The Official 2012 NFL Draft Talk Thread

[JenksAnejo]

It's not just me who thinks this kid is special. Also where did you see that DeCastro is only stuck in one position?

8. Miami Dolphins - David DeCastro, G, Stanford - Positional value aside, DeCastro has the highest floor in the 2012 NFL draft. Historically, we have seen a few guards go in the top 10, and they're trending upwards as a position group which makes this a reality

If you've been following the NFL Draft beat, you're pretty aware of the impressive skills of one David DeCastro.

I know that Bleacher Report's team down at the NFL Combine right now are loving what they see from the Stanford product, with Andrew Kulha recently tweeting about how fundamentally sound DeCastro is.

The great thing about this guy is he can play guard or center, which gives the Cowboys options as to where they want to put what would have to be their first round pick.
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David DeCastro is, in my estimation, the best offensive lineman in this draft class. I firmly believe that.

I think that Matt Kalil shows some spectacular potential and elite characteristics, but the bottom line is that he showed weakness on his inside shoulder and got beat too often to stack up with DeCastro.

David is also a better performer at his position than Riley Reiff was at his position. His combine performance is what I would call sneaky good, not unlike John Moffitt's performance a year ago. DeCastro showed what he needed to show, which is an exception combination of brutal strength, and the ability to move well on his feet.

These were just a couple of the first mock drafts that I pulled up. Each one had him going in the top 11.

[Stephen]

Originally Posted by JenksAnejo

It's not just me who thinks this kid is special.

Not saying that he isn't a good guard project. But being the best guard project is akin to being the tallest midget. In other words, elite offensive lineman aren't wasted (relatively speaking) at guard. I went looking, and the last guard to get drafted in the top ten was Chris Naeole back in 1997. I don't know much about the two guys drafted in the top ten in 1986 to comment (Brian Jozwiak/John Rienstra).

Originally Posted by JenksAnejo

Also where did you see that DeCastro is only stuck in one position?

Because he doesn't have the feet/hips to play outside. Woe unto the quarterback whose team drafts this guy and tries to make him a tackle.


Not intending to be mean-spirited, just passing along some of the things I've learned over the years watching/playing/coaching football. Hey, to show there's no hard feelings, if DeCastro does end up getting picked in the top ten, I'll send you a nice fiver to celebrate.