2009 NFL Draft Open Thread - Round One
by Christopher Gates on Apr 25, 2009 2:32 PM CDT
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PrintAlright, folks. . .the first pick will officially go to the podium here in about half an hour or so. Yes, we all know who it's going to be, but this will mean that the draft is officially underway.
Discuss all of the action here. I might be a bit distracted. . .Mrs. Gonzo has taken our new puppy to the emergency animal hospital down the road. I should probably be there, but I'm here instead. So, I'm waiting for word from her and watching the draft. I'll keep up as best I can. . .and maybe throw in puppy updates as well.
But we'll discuss the first round here. We'll start a new thread for Round 2.
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Final Predictions of who gets picked by the Vikes?
I say Maclin falls to 22 and the Vikings Snag Him..and we trade up to get Loadholt in round #2
1st pick gone - for the record
Stafford gone to the Lions with a 6 year contract, before the draft even begins.
That’s an awful lot of faith in a rook, and it says a something about their confidence in C-Pep.
Standing by for the actual picks :)
Feel free to use both!
I’m sure that Eric and I will both have different perspectives on this here draft thingy.
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by Christopher Gates on Apr 25, 2009 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Awesome!
I’m 1-for-1 in Predict the Pick!
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by Christopher Gates on Apr 25, 2009 3:04 PM CDT reply actions
lol 1-1 for my picks..
I did an entire 7 round mock yesterday haha..I have the Vikings taking Maclin..with Harvin as the other pick if harvin is off the board.
Jason Smith to the Rams
Not a lot of surprise there. Smith is a good fit for them.
And, yes, I’m 2-2 now. (-:
Now, the Chiefs have some intrigue. Do they also go tackle, or do they take a LB in Curry? I’ve got them taking Eugene Monroe.
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by Christopher Gates on Apr 25, 2009 3:16 PM CDT reply actions
Definitely a possibility
If someone like the Jets or Tampa thinks they need to get ahead of the Seahawks at 4 to get Mark Sanchez.
I’m not sure how serious the Seahawks’ interest in Sanchez is, though, to be honest.
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by Christopher Gates on Apr 25, 2009 3:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Does anybody else DVR the draft like me? haha
i’m either crazy or a hardcore football fan haha but yet i do dvr the draft.
Also
SBNation has a couple of folks embedded AT the draft, as TheSportsGuru from Mile High Report and JasonB from Bleeding Green Nation are at Radio City this afternoon. Their exploits are being recorded at Mocking the Draft.
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by Christopher Gates on Apr 25, 2009 3:24 PM CDT reply actions
He might
But this is the first year he has press credentials.
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by Christopher Gates on Apr 25, 2009 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Tyson Jackson to the Chiefs
Wow. . .certainly did NOT see that coming.
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by Christopher Gates on Apr 25, 2009 3:25 PM CDT reply actions
To be honest
I’m really not sure that I like the Jackson pick here. Yeah, the Chiefs needed D-linemen, but still. . .I don’t like it.
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by Christopher Gates on Apr 25, 2009 3:26 PM CDT reply actions
Well, yeah
But I don’t know if Jackson does that. I don’t think he’s that spectacular, and I certainly don’t think he’s the 3rd best player in this draft.
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by Christopher Gates on Apr 25, 2009 3:27 PM CDT up reply actions
I dont like it either but can understand it.wont dog them to bad on that one.
by Montana Viking on Apr 25, 2009 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Seattle's pick is in
Do they go Sanchez? Monroe? Curry?
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by Christopher Gates on Apr 25, 2009 3:31 PM CDT reply actions
Seahawks take Curry
He looks a bit surprised. . .and, frankly, so am I.
Not sure what the ’Hawks do at LB now. . .do they move Tatupu outside, or do they think that Curry can play outside in their defense?
I, personally, would have gone Sanchez or Monroe.
Now, does Cleveland take Sanchez and let everyone know that Brady Quinn is available?
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by Christopher Gates on Apr 25, 2009 3:33 PM CDT reply actions
Don't get the results until June
The wonders of Air Force promotion testing. )-:
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by Christopher Gates on Apr 25, 2009 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Been there myself we should chat someday not now though…
by Montana Viking on Apr 25, 2009 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions
If Sanchez does fall
I don’t think he gets past San Francisco at 10.
Just my opinion.
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by Christopher Gates on Apr 25, 2009 3:35 PM CDT reply actions
I see Jacksonville getting Him...
With the Recent Acquisition of Torry Holt..i think they go QB @ #8 to get insurance for the future with Garrard getting up there in age.
Crabtree rocking the lavender shirt
Well, if I was about to make more money than I’ve seen in my life, I could wear that sort of thing, too.
And the Jets have traded up with the Browns!
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by Christopher Gates on Apr 25, 2009 3:39 PM CDT reply actions
I can't wait to see
What the Jets had to give up to move up to #5. It costs a LOT to jump into the Top 5, particularly from #17.
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by Christopher Gates on Apr 25, 2009 3:41 PM CDT reply actions
Haven't gotten the particulars yet
I’m sure they’ll be available shortly. . .but it’s gonna be a lot.
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by Christopher Gates on Apr 25, 2009 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Trade details
Browns get DE Kenyon Coleman, QB Brett Ratliff, S Abram Elam, and the Jets #1 and #2.
Not as much as I thought it was going to be, but still a lot.
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by Christopher Gates on Apr 25, 2009 3:45 PM CDT reply actions
I think the Bengals are going tackle
I have Andre Smith. . .but I also didn’t have Monroe being available at this spot, either.
I’ll stick with Smith, I think.
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by Christopher Gates on Apr 25, 2009 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Smith it is!
Andre Smith to the Bengals at #6. Fills a big need at D-tackle.
Now, watch in amazement as Al Davis passes Michael Crabtree for Darrius Heyward-Bey.
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by Christopher Gates on Apr 25, 2009 3:51 PM CDT reply actions
Then we jump on him
And we have Randy Moss Scenario v2.0.
In such a case, I would need a cigarette. . .and, for the record, I don’t smoke.
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by Christopher Gates on Apr 25, 2009 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions
vikes need to go get crabtree or maclin!!!
Jared Allen is to football what Jason Voorhees is to Lake Crystal.
HOLY CRAP, HE DID IT!
Darrius Heyward-Bey to the Raiders at #7!
Hell, I thought I was joking. . .at least partially, anyway.
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by Christopher Gates on Apr 25, 2009 3:57 PM CDT reply actions
I've had Crabtree here from the start
So I’ll stick with that.
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by Christopher Gates on Apr 25, 2009 4:03 PM CDT reply actions
B.J. Raji
I think. If they’re going to the 3-4, they need that big guy in the middle.
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by Christopher Gates on Apr 25, 2009 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Not if Aaron Rodgers
Is lying flat on his backside.
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by Christopher Gates on Apr 25, 2009 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Packers take Raji
As much as it pains me to say it. . .that’s actually a pretty good pick for them.
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by Christopher Gates on Apr 25, 2009 4:14 PM CDT reply actions
yeah, I’m a little nervous about the 3-4 D. To me it is harder to read, and it seems that our QB will have a harder time against it.
speculation
from all the buzz around the media, it sounds like the vikes would be happy to take harvin at 22. how do all of you feel about this?
Was meant as a Percy reply, wouldn’t touch him with a 10 foot poll.
by BacksThePack on Apr 25, 2009 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Don't like the Maybin pick at all
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by Christopher Gates on Apr 25, 2009 4:31 PM CDT reply actions
now they have JJ Arrington, Moreno, Buckhalter
Jared Allen is to football what Jason Voorhees is to Lake Crystal.
I never thought I'd see
The Broncos take a RB that high.
Not sure if like the pick. . .Moreno is a decent player, but the Broncos need a LOT of defensive help.
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by Christopher Gates on Apr 25, 2009 4:33 PM CDT reply actions
Odds on...
…Vikings moving back? Are there any players who may fall that they wouldn’t consider moving back for?
Man, this first round is flying by
An hour and a half, and we’re already to #14.
Malcolm Jenkins is the completely obvious pick here for the Saints, I think.
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by Christopher Gates on Apr 25, 2009 4:35 PM CDT reply actions
What the hell is Denver Thinking...Didn't they just get Correll Buckhalter and JJ Arrington?..
and this draft is Deep with Talented RB’s with alot of potential…There Defense has to be the worst in the league…why not go Defense and get Orakpo.
Maualuga to San Diego here
I think. . .and if he does, man, that defense is scary.
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by Christopher Gates on Apr 25, 2009 4:48 PM CDT reply actions
Larry English?
Over Maualuga? Really?
Man. . .I think that’s a bit of a stretch. I didn’t even have English in the first round, let alone in the top half of the first round.
Of course, there’s a reason I’m sitting here and not in New York, too.
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by Christopher Gates on Apr 25, 2009 4:52 PM CDT reply actions
is it obvious
that if either maclin or harvin are available at 22 we take him?
Maclin, yes
Harvin I think they’re still a little iffy on.
But if Maclin is there at 22, we jump on him, I think.
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by Christopher Gates on Apr 25, 2009 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Maclin, but not Harvin.
Harvin’s not a 1st rd pick anymore.
by BacksThePack on Apr 25, 2009 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions
y not try and move up and make sure we get Maclin or Oher?
Jared Allen is to football what Jason Voorhees is to Lake Crystal.
Because the more I think about it
The more I think that one of them is going to fall right into our laps.
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by Christopher Gates on Apr 25, 2009 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Tampa has traded up
I’m betting it’s for Maclin
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by Christopher Gates on Apr 25, 2009 4:57 PM CDT reply actions
Nope
I’m guessing they had to give up #19 to move up. Cleveland will be at 19 instead of 17.
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by Christopher Gates on Apr 25, 2009 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions
I can't see why they wouldn't
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by Christopher Gates on Apr 25, 2009 5:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Josh Freeman to Tampa Bay
Good.
Oher and Maclin just keeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep falling.
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by Christopher Gates on Apr 25, 2009 5:01 PM CDT reply actions
give the 22 and a 7th to get to 19 and we get either maclin or oher
Jared Allen is to football what Jason Voorhees is to Lake Crystal.
Maualuga has to be the pick here
Denver’s already passed on him once. . .there’s no way they pass on him twice, in my opinion.
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by Christopher Gates on Apr 25, 2009 5:03 PM CDT reply actions
And who'd have thought
That at this point in the draft the Vikes could be choosing between Maclin and Harvin?
mcnabb might say yes
but i’m hoping it’s a no.
Poor Darren Sharper
I just realized that two years in a row now Darren Sharper has had his replacement drafted with his team’s first pick.
who are the eagles trying to get?
Jared Allen is to football what Jason Voorhees is to Lake Crystal.
2 questions
Q: Who did the Browns trade with? If it’s the Bears then Maclin is gone.
Second question: Why wouldn’t the Eagles draft the TE still available?
Browns trade up to the Eagles...for the #21 pick and a 6th rounder.
and the Eagles are thinking Pettigrew is what Mayock is saying.
Wheres the famous Radio Call when you need it...NOOOOOO!!!!11
Looks like Harvin or Oher is our guy. unless the lions take Oher.
if Oher around i think we take him
Jared Allen is to football what Jason Voorhees is to Lake Crystal.
Pettigrew to Detroit
And Oher is just one pick away from (hopefully) becoming a Minnesota Viking.
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by Christopher Gates on Apr 25, 2009 5:19 PM CDT reply actions
Oher is a great fit for the vikes
Jared Allen is to football what Jason Voorhees is to Lake Crystal.
Apparently the Browns traded again
This time with the Giants.
And NFLN shows the Vikings being on the clock.
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by Christopher Gates on Apr 25, 2009 5:23 PM CDT reply actions
Never mind
The Browns made their pick, and they take Alex Mack, the C from California.
PLEASE VIKINGS, take Michael Oher here!
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by Christopher Gates on Apr 25, 2009 5:25 PM CDT reply actions
Vikings select Percy Harvin at #22
Well. . .it’s interesting.
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by Christopher Gates on Apr 25, 2009 5:28 PM CDT reply actions
Wow.
Michael Oher is still on the board. Are you kidding me?
It takes special people to be Vikings fans.
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yeah
that pick surprises me BIG TIME with chilly. They must have seen something or heard something…maybe we’re changing our offensive philosophy a bit
You have to figure
That having guys like Wade and Berrian, AD, the Williams Brothers, and even Jared Allen around Harvin can’t hurt his chances of staying somewhat out of trouble.
do you think it was chilly’s choice to take harvin, or do you think he was pressured into it to help sell seats?
So upset right now with the Vikings... but aren't I always.
I sure hope Harvin doesn’t live up to his pot-smokin’, no work ethic reputation.
It he does live up to it Childress can start looking for a new job.
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I’ve never heard anything bad about his work ethic. He was a gym rat at Florida and worked hard through injuries to get back out on the field.
And
Talent is talent. You can’t teach what AD has, and our receiving corps desperately needs someone to breathe a little life and excitement into our QB/coaching staff.
meaning to say
That it sounds like Harvin has ‘it’, just like AD has ‘it’. Now if only we can transplant some of ‘it’ into our QBs…
and...
Marijuana isn’t terrible. Quit being ignorant.
I understand it’s illegal and banned, etc. But seriously. Get with the program.
Harvin was a fantastic pick.
No, it really wasn't.
Michael Oher was on the board. If he wasn’t available I wouldn’t be nearly as upset with this pick… almost happy with it.
But who shows up to the Combine… the biggest job interview of his life… and tests positive for marijuana?
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by Andersklasen on Apr 25, 2009 5:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Agree
Much rather have Oher and settle for Robiskie in the 2nd
by BacksThePack on Apr 25, 2009 5:52 PM CDT up reply actions
I would remind you that Randy Moss had the same reputation
and how many people think it was a smart move to trade him? Anyone? Harvin has work to do but it will be interesting to watch him and Rice push each other for the no. 2 receiver role.
by VikingBillArlingtonVA on Apr 25, 2009 11:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Totally.
Oher was arguable a top-10 prospect.
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by Andersklasen on Apr 25, 2009 5:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Harvin scouting report
Strengths:
Shorter than scouts would like, but has a strong, compact build. Rare straight-line speed. Rare elusiveness. Can make defenders miss in tight quarters. Good vision when running in space. Sets up his blocks well and can cut back against the grain. Good agility as a route-runner. Strong, secure hands for the reception. Courageous going over the middle. Gathers in the pass and quickly moves upfield to maximize production. Can extend outside of his frame to make the spectacular reception. Versatile athlete who can contribute as a receiver, running back and shows great potential as a returner, although he never attempted a kick or punt return at Florida. Has struggled with durability, but is considered a physically tough player.
Harvin possesses possibly the best first step off the line not only in this draft class, but of the last several years. He’s explosive off the snap, which allows him to immediately get open on slant routes. Harvin bursts into and out of his cuts with a strong plant foot. Coaches said he is a strong competitor with great work ethic. Has incredible elusiveness and can score on any possession. Intelligently cuts back to gain extra yards going against the flow of traffic. Will go over the middle on occasion. Has the agility to make extraordinary catches look easy. An intelligent player who has lined up at multiple receiver spots, running back and even quarterback.
Weaknesses:
Looks shorter on film than his listed 5’11. Many of his plays in this offense were slip screens designed to get him the ball quickly and in space. Could struggle acclimating to a more pro-style offense. Lack of success at the NFL level for former receivers from Meyer’s offense is troubling. Has struggled with durability. Missed practice time in 2008 with ankle, hip pointer and tendonitis in his knee and heel.
Where does he play? Much like Reggie Bush of the New Orleans Saints, Harvin might be good at a lot of different things, but a master of none. He might not be able to be relied on as a true no. 1 receiver and is far too slender to regularly carry the ball as a running back. Has a long history of injury problems. While he may have missed five games in three years, he was banged up and unproductive in several contests. In 2007, Harvin sat out two games with the flu, so his toughness is somewhat questionable. For such an explosive and fast player, it’s somewhat of a surprise that Harvin never returned a punt or kick at Florida. While it’s probably due to the Gators having so much talent and speed, it makes you question Harvin’s ability to do this and even his vision somewhat.
Darius Butler to the Pats?
That’s my prediction. . .good move by them to move back and still get him.
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by Christopher Gates on Apr 25, 2009 5:51 PM CDT reply actions
The Packers are officially going to be a scary team to face twice a year.
Raji and Matthews? Sage is a dead man.
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remember...they're rookies...most likely to make mistakes, right?
plus, we have a guy name…P P P Peterson
Thankfully for us
The Packers took the wrong USC linebacker.
Maualuga would have scared the crap out of me there.
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by Christopher Gates on Apr 25, 2009 5:57 PM CDT reply actions
I cant believe he is still on the board!!
by Montana Viking on Apr 25, 2009 5:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Could Alphonso Smith fall to the 2nd round?
If he does, do we go OT or CB?
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Brown over Beanie?
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by Andersklasen on Apr 25, 2009 6:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Chilly will speak in a few minutes
on www.kfan.com click listen live…it should be coming up soon.
Nicks to the Giants
Good get for them
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by Christopher Gates on Apr 25, 2009 6:09 PM CDT reply actions
Just a reminder
If you’re staying for the second round, we’ll be moving to a new thread. I’ll post the link here shortly.
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by Christopher Gates on Apr 25, 2009 6:13 PM CDT reply actions
Playmaker
So it looks like Percy is a playmaker, but I’m still concerned about the O-line.
I'm sure they would
it sounds like they’d have to move up to get him though.
2nd Round:
If the Vikings feel that they need a RT more than a CB they need to trade up in the 2nd round.
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Picks
We really have limited picks to trade though…
that won't happen
they’re talking about extending his contract after this year too.
Round Two Open Thread
For those of you that are sticking around.
http://www.dailynorseman.com/2009/4/25/853538/2009-nfl-draft-open-thread-round
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