Throwing down the gauntlet, at #25 I want one of these three guys

[top dawg]

Strong looks a little weak. Third round.

Preston, probably under consideration.

Fisher, I doubt he gets a round 1 grade with so many better prospects at not only tackle, but other positions.

[gettlemanjack]

this draft is loaded with top tier OT prospects... but intriguing later round OTs include at least:

Daryl Williams OT Oklahoma

Sean Hickey OT Syracuse

Jamil Douglas OT Arizona State

Chaz Green OT Florida

Austin Shepherd OT Alabama

Laurence Gibson OT Virginia Tech

[cbarrier90]

I don't know man, this guy was pretty much a unanimous board favorite:

Will be awhile before I get that excited about a draft pick again. The fact that it forced the DT needy Saints to take Vacarro with the next pick made it that much sweeter.

[Bartin]

I'm surprised Preston Smith hasn't gotten the "fast riser" treatment from the media. He's a guy I feel like some teams would fall in love with, but he has mostly flown under the radar. I really like him. That said I'd much rather go CB/DT/Landon Collins if we go defense at 25.

[Kuech the Sneak]

Odighizuwa

[LinvilleGorge]

Will be awhile before I get that excited about a draft pick again. The fact that it forced the DT needy Saints to take Vacarro with the next pick made it that much sweeter.

 

This.  He was THE guy I wanted that year.  Even if we had the #1 overall pick, I would've still wanted Star.

 

Me and my buddy who is an Eagles fan always text each other through the draft.  When Star fell past the Jets at #9, I started thinking, "Ya know, maybe there's a chance..."  When the Jets took Richardson at #13, I called him up just flipping my poo.  "We got him!  We got Star!"  My buddy was like, "Uh... what if y'all don't take him?"  It just stopped me in my tracks.  I was dumbfounded.  Whatya mean if we don't take him???  I couldn't even fathom it.  Thankfully, Gettleman wasted no time and saved us any further suspense on that one.

[Bartin]

Odighizuwa

Bold prediction time. I think he falls to the 3rd round. He has two surgically repaired hips which will be a huge red flag. 1st round talent, but teams will be scared off that he has a shortened career.

[gettlemanjack]

Star = perennial All-Pro and 1st round HOFer

[PanthersUnited]

Ugh this drsft class is so bad after top 10-12, i loved making the playoffs dont get me wrong but if there is one hear you wouldnt want pick past the top 10 its definatley this year

[PanthersUnited]

Will be awhile before I get that excited about a draft pick again. The fact that it forced the DT needy Saints to take Vacarro with the next pick made it that much sweeter.

I remember that night like it was yesterday, as soon as Goodell walked up to announce the Jets pick and I heard him say the Jets select the "Sh" part of Sheldon Richardson, I got so stoked!

[JawnyBlaze]

Heh, those are my 3 favorite choices for our first 3 rounds in the op.  I'd raise an eyebrow at Fisher or Smith in the 1st, but wouldn't be mad at it cuz I like them both.  I've said it a number of times, Smith is the best 4-3 DE in this draft.  From everything I've read at the moment the perceived value (of course, from people who aren't the ones making the picks or have any influence on the ones that do) of Fisher is a 2nd and Smith is a 3rd so I'd obviously be more happy if they were our 1st through 3rd picks.

[uscgamecocks]

I would hate Strong or Melvin Gordon in the first. Strong wasn't worth the 25th pick even before we found out about the injury in my opinion.

I like Fisher but I don't think he fits Gettleman's type. I think Gettleman likes big hog molly tackles rather than the light athletic types (which haven't been great in the league despite being drafted very high in recent drafts).

I would be happy with Preston Smith. His athleticism is severely underrated. He's a better prospect than Ealy and it's not close. Together with Ealy our DEs could be set for a long time.

What's fun about the draft is that we can all have widely differing opinions. Personally, my three players would be Peat, Flowers, and Agholor. Preston Smith and Ogbuehi would be my backup picks (would love to trade up for Ogbuehi in the second round).

[Kuech the Sneak]

I've been thinking for a little while that it's gonna be an edge rusher, preston smith or odighizuwa would be great picks at 25, if we got a SS later in the draft our defense would be a nightmare to handle

[LinvilleGorge]

I like Fisher but I don't think he fits Gettleman's type. I think Gettleman likes big hog molly tackles rather than the light athletic types (which haven't been great in the league despite being drafted very high in recent drafts).

 

My concern as well.