Draft Thread

[stripesincarolina]

They're gonna take Winovich. Polite is off the board and their options are nearly exhausted.

[TheBurn]

Pratt it is... needed to go LB, might as well grab one now

[stripesincarolina]

Wolfpacker in da' house!!!!! Woohoo!

[Mag]

Not bad. I would've taken Cashman or Mack over him. We could double dip if one if those guys is still there later.

[stripesincarolina]

Germain's draft overview - rated as a 5th rounder. Lots of coaching needed. Could be very rough if we need him as a week1 starter.

Football Intelligence –Can appear scatter brained between the tackles, doesn't always look confident in finding the football. Visual pursuit skills pop the most but putting him into the fire and asking him to process action flashing across his face seems disadvantageous.

Tackling –Powerful, potent pads when in pursuit and scraping within his tackle radius. Once aligned to the ball carrier, brings a lot of pace to finish plays. Doesn't have a lot of length to press blocks and challenge ball carriers in the gap.

Block Shedding –Gets glued onto blocks quite easily. Lacking in the needed extension to keep his chest clean in high traffic areas and subsequently gets erased by bigger bodies in high traffic. Also lacking in pop through hands to reset the LOS.

Competitive Toughness –Functional play strength is an issue in it's own right. Doesn't bang heads in gaps effectively due to high pads and a lack of lower body power to jolt and establish himself. Effort level is admirable, however. Presses with urgency away from the ball to find a way into the play.

Lateral Mobility –Once opened into pursuit mode can get down the line but due to required flip of hips, opens himself back up to cut backs. Short area quickness and and ability to flash across the face of blockers is modest and lacking in spring in steps.

Coverage Skills –Super tight in the hips. Labors in backpedal and will compromise posture and ability to challenge the ball once flipped open to push to his zone landmarks. Feel for route development is shaky as well, doesn't offer a lot of anticipation to shade his zone.

Gap Shooting Ability –When able to let loose and aggressively charge a gap has the needed quickness to flash into the backfield. Would like to see him more aware of how to utilize hands and play off contact when blitzing or shooting a gap vs. the run.

Feet/Change of Direction –Feet look heavy when tasked with going any direction other than "forward". Struggles to stick his foot in the ground and drive across his momentum when the ball changes pathways quickly. Severely restricted by lower body tightness.

Flexibility –Hips labor in lateral instances and is forced to swing his whole frame around in order to get any level of quickness. Does not have a dynamic base, feet need to be established underneath of his hips if he's to keep himself under control.

First Step Quickness –Has a nice initial burst of acceleration when driving down-hill or attacking as a predetermined blitzer. Seems quickness flashes the most when he isn't required to think and process plays, rather just attack.

[skycruiser]

Who’s left for our 29 picks in rounds 4-7

[Mag]

There's some interesting players.

Julian Love CB ND
Christian Miller edge Bama
Riley Ridley WR UGA
Mack Wilson LB Bama-
Blake Cashman LB MN
DeAndre Walker Edge UGA
Amani Hooker S Iowa
Deionte Thompson S Bama-
Michael Jordon G OSU
Ryan Finely QB NCST
Renell Wren DT ASU
Isaiah Prince OL OSU
Jarrett Stidham QB Auburn
Treyvon Williams RB A&M
Tevonn Coney LB ND
Hunter Renfrow WR Clemson
Bryce Love RB Stanford
Vosean Joseph LB UF
Ben Bur-Kervin LB UW
Darwin Thompson RB USU
Isaiah Buggs DT Bama
Albert Huggins DT Clemson

[Joe Bananas]

Dammit. There goes Greedy to the Browns. We'll regret that.

Not if he cant tackle. He tackles less than Dalton

[TheBurn]

wtf that was painful to watch... pls tell me it's not all going to be like that fml

havin said that... great pick for the Cards... and it looks like the B's have traded up to 2nd pick of the 4th?

[TheBurn]

well well... Bengals get their QB... Ryan Finley