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Originally Posted by mz.
Mike Mayock (one of the best in the business) has McCoy ahead of Suh. Any clue as to why?
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I think Mayock's got them ranked that way because McCoy could end up being the better pass rusher. Though he's not as strong as Suh, he's more explosive off the ball. And if he gets picked by Tampa, he'll get to play upfield and go after the quarterback on basically every down.
Suh's a more complete player, but McCoy could end up registering double-digit sacks in a Warren Sapp-type role in Tampa. On the other hand, Suh could face constant double teams in St. Louis or Detroit, freeing up teammates to make plays but getting less positive pub.
I fully expect you'll hear people calling Suh a bust when he only notches 5 or 6 sacks his rookie year. The smarter football fans will understand that his contributions won't always show up on the stat sheet, but the average fan might then look back at Mayock's rankings and say, "Hey, this guy called it!"
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Originally Posted by mz
Any way you could see [Gresham] falling into second (injury concerns)? I'd like to see us trade up out of the second into the later part of the first to draft either Graham (can he play OLB in our 3-4???) or Gresham.
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Gresham's got some character issues to go along with the durability concerns. As a result, people are all over the place projecting his draft position. Daniel Jeremiah
@MoveTheSticks thinks he's a top 15 guy, whereas Brent "Sobo" Sobleski of TheOBR is hearing that teams are really concerned about his knee issues.
So it's possible that he'll slide to the 2nd, but you have to wonder whether he'll pass the Browns' character test. My understanding is that they're not going to get any less stringent on character issues; they might even get more strict.
But I love his game: as a receiving target, he's got the potential to be a slightly slower version of Antonio Gates. His blocking needs a lot of work, but he's got the size to become very good at it.