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National Football League
Draft King Mailbag
January 26, 2007
Lou Pickney, DraftKing.com
Reader feedback is always welcomed here at DraftKing.com. Send your thoughts to me at LouPickney@gmail.com.
From: Barry Holland
To: LouPickney@gmail.com
Date: Jan 26, 2007 8:42 AM
Subject: Mock draft
Great site. Very informative. I would like to ask a favor. Is there any way to mark what's been updated whenever you update your mock? Yesterday morning I looked at it with the last update of 1/21, today it says 1/25 but I don't see many changes (granted, I didn't write it down). Maybe you could italicize or underline the changes, or make a small note at the bottom stating the changes (and maybe the reason).
Keep up the good work.
BTW, there is no reason Dallas needs an O-Lineman in the first round. WR, FS, hell even a QB. I'd love to see Jerry Jones take the initiative and figure out a trade that moves him UP in the damn draft instead of always down and get someone like a LaRon Landry (talk about a safety tandem - Landry and Williams!), or a Jamarcus Russell, or a Calvin Johnson. The wideouts are getting old and losing a step. Crayton is ok, but they really need a burner with size. Saints need a shutdown corner. They probably could go for a LB, but their unit did pretty well this year. Their only glaring weakness was the defensive backfield. They got a good safety coming back from injury in Harper, they just need a true shutdown corner. I hope they grab Asante Samuel in free agency, and that would solve that problem.
Lou: You make a good point about the adjustments being tough at times to follow. Sometimes my updates will consist of only a few tweaks versus a massive overhaul; that was the case with the most recent update. Changes I can think of off hand: LaMarr Woodley fell out of the first round, Michael Bush fell down the board, Marshawn Lynch moved up the board, and I moved Earl Everett into the first round to New Orleans' spot.
I wanted to put Dwayne Bowe in round one, since his stock is on the rise, but it is going to be a tight fit with so much WR talent and a limited number of wideouts who will realistically go in round one. Calvin Johnson and Dwayne Jarrett are first round locks; Ted Ginn, Jr. is a wild card with his desert speed; Sidney Rice is raw but he is also very fast and has excellent hands. Will Bowe edge out one of those guys, or would five WRs go in the first round of the draft? That remains to be seen.
As for Dallas, with Bill Parcells out, there may be some fundamental changes coming for the team. I'd be shocked to see the Cowboys use a first round pick on a QB. Shocked! Free agency for QB depth makes much more sense there.
As for Asante Samuel, I think the bidding on him is going to go sky high. The Patriots tried unsuccessfully to extend his contract during the season, and he is going to draw top dollar. I could see a team like the Titans spending top dollar to bring him on board.
From: Parker Rrobinson
To: LouPickney@gmail.com
Date: Jan 26, 2007 10:48 AM
Subject: ?
Hello, I come to your page a lot. But was wondering why you have San Diego and Baltimore at 29 and 30?
Lou: I have Baltimore at 29 and San Diego at 30 because that is where they will be picking in the draft. Why? Baltimore was 13-3, and San Diego was 14-2, making them the two teams with the best records that didn't reach the Super Bowl.
From: Danny Penza
To: LouPickney@gmail.com
Date: Jan 26, 2007 3:07 PM
Subject: Re: nfl draft feedback
I know you do stuff
where it is round 1 and round 2, but do you think
there are some Division II players that could go
somewhat early on (round 3 or 4) this year? I go to
Humboldt State up in the Northern part of California
and I know there had been mentions of a few guys that
were on our team this past season, Kyle Killingsworth
and Trey Randall, might have a shot at getting looks
in this years draft. Just wondering if you had any
thoughts on some guys from Division II, who might have
a shot. Thanks.
Lou: It's tough for Division II guys; they often have to do something out of the ordinary to even get invited to a tryout, and there's an automatic negative of "they didn't play against top talent" looming against them from the get-go.
The highest profile D-II guy is New Hampshire WR David Ball, who will be at the Indianapolis combine. Ball broke records like crazy while at New Hampshire, and if he has a strong combine, maybe he'll move into that Round 4-5 range.
There are NFL guys who make the leap; some say that the best rookie offensive guard in 2006 was New Orleans OG Jahri Evans. If you want a real, real longshot, look to Central Missouri (D-II) QB Toby Korrodi, who is combine-bound. Korrodi is 6'4" 230, and in 2006 he threw for 29 TDs while tossing up only five picks. He has some stiff competition out there, but he could potentially end up on a practice squad before it's all said and done.
It would have been VERY interesting if former University of Tennessee signee Heath Benedict (an OT who lists at 6'6" 320) who ended up at D-II Newburry College had entered the draft. He didn't, but keep him in the back of your mind for 2008.
From: Lee Boruchow
To: LouPickney@gmail.com
Date: Jan 26, 2007 3:53 PM
Subject: Dolphins!
First off - dude i love your site... the best around.
But i have beef with your Dolphins pick - no way that take Akoye. Cameron is sticking with the 3-4 defense since Capers is staying on board. If they go DT, it would be Branch because of the size... Branch makes for a great NT. If they dont take Branch, they have to go DB due to the secondary issues.
I like Akoye and think he'll be great, but not in Miami's scheme
Lou: Interesting point about Miami with the 3-4. My understanding is that the Dolphins ran a "hybrid" 4-3/3-4 defense, which actually seems like the ideal environment for Okoye. Yes, he's 6'1", but at 315 pounds he's only 15 pounds lighter than Alan Branch. A huge DT who can rush the QB and fill space? It seems like a good arrangement to me. Also, Alan Branch in a 4-3 seems like an odd fit, so perhaps the Dolphins will be content to instead pass on DT early and have role players rotate in and out at DT and instead go with a first round corner.
If CB is the decision, then that would be two straight drafts with a secondary player taken in the first round (with Tennessee's Jason Allen going to the Dolphins in the first round of the 2006 Draft.) But if that's where the need is, that's where the Dolphins may go.
From: Justin Hansen
To: LouPickney@gmail.com
Date: Jan 26, 2007 5:54 PM
Subject: bears & colts picks
Just wondering where you think each team will go with their first picks. The colts defense can always use help but where? Linebacker? another corner? Being from nebraska I love mike brown but he's injured so often. if the bears go for a safety at 31 (go colts) who would be in that range?
Lou: The Colts traded their second round pick for Anthony McFarland, so it wouldn't surprise me if Indy ended up trading down. If not, linebacker would be a logical area to approach in the draft, either ILB or OLB. It's possible that a "best player available" strategy might come into play, but I'd strongly anticipate that the linebacker position will be addressed.
As for the Bears, safety is a possibility, or going the "best player available" route (within reason.) It astounds me that there is a certain school of thought that has the Bears going tight end in round one. That doesn't make much sense to me.
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