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But can he play LT…. oh wait???

I feel like I’m an excited fan again. Are we going to the playoffs next year? I highly doubt it, but for the first time in a while we have a lot of young talent with potential on both sides of the ball. We have Horn who barely played last year so it’s like throwing another top 10 pick out there. Burns/Brown can anchor our DL, we added some vets at LB, Horn and DJax should make our CBs a strength if CJ flashes we could be great there, Woods let’s Chinn play more of a SS role so we should have 2 solid safeties for the first time in a while. I’m hoping YGM makes his year 3 leap and anchors his side of the DL.

This draft was a win/win. We got a LT that almost all The Huddlers wanted and got a QB that a group of us wanted for a cost that most are happy with.

Didn’t want Watson with the off field issues. Throw in what it costs to acquire him and definitely did not want. Having Icky should beat out most available LTs. Rookie contract plus the great ones aren’t going to be available. So now we have Icky on a rookie contract and a potential QB on a 3rd round rookie contract and all picks but our 3rd next year. Corral and Icky all day. They might bust, but Icky will be a great LG absolute worst case and Corral costs next to nothing. Losing out on Watson may be the best thing to happen to us in a while…

While playing against some tough defenses/teams in the SECW.

Oh definitely fun to watch! Did his arm somehow get stronger? It looks like he has to air it out to get it down the field. Brees made that work, so it’s possible to still play at a high level like that just kind of rare. I kind of like the Kentucky QB out of next year’s class.

https://nflmocks.com/2021/10/20/2022-nfl-draft-coastal-carolina-qb-grayson-mccall-fun-study/amp/ So are the traits enough for an early-ish selection in the 2022 NFL Draft? It doesn’t feel like it right now. The arm strength isn’t there, and he doesn’t generate a ton of velocity. He hangs his hat on placement down the field, but things might balloon too much against NFL speed. His processing needs to improve a bit in structure and under pressure.

I’ve seen McCall’s arm get questioned a bit. It works for his college system, but might not be an NFL arm. Pickett has a stronger arm IMO.

It’s like us with Sam last year.

We seem to be acting much more intelligent this offseason. It’s like I don’t even know this staff anymore…

Last December he was "dicing up" their defense in practice. Plus Kittle was comparing him to Josh Allen with the things he can do in practice. Sometimes these journalists are just wanting clicks/stories. Maybe a few members aren't happy because they wanted Mac and he looked great his rookie year. I think Lance has all the tools and the coaching staff to be great.

Yeah the good news is we drafted what should be our franchise LT, which was a HUGE need (pun intended). We also have some intrigue at the QB position and something for McAdoo to work with for a relatively cheap cost. OL and QB battles will actually have some interest this offseason vs watching journeymen OL get demolished and Sam battle PJ…

The good news it Corral appears to have dropped because of off field concerns (Ian Rap mentioned the depression and alcohol) and that seems to be behind him (hopefully). Similar to Mills dropping because of injuries. Rudolph, Grier, and Mond were legit 3rd rounders IMO. If Corral can stay focused and read defenses (big if), he has a better shot to be a starter than the others.

This makes sense if Ickey is struggling at LT his rookie year. Looking at last year's rookies Slater seemed fine stepping in at LT, but I think Sewell played RT primarily because they had a decent LT in Decker (who was already playing that spot), so it's definitely possible. I say he let him learn LT while Darnold is starting for the first few games. If he catches on keep him there (hopefully) work Corral into the starting lineup. If Ickey struggles slide him to LG for a bit and let BC play LT (as you stated).

David Newton literally asked a question that was already asked…

Exactly. If Corral is still a question mark like BC is, our staff has shown they will draft the higher prospect at an important position until the need is met.

What are you seeing that is similar to Will Grier? Corral has the quickest release I've seen in a while and it's very accurate. Seems to process things very quickly (could be because of the RPO offense). There is a post showing the 7v7 High School QBs where it was stated Corral had the strongest arm since Stafford to come through that program, so his arm talent and release/processing is instantly better than Grier. His speed/footwork is also much greater than Grier's. Corral dropped in the draft because of his off the field issues with alcohol and depression. The only thing physical that might have made him not a first round QB is his injury history/smaller frame. Will Grier was picked higher than he should have been because we liked the way he interviewed. The only similarity I see is we drafted both in the 3rd. Fitt also drafted Russ Wilson in the 3rd and wasn't here when he took Grier, so there is that.

It seems easier to trade into the 3rd like we did this year. It was like the last pick in the 4th plus a future 3rd to acquire it.

I feel like Corral’s deep ball issues are overstated. It’s not like he wasn’t capable of throwing a bomb or was way off target. They just didn’t throw it deep very often and when they did he was either on the money or would overthrow (which is what you want, underthrow and get picked). I’ve seen clips of him hitting Moore on deep passes in stride the year before last. It’s just a timing issue and that can easily be coached/developed. I’m really not too worried about him physically except for durability. The big question to me is can he handle the mental side of the game reading defenses, going through progressions etc…

Considering some of us wanted a trade down and draft Corral in the late/mid first we came out great! We got arguably the best player at a position of need in Icky and quite possibly the top QB in the class with minimal draft capital damage.

Hard to tell. If we had a 2nd round pick we very well could have drafted him. Our staff was more hesitant to trade away future picks after the mess we found ourselves in this draft. Third was just too good of a value to pass up...

Teams were comfortable with their FA QBs for the year vs this draft class. The Falcons were ok with Mariotta for the year and the Commanders were ok with Wentz, the Saints with Winston and so on. The only two teams that really needed a QB were us and Seattle and both teams knew Baker and Jimmy G are available if needed. Most years don't have QBs like Baker (average) available for a cheaper price during the draft. That leaves the Seahawks with the option of trading for Baker or Jimmy G. I'm surprised they didn't pull the trigger on a young signal caller....

Is this a new dance move?