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Originally Posted by NC_Skins
I think AJ Green is going to be a special talent. I'm not getting the Julio Jones love affair with fans. Jones wasn't a top 15 talent prior the combine, now all of a sudden he's a top 10 talent? Green was a top 5 talent prior to the draft and should stay that way.
People put too much emphasis on the NFL combine. (especially Al Davis)
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I can kind of understand the Julio Jones love affair. I think the thing that really won him over with fans around the league is the fact that he ran a 4.39 at the combine on a foot that needed surgery. Still he's certainly worthy of a his mid first round grade. For starters he has the production you look for in a first round receiver (1,133 yards receiving, 1,265 yards total, 9 TD's). He's also hard working and doesn't come with the T.O. head case label. Not to mention the fact that he has ideal size.
Mayock was also talking about how NFL scouts like taking these players coached by Nick Saban as they feel that playing under Saban has helped a lot players prepare for playing at the NFL level (with one notable exception in Cincinnati).
I personally think we could work with him and develop him but he's not the type of receiver that I could justify passing up other players at other positions for at this point in time. Obviously I feel differently about another receiver in this same draft as evidenced by my last 3 post.
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Originally Posted by Lotus
Perhaps you are right about Green. No offense Dirt but while I think he is a very good player, in my eyes you are overestimating him. But perhaps you are correct.
I'm with Okie on this one. Rather than taking Green, should he be there at #10, we should get a king's ransom from the Rams if they want Green. We can still feed the front at #14 and have an extra pick for a NT or QB.
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Ton's of offense taken. But seriously I certainly understand reservations about any receiver coming into the draft not named Calvin Johnson. I don't think that Green is as good as Calvin but I do think he is on that same level/tier coming into the league. I wouldn't be opposed at all though to a kings ransom should Green miraculously fall to us.