Who is the best WR in the draft?

[Jetstream Green]

I want to go OL but it would be nice to get a game changer next to Fitz and I'm a sucker for the glamour position

 

[SunsTzu]

Justin Blackmon, will be long gone before the Cards are on the clock though.

 

[Shane]

Dumbest thing for this team to do would be draft WR #1...

 

[Duckjake]

Justin Blackmon is likely #1. Looking at OSU1 there are a couple of other WRs worth considering.

http://www.okstate.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/moore_tracy00.html

I'd love to have that guy but I don't think he's going to be eligible for the draft until 2013.

http://www.okstate.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/cooper_josh00.html

Also think Cooper would be a good pickup late or as an UDFA. Very underrated WR.

 

[desertdawg]

Dumbest thing for this team to do would be draft WR #1...

Yamon

 

[jw7]

Have to draft OT first round, and then another OL again in the second.

Oh wait, Cards don't have a 2nd round pick.

 

[Duckjake]

Yamon

Disagree Dawg. People were saying the same thing in 2004. A major part of the problem with our offense is that Roberts and Doucet and Stuckey and Sampson just aren't very good.

You can't succeed throwing the ball 45 times a game with mediocre at best talent like that at WR.

 

[Shane]

Disagree Dawg. People were saying the same thing in 2004. A major part of the problem with our offense is that Roberts and Doucet and Stuckey and Sampson just aren't very good.

You can't succeed throwing the ball 45 times a game with mediocre at best talent like that at WR.

Doesn't matter who you have at WR if your QBs are runnin for there collective lives.

 

[Cards_Campos]

Doesn't matter who you have at WR if your QBs are runnin for there collective lives.

Seattle has 3 starters hurt and had a makeshift line play the 49ers....All they did was help Lynch rush for 107 yards and a TD. The Patriots have no name OL for years....There are teams that get good protection from middle round picks at OL...It is called coaching...Grimm should have been fired at the Halftime of the SuperBowl.

 

[Shane]

Seattle has 3 starters hurt and had a makeshift line play the 49ers....All they did was help Lynch rush for 107 yards and a TD. The Patriots have no name OL for years....There are teams that get good protection from middle round picks at OL...It is called coaching...Grimm should have been fired at the Halftime of the SuperBowl.

You keep using Seattle yet they are still 7-8 just like us. But regardless io agree Grimm needs to go.

 

[jf-08]

Need LINEMEN - notably OTs.

 

[Cbus cardsfan]

I like Alshon Jeffrey as a WR but I don't think I want to use a first round pick on a guy, who at best, is going to be your #2 WR, and I like Jeffrey. I wouldn't mind upgrading the position but would probably like to see it adressed via free agency.

 

[Unsterblich856]

Disagree Dawg. People were saying the same thing in 2004. A major part of the problem with our offense is that Roberts and Doucet and Stuckey and Sampson just aren't very good.

You can't succeed throwing the ball 45 times a game with mediocre at best talent like that at WR.

If I had to pick between another Fitz-Boldin type duo or Fitz and a solid LT, I'll take the Fitz + LT combo any day.

We're going to have our hand forced to take a tackle. Levi Brown is gone, Brandon Keith is a UFA but he sucks anyway, Bridges is a below-average starter at best, and the FA pool at tackle is most likely not going to yield anything.

 

[40yearfan]

I don't believe we need a WR. Our current crew is adequate. What we need is someone who can throw them the ball and be consistant about it. Solve that problem and our WR's will look like world beaters.

 

[splitsecond]

I like Juron Criner later in the draft. Doesn't solve the "speed receiver" problem but the kid's got hands.

 

[Cbus cardsfan]

As a later round selection, I like the kid from Arkansas, Joe Adams. He's kind of Percy Harvin-lite, 5'11 190 and sub 4.4 speed with quick cutting ability. He's also an excellent KO returner so we'd never have to see AJ Jefferson back there again.

 

[Krangodnzr]

I don't think Doucet and Roberts are the problem.

Is the WR Corps great? Outside of Fitzgerald, no. But can we win with them? Yes if we have a QB. The problem is, Kolb has been too gun shy and John Skelton fails at presnap reads and takes way too long to find open receivers. QB is the issue, not the WR talent.

Now should we consider taking a WR? If it's BPA, most certainly. Jeffery or Floyd (Notre Dame) would improve this ball club substantially. IMO we should learn our lesson about reaching for players. That leaves you taking a Levi Brown or a Tommie Knight. Take the best player available.

 

[Bodha]

'The Best' is relative. In THIS draft, its jeffry or Blackmon, but neither guy is elite. But had they both been in last years draft, they might be 4th and 5th best.


We need speed. We need a tall, big #2 who can blaze down the field. None in this draft.

 

[Jetstream Green]

My draft philosophy is take the best possible player regardless of position because the draft is a crap shoot and even more so when one forces success based on need. There really are only so many players that are up to NFL standards and you cannot get selective based with need posturing.

 

[PACardsFan]

I don't think Doucet and Roberts are the problem.

Is the WR Corps great? Outside of Fitzgerald, no. But can we win with them? Yes if we have a QB. The problem is, Kolb has been too gun shy and John Skelton fails at presnap reads and takes way too long to find open receivers. QB is the issue, not the WR talent.

Now should we consider taking a WR? If it's BPA, most certainly. Jeffery or Floyd (Notre Dame) would improve this ball club substantially. IMO we should learn our lesson about reaching for players. That leaves you taking a Levi Brown or a Tommie Knight. Take the best player available.

I certainly understand the clamoring for a better #2 & God know the OL needs to improve in a big way. But, I have to agree that we won't see the playoffs until the QB position improves. Way too many passes from both of these guys are off the mark. How many times have we seen wide open WR's missed completely. Even when we do complete some of these passes, the WR's almost have to stop & reach back to catch the ball. The beauty of a Warner was that he would consistently hit guys in their stride. Those are the plays that gain the big yards.

Grimm is poor at coaching up what talent we have, so I agree he has to go. We're in a status quo situation with our QB's right now. It's simply too early to give up on either guy. The WR's we have are being held back because of our QB play. So what do we do? I'm a big proponent of drafting BPA across the board. Considering that we are the perfect definition of an 8-8 team, that should be our approach. Best case scenario, we are still a couple of years away from being a team that can win a playoff game.

 

[Krangodnzr]

'The Best' is relative. In THIS draft, its jeffry or Blackmon, but neither guy is elite. But had they both been in last years draft, they might be 4th and 5th best.


We need speed. We need a tall, big #2 who can blaze down the field. None in this draft.

Totally disagree. Blackmon is significantly better than Jones coming out (barring workout perfomances) and last year Alshon Jeffery was significantly better than AJ Green. If both came out last season, they likely would've completely changed the WR rankings barring workout performances.

Jeffery had a down year, but that was largely due to that ass clown of a QB that South Carolina had, Garcia. What a douche bag, SC would've been a real contender if they had consistent QB play early in the year, but Garcia was Derek Anderson bad.

 

[JeffGollin]

I'd stick with a BPA approach with one wrinkle:

When stacking my board, I'd weight my player ratings based on position-profiles tailored to specific attributes we're looking for at the position.

For example - Hands, Size and Toughness at WR (We need a guy opposite Fitz that we can throw the back-shoulder fade to on the sidelines without worrying whether he can hang onto the ball in tight coverage.

At LT, I'd want a big dude with quick enough feet to handle outside speed rushers along with brains & focus to not get confused by exotic stunts and blitzes - those would take precedence over, say, brute force

 

[football karma]

WRs in this class are tough for the Cards

all the top guys carry the "great size, but average speed" tag

ideally -- you would like to find a guy who would give you a skill set to compliment Larry F

 

[RugbyMuffin]

Dumbest thing for this team to do would be draft WR #1...

Let me start out by saying. That I agree. If an OT is there, you take him.

But, do you reach for it ? Do you draft for need, and risk another Levi Brown situation ?

What if your best player is a WR at that time ? Trade down ?

Ashlon Jeffery, may be the BPA at the time the Cardinals pick, and IMO, we need another big body WR out there. Jeffery would be a good pick up for this team, but he is one of many options the Cardinals will have at the middle of the first round.

 

[Southpaw]

Blackmon has warts, as in not a speed WR and is best as an underneath receiver. I have seen him projected as high as #3.????? Seems like a boom or bust type. For value where the Cards pick I like Alshon Jeffry, Michael Floyd or Kendall Wright( in a trade down to get the #2 back). Jeffry and Floyd are big WRs. Kendall Wright is explosive.

If the Cards can wait until the 3rd round, Tommy Streeter might be available. Only has a one year body of work, and probably should have stuck around another year, but he has declared. 6' 5" and a 4.4.