So, I called DirecTV and told them that I wanted to drop my premium package (the 115 a month pack) down to the 65 a month pack to offset my purchase of the 199 Sunday Ticket..

The dude said that rather than do that, he would give me Sunday ticket for what turned out to be about 40 bucks if I kept my premium pack..

So, if you have DirecTV, call them, tell them you want to downgrade your package, and when they say why, say you are doing it to offeset the cost of Sunday Ticket, and they will cut the ticket cost..

I just did it.

Stafford - 4600 Passing Yards 63% 37 TDs 16 INTs 125 Rush Yards 2 TDs

Hill - 600 Passsing Yard 64% 3 TDs 2 INTs

Leshoure - 875 Rush Yards 7 Rush TDs... 28 Rec 250 Rec Yards 1 Rec TD

Best - 450 Rush Yards 3 TDs..... 45 Rec 400 Red Yards 3 Rec TDs

K. Smith - 320 Rush Yards 5 TDs..... 15 Rec 120 Rec Yds

C.Johnson - 85 Rec 1400 14 TDs

Young - 65 Rec 800 7 TDs

Burleson - 40 Rec 500 6 TDs

Broyles - 55 Rec 650 4 TDs

Pettigrew - 70 Rec 650 Yds 5 TDs

Sheffler - 35 Red 250 Yds 5 TDs

Suh - 50 Tackles 9 Sacks 4 FF 1 INT

Fairley- 35 Tackles 6 Sacks 2 FF

Avril - 35 Tackles 12 Sack 4 FF 1 INT

KVB - 40 Tackles 4 Sacks 2 FF

C. Williams - 25 Tackles 4 Sacks

SLH - 20 Tackles 3 Sacks

Lojack - 20 Tackles 4 Sacks

Sweet Willie Young - 15 Tackels 3 Sacks

Houston - 60 Tackles 4 INTs 1 TD

Berry - 45 Tackles 6 INTs 1 TD

Bently - 30 Tackles 2 INTs

Lacey - 40 Tackels 2 INTs

Delmas - 70 Tackles 2 Sacks 1 INT 2 FF 1 TD

Spievey - 85 Tackles 1 INT

All Ceilings/Floors are at the compared players BEST.. IE: Champ Bailey would be when he was at his best, not the
2012 season...

Riley Reiff : Ceiling- Ryan Clady Floor- Gosder................. Likely: Solid Starting RT/Good Guard
Ryan Broyles : Ceiling - Wes Welker Floor - Jarrett Dillard................Likely: Good Possession WR with some speed

Dwight Bentley : Ceiling- Sam Maddison Floor - Johnathan Wade............Likley: Solid Nickle CB, spot starter

Ronnell Lewis : Ceiling - Elvis Dumervil Floor- Travis Jervey.........Likely: Special Teams Captain

Tahir Whitehead : Ceiling - Rocky McIntosh Floor - Practice Quad............Likley: Backup LB

Chris Greenwood : Ceiling - Fabian Washington Floor - Practice Squad.................Likley: Situational CB

Jonte Green : Ceiling - Phillip Buchanon Floor - Cut.......................Likley: Cut

Travis Lewis : Kirk Morrison Floor - Cut..................Likely: Cut


I didn't do ALL the UDFA... if they aren't listed.. I didn't even know enough about them to make a guess.



Kellen Moore - Ceiling - Alex Smith Floor - Colt Brennan...........Likley: Drew Stanton
Patrick Edwards - Ceiling - Devone Bess Floor - Practice Squad.........Likely: 5th WR/Special Teams
Troy Burrell - Ceiling - Wayne Chrebet Floor: Cut........Likely: Cut
Jared Karstetter - Ceiling - Kevin Walter Floor - Cut...........Likely: Cut
Stephfon Green - Ceiling - Stefan Logan Floor: Cut..... Likely: Cut
Jacquise Terry - Mwelde Moore..... Floor: Cut....... Likely: Cut

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d828dca46/article/buffalo-bills-release-db-drayton-florence?module=HP11_headline_stack

The Buffalo Bills have released cornerback Drayton Florence, a source with knowledge of the situation said Friday.

Florence started at right cornerback for the Bills the past three seasons, including every game in the 2010 and 2011 campaigns. He had a combined six interceptions and two touchdowns the past two seasons.

The Bills drafted South Carolina cornerback Stephon Gilmore with their first-round draft pick (No. 10 overall) last week, creating a crowded defensive backfield. Florence had two more years left on his contract with the Bills and was slated to make $4 million this season and $5 million in 2013.

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I am getting Hammer Fever*..............

I think this dude has the makings of a Pro-Bowl caliber special teams ace... Our own Travis Jervey!

Get Hyped!

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Ronnell Lewis (via thegoodmagneto)

A very good athlete who plays fast and accelerates quickly upfield. Plays with fluid quickness and sharp footwork. Struggles to shed once engaged and plays with very predictable hand use. Doesn't flash many secondary pass rush moves and has unrefined mechanics as a pass rusher -- can't simply rely on his natural ability at the next level. Run defense: Keeps his eyes up and quickly locates the ball with good patience and overall awareness. Needs to develop better pre-snap recognition skills and anticipation. Plays hard on every snap, doing a nice job not giving up on the play and making tackles downfield in pursuit. Limited against the run at the line of scrimmage with a suspect base and overall .

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/players/1664222/ronnell-lewis

*Trademarked... by me, just now!

QB - M.Stafford/S.Hill

WR1- C.Johnson/R.Broyles/S.Logan

WR2- T.Young/N.Burleson/P.Edwards

RB - M.LeShoure/K.Smith/J.Best/K.Williams

FB - K.Williams/W.Heller

TE - B. Pettigrew/T.Scheffler/W.Heller

LT - J. Backus/C.Hilliard

LG - R. Sims/D.Gandy

C - D.Raiola/D.Gandy

RG - S.Peterman/D.Gandy

RT - R.Reiff/G.Cherilus

LE - C.Avril/L.Jackson

DT - N.Suh/C.Williams/A.Fluellen

DT - N.Fairly/S.Hill

RE - K.Vanden Bosch/W.Young

OLB - J.Durant/R.Lewis

MLB - S.Tulloch/A.Palmer

OLB - D.Levy/R.Lewis/D.Hogue

CB - C.Houston/A.Smith/A.Berry

CB - A. Smith/J.Lacey/D.Bentley

SS - A.Spievey/J.Wendling

FS - L.Delmas/E.Coleman/J.Wendling

K - J.Hanson

P - R.Donahue

LS- D.Muhlbach

RS- S.Logan/T.Young

SOME GUYS ARE ON HERE TWICE AS BACK-UPS FOR MULTIPLE POSITIONS AND SPECIAL TEAMS!

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Mark Barron - Safety - Alabama

6'2 - 218 lbs

• Veteran leader of the Crimson Tide's secondary with 38 career starts at safety

• Unanimous First-Team All-America (AFCA, AP, FWAA, Sporting News, Walter Camp, ESPN.com, SI.com, Pro

Football Weekly & Rivals.com) • Finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award

• Semifinalist for the Chuck Bednarik Award

• First-team All-SEC (AP & Coaches)

• Lott Trophy watch list

• Jim Thorpe Defensive Back of the Week (Penn St.)

• Has 12 career interceptions that ranks eighth in Alabama history as well as 235 tackles and 34 passes defended

• Seven-time Alabama Defensive Player of the Week

The Cowboys really need a safety.. but if they pass on him he could slide all the way to us...

I would be open to the idea of moving up to get him at 13 or 12.. seems like a steep climb but I think he may be the best player in the draft at their position after Luck and Richardson...

Thoughts?

I have seen a lot of mocks.. and this is what I would like to see, and I think it is pretty reasonable.

1) Dre Kirkpatrick - CB - Alabama

2) Amini Silatolu - OL - Midwestern State

3) Mitchell Schwartz - OT - California

4) Ronnie Hillman - RB - SDSU

5) Markelle Martin - S - Oklahoma State

7) Chris Anzevino - C - Kent State

7) Danny Coale - WR - VaTech

I would be pretty happy with this draft. I assume that we will wait too long on guys like TY Hilton, Trumaine Johnson. and Pete Konz... And I am just not buying the RB in the 2nd round talk.. Other wise, i would have Lamar Miller in there.

Here we go!

1) Mike Adams - OT Ohio State

2) Trumaine Johnson - DB Montana

3) Casey Hayward - CB Vanderbilt

4) Brandon Brooks - G Miami (Ohio)

5) Ronnie Hillman - RB SDSU

7) TY Hilton - WR Florida International

Note on Hilton - He is rated about a 4-5 rounder... But, I am hoping he blows the combine and falls a little LOL!

Thoughts?

I totally am in man love with Trumaine Johnson.. and I think he can play any spot in the secondary...

The players on this team have the same attitude as the dude that gets 5 years in jail for pistol whipping a dude who smudged his sneaker.

They need to get over themselves and not react to everything as a personal attack. In the play where Pettigrew got the UR Penalty, it was OBVIOUS to me that the DB was trying to goad him into a reaction... and it worked. Same thing with the other UR calls...

The whole NFL has the book on Detroit.... push their buttons and they will cave and react.

I think the coaching staff should set down any player that gets a UR penalty for something after the play, for the next game. Seems harsh, but this shit is getting ridiculous.

Why the hell do the Lions seem to not go to Calvin until its an emergency?

 

Why not give him some chances deep early?   I can't stand that.  I would throw deep to someone nearly every set of downs.. and most of the time to Calvin.  

We force it to him when we need it, and it works.. why not give it a chance early?

 

Anyone?

 

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Thats basically what we run.. and I love it.

 

Tampa had no answer for the draw, since they were scared shitless about the pass.  

Oh, and if Burleson doesn't get 75 catches this year, I'll be a monkeys uncle....

 

Get me some Kool-Aid...

 

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So, keeping Hillis and Greene.. this is what I ended up with.  QB,RB,RB,WR,WR,FLEX,TE,K,DEF format, 4 pts passing TD, 6 other TDs, 1 PPR....

Our keeper rules say that guys drafter in the first 3 rounds cannont be kept, players can only be kept for 2 season after drafting.. I drafted Green his rookie year, and kept him last year, and this year... Hillis was a FA last year, and in our set up FA keepers are automatically 4th round picks...

So, here is what I ended up with... 

 

QB- Manning, Eli NYG QB

RB- Greene, Shonn NYJ RB

RB- Hillis, Peyton CLE RB 

RB- Rice, Ray BAL RB

WR- Welker, Wes NEP WR

WR- Lloyd, Brandon DEN WR

TE- Pettigrew, Brandon DET TE

K-  Henery, Alex PHI PK 

DEF Giants, New York NYG Def

 

 

Kolb, Kevin ARI QB

Murray, DeMarco DAL RB 

Smith, Steve CAR WR

Amendola, Danny STL WR

Brown, Antonio PIT WR

Moore, Denarius OAK WR

 

I will end up going matchup on Manning vs Kolb... but I feel pretty strong with the RBs and WR (Considering that its PPR)

 

 

The buzz on sports radio here in DC is that the Skins may cut Ryan Torain.

I just wanted to say, don't start getting all excited.  He isn't better than Mo or Harrison.. and Brown is too explosive.

Shanahan's offense makes average RBs look better than they are (Mike Anderson/Olandis Gary) and I have seen Torain a lot on TV and in person.. he is average at best.

Just wanted to get out ahead of this...

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http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/8547/james-sanders

Lets do it Mayhew.. bring him in.

 

Another solid addition to the rotation in the secondary.  He is by no means a superstar but is solid and could find a spot on the Lions... He probably has a new found respect for us following this weekend too!

 

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I know the Titans said he ins't on the block..

 

But I would give Best, a 1st and a 2nd for Chris Johnson..

 

Just saying.. 

 

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/797606-chris-johnson-trade-speculation-how-well-does-he-fit-with-potential-teams

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http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_/id/29964/rashied-davis-will-be-lions-glue

 

You might have missed it. Many people do when it comes to what Rashied Davis does on a football field. But if you weren't still talking about the Detroit Lions' surgical opening possession of the preseason Friday night, you might have seen Davis sprint 40 yards downfield, converge on Cincinnati Bengals kick returner John Griffin and alertly fall on a fumble at the Bengals' 16-yard line. Four plays later, the Lions had a 14-0 lead.

No matter how many blue-chip players a team might have, it can't win without the "glue guys" who fill in the gaps and keep it all together. Davis spent six years in that role for the Chicago Bears, and when the Bears lost sight of that value this summer, he jumped to a Lions team that was thrilled to get him.

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I don't think that we are the only ones in the NFL noticing how well Sammie Lee Hill is developing.

 

In the preseason game, it was just more of the same for SLH... he was consistantly pushing his man into the back feild and just basically being a disruption.

 

I think he is nearly as good as Corey Williams, and will be within a year, maybe too.

 

My fear is that the Lions lose Sammie, and get nothing in return.  I know people have been talking about trading Corey Williams, but after seeing how well Hill is coming along, I am just afraid that if the Lions don't make some sort of move before next pre-season that Hill will be gone.   I believe that next season will be his final season before he is an UFA... so, I would like the Lions to give him an extension worth his while.... but thats going to be hard to do with Corey on the roster.

 

SLH is really something, and could be starting on a lot of teams today.

So Tenn and Jax ratings have been released for Madden.

 

Tulloch will be an 88 overall, and Durant is an 83 (with 85 speed)

 

http://espn.go.com/espn/thelife/videogames/madden12ratings/_/team/jac/id/30/jacksonville-jaguars

http://espn.go.com/espn/thelife/videogames/madden12ratings/_/team/ten/id/10/tennessee-titans

 

NAME	POS	OVR	SPD	ACC	STR	AGL	AWR	TKL	INJ	STA	TGH	PMV	FMV	BSR	PUR	PRC	MAN	ZCV	HPR	PRS
S. Tulloch	MLB	88	79	85	78	83	85	97	94	94	86	70	52	93	96	85	55	65	90	60

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QB Matthew Stafford
QB Shaun Hill
QB Drew Stanton

RB Jahvid Best
RB Mikel Leshoure
RB Maurice Morris

FB Jerome Felton

WR Calvin Johnson
WR Nate Burleson
WR Titus Young
WR Rashied Davis
WR Stefan Logan


TE Brandon Pettigrew
TE Tony Scheffler
TE Will Heller

OT Jeff Backus
OT Gosder Cherilus
OT Jason Fox
OT Corey Hilliard
OT Tony Ugoh

OG Rob Sims
OG Stephen Peterman
OG Donald Thomas

C Dominic Raiola
C Dylan Gandy


DE Cliff Avril
DE Kyle Vanden osch
DE Lawrence Jackson
DE Willie Young

DT Ndamukong Suh
DT Nick Fairley
DT Corey Williams
DT Sammie Hill
DT Andre Fluellen

LB DeAndre Levy
LB Stephen Tulloch
LB Justin Durant
LB Isaiah Ekejiuba
LB Ashlee Palmer
LB Doug Hogue

CB Alphonso Smith
CB Eric Wright
CB Nathan Vasher
CB Chris Houston
CB Maurice Leggett
CB Aaron Berry

S Louis Delmas
S Amari Spievey
S Erik Coleman
S John Wendling

K Dave Rayner
P Nick Harris

LS Don Muhlbach

 

 

Personally, I don't think we will carry 4 RB's and I think we will carry 6 LB's...but replacing Doug Houge with Aaron Brown is very possible.

http://blogs.detroitlions.com/2011/08/02/johnson-trying-to-be-as-strong-as-i-can-because-all-it-does-is-help-me-at-the-line-of-scrimmage/

Damn, Calvin is such a stud... I just wanted to man-crush on him for a bit... sheesh.

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http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2011/8/1/2308845/2012-super-bowl-odds-after-one-week-of-nfl-free-agency

 

Bloggin' the Boys put together this chart from Sportsbook.com

 

 2012 Super Bowl Odds

 

Team & Rank			per April 20, 2011	per July 25, 2011	per July 31, 2011	Change
1T		Patriots	20.0% (5/1)	16.7% (6/1)	16.7% (6/1)	-3.3%
1T		Packers	20.0% (5/1)	16.7% (6/1)	16.7% (6/1)	-3.3%
1T		Eagles	6.7% (15/1)	8.3% (12/1)	16.7% (6/1)	10.0%
4		Colts	8.3% (12/1)	11.1% (9/1)	10.0% (10/1)	-1.7%
5T		Steelers	11.1% (9/1)	10.0% (10/1)	8.3% (12/1)	-2.8%
5T		Jets	8.3% (12/1)	8.3% (12/1)	8.3% (12/1)	- -
5T		Falcons	6.7% (15/1)	8.3% (12/1)	8.3% (12/1)	+1.6%
5T		Saints	6.7% (15/1)	8.3% (12/1)	8.3% (12/1)	+1.6%
9T		Chargers	8.3% (12/1)	8.3% (12/1)	6.7% (15/1)	-1.6%
9T		Ravens	8.3% (12/1)	8.3% (12/1)	6.7% (15/1)	-1.6%
11T		Lions	2.5% (40/1)	4.0% (25/1)	5.0% (20/1)	+2.5%
11T		Cowboys	6.7% (15/1)	5.6% (18/1)	5.0% (20/1)	-1.7%
11T		Giants	6.7% (15/1)	6.7% (15/1)	5.0% (20/1)	-1.7%
14T		Buccaneers	3.3% (30/1)	3.3% (30/1)	3.3% (30/1)	- -
14T		Chiefs	3.3% (30/1)	3.3% (30/1)	3.3% (30/1)	- -
14T		Texans	2.9% (35/1)	2.9% (35/1)	3.3% (30/1)	0.4%
17T		49ers	3.3% (30/1)	2.5% (40/1)	2.5% (40/1)	-0.8%
17T		Bears	5.0% (20/1)	3.3% (30/1)	2.5% (40/1)	-2.5%
17T		Dolphins	2.5% (40/1)	2.5% (40/1)	2.5% (40/1)	- -
17T		Vikings	2.5% (40/1)	3.3% (30/1)	2.5% (40/1)	- -
21T		Cardinals	1.3% (80/1)	2.0% (50/1)	2.0% (50/1)	+0.7%
21T		Raiders	2.0% (50/1)	2.0% (50/1)	2.0% (50/1)	- -
21T		Rams	2.0% (50/1)	2.0% (50/1)	2.0% (50/1)	- -
24T		Broncos	1.7% (60/1)	1.7% (60/1)	1.7% (60/1)	- -
24T		Browns	1.7% (60/1)	1.7% (60/1)	1.7% (60/1)	- -
24T		Jaguars	1.7% (60/1)	1.7% (60/1)	1.7% (60/1)	- -
24T		Titans	1.7% (60/1)	1.7% (60/1)	1.7% (60/1)	- -
28		Seahawks	1.3% (80/1)	1.3% (80/1)	1.3% (80/1)	- -
29T		Redskins	1.7% (60/1)	1.7% (60/1)	1.0% (100/1)	-0.7%
29T		Bengals	1.7% (60/1)	1.0% (100/1)	1.0% (100/1)	-0.7%
31T		Bills	0.7% (150/1)	0.7% (150/1)	0.7% (150/1)	- -
31T		Panthers	0.7% (150/1)	0.7% (150/1)	0.7% (150/1)	- -

Obviously, the odds are adjusted for where the money is going, and not necessarily a reflection of true team strength. But it is interesting to see the dynamic over the last few months and how teams' odds have fared through the draft and free agency. The table above shows the Vegas odds for each team just prior to the draft (April 20), prior to free agency (July 25) and per yesterday, after almost a week of free agency. In principle, that allows us to look at how successful the draft and free agency is perceived to be by the betting money.

The Draft: Overall, the draft didn't move the odds for many teams. Notable exceptions are the Lions and Cardinals, who saw significant changes in their odds, and both teams did draft well, at least at the top of the draft. The Eagles, Colts, Falcons and Saints all saw a slight improvement of their odds after the draft, while the Cowboys dropped a little.

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10 minutes ago - by Joe Oberle - McNabb's displeasure holding up trade
A deal for Redskins QB Donovan McNabb between Washington and the Vikings is in place, but what is reportedly holding it up is McNabb's displeasure with the Vikings' handling of the deal, according to ESPN. McNabb is unhappy that the Vikings initially pursued Tyler Thigpen and that they've insisted he "dramatically reduce his contract terms." Vikings RapidReports

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Would you keep Matt Stafford as a 10th round keeper with one year of eligibility left, or Shonne Green as a 4th round keeper also with only one year left. 

 

4 pts per passing TD, but 1 point per 5 completions.

 

Rest of points standard.

 

Note, my other keeper in Peyton Hillis for a 5th round keeper with 2 years of eligibility left.

 

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Poll

Who do you keep?

66%

Stafford for a 10th round keeper with one year of keeper eligibility left

4 votes

33%

Greene for a 4th round keeper with one year of keeper eligibility left

2 votes

6 votes | Poll has closed

This is my ALL DECADE team for the worst Decade in Lions history... The spots are my opinion of the best player, based on body of work in the 2000's not one season.... 2000-2009

QB- John Kitna

RB- Kevin Jones

RB- James Stewart

WR- Calvin Johnson.... Even with only 2 season in the 00's

WR- Roy Williams

WR- Mike Furrey

TE- Casey Fitzsimmons... The 00's were pretty dry for TE's and at least he was an ok blocker!

DE- James Hall

DE- Robert Porcher

DT- Shaun Rogers

DT- Dan Wilkinson

LB- Ernie Sims

LB- Chris Clairborne

LB- Earl Holmes

CB- Dre Bly

CB- Andre Goodman

S- Kenoy Kennedy

S- Kurt Schultz (nine INTs in 2 years as a Lion... Slim pickings at safety too)

K- Hanson

P- Harris

KR/PR- Drummond

Yale... the school of the Skull and Boners (According to Will Ferrell's interpretation of President Bush)

 

I had never heard of this guy, but his is massive 270! and fast 4.69.  Sounds like he has good hadns, and a 4.2 20 yrd shuttle isn't terrible for a 270 lber.... 7.1 3 cone drill tells you he isn't the most agile fella, but I mean, what FB is?

Yale fullback Shane Bannon flew well under the radar as a lead blocker in the Ivy League.

However, the 6-foot-1, 270-pounder made an impression at his pro day with a 4.69 in the 40-yard dash.

"The kid is a stud," Joe Linta, Bannon's agent, told the National Football Post. "I had never heard of the kid before a coach at Yale told me about him. He's a good looking kid, catches every pass, light feet and he's blowing up people on the film. He's got some position flexibility, too. He can play fullback or be an in-line tight end."

Bannon registered a 9-3 broad jump, a 29-inch vertical leap, a 4.2 in the 20-yard shuttle, a 7.1 in the three-cone drill and a 12.1 in the 60-yard shuttle.

Last season, Bannon caught a career-high 13 passes for 122 yards and won the Jim Keppel Award as the Yale Offensive Back of the Year.

He played football, track and hockey in high school.

 

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=nfp-20110405_yale_fullback_shane_bannon_is_a_sleeper

 

http://www.prideofdetroit.com/2011/4/18/2117477/2011-nfl-mock-draft-denver-broncos-martez-wilson

 

With the 46th pick of Pride of Detroit's 2011 NFL Mock Draft, the Denver Broncos select Illinois linebacker Martez Wilson. CapitolLions is serving as the Broncos' general manager, and his reasoning for the pick is below.

In Denver, we are almost speechless to see Martez still on the board. Adding Wilson to Von Miller and Phil Taylor will give the Broncos a young nucleus most teams would do anything to get.  Wilson is a tackling machine and is as fast as you could ask for in an ILB.  He projects to be very solid in pass coverage from day one and once he settles his minor issue with over pursuing on counters and being fooled by the draw, he will be an excellent run defender as well.  We in the front office are more than ecstatic to have what we consider the No. 1 ILB prospect in the middle of the second round.

Poll

If the Broncos ended up with Miller, Taylor and Wilson.....

58%

I would be very excited

118 votes

5%

I would Hate it...

11 votes

35%

I would have rather had Dareus at 2 and let the chips fall where they may........

72 votes

201 votes | Poll has closed

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Ok Broncos.... I think my gamble to get you guys Von Miller in the 1st round has paid off...

 

http://www.prideofdetroit.com/2011/4/14/2110719/2011-nfl-mock-draft-denver-broncos-phil-taylor

 

Here is my write up and justification.

 

With the 36th pick of Pride of Detroit's 2011 NFL Mock Draft, the Denver Broncos select Baylor defensive tackle Phil Taylor. CapitolLions is serving as the Broncos' general manager, and his reasoning for the pick is below.

The gamble to take Von Miller No. 2 pays off, but barley. With what we considered taking at this spot, the gigantic Phil Taylor from Baylor is the only one left in this very deep DT draft. This is another example of talent to adjust in the system. If there were more 3-4 teams in the top 20 picks, he would be gone, but since he isn't we will take our chances on a first-round talent overlooked due to scheme.

Taylor, at 6-3, 335, is a house and he is at his lightest and in the best shape he of his life. We called several people after his AMAZING pro day. He has fantastic feet for his size and figures to clog holes and take up blockers immediately. He is a dominate run stopper, and although he isn't fast enough to be a factor in pass rushing, he can bull-rush. He uses his hands well and has no problem arm tackling people. The A gap has to be avoided or double teamed if Taylor is in it. We are willing to look past his minor off field issues to get a player that we had listed ahead of a few players that are no longer available. We wish our opponents good luck single-man blocking Elvis Dumervil or Akeem Ayers with this monster lined up on their inside.

http://www.prideofdetroit.com/2010/7/7/1556885/bold-nfl-predictions-sure-to-go

 

1)  The Lions will win at least 7 games - Wrong... But one bad call on CJ from being right!

2)  The Bills will win less than 3 games. - Wrong, they won four

3)  Ricky Williams will lead the Dolphins in rushing yards - Wrong but only 60 yards off....

4)  Eddie Royal will catch 80 balls - Wrong, He caught 60... pretty far off on this one lol..

5)  Chris Cooley will catch 8 TDs.....Wrong and way off... he caught only 3

6)  The Seahawks will win the NFC West....Correct.

7)  Tim Tebow will score at least 4 TDs total.....Correct ....He had 11

8)  Josh Cribbs will catch at least 50 balls......Wrong and way off lol

9)  Devon Bess will catch at least 75 balls,......Correct ....He caught 79

10) Tomlinson will run for less yards than Joe McKnight.  Wrong...WAYYYYYY OFF!

11) Joe Flacco will be a pro-bowler.....Wrong.

12) Brandon Pettigrew and Tony Scheffler will combined for over 90 catches....Correct... They combined for 122!

13) The Lions will rank in the top 15 in sacks.... Correct... they dominated.

14) Lou Delmas will have 6 total turnovers (INTs and FR's)..... Wrong...Solid play, but not the ballhawk I was looking for.

15) At least half of these will come true!!!.......Fail!!!...........Only got 5... BOOOOOOOOOO!

http://www.prideofdetroit.com/2011/4/1/2084460/2011-nfl-mock-draft-denver-broncos-von-miller

 

 

They are killing me for taking Von Miller, but I figure I will get at least one good DT in the 2nd, maybe two of them.

 

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