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- Sun Apr 28, 2024 6:15 pm
- Forum: Halas Hall
- Topic: The 2024 Draft
- Replies: 1188
- Views: 20503
Re: The 2024 Draft
Amegadjie's mom is from Cameroon and his dad's from Togo or Benin, I forget which. Both Francophone countries (I conflated his background and Odunze's in the Discord discussion, but his dad lived in France for a long time, so it's got to be one of those thin countries between Anglophone Ghana and N...
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 11:21 am
- Forum: Halas Hall
- Topic: 2024 Draft: Is This Our Greatest Draft Ever?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 764
Re: 2024 Draft: Is This Our Greatest Draft Ever?
1983 was pretty darned good... Jimbo Covert Willie Gault Mike Richardson Dave Duerson Tom Thayer Richard Dent Mark Bortz And none of those players also involved paying an exorbitant salary which come along with Sweat and Allen. On top of that, Finks added .75 Hall of Famers a year throughout his ca...
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 11:18 am
- Forum: Halas Hall
- Topic: The 2024 Draft
- Replies: 1188
- Views: 20503
Re: The 2024 Draft
My only hope for Tevin is that he plays so well and is healthy, he becomes impossible to let go. Maybe we'll cut Davis after this coming season and use that savings to extend Tevin. But then you still have Jones coming due the following season and Wright the year after.... :( It might just come dow...
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 11:13 am
- Forum: Halas Hall
- Topic: The 2024 Draft
- Replies: 1188
- Views: 20503
Re: The 2024 Draft
Just a quick nod to how international this class is. Odunze's grandfather is from Nigeria, and in at least one interview he's said something like "well, you know Ibos, we such-and-so." And his mom's family is from Utah, which sometimes seems like another country. Amegadjie's mom is from Ca...
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 1:45 am
- Forum: The War Room
- Topic: We need a Punter
- Replies: 19
- Views: 926
Re: We need a Punter
The Crocodile Punter.
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 1:33 pm
- Forum: The War Room
- Topic: R4 P122: Tory Taylor, P - Iowa
- Replies: 158
- Views: 2948
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 1:32 pm
- Forum: The War Room
- Topic: R4 P122: Tory Taylor, P - Iowa
- Replies: 158
- Views: 2948
Re: R4 P122: Tory Taylor, P - Iowa
Not sure how much Iowa football any of you guys could stand last year, but for what it's worth, Taylor's a different kind of punter. He's legitimately got a lot of different approaches to the ball and spins it in different ways depending on the situation to help his coverage team. Kind of like Willi...
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 12:57 pm
- Forum: The War Room
- Topic: R4 P122: Tory Taylor, P - Iowa
- Replies: 158
- Views: 2948
Re: R4 P122: Tory Taylor, P - Iowa
Four picks, three starters (Odunze's going to start at least a couple of games this year) and one extremely promising developmental guy. We'd have been happy with that result from seven or eight picks.
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 12:42 pm
- Forum: The War Room
- Topic: R4 P122: Tory Taylor, P - Iowa
- Replies: 158
- Views: 2948
Re: R4 P122: Tory Taylor, P - Iowa
In some drafts, this would've been a reach. In 2024, the late fourth round is where everyone seemed to start picking RBs and Canadian linemen. Instead of a dart throw, we got a guy whose upside is perennial All Pro. Sure, he's a punter, but he's the only guy picked nearly this late in the draft who ...
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 11:40 am
- Forum: Halas Hall
- Topic: The 2024 Draft
- Replies: 1188
- Views: 20503
Re: Day 3
The Keenan Allen pick went for Javon Baker, fittingly enough.
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 11:35 am
- Forum: Halas Hall
- Topic: The 2024 Draft
- Replies: 1188
- Views: 20503
Re: Day 3
Yeah, the Cardinals are having a sneaky-terrific draft.The Kaiser wrote: ↑Sat Apr 27, 2024 11:26 am DAMN, Taylor-Demerson gone.He was my first choice. On to Dorlus and /or Booker now.
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 11:31 am
- Forum: Halas Hall
- Topic: The 2024 Draft
- Replies: 1188
- Views: 20503
Re: Day 3
Like I say at the start of every date and job interview, I consider myself something of a draftnik. Don't laugh: I've had lots of preliminary job interviews and lots of first dates over the last six months, so I know what I'm talking about. Anyway, you might not have heard of him, and that's all rig...
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 11:16 am
- Forum: Halas Hall
- Topic: The 2024 Draft
- Replies: 1188
- Views: 20503
Re: My Guy for the 2024 Draft
Congratulations Karhu, your TE beat out "my guy." Would you still favor Reiman if you knew you could get Theo this much later? It was a weird third round. I wouldn't have considered either guy over Amegadjie, but I thought Reiman was a good pick for the Cardinals. Especially since he thin...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 7:11 pm
- Forum: Halas Hall
- Topic: The 2024 Draft
- Replies: 1188
- Views: 20503
Re: Day 2
The Sweat pick went for Cooper DeJean to the Eagles. Terrific player, but one we didn't really need.
The best part? Green Bay wanted him badly, and bailed out immediately after Philly jumped them. Then a ton of other CBs flew off the board.
The best part? Green Bay wanted him badly, and bailed out immediately after Philly jumped them. Then a ton of other CBs flew off the board.
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 6:48 pm
- Forum: Halas Hall
- Topic: The 2024 Draft
- Replies: 1188
- Views: 20503
Re: Day 2
Jeebus, the Falcons traded a third-rounder to do...that.
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 6:39 pm
- Forum: The War Room
- Topic: R1 P1: Caleb Williams, QB - USC
- Replies: 144
- Views: 3159
Re: R1 P1: Caleb Williams, QB - USC
My only worry is that I've now compared Williams to Emanuel Augustus and Joakim Noah, which means that he'll be sparking u-Magilla_Gorilla wrote: ↑Fri Apr 26, 2024 6:13 pm Joakim Noah is an awesome comp. One of my all time favorite Bulls.
Oh, it's legal in Illinois now? Never mind.
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 6:29 pm
- Forum: Halas Hall
- Topic: The 2024 Draft
- Replies: 1188
- Views: 20503
Re: Day 2
Some fans were speculating about Ryan Pace's influence on the Falcons draft. Even after last night.
They just traded up to 2.3 for Ruke Orhorhoro. With Johnny Newton and Michael Hall on the board.
QED.
They just traded up to 2.3 for Ruke Orhorhoro. With Johnny Newton and Michael Hall on the board.
QED.
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 5:59 pm
- Forum: The War Room
- Topic: R1 P1: Caleb Williams, QB - USC
- Replies: 144
- Views: 3159
Re: R1 P1: Caleb Williams, QB - USC
Still, You may be right, and I'm hoping you are. Maybe he's just someone trying to act cool despite not really feeling like that guy underneath? Anyway, it's a minor quibble - I'm STOKED were have him - and there's a strong possibility some of it may be a product of the whole process and environmen...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 2:50 am
- Forum: Halas Hall
- Topic: The 2024 Draft
- Replies: 1188
- Views: 20503
Re: The 2024 Draft
Yeah. Outside of the Bears, I think the Vikings have had the second best draft. Idk, they paid a super steep price for turner. Besides the first round pick they used they gave up 2 - 2nds, a 3rd, a 4th and a 5th for him. That seems like a whole bunch of draft capital for a guy that doesn’t touch th...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 2:46 am
- Forum: Halas Hall
- Topic: The 2024 Draft
- Replies: 1188
- Views: 20503
Re: The 2024 Draft
The Penix thing still blows my mind. It’s like the whole Glennon/Trubisky situation. Also, I’m absolutely thrilled with the Bears first round. Thrilled. I watched the first twelve picks with my third-grader, and he got into it when I kept guessing stuff correctly. Atlanta stumped me, so I said &quo...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 10:27 pm
- Forum: The War Room
- Topic: R1 P9: Rome Odunze, WR - Washington
- Replies: 113
- Views: 2841
Re: R1 P9: Rome Odunze, WR - Washington
I have to reorient my brain here. We intend to win with offense and out score people. It’s…..huh. Such a foreign concept for me, but should be fun With a pretty darn good defense too. I can't wait! And that defense is going to get more rest and play with more leads than any of its predecessors in r...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 10:24 pm
- Forum: The War Room
- Topic: R1 P1: Caleb Williams, QB - USC
- Replies: 144
- Views: 3159
Re: R1 P1: Caleb Williams, QB - USC
The more I see of Williams, especially in the off-the-cuff stuff that's come out tonight, the more I think he confused some people not because he's outrageously flamboyant or morbidly self-obsessed or any of the other labels some idiots tried to pin on him, but because he's roughly 61% cool nerd. Je...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 9:56 pm
- Forum: Halas Hall
- Topic: The 2024 Draft
- Replies: 1188
- Views: 20503
Re: The 2024 Draft
Vikings could've pulled off a cheaper but comparable version of the Texans' draft from last year. No one saw Stroud's rookie season coming, and McCarthy's not going to equal it, but if they develop him right he could be just as good a long-term QB. If my wife wasn't shopping for divorce lawyers, I'd...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 9:52 pm
- Forum: The War Room
- Topic: R1 P9: Rome Odunze, WR - Washington
- Replies: 113
- Views: 2841
Re: R1 P9: Rome Odunze, WR - Washington
So far, we've invested this draft in
Montez Sweat
Keenan Allen
Caleb Williams
Rome Odunze
Ryan Bates
Some guy from Palos Hills or something
N'Keal Harry
Even with the last two guys, that list is obscene.
Montez Sweat
Keenan Allen
Caleb Williams
Rome Odunze
Ryan Bates
Some guy from Palos Hills or something
N'Keal Harry
Even with the last two guys, that list is obscene.
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 8:33 pm
- Forum: The War Room
- Topic: R1 P9: Rome Odunze, WR - Washington
- Replies: 113
- Views: 2841
Re: R1 P9: Rome Odunze, WR - Washington
Very cool watching that pick with my nine-year-old (we're in the Seattle area). And I'm 11 for 11 so far. Kid, your dad's not a complete idiot.
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 8:17 pm
- Forum: The War Room
- Topic: R1 P9: Rome Odunze, WR - Washington
- Replies: 113
- Views: 2841
Re: R1 P9: Rome Odunze, WR - Washington
Brilliant pick. Love it.
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 8:06 pm
- Forum: Halas Hall
- Topic: The 2024 Draft
- Replies: 1188
- Views: 20503
Re: The 2024 Draft
The dream is alive (streaming lag notwithstanding). Let's see Odunze!
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 11:35 pm
- Forum: Halas Hall
- Topic: The 2024 Draft
- Replies: 1188
- Views: 20503
Re: 2024 Draft - How Many Picks?
So the whole "Grizzly" talk from Poles, I'm going to trust. I think he stays put at #9 and takes one of his grizzlys. He seens to like his mid round picks and seems pretty damn good at them. I'm guessing he trades back several times from that 3rd round and ends up with a shit ton of 4, 5,...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 10:48 pm
- Forum: Halas Hall
- Topic: The 2024 Draft
- Replies: 1188
- Views: 20503
Re: Is It Too Soon For Thoughts On Pick #9?
At this point I make the pick at #9 if one of Alt/Turner/Odunze is available. If they're all gone? Trade as far down as you can where you still can pick a player in your cloud. 24 hours to go boys!!! I'm kinda in this boat. I dont think this is a deep draft. Why not try for 2 starters from the top ...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 4:39 pm
- Forum: Halas Hall
- Topic: Caleb Williams News and Rumor thread
- Replies: 2313
- Views: 50041
Re: Caleb Williams News and Rumor thread
Not sure that I'd compare Williams and McGregor. To me, he's more like (Chicago's own, kind of) Emanuel Augustus: smart, crafty, and self-disciplined in a way that can be difficult to appreciate when he seems to go completely off-script. No such thing as too much Augustus or too much Micky Ward, or...