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From: John J. Bittman, Jr.
To: LouPickney@gmail.com
Date: Apr 14, 2007 6:27 AM
Subject: Ted Ginn

Lou,

Just want to go on record that if Ted Ginn is still there at 18, the Bengals will pick him as a “cornerback & special teams” player.

I know it sound’s insane, but I have my reasons. Marvin personally watched his work out. They need a return man for special teams. He can learn CB and be a sound WR if that experiment fails. Too much upside to pass on him.

Lou: It's not necessarily insane to think that the Bengals would take Ginn at #18. With Chris Henry out for 12 games, adding another special teams return man (to go with Keiwan Ratliff) is going to be a need, and Ginn would clearly fill that spot -- and then some.

I'm not sure about taking Ginn with the idea of moving him to CB, though. Could it happen? Potentially. But the Bengals would probably be better served by drafting a player who actually played DB in college versus trying to convert Ginn, even with the tremendous potential upside Ginn presents as a special teams player.

From: lboruchow@comcast.net
To: LouPickney@gmail.com
Date: Apr 16, 2007 6:38 AM
Subject: Buster Davis

What is the projection for Buster Davis? I dont know much about him, but every time I saw him play last year, the kid just flew to the ball and made plays. Is his height the only thing keeping him from the first round?

Lou: Height is the top negative working against Buster Davis, who measured in at below 5'10" at the combine. Also, his timed speed is about a tenth of a second behind top-tier MLB prospect Patrick Willis.

It can be argued that Davis is the second-best pure MLB prospect (if you consider that OLB is Paul Posluszny's natural position); David Harris of Michigan is up there as well, but while Harris has more size, Davis is quicker and more fluid in coverage. Davis' timed speed, as I mentioned, is not great, but he was a tackling machine for Florida State and is the type of player who "plays faster" than his timed speed.

My anticipation is that Davis will go in the early-mid part of round two. Davis has great leadership skills (at least that was his reputation at FSU) and plays with an emotion that can be contagious (in a positive way) to teammates. It's possible that Davis could play OLB, though with his quickness and anticipation and ability to go sideline-to-sideline to make a tackle, ILB/MLB makes much more sense. Ultimately it will depend on what the team that drafts him needs, but I like Davis and think he will be a positive force for whatever team lands him.

If Carolina goes tight end in round one (Greg Olsen) and Davis is still on the board when the Panthers pick in round two, he could be a huge pickup for the Panthers and be in a position to contribute right away.

From: Matt Segerman
To: LouPickney@gmail.com
Date: Apr 17, 2007 12:35 PM
Subject: bucs to trade all first day picks for raiders first round pick?

rumor has it that the bucs are willing to trade all the first day picks for raiders first round pick....what do you think and if so what would the raiders draft at number 4?

Lou: I doubt that Tampa Bay would really trade *all* of its 2007 picks to move up to #1. With Oakland likely targeting either JaMarcus Russell or Calvin Johnson, moving to #4 wouldn't make a great deal of sense for them, since both would likely be gone by the time pick #4 comes around. Even if Joe Thomas is a secret goal for Oakland, moving to #4 would not guarantee them a shot at Thomas.

It would be funny if Tampa Bay traded Jon Gruden back to Oakland as part of a deal, though.

What seems more believable to me is a trade with Detroit at #2. The Lions don't need Calvin Johnson (in the sense of having two 1,000+ yard receivers returning) and the value of moving down would be tremendous, particularly if they have a few guys who they like similarly in the top 3-4 slots.

From: Michael Littleton
To: LouPickney@gmail.com
Date: Apr 17, 2007 1:10 PM
Subject: Forget CJ in Oakland

Oakland should pick Russell. Here's my logic. If they take Russell, the have Randy Moss and Jerry Porter. Russell is already a star and a leader. If Oakland use its next couple of picks to draft some good O-line men, pick up a solid vet after the June 1 cuts, and put a line in front of Russell and Rhodes; I truly believe Randy will do what everyone knows he can do. MAKE PLAYS! This offense is not that far from being good if not great, IF they takes Russell and bolsters their line. They can get some good young guys to play on the line in this draft, and everyone knows their Defense isn't too shabby. Russell makes the most sense to me, but we all know when it comes to football Big Al does whatever he wants every time.

Lou: Clearly, from a need standpoint, QB is a more glaring spot for Oakland that WR. The complication comes from the fact that Calvin Johnson is such an amazing prospect that he could warrant being selected first overall despite the apparent strong fit of JaMarcus Russell with the Raiders offense.

As for Randy Moss and Jerry Porter, neither player has seemed particularly happy as of late, especially the moody Moss. If both can be brought back around, there may be some great opportunity there, but until then there are some severe question marks that remain at the WR spot for Oakland.

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