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2012 Draft - Round 1, Pick 28, Overall 28 - Nick Perry, DE, USC
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<blockquote data-quote="jaybadger82" data-source="post: 443946" data-attributes="member: 6211"><p>Solid pick... Might have been nice to see us jump up and grab a more exciting prospect but I think draft day deals are much harder to actually orchestrate than we like to imagine from the sidelines here (unless you're the NE Patriots and teams are lining up to bend over for your benefit). This was an especially fast first round, which adds to the difficulty in arranging something on the fly. And moving up 4-8 spots was not worth a third rounder the way the talent looks in this year's draft.</p><p> </p><p>Mercilus was a popular name around here but I'm not crushed about missing on him. I watch plenty of college football: IL wasn't a good team last year and one third of Mercilus' sacks came against ASU and Indiana (if you don't watch college football, you'll have to take my word that this greatly discredits those sacks). Prior to last year Mercilus hadn't shown anything and I don't trust Ron Zook to develop defensive players. Needless to say I am skeptical about him and he was a strange pick for the Texans as he looks more like a 3-4 than a 4-3 player.</p><p> </p><p>From one mock: "Mercilus is a one-trick pony with a knack for reaching the quarterback. He isn't a great tackler and struggled at times to react to the run, positioning himself to be another pass-rusher opposite Clay Matthews. That could be effective, unless opponents test his mettle against the pass or run weak side, in which case I'm concerned as to whether he can adapt. All considered, this pick is a reach [at 28] unless the other suggested picks in these mocks have already been taken."</p><p> </p><p>I don't mean to just sit here and bash Mercilus and I'm sure Perry has his share of critics. I'm just trying to say that maybe Mercilus wasn't a magic fix for all of our problems on defense and I don't think he was worth giving up our third-rounder for... Hell, I wouldn't have been too excited about giving up fourth rounders for him... TT is a genius because he finds talent in middle and late rounds, not early.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jaybadger82, post: 443946, member: 6211"] Solid pick... Might have been nice to see us jump up and grab a more exciting prospect but I think draft day deals are much harder to actually orchestrate than we like to imagine from the sidelines here (unless you're the NE Patriots and teams are lining up to bend over for your benefit). This was an especially fast first round, which adds to the difficulty in arranging something on the fly. And moving up 4-8 spots was not worth a third rounder the way the talent looks in this year's draft. Mercilus was a popular name around here but I'm not crushed about missing on him. I watch plenty of college football: IL wasn't a good team last year and one third of Mercilus' sacks came against ASU and Indiana (if you don't watch college football, you'll have to take my word that this greatly discredits those sacks). Prior to last year Mercilus hadn't shown anything and I don't trust Ron Zook to develop defensive players. Needless to say I am skeptical about him and he was a strange pick for the Texans as he looks more like a 3-4 than a 4-3 player. From one mock: "Mercilus is a one-trick pony with a knack for reaching the quarterback. He isn't a great tackler and struggled at times to react to the run, positioning himself to be another pass-rusher opposite Clay Matthews. That could be effective, unless opponents test his mettle against the pass or run weak side, in which case I'm concerned as to whether he can adapt. All considered, this pick is a reach [at 28] unless the other suggested picks in these mocks have already been taken." I don't mean to just sit here and bash Mercilus and I'm sure Perry has his share of critics. I'm just trying to say that maybe Mercilus wasn't a magic fix for all of our problems on defense and I don't think he was worth giving up our third-rounder for... Hell, I wouldn't have been too excited about giving up fourth rounders for him... TT is a genius because he finds talent in middle and late rounds, not early. [/QUOTE]
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