So who do you want with our 3rd overall pick?

[rico6]

Not crowning him.....just acknowledging Blackmon is like an AJ Green. You know coming in he has the skill set to be a potential superstar. Not many do coming in.

I mean if you are taking the arguement that undrafted player X has caught an NFL pass therefore he has the same potential as someone like Blackmon......that seems a tad silly.

Blackmon simply has a better and more diverse skills set than Gettis did in college. He is a signicantly better WR in college than Gettis was. Gettis is pretty much the guy we drafted.....

Gettis is not the type player Davis and Beason are. Both are better at there position than Gettis has proven to be by large margins.

People got too caught up in a couple deep throws to Gettis....even last year I thought LaFell had the better overall skill set than Gettis and it showed (LaFell's hands just came and went).

Beating the breaks off of Nate Clements was more than that. This offense definitely misses Gettis's sheer speed.

Nobody is doubting Blackmon, but he's a sheer glamour pick and nothing more.

[stirs]

Oh does it?

Sorry to confuse you.

IF the season ended now, we are picking second. You seemed earlier to think it was just chatter, but it is fact.

[CRA]

Beating the breaks off of Nate Clements was more than that. This offense definitely misses Gettis's sheer speed.

Nobody is doubting Blackmon, but he's a sheer glamour pick and nothing more.

No it wasn't. Gettis is a track kid. He can run that one route......especially if teams don't respect it b/c they didn't know his speed and had ZERO repsect for the pass.

Gettis is a roleplayer. LaFell can do more overall as a WR. That showed last year.

If you are calling him a sheer glamouor pick and nothing more......and then claim no one is doubting him. That is a contradiction.

[DaCityKats]

Even if that's the case, is WR really a problem this year? Take into account we utilize our TEs in the passing game as well.

Im not saying Gettis is a lock and it going to come in and be great. Still We have LaFell after him so I dont see WR being a First round need. Also if your going to look at it that way then LB should be our first need because Beason's and Davis's injuries are much more significant.

im saying we should go BPA. and if a bpa is a WR than WR should be the pick. yeah we use our TEs in the passing game but when a team game plan for that, what are we going to attack them with?

all 3 injuries are pretty big tho, but you should never draft off needs or your team will look like this one has the last couple of years.

[DaCityKats]

only time you draft for need is when you need a franchise QB, that goes to the top of the list. i do agree we need OT, LB, CB, WR, DT help and it should be addressed through the draft and FA period.

[HeatCheck]

im saying we should go BPA. and if a bpa is a WR than WR should be the pick. yeah we use our TEs in the passing game but when a team game plan for that, what are we going to attack them with?

all 3 injuries are pretty big tho, but you should never draft off needs or your team will look this has the last couple of years.

I don't know if I can agree with that.

Last year, we drafted Cam Newton who filled a huge need. I don't think we selected BPA, because if we did we would have drafted AJ Green. Look at how much our offense has improved with him "under center."

Drafting for needs works if you assess value when drafting at a certain position. For example drafting a CB at #1 overall doesn't offer much value. We just had to draft better, plain and simple. I'm not sure we can say we are looking the way we are because we are drafting based on need.

I assume you think WR isn't that great of a need but would draft Blackmon based on him being the BPA.

[DaCityKats]

I don't know if I can agree with that.

Last year, we drafted Cam Newton who filled a huge need. I don't think we selected BPA, because if we did we would have drafted AJ Green. Look at how much our offense has improved with him "under center."

Drafting for needs works if you assess value when drafting at a certain position. For example drafting a CB at #1 overall doesn't offer much value. We just had to draft better, plain and simple. I'm not sure we can say we are looking the way we are because we are drafting based on need.

I assume you think WR isn't that great of a need but would draft Blackmon based on him being the BPA.

check the post above the one i quoted. considering that we needed a QB, that automatically made that pick bpa. and who said that Cam was not the bpa on Marty and Ron board.

[HeatCheck]

Yeah I saw after I posted.

I have no idea if Marty or Ron said he wasn't, just speculating. I personally thought AJ Green was the best player. But I was on the Cam Newton bandwagon before the draft not only because I thought he'd be effective but also because he filled a major need.

But when you have the #1 pick do you really need a board considering you have all the options available and there's no need to take anyone down when players are drafted. They probably factored in need when selecting Cam.

I guess I factor in both. You take the BPA based on need.

So for example, if you had a need at OT, DT, and CB, you'd take the BPA available at those positions. That's just my philosophy.

[DaCityKats]

Yeah I saw after I posted.

I have no idea if Marty or Ron said he wasn't, just speculating. I personally thought AJ Green was the best player. But I was on the Cam Newton bandwagon before the draft not only because I thought he'd be effective but also because he filled a major need.

But when you have the #1 pick do you really need a board considering you have all the options available and there's no need to take anyone down when players are drafted. They probably factored in need when selecting Cam.

I guess I factor in both. You take the BPA based on need.

So for example, if you had a need at OT, DT, and CB, you'd take the BPA available at those positions. That's just my philosophy.

most def agree with that last 2 paragraphs. you have too.

[Swarly]

Beating the breaks off of Nate Clements was more than that. This offense definitely misses Gettis's sheer speed.

Nobody is doubting Blackmon, but he's a sheer glamour pick and nothing more.

yup

look at all the elite qb's in the NFL. how many have multiple super star receivers?

Rodgers has Jennings and a bunch of guys.

Brady has Welker and a bunch of guys.

Brees has Colston and a bunch of guys

etc

If Cam is as good as he appears to be, we won't need to surround him with super stars to run a successful offense. It's best to shore up the most important part of the offense next to the quarterback which is o-line. If Kalil isn't available, you go BPA on defense IMO.

[I am Hubby]

When you have the opportunity to draft a Tackle like Kalil, you do it. There is no arguement you can use to dispell this theory. If you have a Franchise QB like Cam, you absolutely must protect him.

You cannot waste a top 5 pick on a maybe. You have to take the best player at the most important position. That is Kalil.

You guys are funny. And GOOOOO CATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Borat]

Y'all should take Kalil, Blackmon, or the best CB if one clearly separates from the pack.

[HeatCheck]

most def agree with that last 2 paragraphs. you have too.

I guess what I am saying is that you don't just draft the BPA if it doesn't fill an immediate need, especially in the first round.

The WR position is not a big enough need for me to consider the BPA at the WR position over a BPA at position of need.

That's why Cam's selection made sense, he was the BPA at a position of need.

[DaCityKats]

I guess what I am saying is that you don't just draft the BPA if it doesn't fill an immediate need, especially in the first round.

The WR position is not a big enough need for me to consider the BPA at the WR position over a BPA at position of need.

That's why Cam's selection made sense, he was the BPA at a position of need.

Cam made sense because it was the most important position on the field, therefore making him the bpa on hurneys board.but you do draft bpa even in the first if its not an immediate need. Example of this is were the jaguars picked gabbert, and lions picking fairley.was not immediate needs for those teams but those guys were high on their big board so they went for it.