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Where have you heard this?payton wants ellis
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Where have you heard this?payton wants ellis
That's too low for Vernon Gholston dude... When all is said and done, he could easily be the top overall pick! Dude's a BEAST.
Clady ain't going before Jake Long either... Long didn't do anything but solidify himself as the top OL in the draft at the combine.
Here's my crack at it...
1. Miami - Vernon Gholston
2. St. Louis - Jake Long
3. Atlanta - Matt Ryan
4. Oakland - Chris Long
5. K.C. - Glen Dorsey
6. NY Jets - Quenton Groves
7. N.E. - Leodis McKelvin
8. Baltimore - Ryan Clady
9. Cincy - Darren McFadden
10. Saints - Sedrick Ellis
There's always a couple of picks that leave people scratching their heads, so this mock isn't that far fetched. And if it's between Dorsey and Ellis, I'm going with Dorsey. All of this talk about injuries just reeks of smokescreens.
As one of those LSU homers, I'll try to explain where I'm coming from...
Look, if Dorsey ends up a Saint, I'll dance a week long merry jig. It's not in the least bit about Dorsey. It's about meat and bone, nothing more, nothing less.
I've watched every snap where Dorsey has been on the field. Every single one. And of course he's proven he can play through pain. Of course he's proven to be "a warrior" or whatever. He's everything you want in a player.
But I am NOT of the (apparently popular in some circles) opinion that because a guy has played through injury issues for X amount of time, that means he'll continue to do that indefinitely.
To the contrary, my belief is that no human athlete can do that indefinitely, no matter how much of a warrior he might be and how much "want-to" he might have. Eventually, it comes down to the meat and bone. If it can't go, he can't go.
The fact that he has played though all these issues, to me, doesn't indicate that he can continue to do that forever. Rather, it indicates to me that the clock has been ticking on him for a couple years now, and that's a couple years that have greatly benefitted LSU, but that the team that ends up drafting him HAS to consider "spent." And that's a negative. A big one. Especially early in the first round.
It's the same reason the Jets couldn't get a first for Vilma. It doesn't matter what you think of the player's ability or character/intangibles/work-ethic/etc. If the meat and bone aren't pristine, that trumps EVERYTHING else.