The Official 2007 Draft Discussion Thread

[PSUskinsfan11]

Originally Posted by drew54

I am hoping the last pick they take Walter Thomas

would love to have him which means we have no chance. I am so lost at what we are doing. They must have a hat that they are picking names out of

[Darrell_Green_28]

well MB and TC aren't getting any younger... i see that as a pick for the future

[bigm29]

shut your mouth die hard, take your negativity somewhere else

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

jordan palmer huh nice what a pick could be a great backup

[jdlea]

I mean, I think they needed a qb to replace Brunell and Collins, too, but I thought Joe liked veterans. They're gonna go into the season with 2 young qbs and a vet? Or put Jordan on the practice squad. I don't like the move that much. It's not a totally bad pick, but I wish they had taken a lineman.

[Darrell_Green_28]

someone write down all the haters here. saying gibbs should keep his mouth shut, that we suck , etc.... theres no need to say we suck or anything about gibbs. these players have yet to hit the field.

[offiss]

Originally Posted by drew54

I am hoping the last pick they take Walter Thomas

I like! I would have threw a draft pick at him already, why not, we just threw away 3 picks, Maybe Palmer might be salvageable, but considering our needs I can't see a reason not to give him a shot?

[mooby]

I'll reserve judgement until I see these kids play, but I'm pretty annoyed that we haven't taken a single d-linemen yet. Does the coaching staff actually believe that our defensive line is good to go for this season? I mean pass rushers can be found just about anywhere in the draft. Chicago got Mark Anderson last year in the 5th round, and he had 12 sacks. Denver got Elvis Dumervil last year in like the 4th round, and he had 8 sacks. In all of Joe Gibbs' years here, we have never gotten a quality player in the later rounds, either just a backup that never sees the field, or camp fodder.

[skinsfan_nn]

Originally Posted by DieHardSince76

We took a QB, Carson Palmer's brother, at no. 205. Obviously, they are going by the "best player available" method now. Forget the DL. I give up on this FO. The Return of Gibbs experiment will go down in Skins history as a glorious failure.

That is what MOST SMART teams do, BEST PLAYER. Yes we need the D-line help.......But your outta your mind on the Joe Gibbs part!

[jsarno]

The general thought is Palmer has raw talent, just needs to be coached. But my question is, are we going to carry 4 QB's next year?????

[mooby]

Nah I think Palmer will end up on the practice squad. Either that or Todd Collins will get released.

I'm kinda disappointed we didn't take an offensive guard either. It's not they couldn't bring in one guy to compete since we don't have a clear cut starter there.

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by skinsfan_nn

That is what MOST SMART teams do, BEST PLAYER. Yes we need the D-line help.......But your outta your mind on the Joe Gibbs part!

I agree he's out of his mind on this one. How can anyone call Joe Gibbs part 2 a glorious failure because of who we picked from round 5-7????? That doesn't make sense at all. This draft will not define Gibbs in any measure.

[GoSkins!]

Originally Posted by jsarno

The general thought is Palmer has raw talent, just needs to be coached. But my question is, are we going to carry 4 QB's next year?????

No. Releasing Collins saves us 1.2 million. If this guy can prove worthy of a 3rd round QB option, we will free up some money for the DL. It seems clear that the FO has a plan for getting a free agent, someone from another team, or post June 1 cut to fill that void.

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by mooby

Nah I think Palmer will end up on the practice squad. Either that or Todd Collins will get released.

I'm kinda disappointed we didn't take an offensive guard either. It's not they couldn't bring in one guy to compete since we don't have a clear cut starter there.

How many times has a QB come out of the practice squad to be an effective QB?
I don't think Todd Collins is worth a squirt of piss, so I could care less if he is dropped to make room for Palmer.

[jdlea]

Originally Posted by mooby

Nah I think Palmer will end up on the practice squad. Either that or Todd Collins will get released.

I'm kinda disappointed we didn't take an offensive guard either. It's not they couldn't bring in one guy to compete since we don't have a clear cut starter there.

I'm thinking the same thing about the guards. You can get a lineman who can play late in the draft. Guess the Skins didn't think so.