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Yeah, I wanted Dorsey.  I’m talking myself in to Matt Ryan though.  I’m pretty sure it’s going to suck, but whatever.  I’m mostly worried about the fact that we had to give up a 2nd rounder to draft Sam Baker to protect Ryan.  That’s a pick that will be forgotten, but could’ve been huge for the team.

I do like Sam Baker a lot though, don’t get me wrong.  He and Blaylock make up two good young O-linemen who can help this team for a while.

Also a big fan of Curtis Lofton.  He’ll play behind Brooking for a year and then take over, allowing Brooking to move back to his preferred weak-side position.

The rest of the draft was good enough for me.  Three secondary players (Chevis Jackson, Thomas DeCoud, and Wilrey Fontenot), two more linebackers (Robert James and Kroy Biermann) and a couple options to throw to (Harry Douglas, Keith Zinger).  Thomas Brown got drafted too, which should keep the UGA fans happy since Shockley’s getting cut.

As for GT players: Predator went 93rd to Indy, Deuce went 122nd to Dallas, and Durant went 168th to Washington.  Congrats to UGA for having at least one player drafted above our punter as Marcus Howard went 161st.  I’d like to see Adamm Oliver and Darrell Robertson get looks by the Falcons since we’re so weak on the D-line and didn’t draft anyone, but I really don’t see either of them having a huge impact.  What we really need are tackles and they just aren’t big enough.  Guess we’ll have to get Vance Walker next year.

Also, I think Gouda is sleeping on Colt Brennan.  For one, he didn’t play in the Pac10 it was the WAC.  And for two, just because he played poorly with 270 lb linemen and undersized receivers against a ridiculous UGA defense doesn’t make him a bum.  He’s still the most accurate QB in the country, and I hope will surprise some people.

Besides, if we were going strictly by performance against UGA then Eric Ainge would be a future hall of famer.  54/81 for 583 yds, 4 TDs, 0 INTs and a 3-0 record.  Oh yeah, and a rushing TD despite netting -13 yards in 3 years.  Damn, sign that boy up!