JawnyBlaze

His last suspension earned him $13 mil, not sure how unfair that was for him....

 

It's unfair to him because it will have impacted his future earning potential.  He was deactivated for an offense he didn't commit.  Whether he paid this girl off or not is inconsequential.  I imagine if he did pay her off, it's because it was cheaper and faster than paying the lawyers to win the ridiculous case against him.  It's not exactly the Ben Roethlisburger situation where everyone pretty much knows he did it and paid the accuser off to avoid a conviction.  I hope the NFL does investigate it thoroughly and comes to the obvious determination that Hardy didn't commit any wrongdoing and therefore does not need to be FURTHER (yes further) punished.

 

La'el Collins with a 25th.. i wish you luck..

Abdullah well he is an outstanding player but imho with our 2 he will be long gone and with our one.. do we really need another RB, even one so good?

With a 3, YES, i like both Justin Hardy and Devin Smith.

 

Yea, I realize Collins and Abdullah could be gone by our picks, but they could just as easily be there.  Who knows at this point how the rankings will shake out.  If Collins gets taken higher, that means someone else falls to us and there's a good 5 or 6 OTs at least I think are worth our pick at #25.  Another guy in the 2nd rd RB mix with Abdullah, Gordon and Gurley is Mike Davis, USC.  I was reading something that said some teammates thought he was better than Lattimore BEFORE Lattimore's injury.  Probably exaggeration, but there should be a few acceptable options at OT in the 1st and RB in the 2nd, and if not then we move on to the next position of highest importance and see if there's a guy available there worth our pick.

 

Mocks are fun, here's my first take at it before the combine overhypes a lot of players that don't deserve it.

 

1st.  La'el Collins, OT, LSU

 

Best OT available, for the most part.  There are a lot of lower 1st round quality OTs in this draft.  Some think Collins will go higher in the 1st, some think lower.  If he's not available we could grab someone like Flowers, Clemmings or Sambrailo.

 

2nd. Ameer Abdullah, RB, Nebraska

 

WHAT?!  A RB in the 2nd?!  Abdullah is going to be elite.  His shiftiness, change of direction and balance is elite.  His speed is very good.  Getting Abdullah would let us get rid of Deangelo's $$$, maintain our two back system, and be the guy to take over if/when Stewart loses a step/gets injured.  Til then, Abdullah will be the lightning to Stewart's thunder.  Other options would be Gordon or Gurley if either fall this far.

 

3rd. Justin Hardy, WR, ECU

 

Hardy's a prospect I've been high on for a while now.  Some people said he had a bad Senior Bowl or something, doesn't bother me.  All the videos I've watched of him make him look like he's going to be a stud.  Elite hands, great routes, good shiftiness and burst.  He's a little undersized, but other than that he looks to me like the total package.

 

4th. Durell Eskridge, S, Syracuse

 

Starting here I admittedly know much less about the prospects.  A mid-round Safety could be looked at, an OL, who knows.  Need someone to take over for Harper and Eskridge has good size and athleticism from what I read. 

 

5th. Za'darius Smith, DE, Kentucky

 

Could always use another pass rusher or two to develop.  Smith looks pretty good from what I've seen.  Could go higher than this, might swap this pick with the pick above it if is deemed necessary.

 

6th. B.J. Finney, C, Kansas State

 

I'm just picking names at positions at this point.  Need someone to groom to take Kalil's place eventually.  Could be a utility player for a while.  And if the above picture ain't the definition of Big Ugly or Hog Molly, I don't know what is.

 

7th. Derrick Malone, OLB, Oregon

 

He's small for an OLB but he's fast.  Might turn into a TD replacement eventually.  Who knows.  Fast enough for ST anyway.

 

 

edit: to add back in some pics while I sorted out which one was an extension that "isn't allowed in this community"

Welp, time for the Patriots to cut Edelman.  History of poor judgement.  I hope he returns his whole contract from this year, his Super Bowl ring, and writes a personal letter of apology to Robert Kraft.

I saw this thread this morning after I got to work but can't post from work.  Not reading 11 pages of 75% judgement from on high and 25% fanboy defense, but the requirements - as written by Voth - will never happen.  Hardy's going to write a check for $12mil and change to JR?  Not likely, not in a league that the balance of power in terms of compensation is so heavily skewed away from players.  No GM or owner retroactively gives players money for playing better than their contract (except arguably Marty Hurney), no player is going to return money in a situation like this.  At least not directly from his account. 

 

What I could see happening, which would address requirements 3 and 4, is something like what I mentioned in a thread weeks ago.  Hardy gets a very good number that doesn't make him the highest paid 4-3 DE in the league (which is what he deserves, being the best one) and takes $13mil off the top of the life of the contract.  Hometown discount (not getting paid as the best even though he is) and returns the $13mil, albeit over the life of the contract.  So if he were to get, just for example, $12mil a year for 4 years, that's $48mil minus 13 is $35mil for 4 years.  I could see a scenario like that happening.

 

Requirement #2 is obvious and a foregone conclusion.  Of course after the thing is over he's going to release a public statement saying he's glad the process proved him innocent of a crime he didn't commit but he apologizes to the fans, the team and JR for causing the distraction and being a source of negative publicity.  If that didn't happen, I'd be shocked.

 

#1 is also a foregone conclusion, in my opinion.

 

So the requirements don't seem that far fetched to me.  Navigating the latter two is obviously the tricky part.

Cam.  Because what pazhoosier said.  Who is NE's MLB?  That guy from Alabama if I'm not mistaken?  Who was the Ravens' when they won a couple years ago?  The Giants?  Colts?  Saints?  I'd wager more teams have won the SB in the past 15 years without an upper tier MLB than teams with one.  Only a few teams have won the SB without an upper tier QB.  Seattle, Giants, Steelers (when they won, Big Ben wasn't even remotely an upper tier QB.  these days he can definitely be argued as one).

I posted the same thing in another thread.

Doubt anything comes of this, I'm pretty sure that Seattle has been openly doing this for years.  The league knows about it and doesn't have a problem it.  I think it's BS and it's an unfair competitive advantage, but the league hasn't done anything about it yet.  They're not gonna start with the Falcons.

That was absolutely hilarious.  Funniest thing I've watched in a while.

While I was in Australia they had Super Bowl parties too, and I even got the day off to the embassy Super Bowl party each year (our Sunday is their Monday).  American Football is a growing interest over there, at least as far as I saw.  Not saying it comes close to comparing to Aussie Rules or either of the rubgies, but it's probably as popular as soccer. 

 

But yea, the fervor that accompanies the SB and playoffs don't come close to that of the World Cup, but they're not totally comparable since the World Cup is every 4 years.  Better to compare that to the Olympics.

He does seem to run nice sudden routes, that's a plus.  I'd be interested in his vertical, it helps those short guys if they have a high vertical and can maintain concentration during the leap.  Didn't see much of that in the highlights.  I'd be happy with him in the mid rounds if we can't get Justin Hardy around the 3rd (or maybe even late 2nd with our pick if his stock rises).

First simulation with our draft position set, after the first three picks I didn't know anything about any of them, just matching positional need to measurables.  I'm not sure about Strong being available in the 2nd, if not replace him with Justin Hardy or Sammie Coates.  Artis-Payne could also be replaced with an OLB, but I didn't know enough about any in this class yet to pick one in the top 3.  I also think we'll make another Frank Alexanderish pick at DE in the mid rounds if Hardy isn't back.  Need more legit depth (not Addison or Horton) if that's the case.

 

Round 1 Pick 25: Ronnie Stanley, OT, Notre Dame (B+)
Round 2 Pick 25: Jaelen Strong, WR, Arizona State (A)
Round 3 Pick 25: Cameron Artis-Payne, RB, Auburn (B+)
Round 4 Pick 25: Za'Darius Smith, DE, Kentucky (
Round 5 Pick 25: Corey Robinson, OT, South Carolina ©
Round 6 Pick 25: Deshazor Everett, CB, Texas A&M (A-)
Round 7 Pick 25: Xavier Williams, DT, Northern Iowa (A-)

Since we played ourselves out of contention for Cooper, I pretty much want the BLTA.  I'd be happy with a very good OLB or WR provided the WR is quick with good hands.  We desperately need speed in our WR corps.

Not convinced of this? Dude is a FREAK. Massive upside as an OLB. 

 

 

Uh, 80% of that video was fumble recoveries and rushing the ball.  I'll do more research, anybody named Shaq already has his foot in the door with me   But there wasn't really anything impressive in that video.

 

Yea LT or WR in the first unless there's a SS that's way better value. I'm not even down for a 1st round DE unless it's a helluva steal and someone that's legit NFL DE size. I might be convinced for an OLB if it's also a steal and someone with Von Miller type qualities (maybe Beasley if he looks to be doable as a 4-3 OLB instead of just a 3-4).

^ I could get behind that.  Not crazy about Gurley in the 2nd, but if his injury checks out this could be a very good thing.

 

Look what I came up with after trading down one spot. Totally realistic.

 

Round 1 Pick 9 (ATL): Amari Cooper, WR, Alabama (A)

Round 2 Pick 8: Gerod Holliman, FS, Louisville (A)

Round 2 Pick 9 (ATL): Cameron Erving, OT, Florida State (A-)

Round 3 Pick 8: T.J. Yeldon, RB, Alabama (A)

Round 4 Pick 8: Justin Hardy, WR, East Carolina (A)

Round 5 Pick 8: Bernard Blake, CB, Colorado State (B+)

Round 6 Pick 8: Corey Crawford, DE, Clemson (B-)

Round 7 Pick 8: Davis Tull, OLB, Chattanooga (C+)

 

 

lol.  Two years ago I said a couple months before the draft that if we drafted Star I'd run down the streets of the town I lived in buck ass nekkid screaming.  I lied.  I didn't.  If we got THAT draft, I'd have to reconsider that proclamation. 

 

Yea, I'd love that draft.

Here's one I like.  The 2nd pick could very well end up being a better prospect at OT than Erving.  These simulators seem to be overvaluing the OTs in this draft at the moment, in my opinion.  The 5th round pick can be switched out for any player in the secondary, but hopefully a S.  The last pick was just throwing another body at OT.  Anything will do there.

 

Round 1 Pick 8: Amari Cooper, WR, Alabama (A)
Round 2 Pick 8: Cameron Erving, OT, Florida State (A-)
Round 3 Pick 8: Markus Golden, DE, Missouri (A)
Round 4 Pick 8: Jeremy Langford, RB, Michigan State (A)
Round 5 Pick 8: Ibraheim Campbell, SS, Northwestern (C+)
Round 6 Pick 8: Norkeithus Otis, OLB, North Carolina (A-)
Round 7 Pick 8: Jamon Brown, OT, Louisville ©

Not familiar with Coates, and Peat's stock seems to be falling.  Apparently he's rather technically unsound.  BUT, I'd take that draft in a NY minute.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2281065-2015-nfl-draft-matt-millers-scouting-notebook-for-week-13

 

with mock

 

That one was a good read.

 

I like that draft, Capt, except two DTs.  Don't think we need two.  Just one later round pick for depth.  Dunno anything about Abdullah, but if there's a good RB in the 3rd I'll all for it.

Here's an interesting curveball draft:

 

Round 1 Pick 7: Shawn Oakman, DE, Baylor (A)
Round 2 Pick 7: Spencer Drango, OT, Baylor (A)
Round 3 Pick 7: Justin Hardy, WR, East Carolina (B+)
Round 4 Pick 7: Geneo Grissom, OLB, Oklahoma (B+)
Round 5 Pick 7: Deshazor Everett, CB, Texas A&M (A)
Round 6 Pick 7: Adam Shead, OG, Oklahoma (B-)
Round 7 Pick 7: Desmond Hollin, DT, Florida State (B-)

 

I'm starting to like Drango in the 2nd.

Lmao you don't want a consensus number 1 pick. I understand we don't need him given our depth at the position but saying you wouldn't want him makes me greatly question your so called scouting abilities

 

Who called anything my scouting abilities?  I never claimed to be a scout.  I claim to know he looks overrated to me and doesn't fit what we do.  If the consensus number 1 pick was a MLB I wouldn't want him either.