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The "Way-too-early" 2022 Drafts from 2021 (It's not what you think/QBs)
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davos,
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With the exception of knowing our obvious needs and who we were talking to along the way, my question is this: How did so many people start on this Jalon Walker frenzy? I think this--everyone wants to have a voice, make a prediction. Now with social media and 24 hour tv, networks, etc. it is more like a middle school grapevine than it is a process where people actually dig for real evidence and reasons. Speculative journalism is lazy, and since there are now 2,348.356 podcasters with basement studios blasting nonsense into our phones all day, I think they just cut and paste ideas. Yes, coaches lie and mislead, but I don't think Morgan or Canales did. You are only as reliable as your sources. Was Morgan more deliberate this year? I think he heard the gossip and decided to downplay WR. He said, (paraphrasing) "We like our QB room. We will probably add to it at some point." Not a lie, but definitely downplaying things. I was convinced that we needed a blazer to keep safeties honest, but to be honest, I am not sure that we have the QB with the arm to keep safeties honest. We have Coker who is 6'1", Theilen is 6'2", and Legette is 6'3" and now TMac is 6'4"+. It seems size has more value than blazing deep speed. If I had known they thought that, I might have gone with TMac all along--I thought he was not a good fit. And if you look at the Panther guide and consider the talent they met with in the first round, there was only one offensive player--TMac. There was another quote that Morgan made that might have been a bit revealing or at least directive. (Paraphrasing) "We want players that were productive in college." Well, TMac was very productive. In 2023 and in 2024, he averaged 108.8 yards per game. He is also a great artist. Drew this portrait of Bryce Young from memory: Many people spent 3 months absolutely confident that Jalon Walker would play edge here. We had a need at edge, but with Clowney, Wonnum, and Jones, were we OK if we drafted a second round Edge? Was Walker the answer? Unlike Hunter, he is a versatile player who could be awesome in the right system, but if used as a pure edge, he is not a top 10 player. I was convinced that we would sign Jalon and as much as I like the kid, I could not feel good about the pick. Mykel Williams scared me. Both might be great players, but I could not see it. So was Scourton productive? He was as a Jr when he was standing. When asked to be other things, he lost his edge (pun intended). In essence, I think we got the best pure edge when you take away the other things he was supposed to do. Walker's productivity was based on his versatility--something he would lose as a pure edge--so we would not really be meeting needs at edge. Scourton, on the other hand, is better when not asked to be versatile. Princely had 10.5 sacks in the SEC. It simply makes sense. -
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I think they will too. Renfrow will use this opportunity to get in shape and get paid for it. After he's cut he will probably get picked up by someone after preseason.
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