The Official 2010 NFL Draft Thread: Round 1

[Pocket$ $traight]

Originally Posted by tootergray34

yes...in a cocaine heartbeat...cause clausen can play for the next ten or fifteen years...mcnabb...the next 3?

Funny how so many people on this board think that "Big Love" Clausen is the next great one but every single team in the league passed on him.

[itvnetop]

Lovin' our Pick

[Dirtbag59]

Sound familiar:

Clady is also versatile, being able to play on the left or the right. With very good technique, he does needsto add strength especially on his lower body). He also needs to work harder in the weight room, as well as working on his run blocking mechanics.

Clady is a top ten talent. Although Jake Long is the top tackle prospect in this year's draft, Clady has the higher pro ceiling. He is a terrific athlete, but is still learning the position. On talent alone, he is above Joe Thomas (last year's top drafted tackle). A top pick for sure, Clady has the ability to contribute right away. He could anchor an offensive line for years.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by SouperMeister

If you knew Clausen would be available at 37, do you regret the McNabb trade???

I think we should have had the foresight to not give up the 37th pick in the draft, regardless. I'm sure Philly would have done it for a 2011 first rounder.

[Mattyk]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

It will cost us our 1st rounder next year, but I'd still give it a 20% chance of happening.

Shanahan doesn't seem to eager too move up, that's fine with me

"You never know what's going to happen. You always talk, you communicate and we'll always do that. But we're not going to give up the farm to get a second round draft choice."

Redskins Insider - Redskins, as of now, still will sit out rounds 2 and 3 of NFL draft

[tootergray34]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

So did Schefter.

agree'd schefter was spot on tonight.

[SouperMeister]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

It will cost us our 1st rounder next year, but I'd still give it a 20% chance of happening.

Let's stop the madness of trading away high draft picks. Jason Taylor for a 2nd two years ago was pure insanity!!!

[itvnetop]

Originally Posted by GMScud

Yeah, but who would have thought he'd slip into the second round? No one predicted that. McNabb was a more prudent move at the time.

And still is the prudent move, imo. Clausen's an unknown quantity and it seems a good amount of teams that needed qb's weren't impressed enough to take him in the first.

McNabb's good for another few seasons and we know what we're getting.

[Pocket$ $traight]

Originally Posted by GMScud

Yeah, but who would have thought he'd slip into the second round? No one predicted that. McNabb was a more prudent move at the time.

McNabb is still the more prudent move no matter where Clausen goes.

I am not ready to sit out of NFL trash talking for 3 additional years after last year.

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Wish we had a way to grab McCoy

yeah with all of the talk about him dropping into the 1st I was like okay mcnabb makes good sense.. but now I'm back to the I wish we would've waited to see stage.. sigh

either way McNabb should be good.. just not potentially for 10 years

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by Pocket$ $traight

Funny how so many people on this board think that "Big Love" Clausen is the next great one but every single team in the league passed on him.

Including Denver passing him to take Tebow as their 3rd stringer. I'm still surprised that he slipped, but like I said the Redskins seemed to have move on the McNabb trade after seeing something in Clausen they didn't like.

[GusFrerotte]

Originally Posted by Slingin Sammy 33

I get it, you don't like Clausen. Just because he's dropped doesn't mean he won't be a successful NFL QB. Clausen had a great season and is head and shoulders better than Kafka or Stull. You must be a ND hater.

You may want to check your facts on Clausen. Has the guy fallen, yes. But every major NFL analyst (Kiper, Mayock, McShay, Jaws, Gruden) all have stated Clausen will be a good starting QB in the NFL. Don't start comparing him to Kafka or Stull.

I don't hate Clausen, I don't think the track record of these overhyped QBs over say the last 20 years is very good. And I don't hate ND either. A hometown kid was a ND QB in the early 80's. After Holtz was canned ND went to shit for good. Who are the only Qbs that have garnered pre draft megahype and have delivered in the last 15-20 years? Both Mannings and our new #1 QB. Other than that, they have been busts. I remember when the Lions played the Browns in a preseason game in 2008. Every Brown's fan had a Quinn jersey on, when Anderson was then the starter. Funny as hell!!!! Kid couldn't start an entire season for the lowly Browns and they shipped him off. And to be fair to Jimmy, I don't see Sammy, Timmy, or Babyface making a huge impact either. The later 3 played on teams that were head and shoulders more talented than their weekly competition, which is why I think they will flop in the NFL. What will they do when the odds are even? Yeah, they shined like the sun when they had a marked advantage over the competition, but what are they going to do when MR. Parity comes a knocking?

[Mattyk]

Originally Posted by SouperMeister

If you knew Clausen would be available at 37, do you regret the McNabb trade???

Hell no, no regret at all.

[53Fan]

^ Good find about Clady Dirtbag. :thumb:

[mooby]

When the draft started could anybody see Clausen slipping all the way to the second round? I didn't see that happening at all. I figured if he fell at least one team would be desperate enough to trade into the back end of the first round and grab him.