CB Kyle Wilson Could Be First Round Pick For Falcons
by Dave Choate on Jan 29, 2010 8:00 AM EST
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The Falcoholic will sporadically be looking at potential first round picks for the Atlanta Falcons in the 2010 NFL Draft. Today, Boise State cornerback Kyle Wilson.
When Mel Kiper Jr. and his hair are impressed with you, a rapid ascension up teams' draft boards is sure to follow.
That's the case for Kyle Wilson, a well-regarded prospect coming into the Senior Bowl whose stock has risen to the point that he's a viable late first round pick. At 5'10 and 190, Wilson isn't the towering monster many of us would like to see at corner in 2010, but he offers a lot and may be the best coverage corner in the draft outside of Mr. Joe Haden.
What's impressing scouts this week is Wilson's speed, acceleration, agility and fantastic awareness. Those of you who complain about our corners not knowing where the ball is have to find some footage of this guy. He always knows, and he's quick enough to do something about it. For me, going secondary this early in the draft means you have to get a guy who can potentially lock down opposing receivers, and Wilson's likely to be right near the top of any list by the time we pick at 19/20, whether you believe he should be going a little later or not. He also offers significant value on special teams.
Of course, this is a limited sample size and the usual caveats apply. Wilson also isn't famous for being a huge tackler or someone who contributes significantly in run support, something our current coaching staff clearly values. Those are coachable weaknesses and he doesn't appear to be lacking in strength, so I don't see any flaws so glaring that they couldn't be handled.
The bigger question, one that I alluded to briefly about a paragraph for those of you with short attention spans, is whether it would be reasonable to select him as early as the Falcons are picking. The quick answer is yes. The longer answer is yes, because he's one of maybe two or three second tier corners worth a damn behind Joe Haden and if the Falcons are intent on going corner they'll have to contend with a trip to the abyss when they pick again in the third round. A more reasonable argument might be that we need the pass rush more than we need another option in the secondary, and that's one I'm more than willing to accept.
Bottom line? If the Falcons are looking to draft an excellent cover corner, it probably should be Kyle Wilson. His upside is as a true number one option among our muddled corps, and that's something we've dreamed about here for a long time. I'm putting his name on the table.
Feel free to debate it.
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Sounds good to me
I do agree that pass rush seemed to be a more pressing problem at the end of the season when the secondary started playing really well, but then again… the new secondary coach doesn’t sound very promising. So maybe it is for the best to outweigh this potential mishap by upgrading the talent-aspect of the secondary.
It depends
on how well he does at the combine and pre-draft workouts. He is playing in the Senior Bowl at 4:00 today.
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No way we take a CB first...
Did you see how good our DBs look whhen we got a little pressure in the last few games? DE all the way….
"If lessons were learned in defeat, our team is getting a great education." -Murray Warmath
I think the team may be leaning to DE first
But knowing what I know—that DE or CB is the most likely possibility—I figured I’d outline some of both. Since Wilson’s been on fire the last week or so, he seemed like a logical starting point.
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by Dave Choate on Jan 29, 2010 11:31 AM EST up reply actions
Not knocking the post.
It’s top quality Dave. Just throwing out my opinion.
"If lessons were learned in defeat, our team is getting a great education." -Murray Warmath
Oh, I know
Just explaining my rationale for leading this little series off with Wilson.
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by Dave Choate on Jan 29, 2010 11:51 AM EST up reply actions
Kyle Wilson video
Hey Falcon fans. I’m Kyle’s brother and wanted to introduce him to the Falcon fan base. Kyle’s website is www.kdub1.com
To see videos, take a look at http://vimeo.com/channels/kdub1
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by justfndoit on Jan 29, 2010 11:27 AM EST reply actions 2 recs
Thank you for posting this.
Welcome to our little corner of SBN…
"If lessons were learned in defeat, our team is getting a great education." -Murray Warmath
Hey, glad to have you by!
Thanks for that.
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by Dave Choate on Jan 29, 2010 11:30 AM EST up reply actions
How do you feel about painting the RV red and black?
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i've read
that every reciever is having problems getting off his press coverage, he lacks ideal size but IMO he’s closer in talent to joe haden than say a warren or a robinson, from everything i’ve read he started the sr bowl projected as a 2-3 rounder with everybody saying he would go late 2nd now im hearing late 1st early 2nd, if the teams behind us are looking to trade up to get say a dunlap or whoever trade down pick up a 2nd and get kyle with a later 1st round pick, i’ve watched the kid a couple of times this year and thought he could be a 3rd or 4th round sleeper i kinda hate he’s on everybodies radar now
That's unfortunately what happens
The guys who stay off radars are guys like my personal pick for receiver, Eric Decker, who’s hurt and can’t participate in the Senior Bowl. Once you see these guys up close, they move up or down pretty quickly.
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by Dave Choate on Jan 29, 2010 12:06 PM EST up reply actions
The golden gopher
don’t know much about him but read he’s the prototypical 2nd wr for the nfl, kinda like a redzone, over the middle monster. at 6-2 215 he has great size, so your saying draft him late 3rd early 4th?
That'd be the perfect place to get him, if possible
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I remember
seeing Decker against Wisconsin or maybe Ohio State and he looked very good with a not so great QB throwing to him.
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Personally I would like to see atl take a stab at filling DE, CB and WR in the first three rounds. It all depends on what they do in free agency but this year has lots of good players so I hope they can possibly move a few players and get some more picks. As for the drafting of Wilson, I would love a chance at a shut down corner but look at our depth chart at corner already. (C.O., Grimes, Houston, Williams, Hill, Jackson) We need to unload at least two of them. I personally think the odd manout is going to be chris houston who we could prolly get a third or fourth round pick. Plus we should get some comp picks from last year. Possibly move Norwood or Abraham? I hear we don;t have much for cap space so I would like to get some draft picks even if they are late rounders. I think we need to start developing some depth at LB as well.
Here’s my list of Seniors I’m interested in following today at 3pm: WR, RB, CBs. Patrick Robinson really had a not so solid week.
Andre Roberts WR Citadel
Riley Cooper WR Gators
Kyle Wilson CB Boise St
Myron Rolle CB Fl St
Nate Allen S USF
Mardy Gilyard WR Cincy
MccLuster RB ole Miss
Ben Tate RB Auburn
by Jon Cushman on Jan 30, 2010 11:55 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
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Good list.
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Yes Brandon Graham looked the best of an overall subpar Senior Class——true talent lies once again within the Junior Class.
Dan Williams ate up the middle, prefer him over Cody. Odrick, Weatherspoon were solid, but still have reservations with both. Than again drafting Weatherspoon might get our prima dona Moore playing again.
Overall I didn’t get to see much from half my above list. Of the one’s I got to see action:
My concern with MccLuster/Gilyard was their size. Gilyard had a standout performance although Mccluster’s shined on the practice field. Both are a consideration as our #3 pick but I’d prefer Ben Tate or Blount.
Cooper, Roberts, Wilson, Rolle Allen—-not enough to form an opinion.
Patrick Robinson——he once again played better than he practices. I like his fluidity. But once again overall I’m leaning back towards the Defensive Line unit for our number 1 pick——especially if Brandon Graham drops into our lap. I believe we can find some solid CBs, slot receiver in the 3rd round.
by Jon Cushman on Jan 31, 2010 12:14 PM EST up reply actions
mardygilyard
i like that you are watching him. after the senior bowl we can not aford to pass this guy up. i have seen him on youtube, and watched his senior bowl clips. him opposite of white would be best. he is the man.
by mardygilyard1stfalconspick on Feb 3, 2010 4:55 AM EST up reply actions
if we get a corner in the first maybe we can pick up Mardy Gilyard or McCluster in the third to add another weapon to our offense
I want.......
A 2nd round pick. There is a lot of talent going into the 2nd round (Example – Curtis Lofton) We could have gotten Arenas in the 2nd. Oh well. But in the 1st I would get Golden Tate, CJ Spiller if he falls to us, Dez Bryant if he falls to us and Spiller is not avaliable, or Carlos Dunlap DE from Florida. Well it all depends on what we do in FA
by !AtlFalcons-fan! on Jan 30, 2010 2:15 PM EST reply actions
NOOO
i dont want to see atlanta draft another pointless CB who is too small and cant cover taller recievers….we need carlos dunlap or if by some miracle, derrick morgan if he’s availeble.
HOW MUCH MONEY DID THE SAINTS GIVE THE REFS?!?!?!?!
Patrick Robinson looked best of the CBs today
I think Graham would be a good one to select as DE/LB – played lights out today
He’s always open. He catches a lot of balls. He’s un-guardable, no matter how old he is
Lights out fo sho!
What do you guys think about Dexter McCluster and Brandon Graham wearing Falcons jerseys. We would have to let go of Norwood to get there but I think worth it.
by Ball Hawk on Jan 30, 2010 10:55 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Stats
SOUTH Passing
C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT
Zac Robinson 12/21 175 8.3 1 1
Jarrett Brown 4/7 59 8.4 0 1
Tim Tebow 8/12 50 4.2 0 0
Team 24/40 284 7.1 1 2
NORTH Passing
C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT
Dan LeFevour 5/10 97 9.7 1 0
Tony Pike 5/12 44 3.7 0 0
Sean Canfield 2/4 38 9.5 0 1
Team 12/26 179 6.9 1 1
SOUTH Rushing
CAR YDS AVG TD LG
Jeremy Williams 1 27 27.0 0 27
Ben Tate 3 18 6.0 0 12
Stafon Johnson 3 9 3.0 0 4
Tim Tebow 4 4 1.0 0 7
John Conner 1 3 3.0 0 3
Anthony Dixon 1 3 3.0 0 3
Dexter McCluster 3 -1 -0.3 0 3
Zac Robinson 4 -8 -2.0 0 6
Jarrett Brown 5 -9 -1.8 0 2
Jeff Byers 1 -15 -15.0 0 0
Team 26 31 1.2 0 27
NORTH Rushing
CAR YDS AVG TD LG
Lonyae Miller 9 40 4.4 0 18
LeGarrette Blount 7 35 5.0 1 14
Joique Bell 8 17 2.1 0 11
Dan LeFevour 4 12 3.0 1 9
Tony Pike 1 7 7.0 0 7
Jacoby Ford 1 6 6.0 0 6
Rashawn Jackson 1 1 1.0 0 1
Tyson Alualu 1 -2 -2.0 0 0
Sean Canfield 2 -17 -8.5 0 0
Team 34 99 2.9 2 18
SOUTH Receiving
REC YDS AVG TD LG
Jeremy Williams 6 83 13.8 0 38
Andre Roberts 2 45 22.5 0 27
Riley Cooper 2 36 18.0 0 25
Colin Peek 2 32 16.0 1 19
Dexter McCluster 3 30 10.0 0 14
Jimmy Graham 3 29 9.7 0 17
Joe Webb 3 18 6.0 0 6
Ben Tate 1 4 4.0 0 4
Anthony McCoy 1 4 4.0 0 4
John Conner 1 3 3.0 0 3
Team 24 284 11.8 1 38
NORTH Receiving
REC YDS AVG TD LG
Mardy Gilyard 5 102 20.4 1 43
Ed Dickson 1 31 31.0 0 31
Garrett Graham 1 10 10.0 0 10
Rashawn Jackson 1 9 9.0 0 9
Taylor Price 1 8 8.0 0 8
Jacoby Ford 1 7 7.0 0 7
Dorin Dickerson 1 7 7.0 0 7
Donald Jones 1 5 5.0 0 5
Team 12 179 14.9 1 43
SOUTH Kick Returns
NO YDS AVG LG TD
Dexter McCluster 3 65 21.7 24 0
Javier Arenas 1 10 10.0 10 0
Perrish Cox 1 11 11.0 11 0
Team 5 86 17.2 24 0
NORTH Kick Returns
NO YDS AVG LG TD
Mardy Gilyard 2 53 26.5 33 0
Kyle Wilson 1 8 8.0 8 0
Devin Mccourty 1 47 47.0 47 0
Team 4 108 27.0 47 0
SOUTH Punt Returns
NO YDS AVG LG TD
Javier Arenas 1 7 7.0 7 0
Team 1 7 7.0 7 0
NORTH Punt Returns
NO YDS AVG LG TD
Jacoby Ford 2 46 23.0 39 0
Mardy Gilyard 2 24 12.0 13 0
Team 4 70 17.5 39 0
Blount also looked very good as a rusher
He’s always open. He catches a lot of balls. He’s un-guardable, no matter how old he is
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Anybody else think Brandon Graham plays like Abraham? He looks like a great fit here, exactly what we need.
by Ball Hawk on Jan 30, 2010 10:49 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Yes, Yes, Yes
Graham looked great! Reminds me of Dwight Freeney too. I think we grab him over Dunlap. He was a track star and I think his speed will make up for his lack of height…
Seriously guys
We do not need to spend early draft picks on WR’s or RB’s. People bashed Snelling for not being exciting or having the same style as Turner. Who cares? He ran hard at the end on the season. Instead of worrying about style worry about an OC that cannot get the best out of his backs.
Push comes to shove trade some of our lack luster DL guys for a WR or RB. With Turners contract we don’t need to spend a lot of money on another RB. Put the cash toward a free agent OL or DE and draft a CB or two, a LB and some OL guys.
We can also look at FA’s for a WR or back up RB.
Right idea with Boise state
I thought we’d be looking at CB Brandyn Thompson though. He was solid all year and looked amazing in the bowl game against TCU.
Trade with KC and get our 2nd round back
At KC’s 2nd round pick we could get Brandon Graham and with our 2nd round back we could get Weatherspoon. It’s perfect.. TD I hope you are reading this!!!
Best idea I’ve heard yet. We can fix our corner problem in FA. The only case there may be for picking up a corner in the draft is the amount of BIG name free agent DEs available.
by Ball Hawk on Jan 31, 2010 8:50 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
trade for 2 x 2nd round picks
warwolf, ect.
I am glad to see all the votes for patrick robinson and brandon graham,.,….what if I told you we could have both??!! like BornATL suggested I traded with KC!!
in our group mock draft , 32 virtual GMs did a mock draft over a 10 day period on our sister site www.mockingthedraft.com
I drafted for atlanta and traded our 1st rd pick for KCs 2 x#2s (in real life they dont have 2 yet, but their virtual GM traded down from the 5th pick and got alot of extra pics)
graham , a OLB/DE tweener slipped behind OLBs kindle, hughes, and sapp, and behind true 4-3 DEs morgan, jason-peirre-paul, everson griffen,and dunlap.
We only had two corners go 1st rd, haden went early, and donvan beat out the competition for the other. this left about 5 CBs for round two, and I loved than Ghee, and cox were taken, thus leaving me with robinson.
I really hope the real falcons do the same and trade down, as a lot of talent “slips” to the second round every year.
dirtybirds233
I agree with you on those too small cornears, and robinson is one of the bigger, faster prospects, but has some consistency problems.
zooker,
Myrone Rolle went in round 4 , a few picks before our 4th rd pick, I had pegged him for our pick
mardy gilyard
look at this kid on youtube, look at his senior bowl. we cannot afford to pass this guy up. he looks amazing. him opposite roddy white. watch his videos then think that thought…..you will get chills trust me. we can get somone 3rd round for de, there is a lot of talent in this draft for dline trust me. gilyard is the way to go, also watch when he crashes into a little kid on youtube, he is classy and is the opposite of a locker room cancer. please comment
by mardygilyard1stfalconspick on Feb 3, 2010 5:01 AM EST reply actions
alsooooo
look at his returns. he will be a monster, him competing with weems will make them both run even better. if we dont pick him up i am going to be so disapointed and crushed. hopfully some of you will feel my conviction on this
by mardygilyard1stfalconspick on Feb 3, 2010 5:11 AM EST reply actions
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