Updated Position Rankings – OGs/OCs
Posted: September 29, 2011 Filed under: 2012 Top Players Available | Tags: 2012 NFL Draft, Ben Jones, Brandon Washington, Cordy Glenn, David DeCastro, David Molk, Kevin Zeitler, Larry Warford, Lucas Nix, Michael Brewster, Peter Konz, Stephen Good, William Vlachos Leave a comment »Sorry for the lack of multiple posts per day over the last two days. Tomorrow I will post the mock draft and Saturday, I will post an NFL Game of the Week. Sunday is my rest day and we will get back to the position rankings Monday.
Offensive Guards:
1. David DeCastro, OG, Stanford: DeCastro is an excellent run blocker and an above average pass blocker. He is a late first round prospect at this point.
2. Brandon Washington, OG/OT, Miami: Washington is playing LT right now but his game fits that of a guard in the NFL. He is a very good pass blocker and a good run blocker but will need to adjust to the guard spot in the NFL. He is an early second round pick right now.
3. Cordy Glenn, OG, OT/OG, Georgia: Glenn is a good pass blocker that is playing LT right now. He has a good skill set to play guard in the NFL and I think he will be a second round pick.
See the rest of the rankings after the jump
Stars of the Week – Week 3
Posted: September 28, 2011 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Aaron Ross, Andy Dalton, Calais Campbell, Darren McFadden, Eli Manning, Fred Jackson, Jared Allen, Jermichael Finley, Joe Flacco, Kenny Phillips, Kyle Arrington, Matthew Stafford, Morgan Burnett, Pat Angerer, Ray Lewis, Torrey Smith, Victor Cruz, Wes Welker Leave a comment »This week featured so many incredible performances on both offense and defense. I again had to not include a 150 yard 1TD performance and a few 350 passing yard performances. Another great week for receivers.
Offensive Stars
Updated Position Rankings – TEs
Posted: September 27, 2011 Filed under: 2012 Top Players Available | Tags: 2012 NFL Draft, Coby Fleener, D.C. Jefferson, David Paulson, Dwayne Allen, George Bryan, Jake Stoneburner, Ladarius Green, Michael Egnew, Orson Charles Leave a comment »The TE class is lacking in talent and depth. Right now I see no first round prospects and only two second round prospects.
1. Jake Stonerburner, TE, Ohio State: Stoneburner is not a first round prospect but he is good TE prospect that can get open and is an above average blocker.
2. Michael Egnew, TE, Missouri: Egnew is a big target who is an above average receiver but excels as a blocker. He is a borderline second round prospect with room to grow.
3. Coby Fleener, TE, Stanford: Fleener is a great receiver who can play some slot but is an awful blocker. That should keep him in the third to fourth round.
4. Dwayne Allen, TE, Clemson: Dwayne Allen is a physical TE who has good hands and is a good blocker but struggles to get separation.
5. Orson Charles, TE, Georgia: Charles is an undersized, fast TE who can get open and catch passes but needs to improve as a blocker.
6. Ladarius Green, TE, Louisianna-Lafayette: Green is very similar to Charles but with even less blocking skills.
7. George Bryan, TE, North Carolina State: Bryan is a great blocker but a below average receiver. His blocking skills remind me of Heath Miller’s.
8. D.C. Jefferson, TE, Rutgers: Jefferson is a dynamic TE who is an above average blocker and an above average receiver. His stock could rise at the combine if he declares. I think he will stay in school though.
9. David Paulson, TE, Oregon: Paulson is an athletic TE who excels in the receiving game but needs to improve as a blocker. He should be a participant in the Shrine game and Senior Bowl and that could improve his stock.
If you did not notice the theme here, there are no complete TEs. Most of them can either block but not catch, or catch but not block.
Updated Position Rankings – WRs
Posted: September 26, 2011 Filed under: 2012 Top Players Available | Tags: Alshon Jeffery, Chris Owusu, Damario Belcher, DeVier Posey, Dwight Jones, Eric Page, Greg Childs, Jeff Fuller, Jermain Kearse, Jermaine Kearse, Juron Criner, Justin Blackmon, Kendall Wright, Marquis Maze, Michael Floyd, Mohammed Sanu, Nick Toon, Reuben Randle, Ryan Broyles, T.Y. Hilton Leave a comment »Earlier today I posted the RBs and yesterday I posted the QBs. The Wide Receiver position will be loaded this year if underclassmen declare. From top to bottom there is tons of NFL talent in this draft class and multiple #1 WRs. Note that this was written before Ryan Broyles incredible 154 yard 3TD performance. He is going to stay at No. 6 but the difference between 4 and 6 is marginal right now and could be inter-changeable.
1. Justin Blackmon, WR, Oklahoma State: I am now one of the people who think Blackmon is the #1 WR in the draft and by a decent margin. He is putting up ridiculous numbers with ease. I think he will be better than A.J. Green.
2. Alshon Jeffery, WR, South Carolina: This is not a knock on Jeffery at all. He will still be a top ten pick and he will still be a stud in the NFL but I think Blackmon has surpassed him as the No. 1 WR in this draft. Whoever gets Jeffery is getting an incredible WR with huge upside.
3. Michael Floyd, WR, Notre Dame: Floyd has all the talent in the world but has character concerns. He is a #1 WR in the NFL and just needs to stay focused.
4. Mohammed Sanu, WR, Rutgers: This will surprise a lot of people but Sanu has been the best WR in college football so far this year. He has all the tools to be a Wes Welker like player in the NFL and could become the best possession WR in the NFL by the time he is a five year veteran. He will be a first round pick, possibly top fifteen, if he keeps playing this well.
5. Jeff Fuller, WR, Texas A&M: Fuller has fallen because of great play by Floyd and Sanu, but he is still a legitimate #1 WR in the NFL. He should be a late first to early second round pick if he keeps this type of play up.
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Twitter Update
Posted: September 4, 2011 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Twitter Leave a comment »For those of you that did not know, this site has a twitter. Follow @Steelersrule124 to get updates on everything this site is doing, including every time a new post is created. Another way to know when a new post is made is to subscribe to the blog on the right side of the main page. If you do this, every time a post is made you will get an email. Also, we will be starting to pick up the pace on posts starting Monday September 12th and quickly returning to 2 to 4 posts a day. Thanks for following me through the slow summer months and now that I have more time on my hands I can pick up the posts. Also, if you would like to write for this site, email me at steelersrule125@gmail.com
