BOL Round Table

Those asterisks and STAFF written in your avatar are going to save you on this one. (g)

Understand, my thoughts are more about the direction the league has and will continue to take and not Milliner's ability. The NFL has pretty much rendered corners defenseless.

TR

Really don't get the point of this post, but if your trying to suggest that Dee cant tackle, I respectfully disagree. Dee is one of the better tackling corners in this draft, very physical, and has the elite speed that's coveted in a CB. An elite CB will always be important, but I guess if a team has a huge need at CB, you can just wait until the 2nd round and get honey badger and he hope he stays off weed long enough to make it to a game.

Well I guess every NFL coach, scout, and executive doesn't know WTF there doing. Don't draft CBs, there meaningless! Teams like the 49ers show what you can do with defense in the NFL, it's not like just because it's a passing league their going to give up on defense.

Go ask the Jets how much fun it was playing without Darrell Reavis. Corners may be playing with their hands tied behind their back but the difference between a good one and a bad one is giving up points in the 20s vs. 30s and 40s. Ie. wins.

I completely understand. My post was not geared towards the point you're making. My post was just to make fun of the fact that if anyone else other than staff posted that, they would get drilled.

Gotcha. Posts like the one to start the thread bring into question the overall reading comprehension skills of those aged 5 and older in our country. Haha!

TR

Better yet, go ask the Jets what it's like playing with a QB like Mark Sanchez, a porous OL and no playmakers at wide receiver. BTW, the Jets ranked 8th in total D in 2012.

TR

I believe everyone is missing the point here... Travis never stated Dee was not a top 10 pick. He simply stated the obvious, however, Dee will be a security blanket pick for Detroit or another team in Top 10. GM's and scouts know exactly what they're getting when drafting a db from Saban's scheme. Are they getting a franchise player by selecting Milliner in the Top 10? IDK future will tell but I can gaurantee there won't be a drastic transition from CF to the league. NFL is a win now league and Milliner is a safe reliable pick that'll be ready to be a teams 2nd db the moment he steps on the practice field.

I like this thread. I would argue there is a greater need for speed corners who can tackle to off set the lack of contact being allowed. But I want Dee picked in the top 3 so I'm bias.

I think he'd even be a safe pick for the Jags at 2. But in an offense first league, he wouldn't get them closer to making the playoffs than a legit QB, OT or DE would. Now, Detroit has many of those pieces already in place, so it would make a lot more sense for them at 5.

From a rules standpoint, there is a big transition to the league for corners. Some of the plays Milliner made on Eifert would have drawn a flag in the NFL. I think he'll actually be better in press than off coverage early on.

TR