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7 hours ago, MHS831 said:

Hello pals and close impersonal friends,

As we progress towards the draft, it seems to me that this off-season and the draft will be dedicated to providing Bryce with all the weapons he needs to be successful.   We all jumped to OL and WR, and rightly so.  However, do we have that game-changing RB and a TE threat that are good enough to qualify as "weapons?"  If we are truly going to give Bryce the weaponry he needs, can we say that we have done that with our current roster in the area of TE and RB?

When I mock, I am focused on CB, WR, LB--and many mocks I do not have a RB or TE. 

TE:  Last year, Dalton Kincaid, Sam LaPorta, and Luke Musgrave were successful in year 1.  A few others, such as Mayer, Washington, and Schoonmaker disappointed as rookies, but for the most part, first year TEs were successful.   In my view, there is one sure thing at TE in this draft and there is another who should be on the level of Kincaid and LaPorta--TE Sanders from Texas.   If we want to upgrade at TE, we need him, in my view.  Or we should probably start Tremble and hope that his improvement continues.

• Q: Is there a TE in this draft that will make us better?  Should we continue to bring along Tremble? 

RB:  Chubba Hubbard had 900 yards last season, but he averaged a meager 3.8 yards.  Of course, with the new OL, that should improve. Sanders shows us what running behind an outstanding OL can do for your career.  He averaged 3.3 yards per carry and fumbled about once every 65 carries (2 fumbles, 129 carries).  However, before coming to Carolina, Sanders averaged 4.8 yards per carry.   His numbers should improve with the new OL. 

• Do we need a feature RB?  Do we need a bowling ball or a Swiss Army knife?  Can we assume that our RB production will improve with our $150m guards? 

OVERARCHING QUESTION:  Is it reasonable to assume that the best "bang for the buck" (players likely to see extensive, meaningful playing time as starters or key rotational players) is to focus on TE, RB, and one more WR?   

UNDERARCHING RHETORICAL QUESTION:  Has MHS lost his mind? 

You've seen my mocks.  I'm taking a RB with the 4th and a TE in the 5th at the earliest, if at all.  I'm firmly in the Estime and Allen camp for RBs and Wiley and Holker camp for TEs.

5 hours ago, chknwing said:

Is it fate?

 

 

Please.  I'd take either him or Allen, but prefer Estime.  Audric has a little more 'wiggle' in his game Allen.

He's raw at corner ant that is NOT what we need at #33.

3 minutes ago, Hoenheim said:

Not a big fan of any of these pairings

I find it interesting that a lot of places have us taking WR and CB instead of WR and Center

 

I like one or the other in the pairings, but the Walter football, I dislike both. Smith-Wade in the 2nd round is a joke.  He's routinely mocked as a day 3 guy.

2 hours ago, rayzor said:

same. don't know much about Cephus but i need to check into him. One that is another smaller guy but a legit threat is anthony gould. guy is insanely quick. 

I've been looking at Cephus for a while.  All dude did was put up numbers.  I guess being at UTSA he's being overlooked.  I have mocked him some late day 3 depending if I failed to get a second WR prior to that.  Not a bad flyer pick if he's still on the board with that #240.

Traded back twice.  First with the Rams; swapped second rounders and picked up a 3rd and 6th. Then traded back a little more in the second with Cleveland get a second in 2025 (which we lack).  Still had a very solid draft.

Like the trade, but meh on the players with those picks.  I don't like the Sainristil pick at all.  Nothing against Stinnott, but we should not be taking a TE that high.  I don't think Braswell will make it to #65.  I like the Ladd pick.

5 hours ago, Hoenheim said:

Fan favorite?

 

Solid.  I'd be pretty stoked.  I would have taken the top remaining QB at #240 though. That way we don't have to worry about that guy getting away as a priority UFA to another team when the draft is over.  We are good at safety as well.

1 hour ago, Panthero said:

Walterfootball.com had us taking a RB in the 3rd and 4th! 

It appears these draft websites haven't caught the Cuba Hubbard fever some on this board have.  Personally I think hes' a solid RB2, but not a #1, and most of the pundits seem to agree.  Sanders is an afterthought.  I'll take his contract and be an afterthought too.  Poor guy.

6 minutes ago, Hoenheim said:

Makes no sense at all

https://www.profootballnetwork.com/pfn-consensus-2024-nfl-mock-draft-april-13/

33 Kool Aid McKinstry CB Alabama
39 Trey Benson RB Florida State
65 Malachi Corley WR Western KY
101 Spencer Rattler QB USCarolina
141 Hunter Nourzad OC Penn State
142 Braelon Allen RB WI 
240 Eric Watts Edge UCONN 
 

Two RBs??? No o line until late. What is the logic for getting a RB at pick 39 instead of a C, WR, DR, or LB?? Corley seems like a project.

Take out Benson at #39 and Rattler at #101 and it's not THAT bad.  Those two picks make it seem horrible. Plug in Legette at #39 and Stinnott at #101, then it doesn't look too shabby.

Wrong thread... should have been in the mock one in the draft sub-forum.  I like it, so I'm not deleting it.

I'm okay with the picks for us, just not excited about them.  Yes, they are picks of need, but I would go elsewhere.  Center is position you can address nearly anywhere in the draft, second round is too high for me.  Edge I'm more okay with taking a guy in the second round, but I'd rather wait until the 3rd. 

1 minute ago, Lurk21 said:

Brock is legit but multiple reports have Sanders testing well and showing massive upside. Him and Kinnot rind me of Kittle coming out and wouldn't be surprised  that he  turns out ok. A bunch of times the Texas oline was leaking and he learned to stop on routes early and when the qb would scramble, he'd make himself available. Working your way back to the qb is a skillset that's needed. I wouldn't be opposed but could see multiple scenarios  in  round 2. I could see  olb and center being bpa possibly but we definitely  have to get pretty weapons on offense. 

I'll pass.  We've had enough 'meh' TEs around here lately.  If we take one, it had better be later on.  There's too many more solid position groups to pick from before taking a stab at a weak, VERY weak, TE group.   Again, day 3 guys are flyer picks, so try one there.  WR, CB, OL and Edge are deeper and would make MUCH more sense than reaching for TE before day 3.

23 minutes ago, XClown1986 said:

I keep hearing Ben Sinnott's name. Wouldn't be shocked to see him taken with 39. Apparently teams are a lot higher on him than the media realizes.

If we take a TE before round 4, Morgan needs to be fired.   This TE class sucks.  Value only comes into play on day 3.  Yes, I realize Brock Bowers is in the draft class, but he's a unicorn.

No, just heck NO! Dude is stiff as a board.  Most of his "highlight" film was the same damn route or a trick play where he was left wide open.

Your 2025 QB class, gentlemen.  If Nix could have played another year, he'd arguably be #1. Hell, Rattler would be top 3.

On 4/8/2024 at 8:48 PM, frankw said:

Don't waste a pick on a QB this year.

The die has been cast. Roll with and save that for next season if it needs to happen.

The QB class next season is not very good, FYI.

7 minutes ago, ForJimmy said:

Bryce needs to be jacked like this QB.

Mahomes isn't jacked, but not exactly high school physical status either.

1 hour ago, ForJimmy said:

Still thicker and bulkier, roughly 30 pounds heavier.

1 hour ago, WestPanthers said:

Seems like it doesn't help at all for his health and durability since he bulked up...........

Possibly, but let Bryce and his lean 190 pound frame keep getting hit by guys nearly 100 pounds heavier.  Good thing this isn't Rugby where he at least has some padding.

Just now, Panthercougar68 said:

lol 

The man hit the wights and put on some muscle.  I'm not a Murray fan, but he bulked up realizing it was best for his durability.  Again, let's see if Bryce does the same.  He doesn't strike me as a gym rat though.

1 minute ago, Panthercougar68 said:

Tua took like 3 years to fully bulk and most of the post college weight was not being able to walk for a few months.

Murray was always kinda stout.

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/nfl-draft-prospect-drake-maye-kind-player-will-get-you-fired-ex-steelers-player-warns

Merril Hoge says Maye is going to get people fired.

33 minutes ago, Prowler2k18 said:

https://theathletic.com/5394632/2024/04/08/nfl-mock-draft-2024-quarterbacks-drake-maye/?source=user_shared_article

Not bad but based on this mock my perfect draft would be:

#33 - Darius Robinson Edge/DE/Mizzou Jackson Powers-Johnson/C/Oregon (depends on which one Detroit goes with)

#39 -  Xavier Legette/WR/UofSC

#65 -Peyton Wilson/LB/NCST

Meh.  Not crazy about either of the second round picks.  Wilson falling to the 3rd is questionable, but a steal if so.

5 minutes ago, *FreeFua* said:

adding some muscle would help generate some more torque which would help with arm strength 

Both Murray and Tua bulked up after college, let's see if Bryce will take a page out of their books or will just rely on his brain power to get better.