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Per Jeremiah, he’s got Campbell, the University of Alabama star, as the No. 9 overall prospect in the draft. During a mock draft exercise with Kimes, he put Campbell on the Falcons roster with the No. 15 overall pick."
Interesting. Maybe we’re learning who is “increasing awareness” about Campbells shoulder injury…
Campbell should not be the pick.
Shoulder injuries with LBs is very bad like we have seen with Dennis. They tend to linger and takes a lot of time to heal. But if the plan is for Campbell to sit and learn for a year behind LVD that means there is a chance he is drafted by the Bucs.
Truthfully even if Campbell is on the board I can see the Bucs going with a free falling player rated higher though.
Thie is my mock draft with a few trades.
Donovan Ezeiruaku
28.
EDGE Boston College
Carson Schwesin..
53.
LB UCLA
Darien Porter
60.
CB lowa State
Dorian Strong
84.
CB Virginia Tech
Smael Mondon Jr.
121.
LB Georgia
Dont'e Thornton
130,
WR Tennessee
Isaiah Bond
157.
WR Texas
Craig Woodson
235.
S California
Thie is my mock draft with a few trades.
Donovan Ezeiruaku
28.
EDGE Boston College
Carson Schwesin..
53.
LB UCLA
Darien Porter
60.
CB lowa State
Dorian Strong
84.
CB Virginia Tech
Smael Mondon Jr.
121.
LB Georgia
Dont'e Thornton
130,
WR Tennessee
Isaiah Bond
157.
WR Texas
Craig Woodson
235.
S California
McShay’s update yesterday indicated that after Cam Ward, QB’s will be falling, causing more focus on edge/d-line, early - and now thinks Campbell will go around 10… we’ll see, but I tend to agree with his outlook.If the Campbell injury isn't that serious so that he could participate in training camp, then that would obviously change things. If the Bucs know that it's not in their interest to advertise it. Some mocks have Campbell going as high as 10th or so.Licht doesn't operate like that. If Campbell's injury is minor, then I could see the Bucs taking him, but reports are Campbell won't be ready for training camp and maybe not even ready for Week 1. OTAs and training camp is huge for Bowles when it comes to rookies, so Campbell's season would basically be a wash.Stroud thinks it's Campbell
Bucs writer Rick Stroud of TampaBay.com implied Licht might be open to a civil suit from fans if he doesn’t take inside linebacker seriously in this week’s draft.
“It may be malpractice not to address the inside linebacker position in this draft. Then again, David may continue to defy the norms,” Stroud wrote in a story that also says the Bucs “must address inside linebacker.”
He also wrote: “It’s reasonable to assume [the Bucs] will take a linebacker with the 19th overall pick.”
definitely get your point. Stroud's opinion not reporting, although he is usually in the know. Called the Coen thing early, maybe first
I think it's going to be Hairston at 19 or later.
If Golden makes it past Dallas…hold on to your hats.
If Golden makes it past Dallas…hold on to your hats.
On FanDuel the Bucs first pick being a WR is +2700. Worth the shot.
Not bad! I personally don’t think we trade down here, but it could happen. Like the picks, though as I’ve said before, I also don’t think Ez makes it to #28.
Thie is my mock draft with a few trades.
Donovan Ezeiruaku
28.
EDGE Boston College
Carson Schwesin..
53.
LB UCLA
Darien Porter
60.
CB lowa State
Dorian Strong
84.
CB Virginia Tech
Smael Mondon Jr.
121.
LB Georgia
Dont'e Thornton
130,
WR Tennessee
Isaiah Bond
157.
WR Texas
Craig Woodson
235.
S California
Heard Jason Licht on Ronde’s new show. He said he’s heard a lot of people talking about trading down in this draft, he confirmed he has not made a single call.
Ronde added that this is the 1st draft since 1967 where there have been no trades made.
Licht also made the point that while there isn’t a lot of high-end talent in the first round, he is very excited about a pod of players the Bucs are interested in between 2nd, 3rd, and 4th rounds.
Which kind of confirms that the majority of teams won’t be trading up if they think the value is in those same rounds.
We'll see. I'm not buying the narrative being put out by the media that there is a group of similar players and teams will just take whoever is there. Teams have players they want. I'm sure Licht is telling the truth that he hasn't made any calls. He's just refuting false information. But that doesn't mean he's not interested.Heard Jason Licht on Ronde’s new show. He said he’s heard a lot of people talking about trading down in this draft, he confirmed he has not made a single call.
Ronde added that this is the 1st draft since 1967 where there have been no trades made.
Licht also made the point that while there isn’t a lot of high-end talent in the first round, he is very excited about a pod of players the Bucs are interested in between 2nd, 3rd, and 4th rounds.
Which kind of confirms that the majority of teams won’t be trading up if they think the value is in those same rounds.
He's made four first round pick trades in his history. One trade down landed Vernon Hargreaves, another trade down landed Vita Vea, and the last was the trade up for Tristan Wirfs. Then there was the trade out that landed Logan Hall. So it's been a mixed bag, but he's not afraid to make a move in the first round.
To be fair, he didn’t say he wasn’t going to trade down - he just said what we’ve all come around to: there’s more value in the 2nd - 4th rounds.We'll see. I'm not buying the narrative being put out by the media that there is a group of similar players and teams will just take whoever is there. Teams have players they want. I'm sure Licht is telling the truth that he hasn't made any calls. He's just refuting false information. But that doesn't mean he's not interested.Heard Jason Licht on Ronde’s new show. He said he’s heard a lot of people talking about trading down in this draft, he confirmed he has not made a single call.
Ronde added that this is the 1st draft since 1967 where there have been no trades made.
Licht also made the point that while there isn’t a lot of high-end talent in the first round, he is very excited about a pod of players the Bucs are interested in between 2nd, 3rd, and 4th rounds.
Which kind of confirms that the majority of teams won’t be trading up if they think the value is in those same rounds.
He's made four first round pick trades in his history. One trade down landed Vernon Hargreaves, another trade down landed Vita Vea, and the last was the trade up for Tristan Wirfs. Then there was the trade out that landed Logan Hall. So it's been a mixed bag, but he's not afraid to make a move in the first round.
Think about it - if that’s where NFL teams see the value, what would motivate them to trade out of those rounds?
I'm not buying the narrative being put out by the media that there is a group of similar players and teams will just take whoever is there. Teams have players they want.
I pointed this out in another thread, but we got Hall because he was the guy still there from a group of players we would have taken when they trade back. So, the "group of similar players" thing does happen.
"“We had a few players at 27 that we targeted,” Bowles said. “Moving back to 33, which was the first one today, we had one guy left there. The other ones went off the board, so it would not have been smart to trade back down and lose the guy we wanted.”
I think most had the Bucs taking a DT to replace Suh, but he was gone.