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4/3 Kiper Chat

Posted: Sun Apr 5, 2009 8:43 pm
by Chewie
John, Oak Park, IL: What kind of WR's will there be available for the Bears in the second round?

SportsNation Mel Kiper: That group would include, maybe, Kenny Britt, Rutgers; Brian Robiskie, OSU; you've got to factor in Pat White. Mohamed Massaquoi has to be in there. Derrick Williams. Jauquin Iglesias. All those guys are possible twos. Britt is not getting out of the second round. Those are some of the guys you'd be considering.


Jeff (Los Angeles, CA): Mel, why did Denver want Kyle Orton in the Cutler deal. Is he really an upgrade over Chris Simms? Either way they need a future QB in this draft. Assuming they get Sanchez or Freeman at #12, what positions or players do you see the Broncos targeting at #18, #54, #79 and #84 (the other picks in the top 3 rounds)?

SportsNation Mel Kiper: They do need a future QB. Did anybody think Matt Cassell was a future QB back in August? He was barely hanging on. Orton was a real nice player at Purdue. You could develop one of these players to be a very good starter. But there's nothing else there. Unless they move up to get Sanchez or Stafford, and that's unlikely. Was this trade contingent on Orton? It was on separating them from another team. It had a lot to do with Orton. This notion that Orton or Simms can't be the option long term, I wouldn't count them out.


Steve (Phx, AZ): Hey Mel do you think the Bears will make the playoffs now?

SportsNation Mel Kiper: I'm amazed that you didn't say Super Bowl! They just signed Orlando Pace to play LT. They'll move Chris Williams to RT. Frank Omyiale will be playing guard. Earl Bennett was a draft choice last year. Showed some progress. Now he'll be hooking up with his old Vanderbilt QB in Jay Cutler. Hunter Hillenmeyer, a LB, is also from Vanderbilt. Familiarity with Cutler from his former teammates will be there. But defensively, they had issues last year. They had some games where they played very poorly. They can't forget about defense, but they have to get better at WR. Hester and Bennett will be your WRs with Rasheed Davis as the slot. They're going to have to do some good scouting. Outside of DeSean Jackson last year, normally WRs don't come into the NFL and have a big impact. The one that I think could is Brian Robiskie from OSU.


Nick (Portland, OR): Mel, all I hear are positive things regarding Robiskie, so why isn't he projected as a surefire late first rounder?

SportsNation Mel Kiper: He doesn't have great speed. He doesn't have vertical stretch speed. He's not going to wow you over. He's steady and consistent. He doesn't have that kind of explosive overall ability. He should be a good player, but he's not ''special.'' He doesn't have a great upside. What you see is what you get. Solid, very consistent, hard working performer. That's not to say that he won't play up to the level of a first rounder.

Re: 4/3 Kiper Chat

Posted: Mon Apr 6, 2009 3:17 am
by Balance-a-Bull
If Britt is still available in the 2nd round we need to nab him....and if we need to move up to get him... we need to do it.

Robiskie's lack of speed in terms of separation ability concerns me..... although he has great hands. NFL corners are faster than college.... so hopefully he has strong route running and ad lib skills to get open... otherwise that could be a challenge.

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