ScoutMIke
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This is a blend of my ideal scenario and what I think is possible:
1st Round: Trade #10 overall to Philadelphia for Lito Sheppard and #19 overall. Sheppard's contract is extremely cap-friendly and he is an upgrade over David/Gay. With the #19 pick take S Phillips
2nd Round: Take either Balmer or Laws.
3rd Round: Take Marcus Howard to play WLB
5th Round: Take either WR Jacob Tamme or WR Marcus Monk for insurance. Both can play similar roles to Colston. Tamme, in particular, should be similar. Right now he is slightly smaller and slightly faster than Colston was entering the draft. He could probably (looking at his frame) easily lose 10 pounds and lose .1 second off his forty time (placing him at 6-4, 4.51 forty). He catches the ball well with his hands and is EXTREMELY intelligent, as well as a hard worker. IMHO I think he could be almost as good as Colston (think Colston, but not quite as physical but better with finesse)
6th Round: Take Brandon Coutu, K. I know taking kickers isn't sexy, but Coutu's a winner. Anyone who has watch SEC football knows that Coutu makes clutch kicks and has a strong leg.
7th Round: Jacob Hester (RB/FB/ILB). Hester, IMO, has too many leadership abilities to pass him up at this point. While I think Hester could be a RB/FB in the NFL, I think his skills translate exceptionally well to ILB(maybe just a backup, but you never know). He runs well downhill, has decent speed for a LB (4.6), uses his hands well, and can take on and shed blocks. At worst, I believe he could take Gleason's place as a tremendous career special teamer.
So, in the end, we look like this:
DL: Grant, Thomas, Laws, Smith (Sub. McCrary for Grant and Young for Thomas on 3rd downs)
LB: Fujita, Vilma, Morgan (Sub. Howard for Morgan on 3rd downs)
CB: McKenzie and Sheppard
S: Phillips and Bullocks (who the staff likes)
1st Round: Trade #10 overall to Philadelphia for Lito Sheppard and #19 overall. Sheppard's contract is extremely cap-friendly and he is an upgrade over David/Gay. With the #19 pick take S Phillips
2nd Round: Take either Balmer or Laws.
3rd Round: Take Marcus Howard to play WLB
5th Round: Take either WR Jacob Tamme or WR Marcus Monk for insurance. Both can play similar roles to Colston. Tamme, in particular, should be similar. Right now he is slightly smaller and slightly faster than Colston was entering the draft. He could probably (looking at his frame) easily lose 10 pounds and lose .1 second off his forty time (placing him at 6-4, 4.51 forty). He catches the ball well with his hands and is EXTREMELY intelligent, as well as a hard worker. IMHO I think he could be almost as good as Colston (think Colston, but not quite as physical but better with finesse)
6th Round: Take Brandon Coutu, K. I know taking kickers isn't sexy, but Coutu's a winner. Anyone who has watch SEC football knows that Coutu makes clutch kicks and has a strong leg.
7th Round: Jacob Hester (RB/FB/ILB). Hester, IMO, has too many leadership abilities to pass him up at this point. While I think Hester could be a RB/FB in the NFL, I think his skills translate exceptionally well to ILB(maybe just a backup, but you never know). He runs well downhill, has decent speed for a LB (4.6), uses his hands well, and can take on and shed blocks. At worst, I believe he could take Gleason's place as a tremendous career special teamer.
So, in the end, we look like this:
DL: Grant, Thomas, Laws, Smith (Sub. McCrary for Grant and Young for Thomas on 3rd downs)
LB: Fujita, Vilma, Morgan (Sub. Howard for Morgan on 3rd downs)
CB: McKenzie and Sheppard
S: Phillips and Bullocks (who the staff likes)
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