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10-16-2008 , 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by EPiPeN11
yay this makes me feel even better
sick move lol

guess I was wrong on him lasting 5picks
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10-16-2008 , 02:17 PM
Round 3 Pick 79 Overall

TY LAW







Ty Law is a true shutdown corner back. I have rated as the #3 corner behind Champ Bailey and Deion Sanders. He has the ability to completely lock down an opposition’s top receiver and has worked on his training with Jackie Joyner Kersee’s husband. The training focused the flexibility and power in his hips. That gave Law a smoother, faster, more efficient break on the ball to complement his 4.35 speed in the 40. "Ty could be a world-class sprinter," says Kersee. According to Law himself, “Now I can swat little receivers down like gnats. I can run with the big, fast guys or just pop 'em in the mouth once or twice, and all of a sudden they aren't so big anymore, and they're not running so fast, either."

Quotes on Ty Law

"This man is the new breed and the leader of the next generation of great NFL cornerbacks!"
Deion Sanders

"He reminds me of the old Oakland Raiders kind of corner, like Lester Hayes. He can get right in a guy's face, or he can run stride for stride with any receiver in the league."
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"Ty had what can only be described as an extraordinary year," says Patriots coach Pete Carroll. "It was as dominant a season at cornerback as I have ever seen in this league—and I have seen some great ones."

I will be selecting him during the 1998 season at age 24 where he was 1st Team All-Pro

That year Law finished the season with the most All-Pro votes of any NFL defender and was named the top defensive back by the NFL Players Association.

Accomplishments from 1998
• 1st Team All-Pro
• Pro Bowl MVP
• Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
• Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
• Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
• Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
• Top Defensive Back recognized by the NFLPA
• League Leading 9 INTs


Proof of Law's success in 1998 is spread across the mantel and around the fireplace in his den. Another nine-pick season and he might have to add a second fireplace. So he plans to build a bigger house, complete with a trophy case for his purloined footballs.
"I've got an Aikman, a Kelly, a Manning, a Marino and a Young," says Law, "but I don't have a Brett Favre ball yet. The problem is that the guy just won't throw at me. If he does, maybe I can add him to my collection."


Team So Far
QB Brett Favre
OT Jackie Slater
CB Ty Law
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10-16-2008 , 02:18 PM
good pick imo
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10-16-2008 , 02:19 PM
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I hate you Steroid Boy. I seriously had a writeup completed for Ty Law and everything. GAHHHHHH now I have no idea where the hell I'm going.
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10-16-2008 , 02:21 PM
He's a Michigan guy too..........you could go with another Michigan corner.........
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10-16-2008 , 02:21 PM
blame epipen
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10-16-2008 , 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by capone0
He's a Michigan guy too..........you could go with another Michigan corner.........
If I could've gotten Brady early in round 1 I was thinking about trying to go with the all-Michigan Alum team. I think I know where I'm going, just need a few minutes here.
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10-16-2008 , 02:29 PM
Your RB options would be horrible though. O-line, QB, WR, D-line, LBer, CB would all be excellent though.
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10-16-2008 , 02:29 PM
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"He reminds me of the old Oakland Raiders kind of corner, like Lester Hayes. He can get right in a guy's face, or he can run stride for stride with any receiver in the league."
Did he also use insane amounts of stickum on his hands?

Solid pick. Obv. I don't agree he's the 3rd CB in the draft but certainly the best available by a decent amount imo and should've been mvp of the Rams SB.
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10-16-2008 , 02:32 PM
solid pick in ty law, almost everyone has drafted pretty well so far imo
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10-16-2008 , 02:33 PM
How in the world did Bob Sanders go before Ed Reed?

Both great picks, I'm actually sort of shocked Reed dropped this far
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10-16-2008 , 02:41 PM
ROUND 3 PICK 16 - PICK 80 OVERALL

Team Zimmer4141 selects

LEROY BUTLER - SS





With this pick, I get an extremely versatile strong safety who can both step up and stop the run, as well as provide excellent pass coverage. With him and Zach Thomas, I have two aggressive playmakers against the run, and as long as I can get some big hogs up front, I really like how my run defense is shaping up.

I'll be taking Butler at age 28 in the 1996 season. That year he anchored a Green Bay run defense that only allowed 1416 yards rushing during the regular season, and allowed only 16 points per game during the playoffs. They only allowed 13 points to a San Francisco offense with Steve Young, Terrell Owens, and Jerry Rice. I almost took Ty Law because I felt like he was huge value, but with him off the board I like building my defense up the middle, and I have two guys who are great against the run and in pass coverage.

Awards and Accomplishments
- 4 time Pro-bowler
- 4 time First team all-pro
- 1x Super Bowl Champion
- Member of NFL's 1990s All-decade team

Team so far:

LT Jonathan Ogden
MLB Zach Thomas
SS LeRoy Butler
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10-16-2008 , 02:44 PM
I like the Law pick a lot, as someone who has watched pretty much every Pats game Law played in, he was very overrated at the start of his career even when he was considered very good/great and I was at the time kinda a Law hater.

However he had a 2-3 year stretch (not sure on the exact dates but it was when the pats were winning their 2nd and 3rd superbowls) where he was nasty and playing really well vs most elite recievers and he won me over and I turned from a semi-hater into a ty law fan.

I noticed u have him at 1998 age 24 which I def would not do. I would pick him from one of those years when they were winning 2nd and 3rd superbowls, that was when he clearly was at his best
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10-16-2008 , 02:47 PM
The flood gates for the elite safeties has opened. Won't be any left soon.

Ty Law is the Manning killer. Guy owned Manning in NE and in KC, can't remember if he did it with the Jets as well.

Butler is a solid pick here seeing that all the big time safeties are now coming off the board. One of the few 4 time first team all-pro guys left.
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10-16-2008 , 02:49 PM
Butler's a stud. He kinda of gives the best of both worlds from Reed and Sanders. I think all three are great picks here.
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10-16-2008 , 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by EPiPeN11
I like the Law pick a lot, as someone who has watched pretty much every Pats game Law played in, he was very overrated at the start of his career even when he was considered very good/great and I was at the time kinda a Law hater.

However he had a 2-3 year stretch (not sure on the exact dates but it was when the pats were winning their 2nd and 3rd superbowls) where he was nasty and playing really well vs most elite recievers and he won me over and I turned from a semi-hater into a ty law fan.

I noticed u have him at 1998 age 24 which I def would not do. I would pick him from one of those years when they were winning 2nd and 3rd superbowls, that was when he clearly was at his best
the thing about this is i didnt watch every pats game and there were no tangible numbers to judge how sick he was. i can always change him to age 29 durin the 2003 season where he was also 1st team allpro. i just felt i needed to pick somethin quickly as i didnt wanna keep everyone waiting
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10-16-2008 , 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Steroid Boy
the thing about this is i didnt watch every pats game and there were no tangible numbers to judge how sick he was. i can always change him to age 29 durin the 2003 season where he was also 1st team allpro. i just felt i needed to pick somethin quickly as i didnt wanna keep everyone waiting
yea obv i'm not blaming u as it's super tough to judge corners especially if u dont watch them play a lot, but yea law is a beast
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10-16-2008 , 03:00 PM
Like the Leroy Butler pick, don't leave out that he also invented the Lambeau leap
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10-16-2008 , 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by nath
I've totally given up on the idea of melting face in this draft. Nobody is slipping through the cracks.

On another note, if anyone is looking to trade up they should PM me.
yay I got a facemelter lined up for later who i'm almost positive will drop, and another facemelter lined up who might drop as well. But yea overall people are def doing a great job drafting although I suspect that will fall off in later rounds.
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10-16-2008 , 03:14 PM
Ty Law a;dlkfj;laskdf

back to the drawing board I go
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10-16-2008 , 03:20 PM


Round 3, Pick 81: LT Bruce Armstrong (age 30)

Bruce Armstrong was a rock at left tackle for the New England Patriots in his 14-year career.
• Armstrong started in all 212 games he played, and is the Patriots’ leader in career starts.
• 6-time Pro-Bowler
• 4-time UPI 1st team all-conference
• 3-time Pro Football Weekly 1st team all-conference
• 2-time AP 2nd team All-Pro
• Voted offensive team captain in 1996 and 1998 and offensive team captain for the playoffs in 1997


Armstrong is an elite pass-blocker and a solid run-blocker. In 1994, Armstrong surrendered only one sack in 699 passing attempts according to Pro Football Weekly. Considering who the Patriots’ QB was in 1994, that is a remarkable achievement. In 1994, 1995, and 1996 Patriots QB led the league in pass attempts. Said QB was sacked only 22 times in 1994, 23 times in 1995 (15 games), and 30 times in 1996. The offensive line allowed only 27 sacks on 713 pass plays in 1995. The 26.4 pass plays per sack allowed ranked third in the league.

Patriots RB’ success in 1995 and 1996 is a testament to Armstrong’s prowess as a run-blocker. Said RB rushed for 1,487 yards and 14 touchdowns on 368 carries, setting franchise records in each category. When rushing to the left in 1995, the Patriots gained 651 yards on 153 carries, a 4.3-yard average. In 1996, over 40 percent of all rushing yardage for the Patriots was gained on runs to the left side of the line. Anchored a line which dominated the trenches vs. Pittsburgh (1/5/97) in the divisional playoff game, as Patriots RB rushed for 166 yards and three touchdowns on just 19 carries (8.7 avg.).

Armstrong (6-4, 295) doesn’t have the size and reach of an Orlando Pace or a Jonathan Ogden, but he is a rock at left tackle and a leader on the offensive line.
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10-16-2008 , 03:21 PM
Armstrong is good, I just cant get over him getting abused by Reggie White in the SuperBowl
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10-16-2008 , 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by EPiPeN11
Armstrong is good, I just cant get over him getting abused by Reggie White in the SuperBowl
Wasn't that the other guy that got clubbed?
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10-16-2008 , 03:29 PM
Steve Atwater, I'll get a writeup done after work

the second best safety in the draft, there I said it

Last edited by NameOnTheCake; 10-16-2008 at 03:41 PM.
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10-16-2008 , 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Dr. Zoidberg
Wasn't that the other guy that got clubbed?
Edit: NM I think I might be wrong and u might be right
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