45catfan

Hey, he got the first name correct, that counts for something.

I realize now my sarcasm wasn't obvious enough. I'll have to work on that....must be losing my touch. Clearly this is about finding a #2 or #3 QB as Walker/Grier/Stevens is about as weak of a reserve QB corps as there is in the League.

Nope, I don't want him either. This QB class was very top heavy as you can see by the number of QBs drafted after the 2nd round. Oh yeah, I didn't bat .1000 in the draft, awe shucks.

We are assuming CMC is damaged goods now? Also, once the season was clearly lost, the staff held him back. Why expose him for a few meaningless games? Everyone knows CMC will get 99% of the RB snaps when healthy and there is no reason to think he is not. Again, a luxury pick.

I gave it a 'B.' Had the Fletcher and Hoskins picks been different, say S and C, I could have giving it an 'A'. While I didn't mind the Hubbard pick, it was a bit of a luxury getting CMCs backup there.

Clearly this is competition for Darnold and not about Walker/Grier/Stevens, they are all safe. I mean, who would want that stable of QBs waiting in the wings???

I guess NFL scouts are lazy then and no, I'm not talking about myself. Making an assumption just off a stat line is even more lazy. Let's walk through this. Brown was regarded as one of the top OGs all season and leading up to the Senior Bowl. I would have to look back, but top three, IIRC. Then the senior Bowl happens when individuals are graded by NFL scouts, GMs, coaches based on how they measure up versus other top prospects. Brown looked bad, not just fat, but lost reps consistently. His draft stock starts to plummet. If we didn't draft him, how much further would he have fallen? Seventh round? Possibly undrafted? Again, Bama is stacked and the reason they are top 1 or 2 every year. Having blue chippers top to bottom on the roster with Nick Saban as your coach will make some people seem better than they really are. That said, I didn't mind taking him in the 6th. Why not? We needed a guard and maybe he can lose weight, improve his mobility and be coached up on pass pro. It was a low risk/potential reward pick so late in the draft. However, he was anything from a steal.

I was all for drafting two DTs up until we signed DaQuon Jones a couple weeks prior to the draft. Now, it seems it was a wasted pick (too many DTs for the 53) and dude would likely have been a UFA anyway if we were intrigued about a practice squad slot.

The entire Bama line was good, that does not necessarily mean that each piece will fare well in the NFL. Intuitively, how well do you think a person at 365 pounds moves? Run blocking, sure, he's a beast...but he slid due to concerns of keep up with the athletes on NFL D-lines.

He dropped because he got his lunch ate in 1-on-1 drills at the Senior Bowl against the top athletic D-linemen. I remember his lateral movement was nonexistent. He will have a hard time picking up loops and stunts.

I don't have the time to do this now, but I will revisit. I will give you the guys I will be looking to swap out though: Marshal Jr, Tremble, Hubbard, Fletcher and Hoskins.

Mocked the heck out of this guy to us as our 2nd corner. Win-win!

Safety and center. I would like to replace Paradis when his contracts expires. Safety for obvious reasons.

He was one of my first draft crushes early on this winter because he has a nose for the ball. However, the more I watched of him, the more I realized how much of a limited athlete he is.

I give it a B-. Drafting a long snapper and taking a pass blocking TE in the third round are huge negatives for me. Missing out on safety and center earned some bad marks too. Day 3 was humming right along until the last two picks. Almost like they were throw away picks becasue they were ready to close up shop for the afternoon.

Yay, we got the 3-tech we were needing out of this draft.

Hand placement/usage is 100% coachable. Getting big dudes with 'two left feet' to learn to waltz, well that's a bit harder to do. He has the size and strength to anchor, but is content on trying to wash the defender instead engaging.

Two things he has to be coached up on, his feet and nastiness. His kick-step is sloppy and undisciplined. He seems too content on doing just enough to win the rep instead of beating his man handily.

This statement alone is cringe worthy. If we were looking for a blocker for CMC, the 3rd round is NOT where you find these type of guys.

I have issues with the the entire night. The trading back didn't bother me in the least, I'm completely okay with it. I'm just not a fan of what we did when it was time to actually pick. Christensen is the only reason I'm not completely bummed out, however, we let OTs with higher grades go before we finally nabbed him. While he has the physical attributes to eventually be a starting left tackle, he's has to get coached up BIG time.

That's where is value was. Most boards had him topping out at mid-third round. He was my last hope for a LT this draft. I had a sigh of relief when his named was called.

I like the willingness to move around. I'm not crazy about our actual selections though.

CB-Robert Rochell or FS-Caden Sterns (4th) DT-Tommy Togiai (5th) OLx2-Tommy Kreamer and Jimmy Morrissey (both 6th) DE-Terron Jackson (6th)

Nope, just returning the friendly fire. I watched a couple games, lol. Wooooooo. Dude, I watch clips of prospects from December through April.

Announced? The page says DT. He was one of the guys I was worried about at 289. Anyway, it didn't matter.