I'd like to see Xavier Rhodes fall into the second round.


Geno
Rhodes
Best WR left
FS
DL


Would be a way to go.

That's essentially where brees was picked

Is that why the board consensus was HELL NO to Matt Ryan?

If we take Geno in the first, then why not take Austin. Austin might still be a 1st round guy. Too early to say... But if the guy was about 2 inches taller, he'd no question be a 1st round guy.

Like I've said before, he reminds me a lot of a shorter Percy Harvin in the way he can be used on the field. He's extremely fast. Can play WR, HB (great 3rd down back), and would be an electric KR/PR if nothing else. Aside from injury Austin is as sure of a thing as can be IMO. Playmakers are never overvalued.

at this point, briefly seeing and reading about all of the QB prospects...it's really Geno or bust at #1 for me.

He fits the mold of the "new age" QB and from what I read he's a hard worker and a film guy as well, with all of the atheticism to boot.

If we had a QB like Geno Smith in the 90s, we would have had a chance to win championships.

So we pray that Aaron Murray is there.

someone who sucks

Once you have your franchise QB, drafting becomes alot easier.


You can take more flyer picks and aren't really handicapped into picks. You can set your board and just sit and see what happens.

I haven't paid a ton of attention to your opinion on Smith, but how certain are you in him being a great, franchise QB?

If we had an offense that could consistently score 20 points we could have contended for championships.

Yea that was a fun party wasn't it? And someone made a ton of money.
But ya just always had that feeling it wasn't gonna be quite good enough.

We need to avoid the coach that just wants to keep it close going into the 4th Quarter so we just got a chance. :banghead:

for Christ's sake if we take Geno at #1 and Murray is there at #34 and we take him to sign me the **** up...what's the worst that happens? Geno explodes and we turn around and trade Murray in 3 years for a good pick?

BPA.

Personally, if a highly rated guy who can play he 3-tech falls, I'd take him over a WR or DB.

Those would be my next 2 options though.

Austin is a very similar player to Dexter McCluster...except he has much better long speed.

I bet their shuttle/bench and other measurable at the combine are comparable.

People clown on Dexters 40 time, but not too often praise him for his elite shuttle time (4.06) and bench (for a man his size, 22 reps is pretty damn good)