Tavon Austin (4.25 40?)
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If he ended up anywhere within the division I would puke. Don't want to have to defend that twice a year.
That's the tough part and I hate to be Fish or Snead. Austin, Patterson, Hunter and so on. There are some really good options this year. Who knows, with all the WR's showing well it could help another great OL or safety slip to us as well. It's going to be a very interesting draft this year. I can't wait!
In my perfect world I would hope for Warmack or Cooper at 16 and Austin or Patterson at 22. Probably not likely but a guy can dream. I'm wondering if Snead would even use future picks to move up if they think "their" guy won't make it to us. Who knows.
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Out of curiosity, would any of you on the Austin bandwagon prefer him to Patterson?
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libertadrocks said:
That's tough. They both can be or are dynamic players. I'm an Austin homer just because he is so damn shifty and obviously silly fast. If I was in a dream I would take them both :cheese:
Right now slight nod to Austin for me. I'm just hoping we can get one of them. We need playmakers, period.
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See I prefer Paterson, regardless of what happens with Amendola. A dynamic outside WR tumps an inside one IMO. Especially in a run first scheme
Holy shit is there a video up yet?
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lol awesome thanks.
Here's a new line of thought. What if Danny comes back, but Jackson doesn't? Could Tavon help there?
Will we use Tavon out of the backfield on more than 3rd downs? I have no problem with Tavon @ 16 if most of these guys we think will be gone will.
4.25 fucking 40 is .01 off from tying Chris Johnson. I would love to see the Rams take this kid and give him his own section of the playbook. I would have his ass motioning all over the field, and getting the ball from everywhere. Perfect attitude for this team too.
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Kinda strange. When they superimposed Goodwin on top of Austin, they were in exactly the same place, stride for stride, throughout the whole 40 yards. Still. 4.3 is nothing to laugh at in the 40. Goodwin could run a 4.19 and it still wouldn't put him anywhere near the 1st or 2nd round.interference said:
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I think I would take him at 22 if Amendola leaves. If he doesn't, I probably don't take him. I like him, but I don't want to force it. If Amendola leaves, you need to replace him with someone who can do what Austin does. There's good depth at WR. There's also good depth at O-Line.
Honestly if all the good O-Linemen/Vaccaro are gone, I'd consider taking Patterson at 16 and Austin at 22... Playmakers on offense are important, we need guys that will get open and make plays. There's O-Line depth there, and we can get a pretty solid S in the 3rd. Go O-Line in 2nd and 4th, still a good draft. If Rok comes back healthy, we only really need an upgrade at RT. At least for now, it's a process.
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Say Amendola and Gibson leaves.... That gives us Quick, Patterson, Givens, Austin on the field, with Pettis an option as well. Plus Richardson/Pead are options. That's a lot of speed and quickness to defend, and would probably cause defenses fits.
Honestly if all the good O-Linemen/Vaccaro are gone, I'd consider taking Patterson at 16 and Austin at 22... Playmakers on offense are important, we need guys that will get open and make plays. There's O-Line depth there, and we can get a pretty solid S in the 3rd. Go O-Line in 2nd and 4th, still a good draft. If Rok comes back healthy, we only really need an upgrade at RT. At least for now, it's a process.
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Say Amendola and Gibson leaves.... That gives us Quick, Patterson, Givens, Austin on the field, with Pettis an option as well. Plus Richardson/Pead are options. That's a lot of speed and quickness to defend, and would probably cause defenses fits.
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He's a very fluid receiver with a good stride, good speed, good hands and good size. Still a little too raw for early consideration (IMO), but he absolutely jumps off on tape for *me*. Doesn't mean everyone sees it the same way, but I could see him having a highly productive career. Personally, I think Brian Quick can be every bit as good, if not better.iced said:
FWIW, Mayock called him "Officially a freak" after his 4.42 40.
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That's cool. I'm sure there are a bunch of different opinions out there about him. I see a guy who can sink his hips, has good change of direction, is a hands-catcher, and has breakaway speed. If you don't see that, then that's cool. You just have to, at some point, come to the realization that your eyes aren't as good as mine.iced said:
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