Did Mike Get It Right?

But mabye it’s bc many pundits had this guy as the #1 overall and complete cover corner in the draft. I can’t believe this kid fell to us. Especially since the Pats reached on another corner that was ranked lower than Wilson 2 picks prior. Getting this kid helps the entire defense get better. QB accuarcy is going to have to be perfect against the Jets from now on. Teams can’t possibly think that they will have the time for 5 step drops with the quality corners we now have. I love this pick. When you have the chance to make the whole defense better, you take it and say thank you. But when you have the chance to address the major problem that killed you in your last loss in the playoffs with the best complete corner in the draft, you get on your knees and thank the god you pray to.

I have a feeling this pick was one where Tannenbaum probably had a chance to trade back with someone and Joey Clinksales and Terry Bradway were like “duuuuuuuuuuuuude we can’t pass him up!”, hence using up all their time before making the pick.

I really didn’t think that Wilson would fall all the way to us, and I was kinda hoping that this situation didn’t happen (I’m convinced that if he wasn’t there we probably would have traded back or picked Hughes or Kindle and it would have been a pretty easy decision). but now that it did I couldn’t be happier about it.

Where do we go from here? there is so many players we’ve all talked about available in the 2nd round but we are way back at #61. The freakin Pats have three picks before we get our first one and the Fins have one as well…………………….UGHHHHHH! We need to trade up to get at least one of the guys on our list.

Didn’t think he would fall anywhere near us. But now that we have him, I think it was a shrewd move. Looking back over the scouting reports and highlights, he very well could be the best CB of the draft. We got a steal. Now we have a heck of a secondary and there’s still so much talent left. Hopefully we can find a way to get into round 3.

They are going to take Jason Worilds with their first 2nd round pick. I can feel it. He’s going to be brilliant as a 3-4 OLB, and I will be SO PISSED if we don’t get him. I’m trying to think of what we can do to get him though and it really seems tough. I think it’d have to include Leon and picks to the Eagles (their first 2nd rounder is right in front of the Pats’ first 2nd rounder, right?).

They say Rex loves his corners. The guys on espn after the pick jokingly said looks like Rex might send 8 on a blitz. They liked the pick. In a passing league they say you cant have enough corners. Imagine sending 7 on a blitz knowing you got coverage. Even wondering if its coming might pysc some teams.

I would really like to see us get Taylor Mays. The guy just looks to knock receivers heads off when they come across the middle. The biggest knock on him is his coverage skills. When you could potentially have a 3 corner set for the next 5 years of Revis, Cromartie and Wilson you don’t need a ball hawk at safety. You need a guy who makes receivers cringe when they beat the corner in coverage knowing they are about to get their head ripped off. The phsycology of that leads to dropped passes. We could have the opportunity to have our secondary set for the next 5-8 years by addressing safety. I have a feeling Cromartie is going to be a stud next year and will be on this team for a while. The NFL has fully gone to a passing league – and 3 and sometimes 4 receiver sets are becoming the norm (at least with the top teams). If you can take away the passing game – our front line can stop the run. I wouldn’t want to be an offensive coordinator game planning for this defense next year.

We need to trade up and I think it will include Leon to draft a good OLB. Knowing that Pats and Fins they will grab who we want. If we lose Leon that means we will need another back, prefereably a big/speed back (Tate, Gerhart, Hargesty)

No Hardesty. 3 knee surgeries already.