2014 Draft Game Day 1

[( . ) ( . ) and (_!_)]

Damn my phone didn't ring. It's not me.

 

[jsinger121]

Puke

 

[Phragle]

Oh man. I love that.

 

[Morgan's Magic Snowplow]

Craziest outcome would be Bridgewater.

 

[Reverend]

Ray, does "being a pro" include cutting a dude?  Just wondering....

 
Only if you want to make the cut.

 

[Eck'sSneakyCheese]

Ealy? Nix? Tuitt? XSF?

 

[Corsi]

Spoiler

Christopher Price ‏@cpriceNFL  4s
Dominique Easley is the pick for the Patriots.

 

[Mugsy's Jock]

Enough talent they can trade down 5-7 spots and still be in good shape

Exactamundo. I'll be very disappointed if they don't trade out.

And likely use the proceed to draft the best Rutgers JV safety available.

 

[Rico Guapo]

Hate the pick. Ugh.

 

[mabrowndog]

So are they trading or taking Easley here?

 

[DanoooME]

OK #32 to Raiders for #36 and #67.  Might as well dream big.

 

[mascho]

Holy shit, can anyone on last year's Florida defense tackle? WTF?

 
Oh boy.....

 

[Corsi]

Easley Breakdown: http://itiswhatitis.weei.com/sports/newengland/football/patriots/2014/04/28/nfl-drafts-potential-patriots-florida-dt-dominique-easley/

 

[Reverend]

Spoiler

Christopher Price ‏@cpriceNFL  4s
Dominique Easley is the pick for the Patriots.

 
Why would you even do that?

 

[jsinger121]

Coming off ACL surgery

 

[Stitch01]

Not bad

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

Love the pick.

 

[mpx42]

EASLEY love it

 

[Morgan's Magic Snowplow]

Awesome pick if his knees hold up

 

[Rico Guapo]

Undersized, bad injury history, and a gator...HATE the pick.

 

[Jnai]

Has a son (born in Nov. 2012). Highly recruited out of New York. Enrolled at Florida in 2010 and played in five games as a true freshman, recording four tackles, zero for loss and zero sacks. Was limited all year by an ankle injury. Earned a starting defensive tackle spot in '11 and played in 12 games, recording 37-7.5-1.5 sacks. In October, he was allegedly involved in an altercation with former Alabama football player Reggie Myles. After an investigation, the University of Florida Police Department recommended he be charged with misdemeanor battery, but the State Attorney's Office declined to press charges. In the regular-season finale against Florida State, he tore the ACL in his left knee and missed playing in the Gator Bowl. Returned to the field in '12 and started 11 games at defensive end, recording 26-8.5-4 with one pass batted. Missed two games with a sprained meniscus. Started the first three games of '13 at defensive tackle and had 5-2-0. His season was cut short when he ruptured his right ACL and medial meniscus in a non-contact practice drill. Team captain.

 
That... is kind of a depressing profile.

 

[Ed Hillel]

Love the player, hate the injury.

 

[Greg29fan]

Two ACL surgeries already

 

[Eck'sSneakyCheese]

Another Florida player (puke) with medical red flags (aneurysm).
 
Not excited.

 

[SydneySox]

 
Why would you even do that?

 
That's what he does. We know this by now. He is who we think he is.

 

[SouthernBoSox]

Dude is the total package when he is on th field

 

[wilked]

hate this pick

 

[Freddy Linn]

 
Oh boy.....

 
Why would you do that?

 

[Deathofthebambino]

Fuck me.  It doesn't bother me that they didn't trade out, it doesn't bother me that they took a defensive tackle, but someone has to explain to me how he's better than Nix, Hageman, Tuitt, Quarles and maybe even Johnson. 

 

[SeoulSoxFan]

I like the pick, and am banking on Pats rarely missing on first round picks. 

 

[reggiecleveland]

Boo

 

[ifmanis5]

Seems like a reach. But I like picking DL.

 

[singaporesoxfan]

Love the pick.

 

[Super Nomario]

Josh Norris and Doug Farrar called Easley a top-5 pick if not for injuries. It's an interesting gamble - he could be a rare talent that is never there at 29, or an injury-prone bust.

 

[SydneySox]

 He sounds ... really injured?

 

[SouthernBoSox]

Undersized, bad injury history, and a gator...HATE the pick.

He's a lot of things.... undersized isnt one of them

 

[Phragle]

Last year Collins this year Easley? Fuck the run, get to the quarterback.

 

[Hendu for Kutch]

Kind of wierd for Mayock to say "great value, was definitely a top 30 pick in September".  That statement would make sense if they weren't taking him in the top 30 today.

 

[( . ) ( . ) and (_!_)]

Love the pick. Position flexibility, production, talent. Pass rush.

 

[mwonow]

Good god - he doesn't have one good knee, let alone two!

 

[Ed Hillel]

There's a chance he never plays a full season in this league. I dont know.

 

[SemperFidelisSox]

A Gator without a possession arrest. BB found the pink diamond.

 

[Corsi]

Love the player, hate the injury.

 

 

[soxfan121]

 
Oh boy.....

 
Those highlights of Benjamin running through arm tackles was appalling. 
 
I assume Easley was not one of the guys in the video package, right?

 

[SeoulSoxFan]

Well, another captain FWIW.

 

[PBDWake]

Peter King ‏@SI_PeterKing  2m
Belichick and Florida. A marriage made in draft mediocrity.

Fuck that fat fuck.

 

[Rico Guapo]

He's a lot of things.... undersized isnt one of them

 
For a DT he is at 6'17/8ths and 288lbs. Now if they kick him outside to DE...

 

[( . ) ( . ) and (_!_)]

ACL injuries are over rated. This is no longer the 1980s. We have the technology and training methods to heal these guys.

 

[RedOctober3829]

ACLs aren't debilitating injuries, folks. They aren't Gronk's back, etc. he's going to be able to play this season and be a solid contributor in the DL rotation.

 

[Eck'sSneakyCheese]

Not a good pick. Other more talented players available.