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Parmesan Basil posted:It also means we're cutting Hali to re-sign Smith which is bullshit so gently caress that pick regardless I'd give the Chiefs draft a flat C. With how much the roster was gutted back in March and the lack of FA signings, I don't think the best plan was to draft football mans that aren't going to contribute much right away. No actual WR's being drafted at all in a deep class really sticks out as a not good thing. They picked some good players though and it's always good to pick good players so cool.
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Roasted Donut posted:Shaquille Richardson, CB, Arizona I agree with most of your post. A lot of players picked seemed to be guys that one of the positional coaches or coordinators really liked. In Richardson's case, apparently UCLA recruited him in the first place because of Lake's recommendation, and he was a guy that Lake really wanted.
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Nibbler posted:Just to follow up on a few things... they resigned Rice for this year for cheap. Also I highly doubt Kearse is going anywhere.. he did well at the end of the season, not sure what you saw. Ah, for some reason I never heard about them re-signing Rice. My opinion of Kearse is that he started out good because teams were ignoring him and focusing on the other receivers. Teams started keying in on him about mid-season and his production dropped way off. Then teams started ignoring him again and his production started improving. It's not a bad thing having things go that way, but it's not a sign of a good player either. I get there explanation for Britt, but yeah... too early for that guy.
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Alfred P. Pseudonym posted:Not sure how he projects to the pros but Trey Millard was really great at Oklahoma. A truly complete offensive player. Great lead blocker, pass protector, pass catcher, and a pretty solid rusher too. He could be a really nice late round pick for San Francisco. This is probably his most recognizable play while at OU. It was just against Mack Brown's Texas, but still good balance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaBoHB7Y74A&t=25s
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LiquidFriend posted:Hali being on the chopping block doesn't have much to do with Alex Smith. Sorry dude, but Scott Pioli and Matt Cassel wasted away his prime years. Welcome to the AFC West basement boys 
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I'll give Arizona's draft a ridiculously early draft grade of B. It wasn't sexy at all, but I feel they drafted pretty well. Logan Thomas of course is the big WTF moment, but I mentioned in a different post, if BA can have 2 years to work with the kid it might really pay off. Not a bad gamble with a 4th round pick. The guy could turn into a QB like Big Ben or Cam (ooooooh CAM) I will say I really like that 2nd round pick of Troy Niklas. It's no secret BA likes big TE's and I think he's going to be a great fit. If AZ can get that running game going it opens up the deep ball for Palmer. Arizona has a lot of potential right now, I hope BA can pull it all together and get everyone to execute.
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Cruel and Unusual posted:Detroit Lions: A+ Would do again A+++++++++++++++++
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HappyHelmet posted:Ah, for some reason I never heard about them re-signing Rice. I agree that he's not a long-term solution, but Kearse is too cheap & (relatively) experienced to get rid of. Harvin, Baldwin, Kearse, Rice (?), Richardson, Norwood. They have space of him. League interest in Rice was so lukewarm that I have to worry about his health.
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Chicago Bears 14 - Kyle Fuller. Trust in Phil Emery. B+ 51 - Ego Ferguson. He does not pick players. C+ 82 - Will Sutton. These players have already been preordained to him. A- 117 - Ka'Deem Carey. He has lived through this draft a thousand times before. B 131 - Brock Vareen. Every time, the same outcome. A- 183 - David Fales. The concept of "the pick" implies the concept of free choice. B- 191 - Pat O'Donnell. By making a pick, you are only affirming the path that the universe has laid before you. A- 246 - Charles Leno. Phil Emery sees through the veil. Phil Emery exists on a different plane of thought than the rest of you. C Overall - Every year, the same charade. The rest of you dwell on what has happened. Phil Emery is already looking to what will be. Phil Emery has already seen the next draft, and the draft after that, and the draft after that, and the draft after that. Some day you may understand what has happened on this day, and what the future holds. But I doubt it. B.
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Grading/ranking all the drafts because why not 1. St Louis Rams: A+ It had a little bit of everything: great talent, great value, comedy Garrett Gilbert, and gay love. 2. New York Jets: A Love their first two picks, and volume. 3. Minnesota Vikings: A Two good value first rounders, and sheer volume of picks. 4. San Francisco 49ers: A Only below Jets and Vikings because they picked later 5. Houston Texans: A They'd have had the best draft if only Bridgewater had fallen one more spot. Penalized for going with Savage. 6. Green Bay Packers: A- 7. Cleveland Browns: A- Feels weird to type. 8. Denver Broncos: B+ 9. Atlanta Falcons: B 10. Oakland Raiders: B 11. Philadelphia Steelers: B 12. Baltimore Ravens: B 13. Seattle Seahawks: B- I'd be lying if I was excited about this draft, but watch this be an insane class 5 years from now because Seahawks 14. Chicago Bears: B- 15. New Orleans Saints: B- 16. Kansas City Chiefs: B- 17. San Diego Chargers: B- 18. Washington Redskins: C+ Hard to have a good draft with no first rounders 19. New York Giants: C+ 20. Buffalo Bills: C+ 21. Dallas Cowboys: C+ Who needs a safety? 22. Carolina Panthers: C+ Kelvin Benjamin is not their answer at WR. Would be lower if they didn't get a steal with Kony 23. Philadelphia Eagles: C Reached too early for Marcus Smith 24. Cincinnati Bengals: C 25. Arizona Cardinals: C 26. Miami Dolphins: C 27. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: C 28. Tennessee Titans: C- 29. Jacksonville Jaguars: C- They hit one of their first 3 picks, Marqise Lee. Otherwise, an uninspired draft. Aaron Colvin's cool. 30. New England Patriots: C- Boosted from a D- because of sheer volume of picks. 31. Detroit Lions: D Hate Ebron, and they also needed a safety 32. Indianapolis Colts: D lol Trent Richardson. Not an F because I love Donte Moncrief
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R.D. Mangles posted:The Bears signed a dude named Ego, a quarterback named Fales, a guy who allegedly attacked his pregnant girlfriend, and a hulking punter out of Tecmo Super Bowl. gently caress yeah. Carey attacked his girlfriend I'm assuming?
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NC-17 posted:Patriots They lost Blount so they wanted to add another guy. Of course, this guy's small, elusive and supposed to be a good pass protection guy, which is the opposite of Blount, but hey, who knows, maybe he's another Kevin Faulk.
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I don't do grades year-of, here are my reactions 1.1) Jadeveon Clowney, DE/OLB South Carolina Thank goodness the Texans made the right choice. Whether he lives up to his billing or not, this is the right move at this pick. He more than anyone else in this draft has the chance to be something really special. Love this pick 2.1) Xavier Su'a-Filo, OG UCLA After Bridgewater was snapped away I was worried about what the Texans would do with this pick, glad they didn't panic and go QB with Carr or something here. Really like this pick, fills a need with a player I wouldn't expect to be available here 3.1) CJ Fiedorowicz, TE Iowa At the risk of being probated for not liking an Iowa player being taken, I don't get this pick at all. The Texans just extended Garrett Graham and have Ryan Harris as the #2 guy, this appears to be a blocking tight end who isn't able to get open well or use his size to his advantage once he has the ball. Maybe he can be coached up, but this seems like a luxury style pick for a team that has a lot of holes, of which TE is not one. It almost feels like a panic move when the Pats unexpectedly took Garropolo. Sorry, O'Brien, just because he's big and has a vaguely Jewish sounding name doesn't make him Gronkowski 3.19) Louis Nix, NT Notre Dame Love this pick so much. Wanted him at the top of the 2nd round, getting him here is just so much better. The Texans finally have a NT who fits the position instead of popping in an Earl Mitchell or Shaun Cody peg round peg into a square hole. Hopefully his knees hold up, there's some risk, but he will be worth taking a risk on IMO 4.35) Tom Savage, QB Pitt Ugh, I don't know about this one. All the physical gifts in the world, but who knows if he can put them together? I know O'Brien is supposedly this QB guru, but having at least a starting point would have been nice. You had McCarron and Mettenberger still on the board here, or better yet you could just roll with Keenum/Fitzpatrick/Yates, either route would have been preferable to me. Just because his name is Tom and he has a good QB name doesn't mean he's going to be Tom Brady, Bill! Will undoubtedly sit on the bench this year, and if the staff can actually mold him then this has potential, but I have a feeling we'll be picking another QB or trading for someone's backup in a year or two 6.1) Jeoffrey Pagan, DE Alabama A need position here since Jared Crick hasn't shown anything special so far, this late in the draft I don't imagine this'll be much more than depth. Don't know much about him, but reports I've read indicate he's pretty much a space eater who'll occupy blockers and get some push and little more than that. Probably just a depth guy who'll spell whoever the starter is. If he ends up in that role, not a bad outcome for a guy this late in the draft 6.5) Alfred Blue, RB LSU He's a guy? I guess they didn't want to roll into the season with Andre Brown as the primary backup. Dennis Johnson is gone I guess. 6.35) Jay Prosch, FB Auburn Not a flashy pick, but I like it. Don't have much more to say about it 7.1) Andre Hal, CB Vanderbilt Nothing to say about this guy really. Wish they had taken Antonio Richardson or Shayne Skov or Yawin Smallwood here 7.41) Lonnie Ballentine, DB Memphis A big guy, Mr Irrelevant, not much else to say here
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Intruder posted:2.1) Xavier Su'a-Filo, OG UCLA How angry would you be if Savage was the plan all along, and they didn't take Teddy if he was there in round 2?
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Chargers get an A+ in my book for picking what they should have picked in the first round for two years running. It's like our FO isn't stupid or something! (I don't know anything about CFB so I can't really grade any picks sorry  )
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Coldforge posted:How angry would you be if Savage was the plan all along, and they didn't take Teddy if he was there in round 2? Very. But I think Garropolo was the plan at 3.1 and the Patriots surprised them into taking a big TE
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Draft grades this early are a little silly so I'll just comment: Round 1 28 overall Kelvin Benjamin WR Florida St This was a polarising pick for a lot of people. Most weren't big fans, even ardent Panthers fans. I love this pick for the team in its current incarnation. The Panthers have got plenty of short area receivers on the roster who'll be able to do that job effectively. What they were lacking was a redzone target who could get deep and help with chunk yardage plays. Yeah he's inconsistent and inexperienced but the coaches believe he's good enough at this stage to at least stop the opposition from stacking the box and to contribute in some measure, even if not as a true number one. Probably won't know how good he'll be till 2015 but I like the pick. Round 2 Kony Ealy DE Missouri I still think he was a first round talent and that teams mainly weren't high on his attitude. I think we took pretty much the same type of player as Greg Hardy currently gives the team. If he buckles down and works he could be part of what becomes a truly special front seven. Long term he gives the team some insurance should they be unable to re-sign Hardy next year. Gettleman mentioned using him inside in some packages. He (gettleman) very much seems to want to emulate what the Giants did with their devensive line. Trai Turner G LSU Not much to say really, he's a guard, his pass blocking needs some work but he is a strong run blocker. Sounds like every other guard coming out the past decade. Should be a decent swing contributor, biggest asset I suppose is he's fast for an offensive lineman and athletic enough to kick out which carolina LOVES to do. Kugbila and Silatolu are slated to start if Wharton retires, but I get the feeling Turner might supplant them both if he lives up to his scouting report. Tre Boston SS North Carolina I fuckin' hated this pick there were other guys there who could've contributed more to the secondary. He's a listed as a SS but he's a bit of a tweener, Rivera seems to like this type of player though, he polished some turds last year who came in as UDFA safeties and big corners into players. I'm going to guess they know what they're doing since the college is just down the road from the scouts, but I still thought it was a bit of a waste. Bene Benwikere CB San Jose St The Panthers seemed very high on this kid (they traded up to get him) and I can understand why. He's one of those prospects who can play any secondary position (and has) and is capable of reading the offense very quickly, one of those "always around the ball", "team first" dudes that coaches jerk off over. This one is likely a Rivera pick as he loves him some versatile DBs who seem to do well despite not having marquee triangle numbers. His poor tackling is a bit of a worry but from all reports he's very much a coachable player who'd benefit from a scheme that can cover his weaknesses. Tyler Gaffney RB Stanford Seems like an unusual pick in a backfield that already features Tolbert, Stewart, Williams and Kenjon Barner but I've got a bit of a man crush on this dude. He's a smart two sport athlete who despite being listed in scouting reports as stiff and not quick at changing directions had the 2nd best cone drill and a top 5 short shuttle drill. He's pretty quick in a straight line too 4.49 40. For a guy his size who can both catch and pass protect I can't really find a reason why he graded so low, I guess it's that lack of one or two exceptional traits. He strikes me as one of those odd players who just finds a way to stick with teams and eventually ends up a feature back. The team is probably wanting insurance in case Stewart can't stay healthy and I think Gettleman wants out of those running back contracts as soon as possible. Who knows, he'll probably suck and end up cut in the first round of cuts.
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Intruder posted:7.1) Andre Hal, CB Vanderbilt http://www.battleredblog.com/2014/4/17/5623640/the-film-room-why-vanderbilts-andre-hal-is-the-best-corner-in-the This was written a month ago btw
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So I see several people have commented about grades being silly. I'd like to point to the OP quote:Since an objective grade would be pointless, grades should reflect your own personal reaction to your team's (probably bad) choices. Feel free not to grade, but the ones you see shouldn't be interpreted as grades of the players; instead they're representative of how that person feels about the pick.
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I have never heard of any attitude problems from Kony (aside from invisible children)
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Coldforge posted:Feel free not to grade, but the ones you see shouldn't be interpreted as grades of the players; instead they're representative of how that person feels about the pick. Exactly. Brent Urban is a really good scheme fit and works well as someone who could grow into Canty's role as he drifts out of the league or he could be garbage. Regardless of all that I felt the foundations of my mind cracking when the Ravens drafted another loving linemen. Thus: F-
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Jets had a ton of picks and I don't feel like going over them all (especially when I don't know anything about most of them) so just the first three rounds: Calvin Pryor, 18th overall, B+ He's an undeniably talented safety, and the first one taken off the board, but I just don't like his style. He seems like a headhunter to me and I just know that's gonna hurt us a lot when he's extending drives with dumb 15-yard penalties. Jace Amaro, 49th overall A- Basically a receiver, which is exactly what we needed. I'm probably just a little low on this pick after arguing the entire off-season that he wasn't worth a first. Dexter McDougle, 80th overall, C- This guy is a small corner coming off a season ending injury. I don't like it. Overall I'm feeling good about this draft; I'm also feeling confident that it's significantly better than the drafts the rest of the AFC East had.
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Bortluars I know the joke of the moment is "LOL Bortle Kombat" (QB, UCF - 3), but my gut reaction is to be defensive about the comparisons to Gabbert (Bortles had more passing yards in fewer attempts, higher adjusted yards per attempt and completion percentage, much better TD/Int ratio, etc, etc) . We're still dealing with the after effects of the Gene Smith era here, and I don't have to talk myself into this pick as much as I did with Gabbert. Hopefully we don't see him before Week 12, or if possible 2015 as he definitely needs some work from what you can see on DraftBreakdown. I thought for sure they would pick Khalil Mack here. At least we didn't give up our second round pick as well. I am encouraged by the picks for Marqise Lee (WR, USC - 39) and Allen Robinson (WR, PSU - 61). There is definitely a need for depth at the receiver position. Blackmon is probably gone forever, and Denard Robinson is in the process of getting his nickname changed to "Stonehands". Brandon Linder (OG, UMiami - 93) seems like a solid pick. The interior offensive line needs a lot of work; having a translucent shower curtain installed there didn't work very well last year. Since he is from UMiami it figures that OC Jedd Fisch knows what he is getting. Aaron Colvin (CB, Oklahoma - 114) has some promise even though he tore his ACL in the Senior Bowl. If he stays healthy, he will add more depth to a position where the Jaguars didn't have enough depth to field a scout team at times last year, despite spending so many picks on defensive backs in last year's draft. ("Hey ball boy… come over here and pretend to be a slot corner"). Rounds 5, 6, 7: People liked Telvin Smith's (ILB, FSU - 144) leadership, and the coaches got to see him up close at the Senior bowl. Chris Smith (DE, Arkansas - 159) is another guy the coaches saw at the Senior Bowl and would probably be a LEO in the scheme. The other LEOs are approaching the end of their careers. Luke Bowanko (C, Virginia - 205) will compete with some existing lineman on the roster for the Center position, which was vacated by a retiring Brad Meester. Storm Johnson (RB, UCF - 222) is probably marginal as an NFL running back, and is presumably being brought in to compete with Denard Robinson for the third running back slot. No punters or long snappers, at least. Overall grade: B- for now The rebuild continues. All of the picks went to areas of need, and who the hell really knows anything anyways, but GM David Caldwell really put all his chips in the center of the table with Bortles. The grade for this draft 4 years from now will follow Bortles' career arc.
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Groucho Marxist posted:I have never heard of any attitude problems from Kony (aside from invisible children) http://nfl.si.com/2014/05/07/2014-nfl-draft-scouts-kony-ealy-con-man-versatility/
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Colts Jack Mewhort, OL, Ohio State This pick came as a genuine surprise to me, despite being an OSU fan. Probably because our tackles were the only reliable part of our line last year, so I didn’t do any research at all in that area as far as possible picks. Surprise aside, it’s difficult to complain about spending our top pick on some protection for Luck. It sounds like it was the right range for him, and by all accounts he’s a very versatile lineman. I expect he’ll win a starting job somewhere in the interior coming out of camp. Donte Moncrief, WR, Ole Miss I really like this pick. Wayne and Nicks are both on the final/only year of their contracts, leaving essentially TY Hilton as our only established WR going into next season. Moncrief has all the physical tools and with a year to learn behind Wayne could turn into a viable #1, or at least a strong complement to Hilton. Jonathan Newsome, DE, Ball State Admittedly I had never heard of this guy before, but the buzz on him is very positive. Grigson is clearly angling for his own Robert Mathis here, and we have enough depth that he should have time to learn and develop without too much pressure. Should find a spot in the rotation. Andrew Jackson, ILB, Western Kentucky A quality late-round pick, raw but with real upside. We’re not terribly thin at the position but it’s nice to have more run-stopping ILBs, especially since we just lost our best one in FA. Ulrick John, OT, Georgia State Don’t understand this pick at all. There were plenty of talented players we could have grabbed here, particularly at FS and CB. He could have easily been gotten UDFA, and if not who cares? General Feelings This was a very confusing draft from my perspective. We came into it needing a new starter at FS, a new starter/real competition at center, high-level depth at CB, and maybe a project pass-rusher. Instead, Ryan Grigson drafted as if we were all set with starters and needed only depth and youth. Mewhort is the kind of utility lineman that championship-caliber teams rely on, but a viable starting FS and better fits for our other needs were still on the board when we picked him. Moncrief is a potential starting WR of the future, but that position was already one of our deepest (and one of the draft’s deepest) while we passed on several good options at G, CB, and FS. Jackson will be the fifth or sixth ILB on the roster, so while I like him as a player it feels very much like a luxury pick. Which, essentially, is how the entire draft feels: like a collection of luxury picks.
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ShakeZula posted:Ulrick John, OT, Georgia State Whoa, what the gently caress kind of Game of Thrones name is that
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ShakeZula posted:Colts Don't forget that your first round pick bought you one Trent Richardson!
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warcrimes posted:Whoa, what the gently caress kind of Game of Thrones name is that If only we could have drafted Illen Pain.
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Saints Drafts: Brandin Cooks: A+, We needed to pick up at least one quality WR and boy is Cooks a great one. He's going to straight carry us in some parts. Stanley Jean-Baptiste: A. Another solid get we needed badly. Not as much as a gamechanger as Cooks but a quality addition to a very sorely lacking slot. Khairi Fortt: C+. Injury prone but good when he's able to play. If I was ranking pure talent he'd be a solid B+ but I legit don't know how much PLAYING the guy's gonna do for us! Vinny Sunseri: C. Ok, this sure is a guy. Not sure how bad we NEEDED him but yea, ok. Ronald Powell: D+. If this was, what, three, years ago? Alright poo poo yea he'd be good. Dude missed an entire season laid up and I'm just not sure if he's going to live up to the diamond he used to be. Tavon Rooks: C-. Good at what he does, not sure if he can do much else though so I hope he's good enough to last I guess? Overall Feeling: B+. We absolutely needed guys like Cooks and Jean-Baptiste, a roster full of resounding 'ok' picks and no real stupid ones is just lagniappe I guess. I'm really, really, confused why we didn't get a Center but I guess we don't NEED one just yet, there's always Free Agents and all. It's puzzling why we'd, say, take a dude a couple years past his prime and a dude full of injury histories and not get some dudes to support a very shallow pool, but all in all I'm feeling happy. Elotana posted:Houston Texans Pretty much total agreement except I'd give the Savage draft like, a D or F+, terrible QB choice unless he pulls some miracles and we need a good one. sexpig by night fucked around with this message at 04:41 on May 11, 2014 |
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Tatum Girlparts posted:Pretty much total agreement except I'd give the Savage draft like, a D or F+, terrible QB choice unless he pulls some miracles and we need a good one. He's a 4th round supplemental pick who's had inconsistent coaching and has physical potential, I didn't want him but now that the Texans drafted him I have to try to talk myself into liking the pick and giving him a chance. Hope he succeeds, if he can become a league average QB I'll be thrilled
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It seems like the Panthers went into the deepest draft in years and came out with a few project players and not a lot else. Meanwhile all of our division rivals went out and drafted about as sure of prospects as they could. I can't remember our current coaching staff ever successfully developing a WR so I don't have high hopes for Benjamin. Ealy was a great value but in an area of so little need it will be inconsequential to the immediate future. The guard is nice but we really needed a tackle and passed up a couple of great prospects to get Trai Turner. I guess Boston was a nice pick given what was available. Trading up for that corner made no sense in my mind. Then we picked a stanford running back and didn't even try to bring in a developmental project in a position of need. I feel like the strategy this year has more to do with becoming cap-solvent than actually winning anything. Meanwhile Gettleman keeps trumpeting this mantra of "The answer is on the roster" when what's actually on the roster is Byron loving Bell at goddamn starting left tackle. This is the worst I've felt coming out of a draft in a while. Meanwhile my two favorite college prospects at a position of need are apparently so lovely that neither one of them merits even a UDFA slot and both are about to sign with the Jacksonville Sharks. Then we elected to ignore the few really good prospects that WERE available from FA in order to sign a bunch of small school players that probably won't crack the roster. Really? Tiny and Hurst weren't even worthy of the minimum UDFA contract? gently caress. I have the worst fear that Gettleman thinks he's the smartest guy in the room and that we're going to get our asses handed to us until he realizes otherwise. Edit: drat that last sentence feels really weird to say after you just won your division. zimbomonkey fucked around with this message at 04:45 on May 11, 2014 |
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Intruder posted:He's a 4th round supplemental pick who's had inconsistent coaching and has physical potential, I didn't want him but now that the Texans drafted him I have to try to talk myself into liking the pick and giving him a chance. Hope he succeeds, if he can become a league average QB I'll be thrilled Yea I HOPE he'll succeed but I just have no reason to think he will. But hey yea, I'd like nothing more than to say 'welp I was wrong and dumb last May'.
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i think the jags quietly had one of the best drafts outside of lol bortles at #3 overall
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Tatum Girlparts posted:Yea I HOPE he'll succeed but I just have no reason to think he will. But hey yea, I'd like nothing more than to say 'welp I was wrong and dumb last May'. More like 2 or 3 Mays ago, I'd be shocked if Savage sees the field this season
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