move up for him.  These next two picks will be interesting to see how the dominos fall and if any one want to trade with the Pats

The Falcons are now on the Clock, My prediction- Matty ICE Ryan BC

* Matt Ryan is on the Phone smiling so it looks like hell be a Falcon

3:18-  With the third pick the Falcons select Matt Ryan out of Boston College

Matt, you will be missed at BC next year and thank you for your four years there!

The Oakland Raiders are now on the clock…. Prediction- Darren McFadden

Again this pick will have a big effect on what the Pats do, Mike Riess from the Globe reports:

this selection figures to have a trickle-down effect on the Patriots at No. 7.

Assuming there is no trade, the Raiders are likely choosing between three options: RB Darren McFadden, DE/OLB Vernon Gholston and DT Glenn Dorsey.

The Raiders have Justin Fargas, LaMont Jordan, Dominic Rhodes and Michael Bush at running back, so there is no major need for McFadden.

The team also invested heavily in DT Tommy Kelly in free agency, and while they’d surely find a spot for Dorsey, it’s not a major need either.

Gholston would be the type of hybrid DE/OLB that would seem to fit well in the Raiders’ 3-4 scheme, and his position appears to be the greater need than RB or DT.

Of the group, McFadden appears to be the key for the Patriots.

If he slips past Oakland, trade action for picks 5, 6 and 7 would seemingly pick up.

3:26  With the fourth Pick DA RAIIIIIDERS select Darren McFadden

This hurts the trade value for the Pats. But does keep him away from the Jets so Im happy. I believe that McFadden will be  A BEAST in the NFL. He wont only be a top NFL draft choice but also top fantasy football choice.

Chiefs are now on the clock…

Prediction- Glenn Dorsey

334-  The Chiefs select Glenn Dorsey DT LSU

The Saints offered the Chiefs a trade of 2 1st rounders and 1 second rounder but declined, stupid move in my opionion!

The J_E_T_S Suck SUCK SUCK are now on the Clock,

My prediction- Vernon Gholsten

The Sucks fans are chanting we want Gholston!

Itll be intresting to see what happens if the Pats will trade or pick

Still on the Board: Gholsten, Breden Albert, Sederick Ellis, Keith Rivers

343 The SUCKS select Vernon Gholsten

Solid pick for the Pats

The Pats are now on the Clock Baby!!!

Still Available:

OG/OT Branden Albert
DL Sedrick Ellis
OLB Keith Rivers
CB Leodis McKelvin

I HOPE THE PATS can get a trade from the Bengals or Saints for them to move up to get Ellis

Rak’s NFL Draft Live Blog Part 1

Today I will attempt to live blog during the nfl draft. My reactions, projections, anaylisis, links video ect.

If you leave your comments and or questions Ill publish them in the Live Blog

 

12:50- Start of the Live Blog.

Quick Rumors- St Louis will select Long, Falcons are decieding between Dorsey and Ryan, but leaning towards Ryan and Raiders are going to select Mcfadden

1:06 – Pro Football Talk rumors that the Colts have high intrest in former Pats LB Rosie Colvin, giving him a homecoming from when he sold beer in the stands.

 ESPN Coverage of Draft: Patriots-

Chris Morentsen ” Pats definatly want to trade down and stock pile picks, theres a lot of possibities”

Merril Hodge ” They have options because they play both 3-4 and 4-3.”

 1:41-  NFL Network reports that the Ravens are working hard to move up into the number 2 spot to grab Matt Ryan

comment-I don’t think that the Rams are trading down that far- Brian Alexander

2:00-  Raiders talking about moving from 4 to 10.

 2:43-  Ravens not moving up because Rams offer was too rich