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  1. The first case schedule means you really need to cake care of the divisional games, unless you're ready to beat the other returning #1s at a high clip

    That 3 game stretch at the end of the season is rough. Need to go into that stretch with a comfortable lead in the division to where going 2-2 over the last four still wins it for you

  2. 12 hours ago, Texzilla588 said:


    https://www.11alive.com/article/sports/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-ceo-rich-mckay-no-longer-involved-football-operations/85-8eef6cfd-2bfb-4ea1-a6f5-32cc0a658565#

    In January McKay became Falcons/AMB CEO and removed from football operations. Fontanot and Morris both report to Blank. Yet more fucktardedness for the ATL.

    I read blank interviewed bill in his yacht. Brought back to interview with blank , Fontanot, and McKay. Blank wanted Bill, the other two pushed back. I wonder if mckay’s move was already in play or if that discussion made blank move McKay out.

    I think McKay is still heavily influential*, and while we'll never find out, I bet he was the primary voice that was instrumental in spiking Belichick 

    * he's now overseeing all of Blank's sporting interests including the Falcons. He's Blank's Wormtongue

    https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/falcons-make-cosmetic-changes-to-rich-mckays-title-and-official-duties

    And while Atlanta ended up making a very strong head coaching hire, the personnel side is still entrenched and proceeded to make the most batshit crazy top ten pick we've seen 

  3. 10 hours ago, A-Tex Devil said:

    Draft upside, particularly given our roster. Clingan’s upside is limited.  I have no idea why he is rated so high.  
     

    i would rather have Edey (although not at 3). Look,  he might be Boban and inconsequential. But I could also see him being a force in limited doses at 7’5”.  You don’t draft him to play heavy minutes next to Sengun.  You play him to wreak havoc in short doses.  And who knows? Maybe he is even better than that.  
     

    He won me over this year and also seems to have a little fuck you to him.  But that’s really just me saying don’t draft Clingan.  
     

    In addition to Mitchell, I think one or more of Giannis, AD, Booker, Embiid, or guys like that become available.  I want to be ready for that. 
     

    I’d love to get Myles Turner on this team.  

    I don't know where to start with this post

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  4. 9 hours ago, HtownHorn said:

    I hope not. He tested really bad.

    Max vertical: 29.0" - last among all C's that tested, 3rd worst among all players that tested.

    Standing vertical: 25.5" - 2nd last among all C's that tested, 10th worst among all players that tested.

    3 Quarter sprint: 3.46 seconds - last among all C's that tested, worst among all players that tested.

    Shuttle run: 3.38 seconds - last among all C's that tested, 2nd worst among all players that tested.

    Lane agility: 12.06 seconds - last among all C's that tested, 2nd worst among all players that tested.

    Yet, he's an extremely impactful player

    The issue is more about his awkward fit with Sengun than any sort of testing 

  5. On 5/8/2024 at 8:55 AM, Texzilla588 said:

    Everything about this reeks of Fontantot’s insecurity. He engineered the trade of Matt Ryan to Indy and bungled the transition with his parade of losers. The interviews with Belichik obviously shook him regardless of Bill’s promise to just coach.

    Blank had told fontanot he was not going thru more years of unknown qb roulette hence he got Cousins, a close approximation to Matt Ryan. I think he overthought it by going ahead and drafting his replacement, but he’s covering his ass. I don’t hate the player, just the pick. I would not have taken Penix at all as blanks other instruction was win now. He’s 81 and wants a ring. This waste of a pick adds distance to that. Pathetic and should be fired.

    I thought Rich McKay was the primary influence for everything there, including Belichick getting spiked 

  6. Stone is posturing that he'd only trade the pick if it were for great value, as he should be doing. What they actually prefer is speculation. Ime presumably wants a vet, but he likely understands that a marginal vet isn't worth trading the #3 pick for. Tildo wants to win right now, but I think he listens to Stone when Stone says the value isn't there

    The whole league knows that Mitchell won't re-sign with Cleveland. He'll be a huge free agent who'll end up at a destination city. Cleveland should recoup some assets a year early and try to see if they can get Garland right.

    Houston could really use plus shooting, and some of the best players in this draft are either bad shooters (Holland, Castle, Clingan) or not as good current as their profiles suggest they should be (Matas, Williams, etc)

    I think Sarr is probably gone by pick three, but I don't think Risacher by any means is a lock to be gone. I'm also not sure if he'd even be the pick for Houston 

    Sheppard is an elite shooter who's a play-maker both on offense and defense, but he's also a small body who'd get hunted defensively

    If Houston stays at three, there's about a half a dozen directions I could see them going. The one guy who doesn't make sense to me is Dillingham. 

    I could see Ime falling in love with Castle or Holland, despite their shooting issues

    Can Houston please steal one of the elite shooting coaches (Fred Vinson, Chip Engelland, etc)?

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  7. 17 hours ago, D3zii said:

    Are we really having a conversation of Quinn going 1st round?!?!?! I could see a conversation for #1overall but first round?!?!  Do yall know how many teams are starving for a QB?? 

    Yall act like this isn't the same NFL that drafted Anthony Richardson top 5 or Trey Lance out of NDSU and Zach Wilson top 3. The same NFL that took Mac Jones top 15 off of 1 year

    If Quinn Has a great Year and stays healthy there's definitely a chance he goes 1 overall, and it shouldn't be that hard to see.  Quinn just has to put it together, he's def going 1st round. Stop it

    That's the point most are making. "If he puts it together"

    As-is, he's not a first rounder 

  8. 1 hour ago, closetojumping said:

    It’s not Jonah Williams. 

    That said, here are a few things to consider regarding Jonah Williams. 

    1) If David Pierce is the coach at Texas, Williams isn’t coming to Texas. There is no wiggle room. 

    2) He profiles as a LB but doesn’t love contact. Wants to be a safety accordingly.

    3) There is a notion that he’ll be a ratings boon and never matter to whatever campus he lands on as a player.

    I don’t want this dude and won’t do anything but laugh if he ends up at OU.

    Sark is a starfucker and wants the guy. Texas will pursue him to the end. 

    I love safeties who hate contact 

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  9. Borrowing this Caserio interview summary from elsewhere (I think it's from McAfee)

    Spoiler

    Texans GM Nick Caserio in an interview Wednesday said, like a lot of draft information put out there during the process, many reported 30 visits are not accurate. Caserio said sometimes agents put that stuff out there to feign interest in their client, sometimes other teams do so for their own purposes….. and prospects have been known to exaggerate interest. So big fat grain of salt with those going forward. Caserio last year had said 95% of the generally accepted 2023 draft related info about the Texans was flat out wrong, totally fabricated.

    Caserio said first round prospects fell as they expected. He made a lot of calls with teams poking around for trades into the first and up in the second, some of it perfunctory and some of real interest. Nothing sticky. He said relative to pick #42, teams in second round were generally unwilling to move back that far in this draft.

    Volume of trades relative to number of discussions was very low. (chuckles) Said trades with Howie (Eagles) were easy per usual because he can determine valuation and make decisions quickly [some GMs just can’t pull the trigger, especially new ones <— from me, not Nick]. Nick admitted he’s an agnostic trade hoe, “We’ll talk to anybody: in division, in conference, SB champs, whoever.” If it makes sense, do it. If you can’t work something out, no biggie.

    Texans had 14 graded in their top group of prospects. Definitely were specifically targeting a tackle. Can’t be left wanting at OT if injuries bite hard again like last year. At some point Blake [Fisher, OT from Notre Dame] is likely to have to play this year.

    Caserio/DeMeco absolutely ask and listen to their players with intel regarding prospects. Not ashamed to admit that. Same as in free agency.

    Board fell in 4th round where a few grouped targets went off early, and Nick felt there was a handful of teams targeting Ohio State TE Cade Stover about to come close to picking so he jumped ahead of that group to nab him. [Texans got a few texts from other teams who were about to take Stover.]

    On Lassiter, whose ‘official’ pro day 40 was slow [although on scene scouts reported him at 4.51 and 4.53], “No one that evaluated Kamari said he was slow.” Mentioned Logan Ryan, who was also a nickel.

    Liked a number of RB in this draft. Inferred while some tested really well and other teams jumped at that, Texans went more with the film and got a guy lower down. No such thing as devalued RB, good football players are good football players.

    Calen Bullock is another very young pick. Literally just turned 21, like Fisher and Lassiter. Developmental physically/age wise, high upside, good story getting through some difficult times.

     

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  10. I think Quinn as-is, meaning minimal improvement over the next year, is probably a 4th-5th rounder. He has the arm and some other nice traits, but he's too far away from being an NFL starter to spare more than a mid round pick. If everything pans out, he might be a backup 2-3 years down the road, and might be a starter by his second contract. 

    If he takes a natural small step forward due to another year in the system and the college game slowing down, he's probably a second rounder similar to Drew Lock. That's a year one backup with sub replacement level starter upside in year two, and possible average starting level play at the end of his rookie deal. 

    If he takes a big step forward meaning he improves at his weaknesses (inaccuracy down the field, issues reading defenses especially in the middle of the field, not being constantly injured, not feeling premature pressure) and his more consistent week to week, he'll be a first rounder. That's a day one starter with above average starting QB upside. 

  11. Mostly recycling the same names

    1) Trade- NYG- Carson Beck- QB- Georgia
    2) Washington- Mykel Williams- Edge, Georgia
    3) New England- Will Campbell- OT- LSU
    4) Trade- Carolina- James Pearce Jr- Edge- Tennessee
    5) Trade- Las Vegas- Shedeur Sanders- QB- Colorado
    6) Denver- Kelvin Banks Jr- OT- Texas
    7) Arizona- Will Johnson- CB- Michigan
    '8) Minnesota- Mason Graham- DT- MIchigan
    9) New Orleans- Abdul Carter- Edge- Penn State
    10) Trade- Tennessee- Luther Burden III- WR- Missouri
    11) Seattle Seahawks- Travis Hunter- CB- Colorado
    12) Pittsburgh- Quinn Ewers- QB- Texas
    13) Tampa Bay- Benjamin Morrison- CB- Notre Dame
    14) Indianapolis- Malaki Starks- S- Georgia
    15) Chicago- Patrick Payton- Edge- Florida State
    16) LAC- Tetairoa McMillan- WR- Arizona
    17) Jacksonville- Denzel Burke- CB- Ohio State
    18) Cleveland- Emery Jones Jr- OT- LSU
    19) LAR- Deone Walker- DT- Kentucky
    20) Atlanta- Nic Scourton- Edge- A&M
    21) NYJ- Emeka Egbuka- WR- Ohio State
    22) Miami- Colston Loveland- TE- Michigan
    23) Green Bay- JT Tuimoloau- Edge- Ohio State
    24) Houston- Harold Perkins Jr- LB- LSU
    25) Philadelphia- Dani Dennis Sutton- Edge- Penn State
    26) Dallas- Evan Stewart- WR- Oregon
    27) Buffalo- Isaiah Bond- WR- Texas
    28) Cincinnati- Tyler Booker- G- Alabama
    29) Detroit- Ashton Gillotte- Edge- Louisville
    30) Baltimore- Landon Jackson- Edge- Arkansas
    31) Kansas City- Kenneth Grant- DT- Michigan
    32) San Francisco- Walter Nolen- DT- Ole Miss

     

     

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