mcmagic posted:

Character issues and people still don't love drafting RB's very early.

Doltos posted:

I always bring this up but once I got to do a video call with a professor of exercise science from Stanford and he ripped apart sports science

its bunkum

Ehud posted:

Dolphins needed a pass rusher and the Internet says we took the best one available at the time. Draft played out exactly as Armando predicted yesterday.

I guess we made the correct move

Spoeank posted:

https://twitter.com/Rich_Campbell/status/857786416075550720

quote:

It can be tricky to figure out what direction the Chargers organization is heading in. For best results, do what the team's ownership does: Roll a six-sided die and consult the Chargers Random Decision Generator:

Roll 1: Move the organization from one of the most beautiful cities in the world into a rookie league baseball stadium on the outskirts of a city that will barely notice them.

Roll 2: Hire offense-oriented head coach Anthony Lynn while retaining coordinator Ken Whisenhunt, whose system is completely different.

Roll 3: Draft Pro Bowl-caliber pass-rusher to provide immediate help, then haggle over contract language until Thanksgiving.

Roll 4: Overpay for Russell Okung and write a book about it titled "The Curious Case of the Player with No Agent and the Franchise That Negotiates Against Itself."

Roll 5: Hire LaDainian Tomlinson to help the organization reconnect with a fanbase it just alienated.

Roll 6: Drafting defenders to fit Gus Bradley's vision is the new drafting defenders to fit John Pagano's vision!

Doltos posted:

I always bring this up but once I got to do a video call with a professor of exercise science from Stanford and he ripped apart sports science

its bunkum

Intruder posted:

Now that I'm sober, I... still am not thrilled about Watson

But it's disingenuous to say that the Brock trade was part of it. Brock was gone no matter what the Texans were doing after his halftime altercation with O'Brien

PrinceRandom posted:

It's hard to get excited about a guy who's most discussed positives are "huge intangibles" and "proven winner"

Waroduce posted:

I would have strongly preferred Rubens Foster but we aren't aware of his medicals so maybe he was DQ'd.

I'll take any pass rusher though

Joey Freshwater posted:

Does anyone have a screenshot of Mitch loving to kiss tiddies? He deleted it from his twitter

Dexo posted:

SKULL.GIF posted:

I liked this part of the Tanier article that Kalli linked:

Gatts posted:

It's so eandearingly simple, human and true as being a man that i approve of the Bears drafting him as a QB. Like what's to argue against kissing titties. There is no argument.

TheChirurgeon posted:

True but instead of cutting him they traded him along with a pick for nothing just to free up cap space for ~no one~

Jordan Raanan posted:

Just like that, in a span of 30 or so minutes, the top of their draft board crumbled. Tight end O.J. Howard was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the 19th overall pick. Offensive tackle Garett Bolles went to the Denver Broncos at No. 20. Linebacker Jarrad Davis landed with the Detroit Lions at 21. Back-to-back-to-back, three players the Giants coveted were gone.

At No. 23, they discussed the pick and dipped into the next level of prospects for Ole Miss tight end Evan Engram, ahead of Vanderbilt linebacker Zach Cunningham, who had his supporters in the room. It wasn’t ideal, even if general manager Jerry Reese provided his usual assessment of how the first round developed.

Jiminy Christmas! Shoes! posted:

Diva Cupcake posted:

This is fine.

https://twitter.com/SeifertESPN/status/858012438117142528

Dexo posted:

https://twitter.com/ZachZaidman/status/857776488787173380

He already knows how to endear himself to Dumb Bears fans.

Keep in mind. This dude was like 3 or 4 when Payton died lmao.

Diva Cupcake posted:

This is fine.

https://twitter.com/SeifertESPN/status/858012438117142528

Bigass Moth posted:

What was he supposed to say? "Yeah uhhh I sure loved Mushin Muhammad, that dude balled out."

The Glumslinger posted:

Kyle Orton

Diva Cupcake posted:

Last year the Giants had Conklin and Leonard Floyd snaked from underneath them and had to settle on Apple. This year apparently the same thing happened.

quote:

As soon as Jacksonville submits the pick, Gettleman calls for all the assistant coaches to enter and the doors to be shut.

There are only three teams ahead of the Panthers, and it's time to narrow down the options for No. 8.

Gettleman tells the room three players are in discussion - LSU safety Jamal Adams, Alabama tight end O.J. Howard and Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey.

....

Before the draft began, rumors circulated that the Chargers were very interested in McCaffrey. This, coupled with how close the Panthers are to being on the clock, creates tension and silence in the room.

The Chargers submit their pick. It's Clemson wide receiver Mike Williams.

Before he can even breathe a sigh of relief, Gettleman tells the room, "We're going to go with McCaffrey."

The phone rings. Gettleman's executive administrator tells the room a team is interested in acquiring Carolina's pick. She is quickly instructed to tell them there will be no trade.

waah posted:

Doltos posted:

Just like that Reese sat on his hands and didn't do anything to get talent he really wanted, again

quote:

His streaks remain intact. He has never traded (up or down) in the first round, and has never traded down in 72 times on the clock in his 11 drafts as general manager.

waah posted:

http://m.panthers.com/news/article-2/Inside-the-war-room-How-Carolina-arrived-at-McCaffrey/0970fc7e-fce2-4b19-bf5a-d6f21d1ef3bd

waah posted:

http://m.panthers.com/news/article-2/Inside-the-war-room-How-Carolina-arrived-at-McCaffrey/0970fc7e-fce2-4b19-bf5a-d6f21d1ef3bd

Diva Cupcake posted:

Last year the Giants had Conklin and Leonard Floyd snaked from underneath them and had to settle on Apple. This year apparently the same thing happened.

mastershakeman posted:

I refuse to believe Twitter was around 6 years ago or that high schoolers were using it