hmm clausen falling all the way to 9??? kiper has really declined and he was never very good in the first place

Clausen could go 9th. I have seen some reports that say only Locker had a 1st round grade as far as QB's go, and he stayed in school.

Now, some teams might reach for a QB in rd 1 obviously, but Clausen going 9th isn't crazy by any means. Lot of time between now and then too of course

I see Clausen dipping even further once management people start really "looking" at him. I would LOVE to have Rolando McClain!! Big, young and nasty... the way God intended for a middle linebacker to be.

we should pull for OL, QB, and CB to be picked bw 1-11--we won't be taking those positions and that would push WR DL and LB down to us.

He did take Carpenter at 18 but how much did Jerry Jones have to do with that? That was 2006 and a big flop draft for Dallas. Fasano was the best pick and he never even started in Dallas. "They" took Carpenter over DeMeco Ryans, D'Qwell Jackson and Rocky McIntosh

He also took James Farrior at #8 his first time with full control. Farrior was the 1st LB taken and the best LB'er in the draft. (Jason Taylor and Mike Vrabel were DE's)

I wouldn't be disappointed with Rolando bc he looks like a cant miss prospect.

I see Denver taking a WR leaving RM for us.

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my mock

1. STL Jimmy Clausen QB
2. Det Ndamukong Suh DT
3. TB Gerald McCoy DT
4. Was Sam Bradford QB
5. KC Russel Okung OT
6. Sea CJ Spiller RB
7. Cle Eric Berry FS
8. Oak Trent Williams OT
9. Buf Anthony Davis OT
10. Jax Joe Haden CB
11. Den Dez Bryant WR
12. Mia Rolando McClain ILB

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eetsi that looks plausible--at least the players in the top 10, if not their teams. I think spiller is going to go in the top 10 taken by someone who doesn't know what their doing (carroll or mcdanials). I think 2 QBs will go in the top 10 (but not #1 overall), and I think Oak and Buff will take OL. Which would push McClain or Bryant down to us.

Has anyone been monitoring the news and boards on the teams ahead of us? I wonder what players Broncos fans are talking about.

They are talking about McCLAIN, and only slightly about Dez Bryant. I have infiltrated their site....

I wonder what we can offer Denver to swap 1st-round picks.

I don't think there is any way that Denver takes a RB again this year. They took Moreno with their 2nd 1st round pick last year and he was just shy of 1000 yards (947 7 tds) and he only averaged 15.4 rushes per game.

I think Marshall is history and they have to replace him because they have no one else.

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I dont know if I have ever seen almost all of us Dolphin fans on the same page as far as who we all want in the draft. I think about 99% of all Dolphin fans want Rolando McClain.

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> I dont know if I have ever seen almost all of us
> Dolphin fans on the same page as far as who we all
> want in the draft. I think about 99% of all
> Dolphin fans want Rolando McClain.


I've been clammering for an ILB ever since Zach left, and there hasn't been a talent like McClain in that timeframe. Nuff said.

well thats only two years so...

Mayo is good and the jury is still out on some of the other LB'er due to injury.

Rivers, Curry...

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I think our best bet will be to swap with JAX.

I think we need to go up, if we want Rolando.

I want Joe Haden,.. again, I think he may be gone.

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> well thats only two years so...
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> Mayo is good and the jury is still out on some of
> the other LB'er due to injury.
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> Rivers, Curry...

Coming out of college none of those guys were as accomplished as McClain.

Why would you want to use a first round pick on Joe Haden when we specifically drafted 2 DB's high in the draft last year.

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eesti I dont see Clausen being a top 10 pick let alone #1 overall but I will admit I have a little bit of ND bias in me

I think Clausen will not be in the league 4 years from now.

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I think St.Louis can take a DT #1, then grab a quality QB with the first pick of Rd 2.

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> > Mayo is good and the jury is still out on some
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> > the other LB'er due to injury.
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> > Rivers, Curry...
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> Coming out of college none of those guys were as
> accomplished as McClain.

A lot is going to change with the draft rankings after the combine. It always does but please explain...how is RM more accomplished coming out of college than these other guys?

I would like to see how RM compares to Ray Lewis and a few of the more recent LB'er draftees for college stats.

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McClain was a Butkus award winner. Which other ones won that award?

Which other ones were the captains of there national championship teams as a junior?

Which other ones are 6'4 265 with probably just as much mental ability as physical?

Which other ones ran down a QB as fast as Tim Tebow from behind?

Which other ones had top 10 draft grade coming out of college as a junior?

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This also shows his lack of accomplishments (in only 3 years BTW):

Freshmen All-SEC selection (2007)
Third-Team AP All-American (2008)
First-team AFCA All-American (2009)
2× First-Team All-SEC (2008, 2009)
Dick Butkus Award Winner (2009)
Jack Lambert Award Winner (2009)
SEC Defensive Player of the Year (2009)
First-team *Playboy Preseason All-American (2009)
Sporting News Midseason All-American (2009)
Lott Trophy Finalist (2009)
Lombardi Award Finalist (2009)
1st team All-American (Walter Camp, AP, AFCA) (2009)

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When it comes to the draft, no kid is ever as good as advertised. If we pick McClain thats good. He is a fine player. But he isn't the "2nd coming" or anything like that. The "hype" around some players as they enter the draft is amazing. And they never live up to expectations cause the bar is set so damn high.

And to the person who wants to see how he compares to Ray Lewis. HE DOESN'T!! Ray Lewis is a once in a lifetime type of player. A 1st ballot hall of fame player. An imortal NFL player. You compare any college player to Ray Lewis or put the expectation of "he is the next Ray Lewis" on him is unfair.