Sentences with phrase «top of the draft»

Let's go the easier route IF they are deemed top of the draft talents.

There are 4 QBs at top of the draft....

I understand you definitely want offensive upside at the very top of the draft if possible but, in this particular class, that may not be the best idea if the Hawks fall where they are projected to fall (3 through 5).

If not, stay put and take Minkah or Vea or whomever you want that is left n top of your draft board.

The Tigers really need to be on top of this draft, because its not just the 1st round pick.

This is shaping up to be an insanely suspenseful and entertaining top of the draft.

One thing to know: We don't know what next season will hold for Eli Manning and the Giants, but New York will be close to the top of the draft should the team choose to pursue its next potential franchise quarterback this offseason.

We haven't drafted a WR at the top of draft since Julio and he is nearing 30.

I mean we haven't invested in a receiver in the top of the draft since Julio and Julio is approaching 30...

The NFL draft is such a crapshoot, even at the top of the draft board (no guarantee our # 9 pick will pan out either).

If we draft him I'll hope for the best but of all the QBs in the top of this draft Allen worries me the most.

Also, the top of the draft isn't the only place to find a QB, but it is the only place to find a franchise QB.

It's been difficult to work Guice into the first round of mock drafts just because running back is deep at the top of the draft this year.

Any of these teams could potentially decide to make a move for one of the QBs available at the top of the draft.

two - three players fit that mold at the top of the draft: Barkley, Nelson and maybe Chubb We should come away with 1 of these guys no matter if we stay at 2 or trade down.

Had you have drafted him (he's absolutely outstanding BTW), and gotten that value with Penny in the 4th round, this top of the draft would have been an EASY A + + + + +.

I wouldn't consider need at the top of the draft (unless 2 or more similar rated players are there) and always go for the better prospects; if you pass on them, teams that select after you (most often with better records / better teams) will grab them, and then the gap talent against your competitors is going to increase, not decrease as it should be, and you are further away to catch up with them...

No amazing Pass rushers (Chubb is fine, but nowhere near the caliber that's normally at the top of the draft), no stud WRs, OT is weak as hell this year.

Is the lack of elite non-QB talent at the top of the draft, which bumps the QBs higher.

Even if the trade was both their 1sts, «18 2nd, and a ’19 1st... you get elite players at the top of the draft and I'd rather have 1 of those than 2 impact guys.

I get that, but the top of this draft is filled with talented big guys that IMO you can more easily build around NOW (I would not trade up / take Bamba, Carter or Williams later in the lottery).

I'm torn on this — the 2nd overall pick gives you a chance to draft a legitimate difference maker, but unfortunately the top of the draft seems to be 4 QBs who seem to have as much upside as they do question marks and guys whose true talents don't necessarily warrant the value of a # 2.

I'm fine with getting a tackle of the future as a hedge against Brown and Staley, but imo this year's tackle crop at the top of the draft is underwhelming.

BPA should be considered a must at the top of the draft, but by middle / late rounds even the well run teams that stick to it the most, will always consider their roster in picking players at different positions, especially because their overall grades are going to be very similar (the main differences being specific traits ratings: awareness vs athleticism, floor vs ceiling etc.).

Oklahoma City will be in win - now mode so long as Russell Westbrook is on the roster, but the level of talent at the top of the draft simply can't be ignored.

At the end of the day, the top of the draft is usually more about potential than it is about taking safe guys.

I have no idea if any of the quarterbacks at the top of this draft class is actually going to be any good as an NFL starter.

The last time three quarterbacks went at the top of the draft order was in 1999 when Tim Couch, Donovan McNabb, and Akili Smith were the first three picks, respectively.

And it's the reason why Cleveland (who was strongly considering him at the top of the draft, if I remember correctly) passed on him at # 1, overall.

If Philadelphia keeps this pick, new coach Doug Collins will hope Turner, the most mature player at the top of this draft, becomes the Eastern version of Brandon Roy, settling down the Sixers and providing the leadership and playmaking abilities that the team lacked last season.

There are a lot of receivers at the top of the draft class, but if the Ravens are looking for a real No. 1, the No. 16 pick may have to be used to nab a receiver.

For example, I like Guice, but I totally believe in articles I have read indicating that there just isn't value drafting one near the top of the draft, and I would prefer to see them go in another direction there and pick up a RB later.

Teams that pick at the top of the draft are picking there because they're not good.

Then: Andrew Luck was an easy choice at No. 1 overall, narrowly edging out Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III at the top of the draft.

A major move at the top of the draft, as the Titans trade the No. 1 pick to the Rams, who are surely lined up to take a potential franchise quarterback for their first season back in Los Angeles

For Kansas City, the decision should be quarterback - or - bust at the top of the draft given what we've seen from Matt Cassel and Brady Quinn this season.

That said, there's only one surefire way to get chances at the best talents, and that's at the top of the draft

If you assume next year's 2nd is worth an average third this year, should put us within 30 — 40 points of even and since a first rounder carries the 5th year option, they might just bite (I honestly don't think GMs worry about a handful of points one way or the other at the top of the draft if they can get «their guy (s)»)...

I don't think providing you with a full, seven - round mock draft is necessary to demonstrate why I think the idea of drafting a safety with our top draft pick is stupid, which I laid out in my initial post (the quality and depth at safety vs. the lack thereof in the interior O - line), along with some of my preferred alternatives at the top of our draft.

A # 1 WR is best selected at the top of the draft, and these players can yield results early in their careers.

I want an instant starter at the top of the draft, not clipboard Johnny or in Lynch's case «Game Boy.»

At the top of the draft, the Browns can go after whomever they deem as the top quarterback.

While two former # 2 picks were busts, RG III and Ryan Leaf, most of the experts picked them at the top of the draft.

Buffalo already inched closer to the top of the draft order when they traded Cordy Glenn to the Cincinnati Bengals in a deal that included a swap of the No. 12 and No. 21 picks.

Bamba is a better athlete than Mutombo was and all of the bigs at the top of the draft are much better suited for pace - and - space in that they can move.

I put up a poll in the Fanposts section and I'm curious to everyone's thoughts: Poll: What if the Bucs can't fill all major holes in the top of the draft?