The 5 Names That Intrigue Me The Most After The Combine:

Angerer reminds me of Clay Matthews, and looks to be a Raider through and through. Thompson would be a fine complement to Nnamdi, and could very well unseat CJ for the number two spot amongst corners. I like smallish corners; they have something to prove for the rest of their lives! Most learn how to make up for their lack of size with technique, and you don’t always have to match them up with the tall deep threats. You put them on the Welkers, and smaller possession guys in league.

It’s really so deep, with such an amazing junior class, that it’s gonna be harder to miss this year than in recent years, by far. I’m just praying we don’t seemingly completely ignore weaknesses, as it seemed we have over the last few years. I’ll be watching today to see how high SydQuan jumps! If he has a crazy veritcal, he’s our guy! Go Cal Berkely!

We could come away with some nice college team chemistry, too.

that we draft accordingly. all of them are solid picks, especially angerer and syd’quan. go bears!
let’s just hope we don’t get bryant at #8 as yahoo predicts…here we go again

Syd’Quan Thompson is phenomenal – the right attitude – hits like George Foreman and half as big. Olsen I need to watch but what I’ve read is impressive. One exception to your list – not sold on Bruce Campbell.

With the 8th overall pick in the 2010 NFL draft, the Oakland Raiders select……Taylor Mays, safety out of USC. Huff will be released or traded. Our run defense will not exist again this year.

Thought I was the only one who noticed Troup! Hes massive for a 315 frame! I have been really thinking about Sean Weatherspoon. He has a motor and is crazy buff! Alot of people are saying hes considering moving to ILB as well

Troup is a mammoth who is being overlooked for whatever reason. His coach said that he might be the most important player on defense that they are loosing this year. He doesn’t have the high stats, but he helps his teammates get their job done.
I like Angerer, this is the first look I’ve had at him, but he has a high motor, and a nose for the ball. He creates turnovers and makes pays. He has pass coverage skills that would definitely rival Thomas Howards.
Not sold on Thompson, he doesn’t seem to square up when he tackles, and he gives way too much cushion on the outside. ALthough, I do like the way he explodes towards the line of scrimmage when he reads run, but it seems like he is afraid to make a big hit. I don’t think this is a very good CB class this year.

the question i have is , is the qbs and offense players get drafted 1st or do the defensive players go 1st? after todays combine of db’s and the d line and linbackers , i have to say that defense will go 1st then the qbs and o line!

I can’t wait for next year at this time to look back on everything all these so called experts had to say; this year will be full of guys, including undrafted steals, that change the game for the better. We have to be grateful for this talent pool, when so much else is going against not only the Raiders, but all the bad teams in the game. This pool of guys will help to equalize, and bring some talent back to the teams in need, and the CBA and all the things that affect FA, trading, and the salary cap, could make every team in football better, and we could see a lesser divide between the top eschelon of teams and the rest of the league, making it a better game for all of us. The league is a better league when all teams are as competitive as they can be, and it’s been a long time coming.

I can’t wait for 2010. I will love every minute of it, even though I’m not sold yet we’ll do all the things we need to do to be the Raiders of old. We’ll improve, but probably not to my expectations, but the league will improve overall, which will go a long way in reaching my expectations of this game.

is really movin up on my board also, if hes there in the second and we havnt taken mcclain i think this guy is needed.

than speed or a first round defensive player this year. Mays will not help Davis’ Russell, so he wont pick him. With Jackson on board and who Balt. took in the 1st last year and to see his results after year one and Cable an oliner himself, its a guarantee that Oline will be addressed via the #8. Al fetched russell’s fast WR last year so bryant goes somewhere else. but in a few days we see what FA deals are building and that will tell us our draft decisions, so we think, but with the raiders there is always hinesight and true team needs may or may not be filled. im confident in a good #8 this year, drum roll…

but again all this talk doesn’t mean anything as long as Al & his expert staff of yes men are still running things. I’m really scared now that Mays had such a great 40 time that Al will draft him & try to convert him to a CB just to show everybody he thinks he’s still got it.