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Biggest potential steal?

Posted: Wed Jan 9, 2008 1:51 am
by bigballajohn
Who, if they drop, could be the biggest steal in the 2008 draft. For me Mario Manningham is looking like a guy who may drop.

Posted: Wed Jan 9, 2008 3:03 am
by Jose7
Groves.

Posted: Wed Jan 9, 2008 3:15 am
by A.J.
to early to say, but one guy to keep an eye on is allan patrick assuming he gets picked after his projected round

Posted: Wed Jan 9, 2008 3:16 am
by bigboy1234
[quote="Jose7

Posted: Wed Jan 9, 2008 3:39 am
by travis minor
kevin smith

Posted: Wed Jan 9, 2008 4:34 am
by ReasonablySober
travis minor wrote:kevin smith


Not impressed.

I'm a big fan of a couple of linebackers that could wind up going the 3rd round or lower, Jerod Mayo and Vince Hall. I think Greg Carr could end up being a major steal. Eric Young is a very good guard that should start for some team next season. Martellus Bennett has got first round tools but will probably fall to the late second or into the second day.

Posted: Wed Jan 9, 2008 5:11 am
by travis minor
oh, and felix jones.

red bryant also depending where he ends up going

Posted: Wed Jan 9, 2008 5:28 am
by Bleeding Green
If Glenn Dorsey falls to the second round he'd be a huge steal.

What a weird question considering you don't know where anyone is going.

Posted: Wed Jan 9, 2008 5:38 am
by High 5
I can't predict who will be the biggest steal, but Thomas Brown is getting overlooked because of his injury history. He has plenty of speed and is pound-for-pound one of the strongest players in football. A real homerun threat with nice hands and a very good blocker for a back. He can be a big contributor on special teams right away.

I really hope he can stay healthy because injuries cost him a lot of games and national exposure in college.

Also keep your eye out for Brandon Coutu. I don't know if anyone saw his kicks during the Sugar Bowl, but they would have been good from about 70. With a sore hammy.

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Posted: Wed Jan 9, 2008 1:45 pm
by Monkeyfeng06
i have to wait till after the combine and see the scores to decide.

Posted: Wed Jan 9, 2008 6:42 pm
by Icness
Thomas Brown is a good call--he's a 5th-6th rounder in all likelihood but if he had stayed healthy he probably would be a 2nd-3rd. Of course part of the reason he'll fall is his injuries.

Two guys who started high, then saw their stock decline for various reasons, that I still like:
Limas Sweed, WR, Texas, though he might not fall below #15
John Carlson, TE, Notre Dame--I still think he's the best TE in this draft but he's probably going to pay for being on such an awful team

Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 1:55 pm
by The_Child_Prodigy
Bleeding Green wrote:If Glenn Dorsey falls to the second round he'd be a huge steal.

What a weird question considering you don't know where anyone is going.


Glenn Dorsey? The LSU NT? He is a top 10 pick minimum.

Calais Campbell, I feel he can be a good pro but because of this bad season he has fallen. Funny Chris Long had one good season(this one) and he goes from 1st-2nd round pick to top 3 pick.

Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 2:42 pm
by Basketball Jesus
Cherilus is going to be a great value if he drops out of the first round.

Call me silly but I think Colt Brennan

Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 5:29 pm
by SportsWorld
Rashard Mendenhall. He is expected to be a late 1st round pick but if anyone saw the Rose Bowl you would know this kid is a stud.
Also, if Darren McFadden does drop to the Texans (Which he won't) that would be a pretty big steal.

Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 6:11 pm
by Jose7
SportsWorld wrote:Rashard Mendenhall. He is expected to be a late 1st round pick but if anyone saw the Rose Bowl you would know this kid is a stud.
Also, if Darren McFadden does drop to the Texans (Which he won't) that would be a pretty big steal.


He's the #2 RB on someone's big board, I forget who.

Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 6:48 pm
by hermes
Monkeyfeng06 wrote:i have to wait till after the combine and see the scores to decide.

ya its a little to early yet

Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 9:33 pm
by Icness
[quote="Jose7

Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 11:08 pm
by GYBE
Devin Thomas is a guy not many people talk about, but I really like his potential. He was a real gamebreaker for MSU this year, really underrated. With a deep WR class, he's not going to take a high pick to get either.

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Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 1:26 am
by yaomac11-1
Dan Conor may be one who could fall in to the 2nd jus like Poz did last year

Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 6:08 pm
by Icness
GYBE wrote:Devin Thomas is a guy not many people talk about, but I really like his potential. He was a real gamebreaker for MSU this year, really underrated. With a deep WR class, he's not going to take a high pick to get either.

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He's interesting because he's basically the same kind of player as Desean Jackson, except a much more polished WR and a little bigger. He only had one year where he did anything though, and he's never thrown a block in his life. But I bet he goes a full round after Jackson if Jackson declares, which could happen this afternoon.