[Husker] Suh , hope he does not get sent to Detroit

[Mark Landin]

And if they can find a trade partner willing to part with enough value
to entice that #1 pick holder. That's not very common.

On 3/5/10, stephen.d.bruce at bt.com <stephen.d.bruce at bt.com> wrote:
> ...and there's always the potential for a team at the top of the draft
> board to trade down in the draft if what they need is a QB that they
> feel will be available later in the round. :)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: husker-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf
> Of Mark Landin
> Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 2:12 PM
> To: Duane Feldman
> Cc: Husker List
> Subject: Re: [Husker] Suh , hope he does not get sent to Detroit
>
> On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 9:25 AM, Duane Feldman
> <dlfeldman at ameritech.net>wrote:
>
>> To address a couple of points below:
>>
>> Right now, I'm finding it hard to believe that Suh doesn't end up in
>> Detroit.  I'm not sure that is any worse that ending up in St. Louis
> from a
>> team standpoint, as neither will be in a Superbowl in the near future.
> My
>> reasoning:  St. Louis needs a QB as well as a DT and the draft is much
>> deeper in DT's than QB's.  Therefore Bradford and one of the
> second-round
>> DT's that performed well in the Combines looks better than Suh and no
> QB or
>> a weak QB.
>
>
> The are a few things that disfavor Bradford as #1 pick for St. Loius:
>
> 1) Risk. Bradford has unanswered questions about: a) his injury (injured
> his
> AC joint twice this year, hasn't thrown since, and no NFL doctor has
> cleared
> him to even play yet); b) his durability (has 4 serious injuries and 2
> surgeries in 29 starts playing behind a pretty good OL) and c) ability
> to
> play an NFL game (He thrived in a spread offense, but that's not what
> the
> NFL runs. Texas Tech QB's have had the same problem. Is Bradford a
> "system"
> QB?) That's a pretty big set of risks for that draft spot compared to
> the
> relative "safety" of both Suh and McCoy. (Claussen has both injury
> issues,
> and attitude/leadership issues too. I really doubt the Rams are serious
> about him.)
>
> 2) Ohter team needs. The Rams aren't just a QB away from greatness. If
> you
> draft Bradford, you pretty much need to play him (#1 guys don't hold
> clipboards). But the Rams have serious WR issues and some OL concerns
> too.
> Any QB will struggle to make a difference without some additional
> upgrades
> on the offense. A DT, on the other hand, could probably come in and make
> an
> impact without as much "help".
>
> 3) Draft depth: Bradford and Claussen aren't the only QB's in the draft.
> Tebow, C. McCoy, Pike, and Snead figure to be available at the beginning
> of
> the 2nd round, and the Rams have first pick that round too. Does the QB
> class drop off faster than the DT class?
>
> 4) Long-term planning: Next year's QB class might be better (many
> analysts
> thought Jake Locker would have been #1 QB if he'd come out), while the
> DT
> class next year is unlikely to have a Suh/McCoy player. Again, since a
> rookie QB is unlikely to be effective without some other offensive
> upgrades,
> the Rams may plan to go with Bulger again (he did well at times in 09,
> but
> again he had no WR), or pick up someone in free agency, to bridge the
> gap
> until next year.
>
> 5) Smoke and mirrors: While the media keeps saying the Rams rate
> Bradford
> highly, GM Devaney also says "Trust no one". The Rams' interest in
> Bradford
> might just be to scare someone like Washington into thinking they'll
> need to
> trade up to the Rams spot if they really want Bradford.
>
> 6) Strategy: GM Devaney and HC Spagnoulo have espoused the "Best Player
> Available" method of drafting. I don't know where everyone is ranked
> (and
> even if Devaney showed us his board, see #5 above), it's hard to believe
> that Bradford would outgrade Suh or McCoy. He may get a grade bump
> because
> QB's have more "value" than DT's, but even that may not be enough.
> Bradford
> may represent too much of a "reach", even if he does clear medically. If
> you
> do reach, how FAR do you reach? If Bradford was the #3 player on the
> Rams
> board, maybe they reach for him. But what if he's 5? or 10? or 20? Suh
> and
> McCoy are very likely to lead the Rams' board ... they do everyone
> else's!
>
> I think Suh is the pick, unless St. Louis can bait someone into their
> spot
> (and they still might end up with Suh depending on who that is and where
> they end up drafting as a result). If the Rams pick up McNabb as is
> being
> rumored, then it's Suh for sure.
>
>>
>
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