SgtJoo

Consensus big board 91st overall pick, got him 60 picks later.

He was the big board consensus 80th overall pick and we got him 64 picks later. What a steal. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dMHuxCv3FdxdmwpFHIF4tXAahoPIPCr79lqdbzJabjo/edit?gid=620059372#gid=620059372

Chris Brazzell, WR, Tennessee Brazzell went ham with a 6-177-3 game against Georgia in 2025. He Mossed Ellis Robinson in the middle of the field for one touchdown, burned Daniel Harris on a skinny post for the second, then Mossed Harris up the right sideline for the third. Sorry to use Mossed twice in the last sentence, but it paints the most accurate picture of the receptions. Brazzell is bony and leggy at 6-foot-4. He ran a 4.37 Combine forty. He can do Mossy things on jump balls, going 19-of-33, 613 yards, 6 TDs on targets of 15+ air yards. He’s also surprisingly fluid and quick on slants, posts and digs. He dropped just two passes in 2025. Brazzell’s a better prospect than Denzel Boston, a similar receiver who is slower, less developed as a route runner and less likely to make a leaping catch on an off-target football. So why isn’t Brazzell ranked higher by other draft analysts? “Program scouting,” that dreaded scourge, may be part of the reason. Recent receiver prospects like Jalin Hyatt, Velus Jones and Cedric Tillman, not to mention quarterbacks Hendon Hooker and Joe Milton, have struggled to adjust to the NFL after playing in Josh Heupel’s pass-happy “veer-and-shoot” system. Brazzell addressed the system question at the Combine. “This last year was a completely different offense than what y’all think Tennessee offense is,” he said. “I was really playing more regular, traditional offense last year.” Brazzell later hedged those comments a bit. “I think it’s harder playing at Tennessee versus regular offenses. You cut on the sidelines, so it’s a little room for error. Once I’m playing in a traditional offense, not playing that far to the sidelines, I’ll get a two-way go. It makes it easier for me as a receiver.” Maybe Brazzell was overstating the “completely” different offense, or comparing 2024 to 2025. Whatever. If you overlook a tall, fast, productive receiver with some polish in this draft class because of what happened to Jalin Hyatt, you are overthinking things. NFL.com compares Brazzell to Christian Watson. I dig it. https://miketanier.substack.com/p/life-gives-ya-lemons-nfl-draft-2026?open=false#§chris-brazzell-wr-tennessee

Probably not because at the end of the day the choice isn't made in a vacuum. It's Bryce or ??? And a known quantity in Bryce might still win out versus the unknown.

Finding a good head coach isn't easy. Do you remember how much slack Rhule was cut?

Re: Bryce and his option... there are still 4 games left to play. I think what happens down the stretch still matters, and if he keeps flashing mercurially like he has been, I don't think us locking in the option is guaranteed.

Where is the hurry up sense of urgency?

Don't shoot the messenger, but I think Ian Thomas is eligible to return next week.

He never stopped moving forward...

Icky is trash lmao

Why is that an indictment on Canales and not Bryce or the GM? That's a personnel issue, not a coaching issue.

It doesn't. We'd be better off starting Jack Plummer lmao.

I'm not sure what this roster was supposed to look like, realistically. We didn't have picks, we didn't have cap space. Did we really think we'd have a kickass roster in just one year of turnover? We'll be lucky if half the guys starting this year actually pan out long term. I don't think you can really give Canales a fair evaluation given the constraints he's working with.