Rocky Landing

Brady* is just the obvious choice of a project QB who became a franchise player. There are lots more. Russel Wilson, Kurt Warner, Jim Plunkett. Lots.

Tom Brady*?

Well, there's preseason...

An OT with a track scholarship??? Just looked him up- he was a discus thrower. "Has good size, but lacks adequate athletic ability and pass protection talent to hold up as an NFL tackle," according to NFL.com draft profile. But, he didn't come to the U.S. as a football player, and doesn't have a much experience. Maybe this guy has potential? 6'7", but not a lot of numbers on the guy, otherwise.

I was surprised by the Allen pick, but I don't hate it, and I like the way they got him. I wasn't happy about trading away more picks for Edmunds, but I love the player. I think he will be the only draftee that starts day one. That being said, I know most pundits listed LB as our second biggest concern after QB, but I disagree. I think O-line should have had a much higher priority in this draft, especially guard. And, I don't think any of our late-round WRs will make the 53. Which is depressing, considering how thin we are at WR.

Allen already does a lot of scrambling, right? A trait for which Tyrod was often mocked on this site. IMO, a rookie starting too early is a great way to learn bad habits. But, if we don't fix our O-line, Allen may very well turn into a running QB, and have a lot of trouble fixing all the mechanics that every pundit has pointed out- footwork, accuracy, etc.

Starting a rookie QB right out of the box is like putting a new V8 engine in your car, and red-lining it on its first start. It may end up fine, but it's also a good way of damaging a brand new engine. But, so were a lot of the defenses they were playing, no?

We should be looking to trade with Raiders.

I would just like to thank Jauronimo for posting this thread about posting unnecessary threads.

Written without irony...

If we can't negotiate a trade into top 5, and lose out on the top tier, I don't care if we don't get the best value at 12, as long as it's a QB. That's assessment is probably about 77% emotional. Maybe more.

I'm finding it really hard to gauge where other teams are at. I try to think back to the vibe during past drafts where we still sucked at QB, but didn't draft one with our first. We didn't draft a QB with our first when Edwards was our QB. Now, we are utterly desperate for a QB, and everyone knows it. I don't think we have much of a poker face at this moment.

I generally think that a BPA approach to the draft is smarter. But, this year is different. First pick should be BQBA. I think the next four picks after that should be BPA among OL, LB, and WR. If that is Ridley at 22, then so be it. But, I suspect it won't be. I would think that Billy Price, Isaiah Wynn, Roquan Smith, or Mike McGlinchey, would all be around Ridley's level on the Bill's draft board, and one or more could be available at 22. I could certainly see any one of them being considered before Ridley. I don't like the concerns that scouts have expressed regarding Ridley's durability, and I hope he's not Zay Jones 2.0. But, if he's the highest of those three positions at 22 (assuming we still have 22), then yeah, we should take him. But, I'm not in love with the idea.

It's important that we retain Peterman for training camp. Our defense needs practice catching the ball, too.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but this draft class also seems pretty slim at quality WR.

I'm happy this thread exists. Usually, around this time of year, "conventional wisdom" has become so overstated that the notion of such things as Rudolf going before Rosen sound daft. But, there are surprises every draft. More and more, I'm hoping we stay at 12, and take Jackson.

I thought it had something to do with their mascot..

Mario was great until Rex came in and told him to stop doing what he did best. Should he have been more professional and tried to adapt to Rex's screwed up system? Sure. But that front four under Schwarz was awesome.

I would love to see the Browns make the playoffs, and then lose to us.

We're still in March, right?

LAPD wants no part of this.

If we held at pick #12, and drafted Jackson, I would not be upset. In some ways, he is my favorite QB prospect in this draft.

That depends on what kind of team you want to root for.

This is what you call a "pile-on thread."

Heartbreaking video. This is going to be a hard one to get over. Best of luck.