14 "EXPERTS" pick falcons 1st rd pick...

by durst on Feb 2, 2010 1:21 PM EST

THIS IS YOU ONE STOP SHOP FOR WHO THE SO CALLED EXPERTS THINK ATLANTA WILL TAKE IN THE 1st RD OF THE 2010 NFL DRAFT:

www.walterfootball.com sean weatherspoon OLB missouri

www.mockingthedraft.com patrick robinson CB florida state

www.draftcountdown.com carlos dunlap DE florida

www.draftek.com weatherspoon

www.nfldraftdog.com derrick morgan DE Ga Tech

www.draftboardinsider.com donovan warren CB michigan

www.drafthuddle.com greg hardy DE missisippi

www.draftking.com perrish cox CB okl. state

www.cbssports.com (rob rang) devin mccourty CB rutgers

www.nbcsports.com (evan silva) amari spievey CB iowa

www.nfl.com (buckey brooks) navorro bowman OLB penn state

www.profootballweekly.com joe haden CB florida

www.cnnsi.com (don banks) kyle wilson CB boise state

www.draftinsider.net golden tate WR notre dame

so, we are drafting either a DE, CB, or OLB i it seems, but which one? seems everyone disagrees.

seven different corners!! I know only two or at most three will be 1st round picks. who are you hoping for?

I for one, am hoping we trade down, trade out of the first for 2x2nd round picks, and get two for one!!

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pigs would fly first

but if we got haden i would crap my pants

by gritzblitz on Feb 2, 2010 2:11 PM EST reply actions

I’m a PSU fan and I’ve seen alot of this kid. Linebackers from Old State get a bad rep for being slow and injury prone, he’s neither. His combine numbers will be off the charts and I’m afraid they will bump him into the top 15.

by PennsylvaniaPeregrine on Feb 2, 2010 2:23 PM EST reply actions

Dunlap, Morgan, Weathersppoon

I don’t care who it is if they improve our pass rush. If all the quality first round pass rushers are gone, look hard at Robinson and Wilson at corner.

by Dave Choate on Feb 2, 2010 2:26 PM EST reply actions

Lets hope we can get Haden

He may not be Erric Berry, but he’s the next best thing

by southman on Feb 3, 2010 10:47 PM EST reply actions

lolwrongnumber

He looked good in UF’s 3-3-5 system because he always had safety help. Patrick Robinson was left on an island by Mickey Andrews against the best WR each opponent had to offer and shut them down. Kid a a baller….

"If lessons were learned in defeat, our team is getting a great education." -Murray Warmath

by NaGaNole on Feb 4, 2010 9:42 AM EST up reply actions

Dudes' Quick

Yeah he looks like a horse. Very instinctive unlike CH. He looks like a good fit here but who knows? TD said he was going to have a more balanced aproach to personel this offseason.

"at least your roof only leaks when it rains."

by Ball Hawk on Feb 5, 2010 8:39 PM EST up reply actions

oh yeah... comming from a FSU fan,

who got the offenses killed by a Gator corner 3 years in a row ALONE

by southman on Feb 4, 2010 8:45 PM EST reply actions

Never really understood the Falcon’s draft philosophy. Not that I have a huge complaint, but I’m usually pretty in the dark until the name comes up on the screen.

Dimitroff doesn’t seem to go for best player available. He likes to go get the guy that fills a role. I don’t think adding another young cornerback necessarily helps us. We have a small army of good young corners that just seem to lack size. I’d much see the Falcons go out and get a veteran to mix in with the corner backs.

The pass rush is the biggest issue. A good rush up front makes corners look very good. Adding Jerry back into the lineup will help. But, I still like going veteran. Passrushers tend to take a long time to really “come of age,” even the highest picked ones.

I’d love to see us draft a position that can make an immediate impact. If Norwood is leaving, as some suggest he is, why not another back? Successful teams have generally had two good backs carrying the load (Panthers, for example). A linebacker usuaully can make an immediate impact as well. There should be some good ones availalble after all those teams get their fix of overrated quarterbacks.

by kalesi on Feb 5, 2010 11:45 AM EST reply actions 1 recs

Rec'd

Nice post. Dimitroff is the master of disguise.

by Dave Choate on Feb 5, 2010 12:12 PM EST up reply actions

You are right

especially on the pass rush issue. I’ve had this feeling all along that it takes much longer for a pass rusher to develop, compared to other positions, and I’d go after a pass rusher in free agency too. or else we might be doomed for another year when we say – “oh, we’re rebuilding, we’re a team of the future”.

Atlanta Falcons fan in Moscow, Russia

by Gemini-RU on Feb 14, 2010 4:25 PM EST up reply actions