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Some notes from my source involving the NFL draft


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15 minutes ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

poo, I'd be thrilled.  RT- Taylor Moton   RG- Trai Turner   C- Paradis   LG- Daryl Williams   LT- Dillard 

I just think Dillard and Little are high probabilities to bust. Guys like them are exactly why 1st round OTs have become such a gamble in the last decade or so. All the physical talent, very little actual skill.

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2 minutes ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

Sounds good but then we would HAVE to reach for an EDGE player in later rounds

Honestly, nothing about it sounds good. This is possibly the strongest EDGE/DL class ever. It's an OL class thats weak at the top but has decent depth. This definitely isn't the class to reach on an OT in the 1st.

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1 hour ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Same. If we pick Dillard or Little in the 1st... just ugh.

Mang... Little had better not even sniff the 1st round.

I mean, if I can give Butler as long as he has had to finally agree that he is a bust, I can do the same for Dillard... but not for Little. Especially if Ford is available.

Max Scharping in the late 2nd or early 3rd at the latest pls.

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Man, I am really scared of Dillard...  and i still don't understand why we would take OL at 16.  I get Daryl is on a 1-year deal, and there is a fine line between knowing when a position is a strength and knowing when to invest heavily in it to develop young talent for eventual succession...  but, I feel we have done enough with the OL in FA that we REALLY need to look elsewhere at 16, namely the edge.  We had/have enough holes across the board that #16 needs to play and have an immediate impact.

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2 hours ago, Verge said:

He is reiterating the idea we will pick oline in the first.

I hope ur source is wrong because that would be a terrible pick at 16. Trade back with a team that wants a QB to tail end of first maybe. No way I would take Dillard there. I think we would lose alot of Hurney 2.0 people around here lol.

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I've actually come around on Dillard and I'd be fine if he was the pick . Still rather have Jonah Williams, Burns or Sweat, but I'm not sure any of those guys will be there. 

 

TJ Hockenson is another name that I haven't seen thrown around much I'd be completely fine with 

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Just now, SOJA said:

I've actually come around on Dillard and I'd be fine if he was the pick . Still rather have Jonah Williams, Burns or Sweat, but I'm not sure any of those guys will be there. 

 

TJ Hockenson is another name that I haven't seen thrown around much I'd be completely fine with 

I don't think we would go TE after just getting Thomas 

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