Soul Rebel

I wonder where Canales envisions his position. At first I thought tall slot guy with that speed, but maybe the vision truly is to have Coker operate out of the slot. Wide/Perimeter Rate: ~85.9% - 90%+ Slot Rate: ~13%

Well, at least it sounds like he knows how to drop his hips and tap his feet in bounds. Upgrade.

Oh boy, first C off the board.

I sure as F hope we do.

We needed IDL help and got it in a big way. Love the pick and don’t care about the trade up. There must have been a team that wanted him. We had two 5ths anyway and got a sixth back.

Well done, sir.

If that guy who has a friend who knows a guy that heard a whisper from a “source” has any legs, maybe McCoy is the selection. We’ve had injury issues at CB with Horn so the board could flip out taking a liter injured CB

Bucs go LB…..….. but not one we want. Phew!!

I love McNeil Warren, and the value here is sick….. but he is just not the kind of SAF we need.

This is the way. I could also see Dan being a bit CJ Allen fan. He has green dot written all over him.

Booooooooooo Dolphins!

I lowkey liked him in R2 if we didn’t go DR in R1. Lee Hunter is still around, but Miller is a player.

I also saw that he played basketball in HS and his mom is a yoga instructor. I get the athleticism now. Bball players usually translate well to the NFL.

There is A LOT of talent on the board for R2. I know we’re eying Rodriguez and I truly hope we land him. If we don’t though, there are a lot of guys that would start this year and make an impact. McCoy (if we want another CB with major injury red flags) Terrell McDonald Rodriguez Hill Stukes Golday Haulcy Scott Hunter Parker

This is what winning franchises do. Redshirt him a year and sprinkle him in to get some live action but no need to rush him along. If he comes out of camp and abuses Walker, play him at LT. If Moton (god forbid) goes down….plug him in. Otherwise, no need to rush him along. He will find his footing in 2027. Freeling was tops on their board and I’m venturing a guess that he was ahead of Thieneman on most other teams boards too. You win in the trenches and I like the Lane Johnson comp on him if he hits his ceiling. Now, go out and get Rodriguez or Hill on Friday.

Or a speedy, burner, shifty WR on day 2.....or day 3.

Curious about how many slots away would remove people's pause with McD or any other selection (Concepcion, Lomu) that has been mocked later than our selection. This isn't just directed at you either, I see a lot of people (myself included) saying they wouldn't take palyer X at our spot. However, if it were at pick XX, then yes, let's take him. I also see every year a team that "overdrafts" someone on that night, only to find a franchise building block down the line. Seattle does it a lot. If a guy is exactly what your team needs and he's, say, 6-8 picks away from being graded/mocked, I don't see the issue. If we're talking about taking a guy like Christen Miller at 19....okay, I get it. McDonald would unlock so much on our defense up front and lighten DB's workload on the interior. Looking at so many site's and media's "team needs" for us, and rarely (if ever) is IDL on that list. A'Shawn's departure and the lack of depth on our roster is rough. I know Turk is here, but I don't believe well run franchises pass on a first round DL because of a guy like Wharton.

It’s so funny (slash, not funny) that coming out the opposite was one of, if not the key reason, why we should draft him. He was supposed to be this point guard that makes everyone around him better. OL cap spend and draft capital to completely overhaul the offense and here we are entering year 4 with question marks still.

I'm sure there are firms and consultants that use ML focused on super, duper granular metrics and projections. It's not like they're pulling my mock draft that I posted along with some rando YT "source" with 15 followers in his basement. It's intriguing, though I'm sure it's just another tool used, along with hundreds of other, during the process. This did make me LOL though.

I'm going rogue in R1 but there's so much confusion around us. Last year, we were going Walker or Williams and caught folks off guard with TMac. The previous year we LOVED Legette and it was no surprise when his name was called. This year, I think we nail three areas that weren't totally addressed in FA. R1 - Kayden McDonald Full disclosure, I want Thienemann here, but think he goes before 19. Some might see an "overdraft" but McDonald unlocks so many people on our D. Having a DT the caliber of McDonald let's Lloyd, Wallace and the newly drafted Hill flood the offensive backfield. Also opens up Moehrig and our EDGES to eat. Lastly, it also removes all the pressure on DB to be the primary facilitator in the trenches and A'Shawn will be missed. I don't care about Turk. McDonald is the only true DT worth of a R1 grade and Morgan seals up our trenches here w/ a kid from a blue blood school. R2 - Anthony Hill Jr *trade up* I love JRod, but think a smart team takes him at the end of R1 (Seattle, NE w/ two d-minded coaches). Hill, Jr is a beast and lost in the shuffle with all the Styles/Allen/Rodriguez hype. He and Lloyd with DB and McDonald up front and flanked by Scourton/Phillips is nasty. R3 - Hecht/Lew/Center du jour Let's stop the madness with ignoring this position in the draft. We need one and should start normalizing the capital invested in our OL with someone on a draft contract. He won't need to start day 1, but I think the right selection will push for starter reps. R4 - Bud Clark Not sure if he's here in R4 where we pick, but would fit the "type" of FS/roamer that we need opposite Moehrig and Ransom. Allows us to run 3-safety looks and really keep teams guessing with personnel packages. R5 - Kendrick Law The kind of WR we need. IDK if he's any different than Horn, Jr or Metchie but Law could be a dart throw that brings a deep threat to our WR corps I'm guessing one of the R5 picks is used to move up in R2 along with a '27 day 3 pick. Post-draft, I sign Njoku to bring in a vet at TE. I'm also keeping my eyes open for pre-week 1 team cuts for a young CB that we could bring in to maybe plan for Mike Jack's departure next year. Flame away.... I know the McDonald pick will not make people happy.

They will do something like draft Tyson at 5 and then take Downs at 10. Styles won't be there at 10....hell, he might not be there at 5.

Cooper DeJean beside Moehrig….sign me up.

To this day, I have friends that rag me for my undying absolute love for Jake Fisher during that draft cycle. I thought he was the next "it" LT that the NFL was about to land. One of the bigger Ls I've taken as a draft nerd.

I know he wasn’t a 30 visit, but we did have a virtual meet with De’Zhaun Stribling. I like what DJ & Sikkema have said about him being a slot or Z WR that can take the top off a D. They brought up how once Ole Miss got right with Chambliss, that he really stepped up. I don’t know as much about him as the other WRs but could be a value on day 2 giving Bryce that speedster without sacrificing pick 19.

Idk, I feel like Delp is in line with more of the JT Sanders types….good, but not really moving the needle. If we add a TE, I’d prefer we bring in a vet like Njoku and let the two youngsters continue to battle it out.