chbright

I think loyd coming in opens the door for a wider net of LB. We got the coverage guy now, and while the game evolves to a pass happy league, I think a thumper inside can still have a place on the draft boards. I think there are 4-5 guys in 2nd to maaaaaaybe 3r round we can look at for the do it all or thumper role. Sonny Style (not lasting) CJ Allen (little nervous on size and coverage) Anthony Hill Jr (who I want) Rodriguez (want, but there are concerns) Golday (thumper!) Trotter (run stuffer) Add a joker in Kyle Louis who is a great college player that has athleticism, but cannot peg him as a SS/FS/WLB/ILB. He just produces and a skilled DC will get a lot out of him. Great coverage guy, and quickly diagnoses a play and gets there in a hurry. Just undersized as a LB not as quick as you want for the safety roll if he gets switched onto a WR. Now RB and TE, he can cover well. Honestly a deep LB class.

one can only hope!

If its Hill or Rodriguez and Crawford, give me Hill 10 out of 10 times but think you are under estimating Rodriguez. Dude is a far more athletic than people give him credit for and as stated, he is a QB of the D, something we have missed for a long time. I too think Hill has a lot higher upside, and the top ILB/MLB in the draft. I think Hill is the prototype MLB/ILB and his production is top notch and really steps it up against top comp. i just am not that high on Crawford really to make the downgrade worth it.

please please please. 1st 2 dont need any introduction. Sutton is a swing for the fences. absolute crazy athlete, with inconsistent results. if he doesn't hit his max potential, he is still a JAG+. I'm a huge fan of Logan Jones. Crazy productive captain of the best OL in football. little light in the pants today but great mobility and feisty as hell. i value high start count with production and Jones has both. tested well too at the combine. Koziol is a large post up guy with sneaky athleticism. He has a frame to grow into and may be a marginal blocker but will be a matchup issue as a receiver. ok production as a redshirt freshman and sophomore. went supernova at ball state in 2024. great production at houston in 2025. tested well a combine backing up production more than just softer competition. still a work in progress as a lead blocker. VJ Payne isn't a thumper at the FS position, but a ballhawk. great size too. imo he is gone before this or 158. He is the picture of the modern FS. ton of starts and playing time, 3-year starter, true senior and started games as a true freshman too. Caldwell is 6th rounder and for that athletic profile worth a gamble. there is DK metcalf then this guy in RAS.

Damn Logan Jones had a good day too. Was high on him coming in as he anchored that top Iowa line and is a fire plug inside. He's gonna be 25 to start the season so maybe he slips into the 4th but I doubt it, even if C isn't a premium position. His play on the field was top notch and the combine boosted it again. Arm length is about the only knock. But guy is plug and play at C. This is a loaded class at C. Need to grab one.

This would be close to ideal imo. After the combine I think only 1 of those guys sits at our current picks and that's Thieneman. I'd argue Anthony Hill Jr in the 1st and hope you can float Sutton at 51 as a better start, but even Sutton at 51 seams remote. I'd almost rather trade down and go after Rodriguez and gather another 2nd rounder to bundle to go after Sutton and another safety (VJ Payne possibly?) as the top 3 picks. I'm in on Rodriguez, and willing to except the small size risks.

Caldwell, like Legette, made money at the combine. I doubt it's as much (production for legette the 5th year) but Caldwell crushed it. If you ask me he's that boom or bust pick of the draft. Could be like DK Metcalf or Legette. Total wildcard. I would not trust more than a 4th but the potential alone warrants a 4th round look. He did produce in the end zone but a lot of the knocks are raw craft based, which is completely different than poor athleticism. He sounds like a good and willing blocker (plus in my book) and could be really useful outside of pass plays. Not saying he will boom or bust but interesting guy to track. Hell Legette was 24th overall a few years ago Caldwell is #2. He went Megatron at the combine. Again who knows what's in store for him, but that was all time performance at the combine for a WR.

Not in same league. Caldwell just hit a 10.00 on the RAS. 2nd out of 3830 from 1987 onward. https://x.com/MathBomb/status/2027885023387349047 Yeah I mean Louis had a sub 9.00 RAS. Still very very good, no doubt. Louis is small, no 2 ways about it. He is likely a sub package lb in nickel packages or specialized WLB. Be fine ST gunner to start for sure. 6 foot flat and 220lb is pushing it for a starting LB. At 10 to 20lbs less than the other LBs he'd better be closer to the top in most timed drills. He's gonna be challenged when some of the wrs in the class can matchup bigger stronger faster, much less TE in the run game. Yeah instinct matter and he has them, but that size is a massive red flag compared to many of the other LBS in this class. Rodriguez is the LB that really climbed this week from a pure grit guy to great flash with athleticism people wrote off cause he was a QB at first at UVA. 18.4mph in the backpedal. Production the last 2 years were great. I'd be thrilled with him as the future mike. Hill likely moved out of 51 and into the top 45 picks ( Ravens at 45 I can't imagine don't bite if he makes it there). Honestly Hill imo is a 1st rounder and I'd be ok with him as he fits the MLB we have missed the last few years. People would crow it's a reach but he's top 30 all-time I'm RAS for a LB at 9.9+ . Plus he was big time in big games when he was healthy. And that br a big check: meds.

this year's underwear Olympic champ is Jeff Caldwell. that was a top tier performance of all damn time

Hill and Rodriguez made some money today as well. I'd take either. Yes Rodriguez isn't big as you would love, but he is a gamer and the numbers look ok and he's not a 1st maybe not even a 2nd rounder (size). Later on, sign me up.

Logan Jones at 100+ is steal of the draft. super athletic and super feisty. great C. wanted foster last time, but jones imo is right there with him,. maybe a bit better depending on scheme.

Yeah mcdaniels not going with henderson until so late was wild. Imo he was the best option NE had back there to break loose for chunk plays and they didn't try him much at all. Drake had some misses in the 1st half, so maybe some of mcdaniels thinking was Drake needs to hit the throws Seattle gave him. Seattle wanted to make you string a bunch of throws together to score, Stafford and Co could do that, Drake and co didn't.

honestly, seattle did adapt on offense with walker for bits. and Sam made some of the throws. look he was pressured a bunch and missed some he would love to have back, but he didn't put them in turnover city. even without the best WR in the game today for stretches. pats refused to go with their own home run guy in henderson in the playoffs and it bit them. he was their top big play guy for a ton of games.

but we had to chase offense! it was the only way to build a winner (sarcasm)

so great def minds cant win a super bowl? only O coaches win? thats dead as can be. sam >>>>>> BY. happy that sam got this one. he grew so much, we gave up on him way too early. more pressure than ever tonight and he didnt fold, hes a gamer. he isnt a top 5 guy but hes damn fine QB. still not a 4th quarter comeback tonight but fug that looser type stat. we got the wrong guy out of seattle (Fitt) thats for sure cause their GM built 2 winners now.