What I like to see from any of these mock drafts is a scenario where at pick 7 we have a choice between Bailey, Downs, and Tate and after that point it's just going to be up to AP. That's a really great choice to have and TBH even if we had lost on Sunday and we're picking #5 I would still want...
Concepcion's drops issues are a non starter. A lot of these guys are going to bust. Concepcion to me is as likely as anyone to bust because he's not a natural catcher, and I wouldn't draft him before the 4th round. Boston is stiff and seems like a 3rd rounder at best to me. Brazzell has one...
One thing about these threads.... there are a lot of people here who just want to be right. Resume builders. If that's what you want to do, it's easy...just claim every QB is going to bust and that you like every highly ranked non-QB prospect. The bust rates of quarterbacks, and the success rate...
Downs is an interesting conversation. I like him as a leader and sure tackler. But he is not huge or blindingly fast, and he is not quite the incredible natural athlete that Ed Reed was....so what is he? He is a very high floor player. I don't discount positional value of safety but I'm not sure...
Looking at the bright side, assuming Mendoza and the other QB go 1-2 or at least somewhere in the top 6, then being at 7 assures us one of
Reese
Tate
Bailey
Tyson
Love
And even if we manage to win a game in the last 2 it looks like it would still give us a shot at
Downs
Styles (who I love the...
Yes, supposedly Caleb Downs. Although watching the B10 championship last night I was not that impressed. Arvell Reese"s athleticism stood out (though he didn't make a ton of big plays) and Sonny Styles stood out more than either of them to me. Also the DT McDonald.
Best player on the field last...
SIP, with you on the wide receivers. I hear that I'm supposed to like Tyson and Lemon. I like Tyson, but the one who has really impressed me is Tate. Very, very smooth athlete and very natural hands catcher and body adjustments. I will withhold final judgement until we get some 40 times, but he...
Yesterday showed clearly that Jonathan Allen was a good local kid and a try hard athletic guy, but absolutely the definition of a "tweener" in today's NFL. He got pushed around in the run game. Newton is quick but also not a huge guy. The difference in the defense with Kinlaw in there vs Allen...