Blokestradamus

I read it the same way as Barley. Paying a premium to move up. If not, I wasted half an hour this morning doing maths ?

Unless it was dancing girls, you're not forgiven.

Stop the madness. Start the movie!

It's a little bit sad how seriously I'm taking this. Spending my morning researching how the past 2 mocks have gone, writing up a Big Board. Working out all of my potential trade up/down scenarios. Mark my words, Tennessee will be ready.

Chase Claypool will be stacking shelves in 3 years.

They saw me put my hat in the ring early and decided to avoid me ?

That is so bad and I love you for it.

There's a lot to like about the kid. Not a power guy but he keeps his legs churning through contact. Haven't seen a great deal of routes from him but his lateral quickness gives me hope that you can eventually split him out wide in empty sets. I was thinking of comparisons; not direct ones, more career trajectory. The floor - Buck Allen. The ceiling - maybe a healthier Chris Thompson?

And ours will be a flaming, broken in half table.

I thought this was going to be another Patriots paranoia thread, to be honest.

Is it permissible to like some elements but loathe others? Speed is top notch, accelerates well. Really nice hands. If I'm an outside zone team, I like his skill set as a runner. I just think he goes limp when contacted too much and I'm not a fan of some of his pass pro attempts. Balling up like a hedgehog and waiting for someone else to initiate contact seems like a great way to get ***** up.

I'll put myself forward for this one. I will nominate Lions, Bucs, Titans, Falcons and Patriots.

Ben Koyack <3

She's a lovely girl, I've heard.

Made a bit of an idiot of my between the tackles running concerns. Long live white Shane Vereen ?

I mean, that something might be a restraining order.

Nah, he'll be cut in 2 years with that deal and Sherlock will get his man.

First off, this kid can have a spot on my roster whenever he likes if he does nothing more than return kicks. As a receiver, he's a little schematically limited but you can only judge what you can see. Physicality-wise, he's not been pressed much, can be rerouted vs zone and doesn't look to thrive on contested catches. His hands look really good in space though, he can go up and get it and he adjusts nicely to poorly thrown passes (insert obligatory Josh Allen joke here). The route running is the part I've got a real doubt on. Doesn't have a lot of route tree variation. He runs routes better off his right foot than his left, which isn't a killer but it's not ideal. I love the variations of the post they've used him on because it fits all of his good points perfectly. His lateral agility will help him get open on the routes he runs well. He even tries as a perimeter blocker. Now, for the hot take. Gibson is a better runner than receiver, by quite a distance. Once I got the comparison in my head, I couldn't let it go. Stylistically, he's prime Fred Jackson. Shifty in tight spaces, low centre of gravity, breaks tackles really well and runs like the world owes him something. I used to say Fred ran like a waterfall and the same is true of Gibson. The one element that he lacks that Fred had in abundance is pass protection. The closest he's got is lead blocking on Wildcat sweeps so it's not that he's bad at it, just literally zero evidence. I think his place is as a special teams ace for now. A smart team will find ways to involve him on offense while he develops. You teach him how to pass protect and focus him on all element of RB play. If he ever gets to the point where a coaching staff trusts him as a full-time RB, he's going to be a nightmare for linebackers in single coverage. Screens, angles, swings, get him in space. I really don't know how to grade that or value it but I'd be so tempted to grab this guy.

Not had the chance to watch him but I'll put him on my to-do list. Not like I've got anything better to do at the moment

He does clearly seem to be decent as a kick returner. With his size/speed, maybe he can be used as a gunner as well early on. Any added value he can attach to himself in the short term is going to be huge in terms of buying him time on an active roster.

I remember the same quandry with Braxton Miller. The NFL is seldom the place where you get the time to re-invent yourself.

You can come out of it. We all love you and want you to be happy!

With the amount of threads you start, no wonder they're chopping the Amazon down so fast.

I'm not saying that I'm a petty man but, if I were you, I'd print off that whole thread and frame it