Stafford agrees to deal with Detroit, will be first overall pick.
Contract is worth up to $78 million, $41.7 million guaranteed.
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Mark Sanchez here we come!
NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!
by Scruffy Lefty on Apr 24, 2009 8:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
And Jesus thats a lot of money.
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by Scruffy Lefty on Apr 24, 2009 8:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
So much for the Schwartz is numbers man so they'll pass on the QB theory.
by Misfit74 on Apr 24, 2009 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nah...
I mean, what the hell can one buy with 42 million these days anyway? Love?
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by Fearless Frog on Apr 24, 2009 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lovin'
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by iverson2169 on Apr 24, 2009 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Allow me to be the first to say:
That sucks balls.
But it was expected. Bastardos!
by Misfit74 on Apr 24, 2009 8:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Misfit... clarification needed.
Is “sucks balls” a good or bad thing?
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by iverson2169 on Apr 24, 2009 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He was hoping Stafford would fall to us. I believe.
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by Scruffy Lefty on Apr 24, 2009 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Part of me was hoping that Detroit would play it safe and take Curry first overall.
That would have made for some excitement.
by BrianL on Apr 24, 2009 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well... play it safe... AND cheaper too...
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by iverson2169 on Apr 24, 2009 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I believed he'd be gone before we picked for a long time now.
Now, I have to accept it. Admittedly, Stafford would have been an exciting pick. Maybe the right one, even. I’m not convinced of who we should take.
by Misfit74 on Apr 24, 2009 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If it was a good thing, it would have read:
sucks my balls
;)
by Misfit74 on Apr 24, 2009 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Noted... thanks sir.
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by iverson2169 on Apr 24, 2009 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Godspeed Stafford... you'll need it in Detroit
Looking forward to see the Stafford-Johnson combo in years to come.
by aerozeppelin on Apr 24, 2009 9:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
psh, the 2009 draft is already passe
WHERE ARE MY 2010 MOCK DRAFTS
by Will Kier on Apr 24, 2009 9:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Now wait a minute...
If Stafford is now gone….
reports say St. Louis favors Monroe, and KC is leaning Curry.
Does Jason Smith come into play possibly, and if so… isn’t he the quintessential zone blocking O-lineman with great power and otherworldly feet?
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by iverson2169 on Apr 24, 2009 9:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm hearing Curry to the Chiefs as well. Mortensen on ESPN mentioned that possibility.
Seattle: Where the sun coming out or snow falling takes up 20 minutes of a 1 hour local news broadcast.
by SSreporters on Apr 24, 2009 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But I think most have Smith, not Monroe, going to the Rams
by cyberwulf on Apr 24, 2009 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well now an SI.com report I have says the Chiefs are mulling Curry or Tyson Jackson.
Seattle: Where the sun coming out or snow falling takes up 20 minutes of a 1 hour local news broadcast.
by SSreporters on Apr 24, 2009 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah there's alot of talk about NE moving up for Jackson as well...
Which makes sense in a 3-4, but zero sense for a team in a 4-3 scheme.
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by iverson2169 on Apr 24, 2009 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd have to think the J.Smith would be pretty high on our board - possibly far ahead of Monroe
by Misfit74 on Apr 24, 2009 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Id think so... there are some interesting things about the Smith Monroe comparison...
Just looked at this…
-Monroe had the better 10 and 20 splits.
-Monroe had better vertical than Smith 28.5 – 24
Just thinking out loud, but these look like agility/quickness stats? Monroe might not be a bad ZB choice either.
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by iverson2169 on Apr 24, 2009 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Knee injuries are a big flag though.
Ruskell won’t be quick to pick an injury-risk given our O-line situation last year. And I’m not sure how necessary a good vertical is for a LT, but then again, I’m not a draft analyst.
by SeaTownBlueDevil on Apr 25, 2009 8:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes. if the knee(s) are questions, that's the only concern I would have.
He looks like a stud. They both do.
by Misfit74 on Apr 25, 2009 8:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, I'm surprised Jackson is shooting up so high
by aerozeppelin on Apr 24, 2009 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Me too.
What did he do to drive up his stock so quickly?
Weez the juice!!
by Carl Shinyama on Apr 24, 2009 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who the Heck Knows....
The New England Patriots are trying to move up from the No. 23 spot in the first round of this weekend’s NFL draft to the top 10 in hopes of taking LSU defensive end Tyson Jackson, according to three league sources.
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by iverson2169 on Apr 24, 2009 9:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
ahhh reply!!!
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by iverson2169 on Apr 24, 2009 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hope Stafford has a good chiropractor
And the Lions. Man, poor Lions fans. It’s not bad enough that the team is terrible, the front office is totally incompetent, year after year after year.
It's great to be a Florida Gator!
by Wayward Llama on Apr 24, 2009 10:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The city in general need to clean their act up.
Detroit was just ranked the #1 most dangerous city in America with 1220 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
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by iverson2169 on Apr 24, 2009 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The most heinous of those being Super Bowl XL
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by Fearless Frog on Apr 24, 2009 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and Eminem.
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by Wayward Llama on Apr 24, 2009 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, he used to not be terrible.
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by Fearless Frog on Apr 24, 2009 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
used to be not.
He still doesn’t fail nearly as hard as the Lions front office.
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by Wayward Llama on Apr 24, 2009 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damn you, John Morgan! ::Shakes fist:::
Convincing me that we should draft Stafford and raising my hopes for it all to come CRASHING DOWN!
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by Fearless Frog on Apr 24, 2009 10:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Your one dramatic amphibian...
Did you really think Seattle WOULD draft Stafford?
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by iverson2169 on Apr 24, 2009 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Back then, the widely encompassing thought was that Detroit simply didn't have enough talent to justify a franchise QB
It was speculated they would go with Jason Smith.
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by Fearless Frog on Apr 24, 2009 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anybody checked in on John?
Are you doing OK? Or have you entered the depressed state of "I can’t believe I scouted so much tape of a quarterback who’s highlight reel will likely consistent of the “top ten most violent sacks of 2009.”
We appreciated it anyways John. You had me keeping my fingers crossed as well.
And who knows, maybe Chung and Mike Thomas are still coming down the pipeline.
by HawksFan on Apr 25, 2009 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
THIS JUST IN: Rams have begun negotiations with Percy Harvin
SEC SPEED IN THE DOME!
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by Fearless Frog on Apr 24, 2009 10:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Rams are trying to beat the Lolskins to the punch.
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by Wayward Llama on Apr 24, 2009 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well played.
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by Fearless Frog on Apr 25, 2009 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If I didn't know this was coming for the past half month
I think it would be a gut shot. But at some point the rational thing to do, and the thing it would seem in Detroit’s best interest, was crushed under the inertia of “what Detroit must do”. We’ll see how it works out for them. I think Stafford could be great, but if he busts, there’s going to be a giant housecleaning.
Anyway, as I’ve always stated, it’s not just Stafford, but a young talented quarterback, like Brohm, Clemens or Campbell for instance.
by John Morgan on Apr 25, 2009 11:31 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Clemens?
Kellen Clemens? I’ve had a number of Jets fans tell me he’s terrible and they liked some Ratliff guy better.
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by Fearless Frog on Apr 25, 2009 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
In what little he's played
he has sucked. But he’s young and has potential and at this point he’s probably super cheap.
by John Morgan on Apr 25, 2009 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Okay, I see.
So basically the gist is we need a developmental QB, and while the odds are higher the early first round QB will pan out better and have more success, having one is better than none at all?
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by Fearless Frog on Apr 25, 2009 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The odds are higher that a first round pick will develop
but the odds are also much higher that a second round pick will develop than a 3rd-FA pick.
by John Morgan on Apr 25, 2009 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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