NFL Live: Dre Bly Rumors

um the best player in the draft is calvin johnson not joe thomasWrong. It's Joe Thomas.

Actually, the term "best" is always opinional. So I guess I'm no more right then you are. Bummer.

IF we were in good shape on D & had a stable of young players on that side of the ball, I think picking Joe Thomas would be very wise. Even if we drafted him this year I'd still say it's a good move, just maybe not the best decision for us at this time w/our d needs.
yeah, we just re-signed Jansen & Samuels is under contract, but both those guys will get hurt & we need to look towards the future as Jansen is gettin up there.
We definitely need to get some depth on the O line.

Wrong. It's Joe Thomas.

Actually, the term "best" is always opinional. So I guess I'm no more right then you are. Bummer.

What's interesting about this little debate is that title should mean the player you're most confident will have the best nfl career.
Do the experts ever pick an O linemen to fit that? seems not, maybe when Mandarich came out.
WRs are usually pretty tough to predict success on, whereas OTs not as much. But it seems the more hype for the O line prospect the more disappointment; Mandarich & Gallery were the 2 biggest I can recall.
I would have to go w/CJ as the best prospect in the draft. He's got all the physical & mental traits, plus he produced a lot in college w/a marginal qb & offense. If the guy can't make it big, he probably has some other issues, but he seems as close to a sure thing as any wideout I can remember (including Desmond Howard & Michael Westbrook!).

IF we were in good shape on D & had a stable of young players on that side of the ball, I think picking Joe Thomas would be very wise. Even if we drafted him this year I'd still say it's a good move, just maybe not the best decision for us at this time w/our d needs.
yeah, we just re-signed Jansen & Samuels is under contract, but both those guys will get hurt & we need to look towards the future as Jansen is gettin up there.
We definitely need to get some depth on the O line.

Depth is one thing. Having two franchise LTs (and both getting paid as such) on the same roster is a different story. If you want quality depth, you use a 3rd or 4th rounder on a guy, not the 6th pick (and millions in guaranteed money).

The 6th pick needs to be a starter pretty much right away, not three years down the line when Jansen gets too old.

This is an absurd conversation. There's no way the Skins are going to pick Joe Thomas.

This is an absurd conversation. There's no way the Skins are going to pick Joe Thomas.I agree, because there is no way Thomas drops to 6.

I agree, because the Skins have not been sniffing around Joe Thomas.

In my opinion, Joe Thomas is the most talented player in this draft, and our offensive line situation (the most important unit on the offense) is not strong enough to dictate passing on Thomas.

Still our defensive line situation is most important and Branch should be the pick.

In my opinion, Joe Thomas is the most talented player in this draft, and our offensive line situation (the most important unit on the offense) is not strong enough to dictate passing on Thomas.

Really? While our o-line was pretty inconsistent in 2004, it was pretty darn good in 2005 and 2006. The past two seasons the O-line has paved the way for a top-notch running attack and protected the QB better than the vast majority of teams.

Really? While our o-line was pretty inconsistent in 2004, it was pretty darn good in 2005 and 2006. The past two seasons the O-line has paved the way for a top-notch running attack and protected the QB better than the vast majority of teams.And you don't think the addition of Joe Thomas would make it significnatly better?

And you don't think the addition of Joe Thomas would make it significnatly better?


no

noI do.

I think this Dre Bly thing is bunk. I don't think he's a GW corner, he doesn't hit and he doesn't support the run. I think GW is zeroed in on Clements.

the article posted in another thread claimed that Bly is better man-to-man cover corner than a zone-coverage corner, which i think would be beneficial in GW's scheme as it would free up our saftey's a lot more and allow us to be aggressive with our blitzing scheme. Clements is better but he's gonna cost a lot more.