If available, Ngata will be the pick

[ct fan]

why?

(1) DT is our greatest need. I can't picture us starting Anderson at the beginning of the season.
(2) OL isn't as big of a priority in Rd #1 - Our two LTS are okay - Gandy is serviceable and Peters has a chance to be very good. We can pick up a very good guard in rd #2 and/or Rd #3 or sign that guy from Carolina.
(3) Marv is all about character and you don't get better than Ngata.
(4) Something I haven't seen mentioned - Marv loves special team guys and Ngata is a great special team player - blocking 2 kicks last year and 5 in 3 years.
(5) Marv is smart enough to know you win and lose via your lines. Where Donahue would make the sexy pick of Davis or Huff, Marv makes the smart pick - DL
(5) Ngata not fitting perfectly into our system is overrated. A solid runstopper can be implemented into any system.

Now, if by some miracle d'Brick falls to us, we snap him up - he is a lineman which fits into the category described Above. As for Justice - he would be a reach and he is a natural RT (protecting Leinart's blind side). Our future at RT is Peters and the last time we took a RT high, it didn't work out too well. Bunkley is intriguing, but I just think Ngata is better.

Thoughts?

[MVP]

1 word Bunk.

[BillsCAfan]

Ngata will not be our pick.

Why?

Cuz even Marv knows better than that.

I had a friend of mine who is a huge Oregon fan send me copies of all of the Oregon games from the past year, and I watched all of them, fast forwarding to all defensive drives.

Ngata is a good player, but he's not top 10 IMO and if we pick him at 8, I'm going to be very upset.

[jaymitch84]

1 word Bunk.

Wow, great argument.

[CBennett]

No argument about Bunkley...he will be the pick if we go DT..He fits the SYSTEM WE ARE RUNNING BETTER than does Ngata. I have not seen a mock that has not changed from us getting Ngata(the early on pick) to getting Bunkley(the pick now and the better system fit).

[PG 13]

Ngata will not be our pick.

Why?

Cuz even Marv knows better than that.

I had a friend of mine who is a huge Oregon fan send me copies of all of the Oregon games from the past year, and I watched all of them, fast forwarding to all defensive drives.

Ngata is a good player, but he's not top 10 IMO and if we pick him at 8, I'm going to be very upset.


I used to live in the Bay Area, and it's a great place with so much to do, and you're at home watching Oregon defensive tapes? Go in to SF and have some fun..

[FknGvna]

Ngata is a great special team player - blocking 2 kicks last year and 5 in 3 years.


Thoughts?that's my argument for those talking about penetration. The guy is fast enough, with the ability to get off the ground!, and block a kick.

[voicekiller]

bunk will be the pick over ngata...no doubt

[SpikedLemonade]

why?

(1) DT is our greatest need. I can't picture us starting Anderson at the beginning of the season.
(2) OL isn't as big of a priority in Rd #1 - Our two LTS are okay - Gandy is serviceable and Peters has a chance to be very good. We can pick up a very good guard in rd #2 and/or Rd #3 or sign that guy from Carolina.
(3) Marv is all about character and you don't get better than Ngata.
(4) Something I haven't seen mentioned - Marv loves special team guys and Ngata is a great special team player - blocking 2 kicks last year and 5 in 3 years.
(5) Marv is smart enough to know you win and lose via your lines. Where Donahue would make the sexy pick of Davis or Huff, Marv makes the smart pick - DL
(5) Ngata not fitting perfectly into our system is overrated. A solid runstopper can be implemented into any system.

Now, if by some miracle d'Brick falls to us, we snap him up - he is a lineman which fits into the category described Above. As for Justice - he would be a reach and he is a natural RT (protecting Leinart's blind side). Our future at RT is Peters and the last time we took a RT high, it didn't work out too well. Bunkley is intriguing, but I just think Ngata is better.

Thoughts?

Don't listen to those who want the glamour pick.

Ngata is a very solid pick.