ahh thanks for the info :up .It was a 5th round pick.... the same compensation given up for Santonio Holmes, one of the top WRs in the league last year. He'll miss 4 games next season, but his rights alone are worth at least the 5th the Jets gave up.
..... and that it's starting to look like they may seriously consider Clausen at number 8. Tom Cable hints that Raiders pursued Donovan McNabb | ProFootballTalk.com
Reading Cable's comments between the lines, it sure sounds like they were in the running for McNabb. At that makes us think that, if Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen is available at No. 8, the Raiders very well might take him.
If the 49ers are smart that's all he'll be used for there too, he's a pretty big bust at WR.
Of the teams in the AFC West, I think an argument could be made that Pioli's Kansas City Patriots are the only team improving over last year, with the improvements to their line, bringing back Chambers, signing Thomas Jones, and bringing in Romeo and Charlie for coordinators.
The Broncos are sorely lacking a #1 WR now, Eddie Royal showed last year how invisible he can be, and are going to look like the Clevaland Browns this year... as 1 QB does bad people will clamor for the backup to be played, with Brady Quinn familiar with that argument. Broncos are also changing from their old successful zone blocking scheme to a more traditional running game, been a while since I read that though. The Broncos are going to be bad-to-mediocre this year as their defense gets another year older, and McDaniels will be fired, with a legacy of dumping 2 of the better players the franchise has had on it's roster since Elway left.
The Chargers have dropped veterans as if they didn't matter, and I think they'll look a bit more human this year. They will probably still take the division, but not so handily.
The Raiders are setup to just do what they did last year... questions at QB will sink half their season and depending how long it takes to get that settled this time they could by default already be vying for 3rd or 4th in the division, dueling with Denver for the cellar. Some success at QB could easily translate into 2nd place in the division for Oakland, but it's hard to imagine them getting it together under current management. Trading for Kameron Wimbley is probably the next best move behind the Chiefs acquisitions as far as the division improving.
I agree, as long as the WRs learned to catch in the offseason. Same goes for the Chiefs receivers, who dropped just as many if not more during the 2nd half of the year. Fargas gone is going to hurt though.
Of the teams in the AFC West, I think an argument could be made that Pioli's Kansas City Patriots are the only team improving over last year, with the improvements to their line, bringing back Chambers, signing Thomas Jones, and bringing in Romeo and Charlie for coordinators.
The Broncos are sorely lacking a #1 WR now, Eddie Royal showed last year how invisible he can be, and are going to look like the Clevaland Browns this year... as 1 QB does bad people will clamor for the backup to be played, with Brady Quinn familiar with that argument. Broncos are also changing from their old successful zone blocking scheme to a more traditional running game, been a while since I read that though. The Broncos are going to be bad-to-mediocre this year as their defense gets another year older, and McDaniels will be fired, with a legacy of dumping 2 of the better players the franchise has had on it's roster since Elway left.
The Chargers have dropped veterans as if they didn't matter, and I think they'll look a bit more human this year. They will probably still take the division, but not so handily.
The Raiders are setup to just do what they did last year... questions at QB will sink half their season and depending how long it takes to get that settled this time they could by default already be vying for 3rd or 4th in the division, dueling with Denver for the cellar. Some success at QB could easily translate into 2nd place in the division for Oakland, but it's hard to imagine them getting it together under current management. Trading for Kameron Wimbley is probably the next best move behind the Chiefs acquisitions as far as the division improving.
I mentioned this a couple pages back.....GOD oh mighty, I hope they are not.
Now that I read your post from PFT...they are just making wild assumptions.....from the same article:
Your team could do A LOT worse than drafting Clausen. Personally, I think he'll be a very solid QB in this league.
Broncos took another step away from contending for the division today by sending scheffler to the lions.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...ny-scheffler-to-detroit-ernie-sims-to-philly/
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I'm sorry, but what a bunch of BS.... :sleeo:sleeo:sleeo:sleeo:sleeo
you should write for PFT
And your take is??