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I love McCall. Just beat the heck out of Tyler Linderbaum in the Iowa game. He isn’t just a big plugger.

I like Howell. I dont’t know if any QB really comes through this year, but I think Howell will be around the longest, even if he stays a backup.

The thing that bothers me about Strange is that he’s old. That’s fine when you are a finished product, but he is raw and old. He is like 8 months younger than Ryan Bates. Something like that. But I do like Strange.

Like our teams looks good on paper, but if we don’t add a corner better than Jackson we ain’t winning the super bowl. Maybe we draft a guard and it helps Josh put up more points. But we don’t get a corner, we likely won’t win.

Nah man, my argument is that if they picked a different player at a more dynamic position they have a better chance at a super bowl victory. IMO what yields super bowl victories is dynamic players at high impact positions. 1 QB in the last 20 years is a tiny sample and a complete anomaly. Every first round guard for the last 20 years and only 1 gets a super bowl as a starter? Now that’s a pattern.

One other is Isaiah Likely from Coastal Carolina. I study their stuff and have stolen a bunch of their plays for my high school team. That dude can play. Reminds me a bit of Charles Clay before we signed him and he started to suck.

I guess you can count Jordan Mailata who went from Rugby to starting left tackle. And he’s pretty good. Alejandro Villanueva played DL, LT, and WR! at Army and transitioned to a pretty good left tackle, but did play a good amount of it in college so not sure he counts. But yeah the transition usually goes in the other direction. Our three projected IOL starters were LT’s who moved inside.

I really like D’Marco Jackson from App State. A modern linebacker who will probably wind up a starter somewhere at some point. Dominque Robinson defensive end from Miami Ohio really stood out to me in the Combine drills. Good bend and lean, strong hands. Luke Fortner from Kentucky is going to be a 10 year starter at center somewhere.

Man I like Mafe too. The bad part about draft crushes is that you only get to have one, if the team even picks one. But I am going to follow his career wherever he winds up. Except if its the Patriots

Great upside pick there. Excellent value and fit imo

And my point is that there are two guys on that list whose teams won a Super Bowl, Kendall Simmons with the Steelers and Chance Warmack as a backup with Philly. The impact just isn’t there. A lot of those teams would love to have those picks back. And I am not arguing that a lot of those aren’t all pros, but those picks are better spent elsewhere imo.

There are probably going to be a bunch of changes like this coming. When they changed the number rules, guys had to buy back unsold jerseys or something for the first year or two. I believe that it is now a free for all. Johnson wore 1 at Weber State...Sanders is gone so maybe Diggs took 1? Poyer wore 14 in college I could see Tre going to 18. Hyde also wore 18 at Iowa. Maybe Milano going to 28, his BC number. Ed Oliver could take 10.

Yeah that seems to be the talk around Chicago. I was paying attention to them a bit during Ryan Bates watch.

And the Bears are already considering him at RT or guard.

I dunno, I thought the Jordan Phillips thread from three years ago was pretty weird.

I always respect you takes. I just love McDuffie. He's one of my draft crushes this year. I just see so many things he does that project so well into what we do. McDuffie seems like the anti Levi Wallace. He was slow and smooth, kinda let the game develop, but it was too slow. I think you can slow McDuffie down a bit as he processes things, and while he may not be a great fit for everyone, I feel like he is for us. His recognition of route combinations and film work I think is the thing that will allow him to keep up with those savvy guys. But I feel you on Gordon as well. I really like him too and I am interested to see the order in which the corners go. As long as we don't draft a IOL, right tackle or running back in the first round, I think I will be satisfied.

I think Woolen is a very interesting prospect, but he is raw and going to take a minute, especially in a scheme like ours. McDuffie already does all of the things he would be asked to do in this defense at a high level and his instincts are off the charts. His football iQ is crazy good. McDuffie could help get us to the Super Bowl this year. I like Gordon's projection for us as well. Woolen may be better in a few years, but it's boom or bust.

Guys who are punting prospects know that they will have to hold in the NFL. So they have to be doing it in all of their training leading up to the draft. I am guessing teams make them do it on workout visits and pro days. I am not sure since no one cares about punting workouts. I guess my point is, Bojo has been in the league for 4 years no and his holding still sucks. That's on him. I think he is done in the league as a starting punter. He simply is not good enough to accept his deficiencies.

I see the opposite when I watch McDuffie. I see a dude who is all over the field, smart, aggressive, great instincts and I see a day 1 starter who fits like a glove in our defensive scheme. Is he knocking people's heads off? No, but he is so solid in everything he does. I would be disappointed if he is off the Bills' board based on arm length. He reminds me of a cross between a bigger, faster Honey Badger and Cortland Finnegan. He's fiery and everywhere and super smart. When you see him work through traffic in the zones he is doing all the stuff Levi Wallace was incapable of. He probably isn't a perfect fit for every scheme, but he is for us. The dude is everywhere. When you watch Tre White's college highlights and stuff you don't see wow plays either. he's just really good. To trade up to draft a guard with a similar profile to Cody Ford would be a drastic mistake imo. Williams I could see the upside, but I would not trade up for him. If he falls, that's a different story. But McDuffie is plug and play.

I get that, but once the NFL determines that you are punter, you have to learn how to do it as it is 50% of the job. That's all. Bojo is terrible at it, and has not gotten better. Plus he was not the place kicker in college so I am not sure what his excuse is. Araiza will likely be adequate at it because he is an excellent athlete and played DB in high school. He isn't just some soccer kid playing football. Haack is excellent because he was a wide receiver in high school.

When you watch those two videos you can almost cut McDuffie out and stick him right in our scheme. He is a tailor made perfect fit for what we do defensively. All the traits are there. I am typically a height-weight-speed guy and I suppose the short arms are concerning, but McDuffie is a perfect fit. Plug and play in the zone, instincts off the charts.

I wouldn’t hate it. Karlaftis is probably a better prospect than anyone we have in terms of the young guys, borderline with Rousseau. That said, the board would certainly implode.

Yep kickers and punters outside of the elite are essential a conglomerate of “solid.” Thanks for the data that shows that Bojo is a marginally better punter, whereas Haack is an elite holder. I do think they should look to the draft for an upgrade, but I would take Haack over Bojo every day of the week. Bojo single handily turned a solid, reliable kicker into a guy who was coating his team games. And that is why the Packers have already replaced him. No thanks.

Yeah I would pick McDuffie as well. But Karlaftis might be better than anyone we have not named Miller. Its a moot point because I don’t think he is there in the real draft. But one of the two guys are BPA.

I’d be sprinting to the podium for McDuffie, but I think they would take Karlaftis as well. Wyatt maybe not, but outside of Von Miller, there is no proven guy. I like Rousseau and Basham but I could see them spending another pick on an edge guy.