Thread: My ideal draft (the first 3 rounds)

This will never happen, and it involves a trade, but I believe it could be pulled off.
We trade the 22nd pick to the Giants in exchange for the 29th and 91st pick.
The trade is almost even points wise, and the Giants may look to move up if the right receiver is available.

This draft is entirely meant to build around Peterson.


Round 1, pick 29:

C Alex Mack

Ht:
6-4
Wt: 312

He's widely regarded as the best center in this draft and has been compared to Birk in his prime.
He won the Draddy Trophy as a senior (academic Heisman), and he's a proven leader.


Round 2, pick 54:

OT Phil Loadholt

Ht:
6-8
Wt:
348

Huge run-blocker that projects as a RT.
He'll struggle with speed rushers, but then, I'm building around AD, not Tjack (or Sage).

Round 3, pick 86:

OG Hermann Johnson

Ht: 6-7 Wt:
382

This is a stretch, but I think he may fall this far due to weight concerns.
He's weighed anywhere from 350 to over 400 pounds.
If he can keep his weight in check, he's an absolute monster.
Paired with Loadholt, the right side of our line would absolutely maul opposing defenses.

Round 3, pick 91:

FB Tony Fiammetta

Ht:
6-0 Wt:
245

Best fullback in the draft.
He runs a 4.6 40 and can do everything a west coast FB is supposed to do (run, catch, turn up field, etc...), and he does them exceedingly well, but most importantly, he's an exceptional lead-blocker.

After those 4 picks, we'd have the best run blocking o-line in the league for several years to come, and AD would end up going down as the greatest running back of all time.
Who needs a QB?
I can dream, can't I?

"Anemic" wrote:

This will never happen, and it involves a trade, but I believe it could be pulled off.
We trade the 22nd pick to the Giants in exchange for the 29th and 91st pick.
The trade is almost even points wise, and the Giants may look to move up if the right receiver is available.

This draft is entirely meant to build around Peterson.


Round 1, pick 29:

C Alex Mack

Ht:
6-4
Wt: 312

He's widely regarded as the best center in this draft and has been compared to Birk in his prime.
He won the Draddy Trophy as a senior (academic Heisman), and he's a proven leader.


Round 2, pick 54:

OT Phil Loadholt

Ht:
6-8
Wt:
348

Huge run-blocker that projects as a RT.
He'll struggle with speed rushers, but then, I'm building around AD, not Tjack (or Sage).

Round 3, pick 86:

OG Hermann Johnson

Ht: 6-7 Wt:
382

This is a stretch, but I think he may fall this far due to weight concerns.
He's weighed anywhere from 350 to over 400 pounds.
If he can keep his weight in check, he's an absolute monster.
Paired with Loadholt, the right side of our line would absolutely maul opposing defenses.

Round 3, pick 91:

FB Tony Fiammetta

Ht:
6-0 Wt:
245

Best fullback in the draft.
He runs a 4.6 40 and can do everything a west coast FB is supposed to do (run, catch, turn up field, etc...), and he does them exceedingly well, but most importantly, he's an exceptional lead-blocker.

After those 4 picks, we'd have the best run blocking o-line in the league for several years to come, and AD would end up going down as the greatest running back of all time.
Who needs a QB?

I can dream, can't I?

then we'd be no different than the 1990's lions.

I'd like to see Percy Havin in the first round, other then that those 2nd and 3rd round picks would be awesome

I think there's a better chance of Sydney Rice stepping it up in his 3rd year then we'd have for a rookie WR to step in and contribute right away.
But, if we do get a receiver, I like Robiske in the second round.
I'd give a look at Ramses Barden as well, but big receivers like him have a recent history of being busts (i.e. Mike Williams and James Hardy).

"i_bleed_purple" wrote:

then we'd be no different than the 1990's lions.

I'm not saying we won't get a QB ever.
I just don't see that happening this year.
I say we build a solid foundation around our best player and work from there.

wouldn't be a terrible draft i suppose. I don't think we need to use all 3 first picks on our OL. maybe use one to get a WR (Nicks/Britt/Iglesias/Robiskie) or maybe add depth to our secondary (CB)

If you're building around AD, why draft a Tackle ?

Cook can block for the run, not the pass, so why waste the pick?

I am really not feeling a Center in the 1st at all. I think we should go WR or CB. Plus we will not draft a FB now that we resigned Tahi.

"Mr-holland" wrote:

If you're building around AD, why draft a Tackle ?

Cook can block for the run, not the pass, so why waste the pick?

I don't consider cook a very good run blocker.
Loadholt will move piles.
He's the best run blocking tackle in the draft, and he'll still be a huge upgrade over cook in the passing game even if he does have trouble with speed guys.

"marstc09" wrote:

I am really not feeling a Center in the 1st at all. I think we should go WR or CB. Plus we will not draft a FB now that we resigned Tahi.

Tahi can still be cut.
It'd be nice to have a fullback that was, you know, useful.