2011 NFL Draft Mailbag

NFL Draft Mailbag Notes: These are not actually e-mails. They are comments left on the comment board in my 2011 NFL Mock Draft. I’ve included some of these comments and my responses to them.

3/7/11

2011 NFL Draft E-mails – Combine Hate Mail



  • From Heath:

    Walter loves to degrade any AUburn players.


    –> True story. As a Penn State alumnus and fan, my hatred for Auburn runs deep since, you know, Penn State and Auburn are huge rivals. In fact, it was I who poisoned the trees! Muhahahahahahaha!!!





  • From Robbie:

    I think you’re putting a little too much stock into 40 times!


    –> The 40 was what got Trent Williams drafted over Russell Okung. If 40s aren’t important, why does every single coach sit there with a stop watch and write everyone’s time down? And besides, if you run a great 40, Al Davis will give you a 3-year, $31.5 million contract.



  • From Mitch:

    Adding you dont know anything when it comes to strategy. Russel Okung is a straight-ahead blocker he would struggle in a zone blocking scheme compared to Trent Williams.. thats something that Mike Shannahan runs if you didnt know.


    –> And that’s something the Seahawks run as well, if you didn’t know – and yet Russell Okung had a much better rookie year than Trent Williams.





  • From TechFan73:

    BRIAN DUNCAN? LYLE LEONG? DETRON LEWIS? COLBY WHITLOCK? BARON BATCH? THE COVERAGE BIAS AGAINST THE BIG 12 ISN’T EVEN FUNNY ANY MORE WALT


    –> Damn it. My bias against the Big 12 was supposed to be my greatest joke ever. But if Tech Fan doesn’t think it’s funny anymore, then I guess it’s not funny anymore.



  • From Chris:

    I guess mayock is clueless because he said Smith and Solder had a strong showing. Mayock owns you btw


    –> Mayock is the man, so I’ll take his ownage of me as a compliment.



    2011 NFL Draft Mailbag Archive:

    2011 NFL Draft Mailbag Home
    Post-Round 1 E-mail - April 29
    Hate Mail Volume 7 - April 10
    Crackhead Mail Volume 2 - April 10
    Random AFC Questions and Comments Volume 5 - April 10
    Random NFC Questions and Comments Volume 5 - April 10
    Hate Mail Volume 6 - April 3
    Crackhead Mail - April 3
    Trade and Prospect Speculation - April 3
    Hate Mail Volume 5 - March 28
    Cam Newton Mailbag - March 28
    Random AFC Questions and Comments Volume 4 - March 28
    Random NFC Questions and Comments Volume 4 - March 28
    Hate Mail Volume 4 - March 13
    Random AFC Questions and Comments Volume 3 - March 13
    Random NFC Questions and Comments Volume 3 - March 13
    Random Questions and Comments - March 7
    Hate Mail Volume 3 - March 7
    Combine Questions and Comments - March 7
    Combine Hate Mail - March 7
    Hate Mail Volume 2 - Feb. 22
    Random AFC Questions and Comments Volume 2 - Feb. 22
    Random NFC Questions and Comments Volume 2 - Feb. 22
    Quarterbacks - Feb. 15
    Hate Mail - Feb. 15
    Random AFC Questions and Comments - Feb. 15
    Random NFC Questions and Comments - Feb. 15








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