With the 19th pick...

Yes that stinks for the Titans because I didn't want him anyway, but was hoping some team would draft him ahead of us which would push someone else down the board.

 

Gary wouldn’t be a terrible pick. I like others better, but it’s not like he is Kevin Dodd.

 

yea some

not like hes a QB or WR. LB's can get by with those kinds of injuries

 

If the draft falls this way, who would you prefer we take at 19?
I put Hockenson or Wilkins, but there are a few other really intriguing guys.
I've said for a long time that Hockenson will go between 9-13, but when you actually mock it out it's really hard to justify picking him before 19.

 

burns

 

If you're talking straight talent, when both are 100% healthy then Simmons is better.

However, I was taking into account a lot of things in my original post, not the least of which is Simmons ACL. He may have to sit out this entire year and though I would love it if we picked him, not getting any help from your 1st round pick this season wouldn't be great.

Another thing to think about is how much did they help each other? If teams doubled Simmons, that freed up Sweat and vice versa. It was nice having both of them because teams had to pick their poison. Would love to have a similar situation with the Titans.

Also, this is just my opinion, but I think there are less impactful edge rushers than DTs in this draft, which makes them more valuable. You can get a guy like Renell Wren or Trysten Hill in the 3rd or 4th round and I don't think that drop off is nearly as big as it would be with the edge players you'd be picking at that same time.

One last thing - I had forgotten about Sweat's heart condition. I've heard that some teams have taken him off their board completely because that scares them so much. It's a shame, because watching him I haven't seen any impact to his game whatsoever. Maybe he will drop to us if that's the case!

 

That's a very tough choice. I'm greedy and like Hock, Wilkins and Burns...so I'd probably trade down to the Raiders at 24 (where they take Hock in your mock) and see if 2 of my 3 guys come off the board (in which case I trade back up and grab the last guy). If I were to trade back to the Raiders spot, get Hock and in return for dropping down, boost my 2nd round pick from 51 to 35, now I'm in range of a top 2nd round talent OR could use a mid-late pick to jump up to pick a higher pick in the 30's.

If I had to pick at 19, I'd be happy with any of them, but I'd probably take Burns.

 

Darrell Henderson is the next CJ2K.

 

I’d be fine getting Henderson in the mid rounds...We need a complement to Henry. Especially if he goes down. Lord help us if so, Lewis couldn’t handle that load.