The NFL Thread -

[Ralph Cifaretto]

A little surprised that Leatherwood is this high to Vegas. Guess the Bengals won't be trading up late in the round to get him like I mentioned earlier lol.

Teven Jenkins and Sam Cosmi are OTs who might be worth trading up for given the semi-run on OL. I'm definitely biased in favor of Cosmi as he played for my alma mater, but I think he projects as a decent RT or guard as a pro. A bit too slight for LT though.

I can't believe the first pure edge rusher went at 18. I know it's a weak class for the position, but given the relative value of rush guys, it's still crazy it took this long to see one drafted.

 

[Local Fed]

Oh , I expected the Giants to go with a receiver here, but I didn't see Kadarius Toney going this high. I actually thought Najee Smith would be a good pick here with him being such a dynamic back as well as insurance for Barkley.

 

[Ralph Cifaretto]

Oh , I expected the Giants to go with a receiver here, but I didn't see Kadarius Toney going this high. I actually thought Najee Smith would be a good pick here with him being such a dynamic back as well as insurance for Barkley.

I'm really high on Rondale Moore from Purdue at receiver, but he's a tiny dude in the Tavon Austin mold, so I'm not surprised a more muscular slot guy like Toney went ahead of him.

Bateman from Minnesota is more of an outside receiver and I'd be surprised if he doesn't get drafted tonight.

 

[737 MAX Stan Account]

They will absolutely run away with that division if Rodgers moves on. They made the playoffs last year with a Trubisky/Foles tandem, so Dalton/Fields is a major upgrade. Fields should start week one, imo, but they could still ease him in if they wanted to.

Remind me again when was the last time a Buckeyes QB panned out?

 

[Ralph Cifaretto]

Remind me again when was the last time a Buckeyes QB panned out?

Have any besides Haskins been drafted in the first round recently? Terrelle Pryor had a thousand yard receiving season if that counts.

Edit: Shit I totally forgot about Darrisaw when I mentioned o-line guys upthread.

 

[737 MAX Stan Account]

Have any besides Haskins been drafted in the first round recently? Terrelle Pryor had a thousand yard receiving season if that counts.

Cardale was a mid rounder, Troy Smith was a manlet, Schlichter had the gambling problem. Those are the ones I can think up off the top my head.

 

[Local Fed]

Najee Harris is going to be a Steeler here, has to be.

 

[Ralph Cifaretto]

Cardale was a mid rounder, Troy Smith was a manlet, Schlichter had the gambling problem. Those are the ones I can think up off the top my head.

How dare you forget Braxton Miller. Anyway, none of those guys projected well as professional quarterbacks. I think Fields is a better prospect as a passer, but he'd have to break two trends (Bears QB and O-H-I-O alumnus QB) to succeed.

Edit: Love the Lawrence-Etienne reunion in Shad Khan's north Florida shithole. Burrow-Chase, Tua-Waddle, Lawrence-Etienne. Is pairing college quarterbacks with one of their NCAA weapons as a pro the new hotness?

 

[Local Fed]

Did anyone see Payton Turner going to the Saints at 28? Seems really out of nowhere.

 

[Ralph Cifaretto]

Did anyone see Payton Turner going to the Saints at 28? Seems really out of nowhere.

I'm a total draft nerd if it wasn't obvious and I have no fucking idea who this guy is.

 

[Local Fed]

I'm a total draft nerd if it wasn't obvious and I have no fucking idea who this guy is.

I was looking him up too and most of what I'm seeing has him more as an early-to-mid third round pick. Really nice pick by the Bills. Gregory Rousseau probably would've gone quite a bit higher if he had played in 2020.

 

[Ralph Cifaretto]

I was looking him up too and most of what I'm seeing has him more as an early-to-mid third round pick. Really nice pick by the Bills. Gregory Rousseau probably would've gone quite a bit higher if he had played in 2020.

Rousseau is my favorite edge prospect in this draft. Fuck man, I really like the Bills. Not that anyone gives a shit about my fantasy team, but Josh Allen made me a champ last year.

 

[Techpriest]

I can't believe the bears traded away fucking everything AGAIN for a QB when they could have just taken Mac Jones.

 

[Hadidecount1990]

I can't believe the bears traded away fucking everything AGAIN for a QB when they could have just taken Mac Jones.

Look at who the Bears GM is: Ryan Pace. Same GM who traded up to get Trubisky a few years back

 

[Ralph Cifaretto]

Now that day one is over, I'm going to shit up the thread with my absolute favorite draft moment from a couple of years ago when Pat McAfee went full Bruce Buffer hype-man announcing a Colts third round pick.

Of course YouTube won't do an actual embed. If you're reading this thread and haven't seen this shit, it's definitely worth your while.

 

[Techpriest]

Look at who the Bears GM is: Ryan Pace. Same GM who traded up to get Trubisky a few years back

I thought he got the boot last year. Or was I thinking of someone else. It’s just amazing how much of a mirror image this is again, down to signing a veteran QB and telling him he’s going to be the starter about a month before the draft then throwing your future into the fire to take a QB. At least this time he might be able to develop a bit before playing, if Dalton doesn’t retire out of spite.

 

[killuminati]

Dalton is basically done tbh. He was an absolute disaster last year, nobody thought picking him up was a good move. He's probably just happy to be out of Dallas.

 

[Techpriest]

Dalton is basically done tbh. He was an absolute disaster last year, nobody thought picking him up was a good move. He's probably just happy to be out of Dallas.

This makes it even more of a mirror to what happened with Trubisky.



I am laughing so hard. Cousins isn’t perfect but at least we’re getting an O-Line going compared to the trash fire that the Bears front office is.

Anyway some dumb and crazy predictions for the upcoming season. I doubt many of them will happen but if they do I fucking called it.

Vikings go 8-8, management decides it’s time for a full rebuild because the Packers win the division again and fires fucking everyone. This is less crazy and more me knowing the team I love is fucking cursed.

Zac Wilson suffers a career ending injury in his first start. I have nothing against him, I just can’t think of a more crazy way to have this pick backfire on the jets outside of him sucking bad (which is likely tbh, even with the new Jets HC being a pretty good coach)

Gardner Minshew becomes a starter somewhere. Why not?

Sam Darnold has an emotional breakdown from being on a team with a coach that isn’t complete trash.

Tom Brady is revealed to be the anti christ or on PED’s. Either way people still support him.

The Steelers implode halfway through the season and blame everyone but themselves.

Saints luck their way into a super bowl appearance.

Eagles sign EDP to a motivational speaking role in the locker room.

Dave Gettleman continues to make terrible choices as a GM (this one isn’t crazy it’s true)

The [NAME REDACTED] just decide to stick with being the Football Team since everyone called them Washington most of the time anyway.

Jerry Jones dies thus freeing us from his malignant evil until he resurrects himself using the force or some shit

The worst team in the league will be the Falcons, giving them the chance to draft a talented prospect as replacement for Matt Ryan again.

Bills win the Super Bowl.

 

[Hollywood Hulk Hogan]

So anyone else think the Jags will fuck up with Lawrence?

 

[Techpriest]

So anyone else think the Jags will fuck up with Lawrence?

It depends on if Urban Meyer can make the jump to the pros successfully.