Anyone Else Feeling Uneasy- Thoughts on the 2010 NFL Draft

We don’t know anything for sure. He played in a somewhat fluky system and is small. If he was “too dynamic,” he’d be a lock to be the first or wide receiver selected. He isn’t even a lock to go in the first round.

I know, these are just some of my thoughts on the draft.

and wasn’t Mike Williams part of the Raiders?

Sean Weatherspoon is another guy I really like. “The Spoon” has so much speed and seems to hunt down the ball carrier like a lion hunts antelope. He reminds me of Howard in terms of coverage, speed, and aggressiveness; except he’s an even better run stopper. I see great things for him.

it doesn’t mean you stop throwing to him! That, would’ve been the ultimate mistake of all time!

everyone has something to say about ND, but nobody ever watched a game.

Great college QB, but I can’t see him doing it in the NFL. Plus Notre Dame also had Malcolm Floyd and Randolph, both were great targets.

I hope my Fighting Irish don’t sink even lower, but with all the talent leaving, all I have left to hope is Floyd turns into an animal.

Al’s crazy, not stupid. There’s too much already at receiver and too many guys developing. As is the case at safety where Huff is just now starting to make a name for himself, Branch is a near Pro Bowl caliber safety, and there’s still Al’s boy Mike Mitchell.

At worst he’ll draft Haden or Kyle Wilson, which honestly I’d be okay with. After all, we really need something at corner. Maybe get a playmaker pick-6 beside Nnamdi and see how that goes. Both corners would be very good here.

But if Cable is Al’s media messenger, then it’s clear Al understands the lack of talent in the trenches. He’s got all of his skill positions, now he’s got to set them up for success. Even if we get Campbell (please dear God no) or Cody, those are still improvements over what we have.

Here’s to hoping for Dan Williams or Iupati.

Lol, last time I checked there were no receivers at Georgia Tech. Anybody coming out of Georgia Tech at receiver with the scheme they’re running is definitely not a 1st or even 2nd round talent.

Though tackle is the bigger issue, Iupati is exactly what we need opposite Gallery. Great in the run game and better than anything we’ve had at RG in the passing game in many years. He also kinda brings a swagger or an attitude that this O-Line lacks. I think he’s one of those, “makes everyone around him better” kinda players.

 thats a heck of a player for a 3rd round draft pick.
especially considering al davis drafts players worse than a blind, drunk retard.

kinda surprised there wasnt a big raider propaganda press release bragging about it. proclaiming how raider-esque wimbley is and how we got over on the browns. something is amiss on alameda st…….

Mathews is 5’11", 220 lbs and runs a 4.4 40 time. As I watched highlights of him, I analyzed some great things about him:

1) He has above average speed. He can break it from the outside, inside, and his speed works great with his weight and toughness.

2) His toughness. Each time I saw him about to get tackled, he lowers his shoulder, and either breaks free or gets 2-5 more yards. Also, he keeps his feet moving. I saw him bounce off of people, get hit to the side, etc, and he maintains balance and keeps his feet moving.

3) Balance. He has the necessary balance that running backs like frank gore and shonn greene has(yes, shonn greene has great balance).As I said above, he bounces off of people, and sometimes uses a second tackler to eliminate the first tackler, and break free(sometimes). If he gets knocked back, he keeps his balance, and I like that(unless of course that the hit overpowers him).

4) Vision. As I stated, he can run in and outside of the line. When he sees a hole, he bursts through. If not, he goes to the outside. Even if the hole is sort of small, he cradles the ball and bursts forward. When he goes to the outside, he knows he has a better chance(in other words when he feels that the line is too clogged, he uses the assumption that the outside is where less defenders are, and goes in the logical direction).

5) Power. This guy is mostly a power back, especially a guy his size(under 6 feet with 220 lbs.) and speed. At least, when I watch him it always seems that at least 1-3 guys try to tackle him(especially from the side) he basically shrugs them off. Pushing them aside with the stiff arm, or keeping the legs moving and wrestle the guy off. And when he bursts through the line, and goes through the tackles, defenders try to get a hold of him. Key word is try though.

6) Quickness. Although the guy has good power, his quickness surprised me. Out in the open, he’s awesome. He has great quickness to make a great juke, and he has the vision to know which direction he’s going to. He makes people miss tackles.

Here’s his 2009 stats against opponents:

UC Davis(W: 51-0): Att-11, Yards- 106, Avg- 9.6, Long- 60, TD- 1.

@ Wisconson(L: 34-31): Att- 19, Yards- 107, Avg.- 5.6, Long- 55, TD- 0, Rec- 2, Rec yds- 9

Boise State(L: 51-34): Att- 19, Yards- 234, Avg.- 12.3, Long- 69, TD- 3

@ Cincinatti(L: 28-20): Att- 38, Yards- 145, Avg.- 3.8, Long 11, TD- 1, Rec- 2, Rec Yds- 32

@ Hawaii(W: 42-17): Att- 24, Yards- 149, Avg.- 6.2, Long- 19, TD- 0

San Jose State(W: 41-21): Att- 20, Yards- 233, Avg.- 11.7, Long- 59, TD- 1

@ New Mexico State(W: 34-3): Att- 25, Yards- 157, Avg.- 6.3, Long- 68, TD- 2, Rec- 1, Rec Yrds- 27

Utah State(W: 31-27): Att- 23, Yards- 185, Avg.- 8, Long- 46, TD- 2, Rec- 2, Rec Yds- 26

@ Idaho(W: 31-21): Att- 26, Yards- 143, Avg. 5.5, Long- 77, TD- 3, Rec- 3, Rec Yds- 18

@ Nevada(L: 52-14): Att- 8, Yards- 32, Avg- 4, Long- 20, TD- 0, Rec- 1, Rec Yrds- 10

Louisiana Tech(W: 30- 28): did not play.

@ Illinios(W: 53-52): Att- 32, Yards- 173, Avg- 5.4, Long- 42, TD- 3

No fumbles either.

I know that it’s basically a wasted post just talking about one guy. So I might as well throw in a poll of all RBs in the 2nd round. But this guy caught my eye. Gerhart seems great too. Also, I went onto that draft site, and couldn’t find info on Mathews, so I’ll post the link to his 2009 highlights video here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlZOFsVkjAo

He reminds me of a slightly more like frank gore, with a dash of LaDanian Tomlinson.

it takes QB’s at least 3 years, maybe 5, to see what they’re made of. Wides, about 3 years. RB’s, 2.