Let's Get Our 2010 Big Board Together: (Updated)
I will have a BIG BOARD at BOTH of the draft parties this weekend and we can work off of that to see who we want when the picks come up.
Being that the first day is set up for us, without a trade, to select only one of our top 8 players, I have listed my Top 8, in order of how I would select them.
1) Patrick Okung
2) Suh
2) Cody
3) Trent Williams
4) McClain
5) Dan Williams
6) Berry
7) Clausen
8) Bulaga
That is my Top 8 for the Raiders.
Give me your Top 8 and we'll take it from there.
Given this Board, one of these players could be in Silver and Black and I am very excited about that.
Go RAIDERS!!! And I hope to meet the locals in Saint Francisco or Saint Leandro this week!!!
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Trent or Dan, but if they're gone, I guess Haden
if trading out isn’t an option. Or Berry, if we think we could use him for trade bait to still get the guy we want later.
My head hurts again…
"If your only ambition in life, is to be a better person; well, that's just the best ambition you can have..." Wayne "Rabbit" Bartholomew
#8 pick in order of preference
1. Trent Williams OT
2. Mike Iupati G
3. Joe Haden CB
4. Bryan Bulaga OT
5. Maurkice Pouncey C
6. Brandon Graham DE (with Seymour getting old and Trevor moving to Wil, we only have Shaughnessy and maybe Richardson for our future at DE – I love Graham (a big game player) and picking him wouldn’t disappoint me.
7. Dan Williams NT
Flawless...
But one thing, Brandon Graham is my 2nd favorite DE next to Everson Griffen…But I owuldnt complain with either Jason, Brandon, Derrick or Everson…All have imense talent.
Phillip Rivers Is A Fag.
seymour will be good for 2-3 years he was never a speed guy so we don't have to worry about him losing a step.
With Trent we will have an average RT. with haden we might have the best secondary in the league. Can Berry play corner at the next level?
He is and will be a very elite player. I don't care IF we already have that position filled.
It is all about coming together as a team. At the end of the day, the team is all we have. - T. Branch 10-14-09
by Raymond St. Martin (Saint) on Apr 19, 2010 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions
You get My Vote
With the "DT"s n "OT"s already off the board this makes the most sense for a Davis pick…..Could go “DE” / “LB” / “G” / “WR” but I don’t see one with the value that Haden brings….Unless the “S” also falls to us than it’s a real tough choice….
by PantyRaider on Apr 19, 2010 11:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Sorry, but I'm focused on one desire ...
and that’s for Jimmy Clausen.
Why? Because Al Davis has already proven that he’s going to purposely pick the opposite of what anyone thinks he should anyway, so sitting here trying to pick our top needs is a waste of time. I want a quarterback who can give me hope, and so far we do not have that. Any other pick, and we’re still a sub .500 team.
Sorry, but I’m done fantasizing that some third string QB is going to suddenly become a franchise.
Yeah but opposite this year means C.J. Spiller...
by KiwiRaiderFan on Apr 19, 2010 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions
He doesn't need to become a franchise dumbass, Look what that average/below average QB Trent Dilfer did. (I use him as an example for hope as I am not an old timer and know of other Average QB SB winners)
You’ll get another bust with Clausen, Did you even learn about taking a QB so high (Russell) You have false hope…sad..very sad. Blinded Fool. Even If Grads is not the one we can get a low round talent that could come up big (like Brady).
The RaiderLaker
Needs more Clausen
It should be noted that Dilfer accomplished that with the historically epic Ravens defense. Russel is a sunk cost, the sooner we get our franchise QB the sooner we can move on from the fatass disaster. In 8 contests against bowl teams last season Clausen posted a 68.2 completion percentage and threw for 2,525 yards, 20 touchdowns with only two interceptions. Thats just insane. Dont forget the 7:1 TD:INT ratio he posted as a junior in a complex Charlie Weis offense.
1. Clausen
2. Williams (either one)
3. Morgan
4. Haden
smoke dank, not crank.
Nice. Are you still in jr. high school, or did you write that comment from your prison cell?
First off, if you’re going to hang your hopes on a second coming of Trent Dilfer, you might be waiting a long time. Care to give a list of similar Super Bowl winning examples? Didn’t think so. One guy does it with possibly the best defense ever, and suddenly you use that as your draft guide? Hey! Let’s just keep drafting QBs in the 3rd round from now on and maybe will win the lottery and find another Brady. Happens all the time! Really! I swear! Heh. Yeah, suddenly QBs are the least important player on the team in your book. Good luck with that.
Second, you’re basing your ‘guess’ that Clausen will become another bust on what exactly? A hunch? Or are you just one of those Notre Dame haters who love to trash anything Notre Dame? As for your comment about ‘learning’ about taking QBs high in the draft …
Yeah. It’s really SUCH a horrible idea. It never seems to work out. Look what a bust Peyton Manning was. How about Matt Ryan? And the list just keeps on going. So many high draft busts …
Eli Manning
Troy Aikman
John Elway
Jim Kelly
Jim McMahon
Phil Simms
Steve Bartkowski
Jim Plunkett
Archie Manning
Philip Rivers
Ben Roethlisberger
Carson Palmer
Donovan McNabb
Steve McNair
Mark Sanchez
Drew Bledsoe
You’re right. It NEVER works out. Not nearly as much as all those top 8 offensive linemen, hahahaha!
Hey, and how about that?! Your guy Trent Dilfer was drafted number 6. Ooops. Two spots ahead of number 8. I thought you wanted someone just like him? Now don’t you have a drug deal to get to or something?
The funniest part of this post besides the fact that Brady was a fifth round pick is:
The two quarterbacks being discussed, Brady and Dilfer:
I dated Dilfer’s cousin for a year and my brother dated Brady’s sister for a night or two…
Carry on…
It is all about coming together as a team. At the end of the day, the team is all we have. - T. Branch 10-14-09
by Raymond St. Martin (Saint) on Apr 19, 2010 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Lets not gamble again! Thats what i'm saying, especially on a guy that has questionable maturity and is a QB! again!
Okung, and Williams will not be busts, Bulaga has high chance and Davis has medium chance of being a bust. We will not get Clausen anyways so I will not bother to discuss this further, Trust me Al has had his fill with Russell, he won’t do it again, Plus Cable knows how to pick team players with high level of maturity which Causen lacks mentally and physically he fails, he looks like a small teen which will be broken in the NFL. Its actually not a hunch, its what will happen, it will be OT, DT, or CB at #8 (Sad attempt to diss me, sad…very..sad)
:)
The RaiderLaker
Due dilligence
If we do the right things and look deeply at our potential players ALL OF THEM not just a high draft QB then we should get it right most of the time. Look at the 49er model that Bill Walsh built. They had a great questionaire and vetting process to weed out the shit and get the better players. When he was there it was great but now we know how it looks now but the formulation should be the same. There have been more high round busts than just at QB so don’t be too narrow on your focus when it comes to busts.
Win at all costs! Winning ugly is still winning! Remember the past and what got us to the top before. Jim Plunkett and winning ugly......enough said!
by TheLyleAlzadoPunch on Apr 20, 2010 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Mark Sanchez
He wasn’t a bust, by any standard. Was he? He started his first year and did a pretty amazing job. Pretty hard to disagree with that.
If you’re a Raider fan, and you had the chance to have Mark Sanchez right now, I doubt too many people would be complaining. Or, are you fine with Russell, hahahaha?
He wasn't a bust bust certianly doesn't belong on that list with the other men!
You have him on there, but not Joe Flacco? Mark threw 12 TD’s and 20 Ints..His passer rating was only 63.0..Just because his team went to the AFC Championship game, doesn’t mean it was because of him…It was his D and run game that carried him…
Phillip Rivers Is A Fag.
In Bruce We Trust!
"If your only ambition in life, is to be a better person; well, that's just the best ambition you can have..." Wayne "Rabbit" Bartholomew
in bruce we MUST trust
It is all about coming together as a team. At the end of the day, the team is all we have. - T. Branch 10-14-09
by Raymond St. Martin (Saint) on Apr 19, 2010 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions
In Bruce I WOULD HAVE trust but.....
He’s injury prone.. Hurt his leg already… Idk how durable he can/will be…
you guys just love the backup QB
most popular player on the team….
by raiders4liffe on Apr 19, 2010 11:41 PM PDT up reply actions
different options
i dont understand why we have ruled out drafting clausen everyones forgotten that QB is our biggest need…trent williams would pretty great too, but imagine a draft with Clausen first bruce campbell sec. and a 3rd pick on a mlb id think thats a succesful draft
Fix O-Line
Bringing a rookie QB into the mix isn’t going to help anything….I’d much rather find a competent OL first and give the QBs we have a shot with some protection. The quarterback spot right now is mediocre at best for sure, but maybe some better O-Line play is the answer?
by SilverBlackNation.com on Apr 19, 2010 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions
no
we dont have the qb’s to get us far i like grad but be realistic he can only do so much plus hes frail its not like he’s a young guy either, we can have the best protection ever but the raiders are a vertical team and grad is west coast offense kind of guy, we need to boost our offense…clausen under hue jackson will succeed, adding bruce in our oline 2nd round will be just as good. we address two needs. bruce isnt 1st round caliber but definitely sec rd and he is the 4th best OL…boosting our offense make our defense better. i honestly like our defense just that our offense is soo bad we wear our dline lb and dbs out especially through the long haul of a 16 week season
O-Line DOES boost offense...
If you can draft someone who can contribute to giving Gradkowski (or whoever) the time to make the vertical game work due to good protection and can create holes for the running game, that should be the priority. I’d much rather have a weaker QB behind a strong O-Line, than the greatest QB ever behind a mediocre one. I agree that the defense has played great and does get gassed from playing the majority of the game. If we can keep the chains moving with some strong O-Line play, I think that’s the answer….Totally get how people want Clausen, JaMarcus is a certifiable bust and Gradkowski could completely fall apart at any minute, Charlie Frye and Kyle Boller make for good competition at camp, but realistically there are no long term answers here…On the other hand, besides JaMarcus, nobody has really had a shot to prove themselves in Oakland
by SilverBlackNation.com on Apr 19, 2010 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
My mock has the Raiders selecting
CJ Spiller
A playmaker to compliment McFadden is the best way to help the offense in my opinion
Skill position with speed and big play ability is what Russel needs to win
OT is OK as a pick, but the offense needs more skill players
I think Al Davis will pull the trigger on Spiller if he is available
He’s always open. He catches a lot of balls. He’s un-guardable, no matter how old he is
If the Raiders are to compete any time soon
McFadden & Bush need to step up on their own and be consistant. I don’t think the Raiders need to use another high pick in this year’s draft on another running back yet. Even Spiller would have the same problem, the lack of blocking makes it difficult to run the ball. I think that’s why there is a concensus that an OT is the biggest need and there are a few who are available. I’m hoping for either Trent or Dan Williams with the 8th pick at this point.
Aside from them my wish list would include: Anthony Davis, Iupati, Haden, McClain, Bulaga, or Price.
"We have to win eight. I'll be crushed if we don't win eight." CRN...Eat it BN, lol
Shoot me now.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 19, 2010 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions
in todays cc times newspaper cable said.............................................................................
our needs are on the lines.
1. oline
2 d line
now the players that are there for us is another story. o line t.williams, luptai, campbell, poncey
dt would be in 2nd round, players there would be l joesph, t cody, b price.
by sports with steve on Apr 19, 2010 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions
We finally fix this team. I know it!
1. Okung/Williams/Bulaga/A.Davis
2. Cody or Linval Joseph or Cam Thomas
3. Asamoah or Beadles
"I need a couple A's for Q's, I'm not an Asshole I'm just a little confused"
-Aesop Rock
Cable
said the same thing last year. and was promptly ignored….
by raiders4liffe on Apr 19, 2010 11:43 PM PDT up reply actions
my mock draft first three rounds
1 round- jimmy clausen
2 round- jhavid best
3 round- best OT still available because cable was an OT coach and could make him a good starting OT
Better throw in Joe Haden
http://tfdssports.com/2010-articles/april/raiders-could-draft-three-gators.html
Don't Trade Nnamdi Idiots!!!
Bring Back Bruce!!!
GatorAid!!!/_
I would luv that draft Bro…I have been pimping Haden as the #8 pick for over a month now and finally a few others are now seeing the benefits of having him play opposite Nnamdi….But throw (pun) in Tibo and yikes…He reminds me of the “Snake” with all that jig-jag running and throwing a strike while going to the ground…His versatility makes him a great value…We would have another good weapon like a “Slash”….
by PantyRaider on Apr 20, 2010 12:19 AM PDT up reply actions
We could take Clausen in the 1st and Tiebow in the 2nd - that way someone would cause Russell's departure too
by Sons-of-Blanda on Apr 20, 2010 6:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah
But the $$$ Clownson will want may make JaSoonToBeBrokeAss’s contract look pale in comparrison. Every agent out there knows we overpay and Clownson’s agent will be making fire rubbing his dirty little hands together thinking about the possibilities of Al overpaying.
Win at all costs! Winning ugly is still winning! Remember the past and what got us to the top before. Jim Plunkett and winning ugly......enough said!
by TheLyleAlzadoPunch on Apr 20, 2010 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions
linebacker
If we could get Weatherspoon, now he would be a playmaker and thats what we need.
by birdie playa 209 on Apr 19, 2010 6:44 PM PDT reply actions
I wouldn't be too quick to leave Berry off that board, he could be there @ 8
Any big board, especially for the first round, should include everyone we want to draft no matter how far fetched. Just cross them off as they get taken. Suh, McCoy, Okung… all of them
agreed
the board should be your wish list/ranking of players and if a player falls, that’s who you pick.
by raiders4liffe on Apr 19, 2010 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions
my 2 bits list
1. Suh
2. Bradford
3. McCoy
4. T Williams
5. Okung
6. Berry
7. Bulaga
8. D Williams
The idea, as I understand, is to create your top 8 picks FOR the Raiders assuming the Raiders could pick any players. If any player drops that’s the one you pick. For example, the 9ers had preparation for Oher at #10. Crabtree drops, that became their pick even if they weren’t quite ready or truly prepared to take him. Okung is falling in my eyes, I’m starting to believe that T Williams is the most ready/likely to be an impact at LT. However, neither are in Thomas’ from the Browns league in terms of impact as a rookie.
by raiders4liffe on Apr 20, 2010 1:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Oline
needs to be our priority in this years draft. if we can come away w/ two new starters this year we’re in great shape. if grad somehow doesnt turn into what we think he can be and jruss continues to dissapoint then next year we do what we have to, to go get jake locker. kid is a stud.
Al mystery?
Well let’s just say that if he’s going for a qb get it from free agency give marc bulger a second wind draft a wr and a cb then all of next years draft give rounds up for some trades to build €:at o line dump jhonson and routt and try to get marshwan lynch proven talent is better for on the job trainning right now cause the nation can see this no more soon enough they will wear two patches, maybe bly from sf or shepeard .free no give up picks atleat 30to 40 percent better also I defineitly believe no hope for jimmy because Al dangrous will risk some track runner thinking he be able to play football ,,,,,,
Questions From Cambodia
Can anyone tell me how much time is given for each selection in the 1st rd….Also it says beginning at 4:30pm in OakTown but is that the coverage time or the start of the clock….Need to calculate what time I need to be on-line for the RAIDERS 1st selection…I’m 15 hrs ahead of time here in Phnom Penh….
GOOOOoooo RAIDerrrrrrs!!!!….
Each team gets 10 min. to hand in their card
I’m not sure of the exact start of drafting but you could start with 4:30 PTS and add 10 min per team.
Some teams may not take there whole 10 min. however. I’d start at 4:30 and watch at least the top ten
Thanks
Will be on the road but my friend will be on-line here so i can make the phone call…Just need to give him a time to be looking sense he’s not a football nut like the rest of us….That translates to about 9:00am Friday here…Very anxious….
Jesus Christ you live far away! How the hell did you become a fan of Oakland!?!?!
Phillip Rivers Is A Fag.
Tacoma Boy
“62” I was 12 and who the hell was there in the area…The Lams in LA or the Squealers in Pits and the CowGirls in Dallas were the team who drew the most attention but I was a Pirate and the Raiders are my history…I came here in “05” and got married in “09” so that’s all my new history…
Realistically within our reach at #8:
Trent Williams, Joe Haden, Anthony Davis,Derrick Morgan.
Dream Drop in order:
Russell Okung, Ndamukong Suh, Eric Berry.
my top 8 -here goes!
1. okung
2 .suh
3 mccoy
4 t williams
5 d willams
6 bradford
7 berry
8 buluga
by sports with steve on Apr 20, 2010 1:53 AM PDT reply actions
no longer sold on Okung
as a sure dominant LT. He’s not a guarantee and that pick with that guaranteed contract, you shouldn’t have as many doubts. Reading too many conflicting reports…
by raiders4liffe on Apr 20, 2010 2:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Top 8
1. Ndamakung Suh
1. Russell Okung
2. Mike Iupati
3.Trent Williams
4.Rolando McClain
5. Dan Williams
6. Joe Haden
7. Brian Bulaga
Don't Trade Nnamdi Idiots!!!
Bring Back Bruce!!!
Lupati
ahead of T & D Williams!! Where’s berry? Berry falls, he’s the pick no question ask and trade huff to NE for next year’s #1 pick that they took from us.
by raiders4liffe on Apr 20, 2010 8:56 AM PDT up reply actions
And get their #22 pick thursday, right?
by Sons-of-Blanda on Apr 20, 2010 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
huff
for 2 #1? I’m happy for Huff versus a 2011 #1 and maybe a little scrap if we get Berry at #8. I’m just having a pre-draft fantasy; thank you for playing along.
by raiders4liffe on Apr 20, 2010 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Please explain the use of having 4 starting safeties on our team
and then I will take Berry
tatum, davidson, romanowski, wisniewski...LET'S GET NASTIER!!!!
by angelesoterica on Apr 22, 2010 1:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Crap thought that was my post
tatum, davidson, romanowski, wisniewski...LET'S GET NASTIER!!!!
by angelesoterica on Apr 22, 2010 1:46 AM PDT up reply actions
My top 8 for #8
1. Suh
2. Russell Okung
3. Trent Williams
4. Bryan Bulaga
5. Anthony Davis
6. Jimmy Clausen (I think we watch him fall in the 20’s and trade up for him)
7. Joe Haden
8. Rolando McClain
"I need a couple A's for Q's, I'm not an Asshole I'm just a little confused"
-Aesop Rock
I don't know why but I have a feeling the Raiders are going to shock us again
I think they’re going to reach and take CB Kyle Wilson…he’s better at man coverage than Haden and is better at shadowing. I don’t like this pick but my guy is telling me that Davis is going to try and find another star CB so he can trade Asomugha and maybe get back into the 1st round.
"To me, MMA is like a ballet, except there's no music, no choreography and the dancers hit each other."
You really think an Idaho guy would take from his rival?
tatum, davidson, romanowski, wisniewski...LET'S GET NASTIER!!!!
by angelesoterica on Apr 20, 2010 5:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Slap That Guy
Please….Enough of the trade Nnamdi crap…There is not a player in the draft who is worthy of trading away one of our only 2 home grown "PB"s for….We need to keep them happy and build around them not dump’em for a project hopeful…Haden playing on the opposite side would be all our secondary needs…Berry would be a nice addition too but most likely won’t fall that far and we have the talent at the “S” position to win if we’re better at the “CB” position…
I say again
We are going to draft someone that fills a secondary position. I think we need a O lineman or D lineman depending who is available at our pick and take the best player available to fill one of the line positions. I pray we draft a trench player rather than a DB of some sort.
Win at all costs! Winning ugly is still winning! Remember the past and what got us to the top before. Jim Plunkett and winning ugly......enough said!
by TheLyleAlzadoPunch on Apr 20, 2010 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Lots-o-Luck
Wont take the 2nd to 4th best player at any position that high…Will go best player at a different position regardless of perceived needs…That’s just the way it is in OakTown…
my top 8
1. Haden
2. Iupati
3. Pouncey
4. Dan Williams
5. Trent Williams
6. Suh (he won’t fall this far)
7. Tate
8. Mclain
I have a 12.5% chance of being happy…actually, 6.25% if I give half to some worthless pick like clausen right off the bat. Please, Al, just this one time make me happy.
tatum, davidson, romanowski, wisniewski...LET'S GET NASTIER!!!!
"CB" @ #8
I’d put your chance quit a bit higher than that…“MrD” wont take the 2nd-3rd best “DT” or “OT” when he can take the best “DE” / “LB” / “CB” @ #8…I don’t see another player who jumps out at ya the way Haden does in that mix so he is the odds on favorite to win in my book…NO “WR” merits that selection and I don’t believe the “G” or “C” position merits a #8 pick either….Also in recent drafts we have gone after players without any baggage and team players and Haden matches that description….
Now some will speak bad about “JeFat” but he has NOT been in trouble nor has he spoken out against the team…He just hasn’t gotten his big damn ass up for the games as of yet….
Al doesn't take LBs in the 1st (Fredrickson in '94 is lone exception)
by Sons-of-Blanda on Apr 20, 2010 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
add Harris '02 as the only other LB that Al has taken in the 1st round.
by Sons-of-Blanda on Apr 20, 2010 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Since when has Al ever tried not to shock the world with his pick?
tatum, davidson, romanowski, wisniewski...LET'S GET NASTIER!!!!
by angelesoterica on Apr 22, 2010 1:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Nope
No way we draft McClain in the 8 position. If he there in the second round maybe but I say take Angerer in the 3rd if he is availble, he has better value for where we get him.
Win at all costs! Winning ugly is still winning! Remember the past and what got us to the top before. Jim Plunkett and winning ugly......enough said!
by TheLyleAlzadoPunch on Apr 20, 2010 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Angerer won't even get drafted in the 3rd.
More likely the late 4th-5th range. He is not the impact player McClain is, not even remotely in the same universe.
"I need a couple A's for Q's, I'm not an Asshole I'm just a little confused"
-Aesop Rock
My top 8
1. Suh
2. McCoy
3. Okung
4. Trent Williams
5. Berry
6. Haden
7. Iupati
8. McClain
"To me, MMA is like a ballet, except there's no music, no choreography and the dancers hit each other."
draft picks
Has everyone forgotten about pierre-paul and morgan as DE?both all americans. Be perfect in oakland.
by thegame04921 on Apr 20, 2010 7:13 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
no but this is about your top 8 players according to the thread.
if you feel he is in the top 8 then list your top 8 players.
by sports with steve on Apr 20, 2010 8:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Hell with it. Here's mine.
1. Ndamakong Suh
2. Russell Okung
3. Gerald McCoy
4. Trent Williams
5. Dan Williams
6. Rolando McClain
7. Mike Iupati
8. Joe Haden
I wouldn’t be upset if we draft any of those guys. Wish one of the top 3 would fall to us at 8 but that’s not happening.
Really?
You really have McClain at 6? Wow. Do you have some info we dont or are you just high on him? No bash just wondering because it sounds high.
Win at all costs! Winning ugly is still winning! Remember the past and what got us to the top before. Jim Plunkett and winning ugly......enough said!
by TheLyleAlzadoPunch on Apr 20, 2010 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Of course these are my picks in order of who I would hope us to draft.
I like McClain personally for many reasons. I hear he is a film nut (the opposite of Jamarcus & he would be the QB of the defense). Also he plays ILB for a 3-4 so when this team does sometimes use the elephant look that Jim Marshall sometimes employs he would be able to have the other players know where to line up correctly & he would be an upgrade in this look over everybody we have. Also, I am very high on him personally since in this year’s draft MLB is a need for us & he is rated as the top in the class. Its not even close. Weatherspoon is also considered but he doesn’t have the experience at the position that McClain has. Also he has a great defensive mind teaching him so he is ready to be a starter at middle for us. Last if he is a sure-fire pick that ends up becoming a perrennial all-pro I don’t want Denver snatching him up so we would have to face him 2 times a year & that would be tough to swallow. I have him ahead of Iuapti & Haden because I think of the 3 he wouldn’t be a reach at #8 IMO. Also I didn’t pick Berry since we already have Huff & Branch. Also we spent a 2nd last year on a safety & last I checked he is a playmaking safety so he fits a zone or cover 2 better than a man to man coverage that Al always uses. It wastes his playmaking skills IMO.
It is very unlikely that McClain will be taken. Over the past 45 years Al's drafted a total of 2 LBs in the first round
plus McClain enjoys an inflated assessment – heavily biased by east-coast pundits. He is overrated – I know this because I’ve bothered to asses him myself. Al is no dummy and would be delighted if Denver used their 1st pick for him (I hope they do too). I would be far more concerned if Denver drafted Golden Tate.
by Sons-of-Blanda on Apr 20, 2010 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Berry
that’s the pick if he’s available. Trade Huff or Branch, preferably Branch. Mitchell is our depth. We’re cover for next 5 yrs.
by raiders4liffe on Apr 20, 2010 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Big board- 8
1. Suh
2. McCoy
3. Iupati
4. T. Williams
5. Okung
6. Berry (for trade value)
7. D. Williams
8. Bulaga
The good news is that we can have one of those three:
In fact, we are guaranteed to have one of them. Maybe two or three of them will still be there when we pick!?!?! One can ONLY hope!!!
It is all about coming together as a team. At the end of the day, the team is all we have. - T. Branch 10-14-09
by Raymond St. Martin (Saint) on Apr 20, 2010 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Ive been an Iupati guy for a while
so that’s my pick, were it mine to make. I’d love to do the trade with the niners, our 8 for their 13 and 2nd round pick. Then get Iupati, Linval,and Ducassee

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