Jags got to be thrilled getting Josh Allen at 7.
Meanwhile, as a Jets fan, I’m just crossing my fingers they don’t trade Quinnen Williams for Josh Rosen or something equally Jets-y.
That was a steal. Good on them for capitalizing on that opportunity.
The Packers looooooove trading picks, so if no one picks Haskins (lookin at you Denver) watch for them to switch with Washington so they can steal him from Miami
What in the fresh hell is he wearing
Very strange. Everyone here thought he was wearing a sling at first.
Also, most people seem to think the Packers reached for Gary so that makes me happy. The Lions took another top 10 TE, which could also have hilarious results.
Well we have a defensive guru (supposedly) as a coach, so if LeFleur thinks he can mold Gary as a good player…who knows.
A little late here, but I’m so happy and relieved with the 49ers’ selection of Nick Bosa. Williams would have been fine, but a trade out would have been very stressful. Bosa is gonna be a star that makes the whole defense better.
Calling Gary as a bust right now.
That’s exactly what you love in a top 12 pick.
By ignoring, you mean when I dealt with it directly by saying: “I get that the return (having the player for the season) is better (which completely ignores the salary issue, but whatever), but the cost is the same.” and “Sure the benefit is a bit more because you have the year with him (although that benefit is offset because now you’re the team making him the highest paid defensive player in the NFL), but the cost doesn’t change.” Right? Right?
I feel like the Bengals got a great pick situation with the Jonah Williams pick.
The fact that the Stealers clearly jumped in front of the Bengals at 10 and stole their first choice LB Devin White (and LB is a HUGE position of need for the Bengalis) is lost on nobody. We did it to them with the William Jackson III pick, so c’est la vie on that.
But what I think I liked the most in this post-Marvin Lewis era is the decisiveness in which the pick came in. It’s like, they had an actual plan, man. A Marvin-led regime would have panicked in the war room, used the entire clock, made some elaborate trade offers over the phone that Mike Brown would always politely kibosh and they draft John Ross.
OT is the 2nd largest position of need for my team. We whiffed HARD on the Ogbuehi and Fisher picks in Rounds 1-2 in the '16 draft. After letting their best OL Whitworth leave. That was a massive failure letting that guy go. Arguably the most unsung great LT of this generation. And yes, I am serious.
Sad to see both White and Bush gone when the Packers picked. But at least I got to laugh at the Giants for reaching for a questionable QB.
Quick quiz: When the Lions used a top 10 pick on a TE this year, what is the only other team in the last 13 years to use a top 10 pick on a TE? That’s right, the Lions. The selected Eric Ebron, a guy they couldn’t even find any trade value for and ended up dropping after his rookie contract expired. Go Lions!!!
Other quick thoughts: I love the Bengal pick, BPA at a position of need is always nice. I’m not a fan at all of the Gary pick by the Packers. And holy hell was Clelin Farrell a reach by the Raiders. Jon Gruden is going to run that franchise into the ground. Which is fine by me. Finally, I’m eager to see which team is going to go with Metcalf as their first round pick. Should be fun.
To add a bit: with both Tillery and Murphy available at 12, the Packers fucked up by taking a workout warrior whose production has never matched his athletic abilities. Maybe they can unlock him, but damn, I’m frustrated with that pick.
Thanks for the Bengals props I had massive influence in!
I predict the Colts for Metcalf…they need a good #2 aside TY Hilton. Luck is back like Tiger Woods. Don’t sleep on the Colts, especially with their badass LB Darius Leonard.
Edit: Ooops. Devin Bush, not White. So many Devin’s, so little time.
I have the abc coverage in the background and it’s worthless. There’s no video or highlights at all. No real analysis. Just a few guys giving super generic commentary. A few high schoolers could put together a more sophisticated broadcast than this. And this is a primetime broadcast of a big 3 network.
Why does it take them so damn long between picks?
Hypothesis: The pick that they wanted just got taken.
No, because they must have a depth chart with a few dozen names on it and they can just go down to the next one.
Hypothesis: They are negotiating possible trades.
That doesn’t explain the first few picks, especially the very first pick. The order has been known for weeks and they had all of that time to make trades before draft day.
Hypothesis: More time for commercials?
This makes a lot of sense. Did it take this long for a pick before the televised draft was a big deal?
You and me both. I’ve said for awhile that I wanted the Texans to trade Clowney to either the Bengals, or some other team with oodles of cap space, and get their high to mid first to get Jonah, or Dillard from Wazzou. The way the Draft shook out, they could have then drafted Sweat with the 23rd pick, as Clowney’s replacement… Instead, they reached for Howard, an athletic project of a tackle from Alabama State. Sigh.
…And Seattle trades down twice in the first round for a bunch of picks.
I do like the DE they got. He seems solid, and losing Clark they needed that. One analyst at CBS said that Collier reminded him of Michael Bennett which sounds fantastic to me. He’s got a lot of power and could be a disruptive presence in both pass and run plays.
When the draft grades come out I’m guessing the Packers will get a D. This brings me endless joy.