2012 NFL draft: Who's No. 3?

Re: 2012 NFL draft thread: Early entry deadline is Jan. 15

North Carolina defensive end Donte Paige-Moss is entering the draft, despite tearing his ACL in the Independence Bowl:

http://twitter.com/#/schadjoe/status/153937394935148544

 

Re: 2012 NFL draft thread: Early entry deadline is Jan. 15

So should Denard Robinson declare? I say no. His stats are better than Vick's was in a 2-year period...but I still think something is missing from his arsenal to be a pro QB.

 

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Maybe for the CFL.

 

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I like Carolina's future.
Of all the crap teams in the league, you can see that they're on to something.
Franchise has been around almost 20 years now and they've never really had a passing offense to get excited about.

 

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It's called accuracy. I haven't heard anyone project him as a quarterback in the NFL right now. He'd also be leaving a very good team behind. His best bet is to return, learn to pass a little and try to win a Big Ten title.

Robinson doesn't have the crazy arm strength Vick boasted. That's why Vick got a chance to play quarterback in the NFL.

 

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Mississippi State's Fletcher Cox going:

www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/01/mississippi_states_fletcher_co.html

Quite possibly the most underrated player in the SEC this year. Dominated week-in and week-out.

 

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Stanford OT Jonathan Martin gone too:

http://espn.go.com/nfl/draft2012/story/_/id/7419910/jonathan-martin-stanford-cardinal-enter-nfl-draft

So that makes the following who have announced they are leaving:


USC OT Matt Kalil
Oklahoma State WR Justin Blackmon
North Carolina DE Donte Paige-Moss
Mississippi State DT Fletcher Cox
Stanford OT Jonathan Martin
Rutgers WR Muhamad Sanu

Anybody I'm missing?

 

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Cox is an intriguing prospect. I thought he needed another year to gain some bulk or some speed because I'm not sure he can work for a team playing a 3-4. He was invisible against Alabama, but he was often the best player on the field in the other Mississippi State games I watched this year.

Either way, I'd say he was probably the third-best defensive tackle in the SEC this year, behind Alabama's Josh Chapman and Tennessee's Malik Jackson. Chapman is a true nose tackle, while Jackson would be best as a 3-4 end in the NFL.

 

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Miami had five players declare:

Lamar Miller
Washington
Olivier Vernon
Tommy Streeter
Marcus Fortson

 

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Hate the preening but that Blackmon looks like a stud, strong like Calvin Johnson. Hard to think a WR is worthy of a top - 5 pick (no I'm not Matt Millen) but Blackmon looks pretty special.

 

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Saying "the world is flat" is more accurate than Denard Robinson's arm.

 

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I too do not get Landry Jones. He seems to stand flat footed and throw easy quick check downs but loses quite a bit of accuracy when he's expected to throw downfield. Just never saw him as the guy pulling the Sooners to victory.