McAlister a really good pick, thought he might fall

Wow I totally forgot about him

Just assumed he was before the era

Thats a really sick pick

Desert Swarm was pretty elite

Good DLines are gonna dominate so ****ing hard in this thing. I wish I realized it at the beginning and not in round 3. Good luck to these OLines with, at best, 2 elite players and most likely at least 2 players who were never drafted blocking these superstar Dlines.

Yeah I mean I'd like to kind of make the assumption that if an o-line was elite as a unit that year that they'll be pretty solid in this

I don't want to kill or overly harshly judge an o-line based solely on the number of guys that were drafted tho that's obviously part of it

biiiiiigchips with an absurd defense, love me some Chris Mcalister

I assume everyone thinks McAlister >> Pacman? As a Ravens fan, I'm pretty bummed I ****ed that up then. Curious as to how people would compare mine and BiiigChips teams since we've only drafted defense so far.

can think of a few dbs>>pacman

fwiw we were considering pacman when we took revis...

so did pacman go so high in the draft much more based upon pro potential than actual college performance?

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Mind just exploded @ McAlister, what a pick that was

damn you guys are drafting good, had mcalister lined up for my next pick

He was obviously good in college but yeah he didn't have a crazy college career or anything. Some guys are just obvious pro level athletes / prospects so even if they aren't all world in college they'll still go real high in the draft. Happens often with corners.

i dont get how everyone is so shocked by the maccallister pick didnt someone name drop him like 2 days ago

DT Vince Wilfork



Many of you probably know this, but Wilfork is very athletic for his size. Supposedly, Butch Davis would have an exercise where players play out of position or something and Wilfork looked pretty good in coverage, at least for a giant like him. Wilfork is a mountain of a man who can clog the middle and get a push in the passing game.

Couldn't find any good quotes, so I'll just steal from his bio.

AT MIAMI: Legitimate candidate for the Lombardi Award, Nagurski Award and Outland Trophy... a first-team Preseason All-American by The Sporting News for 2003... rated the nation's no. 2 defensive tackle by The Sporting News entering the 2003 season... outstanding interior lineman and one of the nation's finest defensive linemen... widely heralded as one of college football's top defensive players... a dominating player in the mold of former Miami greats Warren Sapp, Cortez Kennedy and Russell Maryland... a gifted natural athlete who set the UM indoor shot put record three times during the 2001 track season.

http://hurricanesports.cstv.com/spor...k_vince00.html

knocking out some writeups

If they did I didn't read it. If I would've saw it I wouldn't have waited so long to take him. Was on the top 5 of my CB board and I figured since it he was from 98 no one would really think about him so I could wait a little longer. I was sweating like crazy through Assani's last pick cause I really thought Assani was going to snatch him. He's a Ravens fan and usually does good research in drafts. Since he already took champ and they were in the same draft I thought he would've been locked in on McAlister.

Big, can you PM me your pick whenever you figure it out so I can make a pick and begin our write-up?

WR Andre Johnson

"2002 (JUNIOR): Became only the second player in Miami history to gain 1,000 or more yards receiving in a season...caught 52 passes for 1,092 yards (21.0 ypc) and nine touchdowns...led the nation in yards per catch at 21.0...averaged 94.4 receiving yards per game during the regular season...led the BIG EAST in receiving yards and yards per game..."

FUN FACT: Andre Johnson is the all-time leader in career receiving yards per game in the NFL.

http://www.pro-football-reference.co...J/JohnAn02.htm

"CAREER: One of two Miami underclassmen to declare for the 2003 NFL Draft...one of the most impressive receivers in Miami's storied history and one of the finest receivers in college football...ranks fifth in Miami history in career receiving yards (1,831) and tied for third in career touchdown receptions (20)...was the Co-Most Valuable Player (with QB Ken Dorsey) of the 2002 Rose Bowl national title win over Nebraska...consistently produced outstanding performances in the team's most meaningful games."

http://hurricanesports.cstv.com/spor...n_andre00.html

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WR Torry Holt

Holt attended North Carolina State University, and played wide receiver for the NC State Wolfpack football team from 1995 to 1998. In his senior year Holt was named Atlantic Coast Conference Offensive Player of the Year. That season he set ACC records of 88 receptions (since broken by Kenneth Moore of Wake Forest) for 1,604 yards and an NC State record of 16 touchdown receptions... As a junior he led the team, setting Wolfpack season records with 62 receptions for 1,099 yards, topping marks of 55 by Naz Worthen (1988) while becoming the first player in team history to gain more than 1,000 yards in a season. He started in five of the first seven games as sophomore."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torry_Holt

At NC State: Torry Holt was a human highlight film for NC State from 1995-98, and culminated his career by being named a consensus All-American. Holt rewrote the NC State record books, setting single game, single season and career records in almost every passing category. He also set an ACC record with 3,379 reception yards for his career. The two-time All-ACC performer was named the ACC Player of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year following his senior campaign, and was also a finalist for the Biletnikoff Award, honoring the nation's top wide receiver.

http://www.gopack.com/sports/m-footb...t_torry00.html

I think you hit it out of the park with Von Miller and Champ Bailey. I don't love your other picks, but don't hate any of them other than Pacman. A.J. Hawk was a nice pick as well since he was very developed in college and went onto be a very solid player in the pros. I think he is a good example of a player who was very good in college that deserves to be drafted higher in this draft than in a strictly NFL-based draft.

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yeah I think Assani has been fine. AJ Hawk obvious top tier pick in this. Easily an all-decade type of player at LBer. Yeah only misstep I think is with Pac Man. Can't really poke holes in anything else.