Draft

So Evel you should be the most happy about the draft.  Tampa picked greatr than 50% of your choices.  I would guess you give this draft an A.

By the way, we added 2 additional draft picks by moving around in the draft.  Job well done.

Abso-freaking-lutely. A+!

Aqib Talib was the 4th-best corner in my mind, mostly because he reminds me of T-Buck. Not bad, if you can keep him under control. I had Mike Jenkins slightly higher, but then I remember that all the scouts said he wasn't a sure tackler. I was blinded by local pride. Sue me.

Jackson has a lot of quickness and great speed overall. Probably just a KR and slot receiver, but a fast one! People talk about App State being 1AA, but they could easily be a force in, say, the Big East. That's a strong program and this is a clutch receiver.

Zuttah provides much-needed depth on the OL. He's played center, guard and tackle. He's a damned good reason why Leonard and Rice were able to tack on all those yards at Rutgers.

I saw Dre Moore play a few games when there was nothing else to watch on Saturday between the Bama game and prime time. Watched him make a few plays. Not a bad run-stuffer. As long as we're rotating D-line, this kid will do just fine.

Josh Johnson, baby! Yeah, I wanted Brohm, but this kid's got juice! I don't care what level of competition you're playing... 42 TDs and only 1 INT? That's juice.

I'm not too keen on Geno Hayes, but we'll see.

Cory Boyd is on my list, though. Spurrier teams that are supposedly pass-oriented often have amazing RBs that just don't get the ball enough. Spurrier gave this kid the ball for the whole Georgia game and he delivered. Grinder. Youth at RB, I say.

Yeah... I'm freaking happy about this draft.

Haha. I don't really understand what that has anything to dp with A-Train, but w/e. no problem

Hilliard and Galloway= 2 maybe years left.

Clayton= If he gains weight, he could be a TE, has that sort of skill set but drops too many passes.

Bryant=Okay. Inconsistant

Stovall=Great training camp and did nothing in the season. Kindu like gradkowski the year before.

Spurlock=will only make the team for breaking the curse.

We really aren't that deep at receiver unless Clayton and Stovall step up. Plus, a 4.20 40. If they took him, they'd have two bigs and 2 speedsters making up a very good receiving core in about 3 years.

I didn't include the new guy. Donald Penn was our best lineman last year and he was undrafted proving that you can find a gem outside of the draft. Joseph was the worst with all his penalties. I still think that Davis and Beunning have potential left. Petigout is a good option at tackle. When you have Petigout that can play tackle, Davis that can play T/G and Buenning that can play C/G, why do you get another guy? We have a young O-Line. We have a veteran center. We have a good solid line before we wasted this pick. Plus, this guy is supposed to only be a run-blocker with bad pass-blocking abilities. With Garcia a 37-year-old, we need a guy that can block for him.

Anyway: I don't like the Talib pick because in the Tampa two, you can get a good corner later in the draft. Ex. Ronde. You just need a solid tackler. I would've liked to see us trade that pick for Lito Sheppard. He's proven, a pro-bowler and is only 27. Instead we got a guy that is more likely to get suspended for the first 4 games than actually play them with his recent history. I'm not saying we should've gone Jenkins, but getting a proven corner like Sheppard would have been better.

I give the first 3 picks a C-

I give the last 4 a A

I ain't an expert but I think i know a little thing or two.

Haha. I don't really understand what that has anything to dp with A-Train, but w/e. no problem

Because if you don't have a solid o-line then running and passing becomes even more difficult.  How can 4th, 5th, and 6th WRs be of any threat without an o-line to block?  Also, how do you throw deep without an o-line?

We had no depth on the o-line. We lost Wade, Lehr... we needed o-line depth and got a good one at the #3 spot.  Lineman drafted in the top 3-4 rounds are more likely to step in as starters than later picks. 

BTW, I disagree about D. Penn.  Yes he did well considering the circumstances, but he didn't play better than Sears, Trueblood or Joeseph last year.