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  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. 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. 

  4. 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

     

     

  5. Going back and listening to the Athletic's day to youtube video, Russini said that Houston was calling a lot of teams trying hard to trade back into the first round for who she believes was an offensive player. I'm curious who that was

  6. 14 hours ago, Dutchrudder said:

    They still need a Safety, and Justin Simmons is still a free agent.  They really need to get someone like him, because that USC safety shouldn't be starting for a couple years. He's a project like most of the guys in this draft, but it would be nice to get a Probowler for a year or two in the meantime. 

    They might need to re-sign Steven Nelson too. He should be cheap at this point, and he's a good option to have as a #3 CB. 

     

    They could probably improve at safety with a free agent, but as is, they do have two start-able players in Ward and Pitre while having a developmental backup now in Bullock 

    CB3 is whoever loses between Okudah and Henderson

    If they don't spend this money up in free agency in the next couple of months, they'll have ammo for filling in spots as needed due to injuries or players getting cut when rosters get cut down. It's also beneficial to wait until roster cuts in the fall because it doesn't count against the comp formula, which is why some teams (Baltimore in particular) will wait until then to fill in holes 

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  7. Brugler's initial 2025 mock

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

     

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  8. The Banks comp is Rashawn Slater, who went 13th in a draft that had four QBs go before that pick and was otherwise loaded in the top ten. In a weaker draft, Banks could go a bit higher if he has the same prospect profile. 

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  9. 6 hours ago, Mother mopar said:
    8 hours ago, Fud said:
    Because why? No Ewers?

    1 QB in the top 20, I'll bet the house someone takes one long before that.

    It’s not a mock draft 

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