JKool

Ok, here is my recap. I'll look foward to thoughts.

1. Jammal Brown. Nice pick; we took him from the grasp of CAR and we got the guy at RT we need. We needed an OT, we got arguably the best available.
2. Mayberry. No one was sold on him at RT, but we all know he's a mauler at RG. Now, he's a RG again.

1&2: The FO addressed what was a serious issue last season, the OL. The OL is where every offensive play starts, it is the key to keeping the O off the field, it is the means for our pro-bowl caliber back to get into the defensive secondary and kill someone. Damn fine!

3. Josh Bullocks. WTF? Many people were screaming that we need a safety. My own view is that with Bellamy slowing down, Dwight wouldn't be able to roam free and make plays. I never thought we'd take a Safety at #40, but, hey, this kid's speed, if he can make the field, turns Dwight Smith into the full on danger he can be.
4. Dwight Smith. One of our best FA pick ups in awhile. Rangy, proven, ballhawk. Bolsters our secondary like nobody's business.
5. Retain Bellamy. He's the leader of our D. We didn't let him get away. It isn't clear to me that anyone wanted him, but, yeah, nice either way.
6. Mike McKenzie. This is the CB we've been fishing for... well, forever. McKenzie is arguably the best CB to where Black and Gold in the last, well, as long as I can remember.

3-6: Damn. Our secondary is gonna be pretty good if Bullocks pans out. Speed and playmaking on the inside. Tough solid coverage at one corner, and a solid group to play the other corner. Sure we're still one CB away maybe, but I like Brown, Craft, and Thomas.

7. Alfred Fincher. I think he's coming here to play SLB. He's tough, sheds blocks, great character. This wasn't a reach. It isn't spectacular, but we needed a LB and we got one. I say, he's as good or better than Allen by week 4.

7: We need some run stuffers damnit! WTF is the FO thinking? We need help against the run for crying out loud. Sure, I'm sold on the Fincher pick, but that isn't going to turn our run D around overnight.

8. We draft some no name WR with pick 4. He's missed two seasons with injuries. That was stupid.

8: We don't know what else to do! Quick pick a WR? 'Nuff said.

9. Adrian McPherson. We need a future QB! We need someone to challenge AB! The FO will never challenge AB, we'll never get a quality backup in here, we have never done the right thing ever in a million years and we never will.

9: Eat your words nay sayers. A bit of crow might taste nice with that.

10. Not trading Howard. Good. Lots of people want to keep him. If he resturctures his contract, we can (though we'll lose our franchise tag for the length of his contract). I want to trade him, but to be honest, I want to trade him for a vetran LB or DT. We don't need any more rookies at LB. We don't need a DT who will turn out to be a bust.

10: I think NOT trading Howard today was genius. This way, we can try and get a PROVEN VETRAN player at LB or DT. Once teams hit camp and see that their "stud" 1st or 2nd round pick isn't all that, they'll be beating down our door! I'll take a vetran player and some picks next year, thank you very much.

11. For all you who think that Howard's value goes down now that the draft is over, think again. An option's value is less in the presence of other options. Teams thought they'd get a guy in the draft who would be the answer to their prayers, thus, why deal for Howard. Now that there is no other option (and their prayers aren't answered - or soon that stud DE they just took will show up to camp fat and out of shape) our boy is going to start looking pretty darned good. Get us a LB or DT, do it.

[Edited on 24/4/2005 by JKool]