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So, A Buff free Draft
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Kingfisher
New Member
I would take the over of 1.5 on the number taken next year in the NFL draft .
If Superman stays healthy, he goes in the first or second round and there are a couple others who could
also make it . Im good for 1 large if you are up for taking the under.
JimmyBuff
Well-Known Member
Solder? Exactly what list says he's a Top 10 OT? Dave Platis?
These corners we have are not as good as a lot of people around here think they are.. I'd be shocked if either of them gets drafted unless they show remarkable improvement next year..
I like Herrod but he's a 3-4 LB in the pros at best.. I don't think he's big enough to be a DE..
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JimmyBuff
Well-Known Member
We'll see..
Note: I hope they are but as of right now from what I've seen we don't have any major NFL prospects on the roster..
Barring a major injury, Solder and Smith are possible first day picks Jimmy. They are a slam dunk to get drafted regardless. They're solid players and freakish physically, the combine should be a nice showcase for them.
EDIT: Just realized I said first day picks, meant to say first or second day picks (first three rounds).
EDIT: Just realized I said first day picks, meant to say first or second day picks (first three rounds).
walk
Member
I just hope no pro scouts watched the spring game. Jimmy Smith was absolutely abused. Missed lots of tackles too. No way he is a first or second rounder. Maybe late rounds at the best. He didn't go pro this year because they told him he wouldn't get drafted, imo.
Solder will be 1st or 2nd round though.
Solder will be 1st or 2nd round though.
It was the spring game...... guy has been nails for most of his career.
ScottyBuff
Well-Known Member
This one has him as #2 so far:
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/prospectrankings/TSX/2011_OT
and they list Jalil Brown as #26 CB and Jimmy Smith as #32 CB. Herrod as #46 DE (dude is 280+ lbs no way he is a 3-4 LB more likely a 4-3 strong side end).
Also has Scotty McKnight was listed as #23 WR. (forgot to mention him)
For another reference this site has Solder as #9 OT, and also lists Scotty as #21 WR but doesn't have defensive guys up yet:
http://walterfootball.com/draft2011OT.php
And before the credibility of these sites gets questioned, these are two of the very best comprehensive rankings and scouting analysis sites available for free on the intrawebs.
Why so down about this year's senior class chances in the NFL?
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Solder was all Big 12. If he repeats he goes within the first 3 rounds. The guy is a freaking amazing athlete and very athletic OTs go high in the draft. Doesn't he run a 5.0 forty at over 300 pounds and post a high VJ? Guy will be drafted on measurables alone, it's up to the coaching staff and Solder himself to turn him into a first day pick, imo, because it's all there for the taking.
Sexton Hardcastle
Club Member
Geer had way too much talent not to be drafted. Somewhere something went wrong. Was it Geer? Maybe, but I think his coaches were the problem.
aik
Well-Known Member
Bench press
canuck_buff
Active Member
77buff
Well-Known Member
Awesome!Thats the way its looking. I do hope this is the low point
AlferdJasper
Well-Known Member
Solder in 2009. Did well in everything except Bench.
Ran a 4.86 in the 40.
Wall of Winner S&C numbers
Also ... tada!
Geer didn't get drafted, but he's going to be a Denver Bronco.
Geer Discovers Broncos Know Him After All
[FONT=Cambria, serif]Riar Geer grew up a devout Denver Broncos fan, but over the past couple of months he was given little indication that the love was reciprocal.[/FONT] [FONT=Cambria, serif]That changed on Saturday afternoon when the team of his childhood dreams called and brought the former University of Colorado tight end aboard as a free agent.[/FONT]
[FONT=Cambria, serif]"I would have loved to be drafted, but that was more wishful thinking than anything else," Geer said from his parents' home in Grand Junction. "I knew I wasn't a first- or second-rounder, probably a fifth-rounder at best ... (read more)
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[/FONT][FONT=Cambria, serif]Patrick Devenny and Justin Drescher were picked up Saturday afternoon as free agents. Devenny will report to Seattle's minicamp on Friday, while Drescher is bound for Atlanta's camp on May 7.[/FONT]
Mick Ronson
Well-Known Member
according to Ridgell, Brayton was CU's last first round pick.....in 2003. with the last pick in the first round.
According to one of the local TV stations, Geer signed with the Broncos as a Free Agent yesterday.
I agree with you DBT, this isn't Hawkins' draft this year. This was the 'end of the GB era' draft. I also agree that these players weren't afforded the best opportunity to showcase their abilities, given that CU is on offensive and defensive scheme of the month program.
somebody
Well-Known Member
elibible, noun, a religious fervor reserved for coach Dan Hawkins
see also: elibabble, noun, any of 18,000 DBT posts
AlferdJasper
Well-Known Member
EliBible is the Giants' playbook. Try to keep up.
You can't blame Hawkins for the recruiting class that came eligible this year but you can question his development of players and retention of players. In my personal opinion the quality of athlete that Hawkins has recruited to CU, at least in his second and third classes, is higher than the average quality of the players Barnett and his staff brought in.
The difference is that Barnett and his staff developed a number of players who were considered lower level recruits, mostly two star and marginal three stars into guys who got a shot in the NFL. The list of guys who have gotten significantly better under the Hawkins staff is notably short, this is reflected in the won-loss on the field and in the attention paid by the pros.
I will give you Solder, move a lightly regarded TE to a potential 1st round tackle, the CBs came in as good athletes and got to work under Greg Brown and now Ambrose who was a pro. Herrod was fairly highly touted coming in and is now looked at as a maybe. Sip came out of HS as an animal on the field and so far has failed to live up to expectations. Scotty is one of those guys who is smart and such a hard worker that he would have succeeded almost anywhere, and he is still looked at as a marginal late rounder. Not a lot to show for four full years at the helm of the program.
I was a huge supporter of Hawkins when he came in and still think he is a good person, he has also been a good football coach everywhere but here and under different circumstances in the future will find success again. That all stated his teams have been a dismal failure on the field and I see no indications that the things that have caused those failures are going to change this year.
On the bright side, if/when Hawkins is replaced after this season, the new coach will have more raw talent available than Hawkins did coming in and will not have the rest of the negative stuff to deal with that I do credit Hawkins with cleaning up.
The difference is that Barnett and his staff developed a number of players who were considered lower level recruits, mostly two star and marginal three stars into guys who got a shot in the NFL. The list of guys who have gotten significantly better under the Hawkins staff is notably short, this is reflected in the won-loss on the field and in the attention paid by the pros.
I will give you Solder, move a lightly regarded TE to a potential 1st round tackle, the CBs came in as good athletes and got to work under Greg Brown and now Ambrose who was a pro. Herrod was fairly highly touted coming in and is now looked at as a maybe. Sip came out of HS as an animal on the field and so far has failed to live up to expectations. Scotty is one of those guys who is smart and such a hard worker that he would have succeeded almost anywhere, and he is still looked at as a marginal late rounder. Not a lot to show for four full years at the helm of the program.
I was a huge supporter of Hawkins when he came in and still think he is a good person, he has also been a good football coach everywhere but here and under different circumstances in the future will find success again. That all stated his teams have been a dismal failure on the field and I see no indications that the things that have caused those failures are going to change this year.
On the bright side, if/when Hawkins is replaced after this season, the new coach will have more raw talent available than Hawkins did coming in and will not have the rest of the negative stuff to deal with that I do credit Hawkins with cleaning up.
Jeff Byers was a 5* coming out of HS. He finished his college career at the same height and close to the same weight as he started it. More telling is that if you are a short, underweight center and want to be drafted, don't have two knees that are basically spaghetti. Byers didn't get drafted but a whole bunch of his teammates did, almost any NFL team he signs a FA contract with will include at least one of his former teammates,
By the way, he didn't get drafted but he did something that Hawkins players can't claim, he won a lot of games, more in one season than most Buffs have won in four.
I was just joking.
did burney land anywhere yet
Sexton Hardcastle
Club Member
I'm not trying to defend anyone. I'm trying to be logical. BTW, Geer is better off going as a free agent than getting drafted in a late round.