From PFF: Putting everything together, this chart shows a team’s value gained on picks and a team’s net value on trades. The teams with the best drafts are up and right on this chart. https://media.pff.com/2023/05/trades_picks-1536x1075.png The best drafts come from the Arizona Cardinals, Chicago Be...

https://theathletic.com/4471941/2023/04 ... 3-lessons/

A good edge rusher is just an element of a good pass defense. An important element, but just one piece nonetheless. Poles has upgraded the linebacking and (hopefully) the defensive backfield. Coverage should be substantially improved. And, as Poles pointed out in a press conference, the new tackles ...

From PFF WR TYLER SCOTT, CINCINNATI Scott may very well be the most underrated receiver in the draft class at the moment. His skill set is not too dissimilar to that of Tennessee’s Jalin Hyatt, who’s getting love in some first-round mocks, but Scott didn’t get featured in the same kind of role that ...

From the Draft Network: Johnson is a tall running back with outstanding size and excellent overall athleticism. Johnson is a patient runner who displays outstanding vision and instincts. He presses the line of scrimmage while staying square and waits for the play to develop then he has the short-are...

Kiper is OK but he is no Joel Buchsbaum, an analyst some NFL folks actually listened to.
https://www.joebucsfan.com/2021/04/the- ... chsbaum-8/

No particular order:
WR Tyler Scott
OL Nick Saldiveri
OC Luke Wylper
OC Olusegun Oluwatimi
DL Adetomiwa Adebawore
DT Colby Wooden
DE Nick Hampton
DE Jose Ramirez
DE Viliami Fehoko
RB Chase Brown
TE Josh Whyle
TE Zach Kuntz
TE Davis Allen
QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson
LB Ivan pace

Mel Kiper gave our Rd2 a big thumbs down, so that worries me. But Mel isn't Nostradamus or anything, and his main reasoning seems to be us passing on Jalen Carter. Given how things shook out, I'm totally fine skipping that Carter risk. We got a monster RT and two stout inside DL with upside. [video...

Adetomiwa Adebawore is probably the best DL left on the board. He is smallish for edge and we are probably full up at DT. KJ Henry is more in the Flus mold of DE. Maybe Tavius Robinson. I would not be surprised if Poles circles back to offense and goes TE or WR. Two guys from Cincinnati, Tyler Scott...

brett kollman talking about the pick when it happened: https://youtu.be/7CQA28F5HCk?t=7770 Fascinating Kollman mentioned Dexter's ability to bench press... when it is actually his weakest part on the RAS chart. Bruce Feldmans Freak List: 83. Gervon Dexter, Florida, defensive tackle He was a bright ...

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https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fuw-pJxXwAAkCt1?format=jpg&name=small This pick made perfect sense. Number one, they have to find out once and for all what they have in Fields and the only way to do that is to surround him with the best talent they can. The OL is not yet a finished product, but it ...

Ranking the Defensive Tackle and Edge Draft Prospects:
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I shit you not, Chet from Oak Park is @UOK after 14 Old Styles My WSCR persona is usually something like Bob in Downers Grove. HEY MULLEY HEY HAWNLEY, ER HAUGH, WHATEVER ANYWAYS DER'S A GUY DAT I TINK NOBODY'S TALKIN ABOUT DAT IS ONE HUNNED PERSENT A DEAD LOCK FOR TOP PICK IN DEH DRAFT I'M TALKIN A...

We are getting so far down the rabbit hole with this draft. They ought to hold the combine in Wonderland: "Well, in our country," said Alice, still panting a little, "you'd generally get to somewhere else—if you run very fast for a long time, as we've been doing." "A slow s...

Interesting comment from this NFL draft page: Overview Green's draft grade is based on projection over what he shows today. He has obvious upside that is waiting to be unlocked and unleashed, but he must get stronger and play with better technique and toughness. Green doesn't have the sand in his pa...

Arkansasbear wrote: ↑Mon Apr 03, 2023 1:25 pm

UOK wrote: ↑Mon Apr 03, 2023 8:31 am

Essentially SM is a plagiarist cockroach. He profits from the hard work of other actual journalists.

Perfect description.

I prefer to think of him, more charitably as a kind of journalist Robin Hood:
He steals from the knowledgeable and gives to the ill-informed.

I share your frustration about the lack of attention to the lines. I do not understand it at all. The explanation is clear: Poles believes in drafting building blocks, not paying a premium for them as free agents and potentially having those contracts turn into a future problem. We can debate the p...

PFF simulation #? 16: ED Nolan Smith (jumpin on this train now) 47: OT Matthew Bergeron 53: C Joe Tippman (finally a big tough center) 61: DL Siaki Ika 64: RB Devon Achane (PFF dinged me here with a C-) 97: ED Coby Wooden 103 ED ( or 3T) Karl Brooks (One of their favorites, got a A+ for this one) 13...

I think they’ve identified Jenkins as an immature guy that needs motivation. Their way of doing that is by not promising him a job…forcing him to earn it. Jenkins wants to get paid…I expect him to come in this year with a different mindset. That said, If someone offered us anything higher then a 4t...

According to PFF draft simulation #1006: Second: Tuipulotu ED (maybe 3T) Carter ED Karl Brooks Bowling Green ED (probably 3T) Nick Herbig ED (probably 3-4 guy) Third round: Siaki Ika (NT) Keeanu Benton (DL) Derick Hall (smallish edge but super quick and top end speed to power) Availability varies b...

Mamula vibes! Haven’t heard that one in a while well played. The draft seems to be setup for us to take our RT at 9. I’m curious to hear from the draft experts here which DL look like good fits with our 3 picks in rd2/3? According to PFF draft simulation #1006: Second: Tuipulotu ED (maybe 3T) Carte...

Grizzled wrote: ↑Thu Mar 23, 2023 10:19 am I know the thread asks for 5 but I have a 6th. Butkus catching an extra point pass against the 'Skins, '70 or '71? Just so cool.

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12/29/1963 NFL championship game at Wrigley Field. Wrapped in so many blankets I could hardly see. Great D. no offense to speak of. At least that's what my dad told me. 10/7/1984 Walter Payton, the greatest running back in NFL history took a pitch for 6 yards and the all time NFL rushing record of 1...

This draft is really deep at edge in the first and second. It drops a little in the 3-5 round range but still has some surprises, like a YaYa Diaby, Dylan Horton, Isaiah McGuire types. Tail end of the draft, I really like this Andre Jones kid from the Rajun Cajuns. Here's my overall. 1. Will Abders...

I think whatever Poles does it will be unexpected.
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I think we already have plenty of guys who just miss making the play.

From PFF: Kancey’s burst off the line and initial move can be so quick and decisive that linemen just can’t match it. Interior linemen don’t have that kind of quickness, and tackles are often making up too much ground to execute their assignment to have any hope of really stopping him. Where he isn’...

Everybody is looking for the next Micah Parsons.
So Smith will be probably get over drafted.
That is, unless he really is the next Parsons.

I think you're right. Van Ness has ties to Chicago and the Bears. He has been compared to Howie Long and Justin Smith. Like Walker, you can move him around to create mismatches. From the Draft Network There’s so much to like about Van Ness and it starts with his functional strength. His ability to c...