@brownindian said:

There is a potential upside to drafting a junior qb if they are a fast study they come with less baggage and injury sanchez will be a very good qb with some on the job training but my argument is so will BQ if he ever gets the chance so its kinda stupid for us to even consider a rookie qb with a team full of far more urgent needs..

No way browns select a QB with the #5 pick

BQ will be the starter from week 1 all the way throug the season. Write it down!

@plumcrazy73 said:

If he's their guy and it is a done deal then they can sign him now and you don't have to worry about a holdout. If you have a question or are thinking about trading down then you wait. In that case, it isn't a done deal.

The truth is teams don't want the top picks because of the vast amount of guaranteed money the top picks want. You always have teams willing to trade down but it's hard to find teams who want to trade up.

Personally, I think Stafford and Sanchez are too iffy to put that kind of money into. I think they end up with Smith.

@plumcrazy73 said:

Remember the Dolphins signed Long well before the draft last year.

If a team has no doubt that he's their guy and they are sure no unbelievable deals are headed their way then it doesn't matter if they sign him early.

So, I would say he's an option, but if he wants $40 million guaranteed the Lions may be exploring other options.

Posted by Mike Florio on April 13, 2009, 6:47 p.m.

Last week, we’ve heard that the Lions have locked onto Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford with the No. 1 overall pick in the draft.

The information came from a source with knowledge of the team’s thinking.

This week, we’re hearing the same thing, but from the player’s perspective.

As we hear it, Stafford is telling his former Bulldog teammates that he’ll be the pick, and that he’ll receive more than $40 million, guaranteed, under the contract that the team will pay him.

Stafford is characterizing the move as a “done deal.”

If true, there’s no further reason for the Lions to continue to put out the “signability” nonsense to rest, and for the Lions to announce that Stafford is the guy sooner rather than later.

@clevelandfanforlife said:

No doubt about it...The profile fits.

What a shame too. The kid had potential. I remember watching a couple St. Eds game on TV his senior year and he completely dominated.

Before someone says anything....Sorry for making this into a Bud Boone thread!

@oldcrow1945 said:

My brother has called him "Bud Boone" for a couple of years now.....Just cracks me up.

i have a friend that graduated from st eds with boone and he said that boone may be the dumbest person to ever live. he fits the profile.

@clevelandfanforlife said:

Alex "I want my Bud" Boone! Woohoo!

My brother has called him "Bud Boone" for a couple of years now.....Just cracks me up.

@playgroundlegend said:

Curry is a bust. He played against weak offenses for almost his whole career, and he is way overrated due to his consistency. Curry is the safest LB, maybe even the safest overall player in this draft. He will be a starter in the NFL, and he will average D'Qwell like numbers. He is not an opposing force that will strike fear into RB's and QB's. I dont see him being the NFL's greatest, or worth a first round. Personally, after evaluating him myself for some time, he measures up to a high second in my eyes. He is not a game changer, he is an incredibly solid and consistent player, he is the T.J. Houshmanzada of linebackers, he's no Randy Moss, which is what some peopel are portraying him as.

On that note, I believe he will be taken in the second round of the draft, and Stafford will go first.

also you have to remember that he is switching positions and there is a huge learning curve for mlbs. it just seems that he will never build up to the ray lewis-like comparisons he is getting.

Curry is a bust. He played against weak offenses for almost his whole career, and he is way overrated due to his consistency. Curry is the safest LB, maybe even the safest overall player in this draft. He will be a starter in the NFL, and he will average D'Qwell like numbers. He is not an opposing force that will strike fear into RB's and QB's. I dont see him being the NFL's greatest, or worth a first round. Personally, after evaluating him myself for some time, he measures up to a high second in my eyes. He is not a game changer, he is an incredibly solid and consistent player, he is the T.J. Houshmanzada of linebackers, he's no Randy Moss, which is what some peopel are portraying him as.

On that note, I believe he will be taken second in round 1 of the draft, and Stafford will go first.

I have a bad feeling that the Browns will deal Quinn and we'll draft Sanchez at #5.