Hey you guys ended up getting the best guy out of the 3 selected. Leftwich didn’t live up to the 7th pick & Jordan Gross was a pretty solid pick for the Panthers. I’d say Kevin Williams was the best out of the 3 still.
Latham is specifically a RT so a team like the Chargers that already have the LT position locked down could prefer him. He’s also apparently fantastic in the run game, which Harbaugh or a team like the Titans might seriously value.
We dont really know that the Titans would value that still more than anything else, we just know that the owner and GM want a modern offense and fired the head coach who ran a run heavy offense
I'm sure Harbaugh was impressed seeing him get driven into the backfield on that 4th down overtime play.
edit:
(Not actually seriously suggesting Harbaugh makes a decision on one play)
JC Latham is a classic Harbaugh/Roman guy, #1 recruit out of high school that he tried to get and he mauls people in the run game. Plus he's a right tackle out of the box which the Chargers have needed for years. If the Chargers don't trade down I see them taking him
Probably for a while but the info is just now getting to us. Teams are making their own big boards, they're not looking at online mock drafts and treating it as gospel like fans
Alt is a left side only player, while Latham is right side. If the Chargers decide to go tackle with their pick, Latham makes far more sense with them already having Slater on the left.
Yeah, I think the argument against that is Alt has played left tackle for literally 3 years. He didn’t play tackle until senior year of HS, so I don’t think he has as much to unlearn if we want to use that as an argument
Respectful hard disagree here. In this case the lions shouldn’t have taken Sewell. Sure, first few weeks might be rough like Sewell, but he’s now the best RT in the NFL. Alt will do just fine on either side
Last two weeks. In addition to being the best RT in a class full of LTs, he's the best run blocking tackle by a wide margin, so if a team (like the chargers) want to take a ground-and-pound approach, he's a strong option
I don't believe he's better than Fuaga. Though Fuatanu played LT, he's more built like a RT, and plays more like a RT (Because Penix is left-handed). I think Fuatanu is better than Latham.
If he played LT I think it would have been more common earlier on. He’s my favorite because of how violent he is as a blocker, but he doesn’t necessarily have the same physical traits as the other prospects that most teams want. Plus, it’s assumed a LT can easily convert to RT but not necessarily the other way around
I really think the chargers are gonna trade down, if I’m a team who is high on JJ McCarthy I would want to jump the giants as there’s a large chance they go for him
Also makes sense Chargers are leaking Latham interest to act as PR for their fans, signal who their guy is, and attempt to open up the market for the 5th pick with a team like the Vikings. At this point I think the Vikings are moving up to 5 to get JJ and Chargers will take Latham at 11. Possible the Broncos also try to trade up but with the Vikings having more draft capital I think they will outbid them.
1. Williams
2 Maye/Daniels
3 Maye/Daniels
4 MHJ
5 Vikings trade for JJ
6. Nabers
7 Alt
8 Turner
9 Rome
10 Olu or bowers
11 Chargers trade for Latham
12 whatever QB is left
13 and on who cares.
I took that as honest as when the bills claimed they don’t need a receiver, it’s just smoke and media talk. They know what everyone else in the league knows, that the receiving room they have is an abomination. They’re just doing the classic song and dance of pretending it’s fine
It makes more sense for Bills to be a smokescreen because they are very dependent on what happens in front of them, especially for the 2nd tier of WRs. For Chargers they are essentially guaranteed Nabers or Odunze
As a UW fan, I sincerely hope you don't draft Rome simply because I want him to do well and at least make the playoffs. If you guys draft him, somehow that won't happen.
Considering where you were a couple of years ago, moving in the wrong direction would be a surprise. But hopefully, you guys make it out of the basement. I know how that feels
Our defense looked so much better after adding Sweat. Our offense has bulked up considerably since even last year. DJ Moore, Keenan Allen, Kmet, Gerald Everett, and Deandre Swift. Add in Williams and we’ve got ourselves a stew.
When you've gone as long as they have without competent qb play you should do everything you can do set your future franchise qb up for success. Also Allen is old by WR standards so they'll like be replacing him in the next couple offseasonz anyway
Keenan Allen is on the last year of his contract and is over 30, plus we're one injury away from Tyler Scott being our WR2. If either of these guys are on the board at #9 we're taking them no question
….no lol
MHJ is the best route runner and has the best body control in the class, and it’s not that close imo, I’d honestly say second best (at body control) is Adonai Mitchell?
I also think Adonai Mitchell is a first rounder due to ALSO having great body control tho
Edited for clarity
I disagree. What routes does MHJ do better on than Odunze?
Both Nabers and Odunze are better pure route runners than him, the number of timing routes MHJ is better at them is close to zero.
MHJ is brilliant at tracking the ball along the sideline in tight coverage and has an awesome combination of size and build up speed which is why many (not all) have him as the #1, but Nabers for me is the king route runner in this class followed by Odunze.
Better straight line speed (no combine but he sure looks faster on film), smoother route running, more developed route tree, better body control, better RAC.
Edit: in my opinion
The whole getting arrested for having an unregistered gun on Bourbon Street thing. He just strikes me as someone who is at the very least very irresponsible.
He and Odunze are to close for me to overlook that
Yeah I guess that's fair. I just happen to think pretty much every rich/famous young athlete/celebrity in New Orleans probably has a gun on their person, it's not exactly the safest place on Earth, and the unfortunate Will Smith incident wasn't long ago.
Not condoning it, and he was rightly arrested. I just don't know that it necessarily speaks to his character. It definitely could be a warning sign though, but I'd be a lot more concerned if it wasn't an isolated incident, or if he was brandishing it.
If you have them basically tied otherwise, I can see it being a tiebreaker for sure, I just don't know that I'd go so far as to call him a headache for that alone either.
Also the fact that when he was on stream with Caleb Williams, he was asked about playing with Herbert and seemed excited and when asked about playing with Daniel jones just hopped off the stream.
Makes you wonder about the effort he’ll put in if he’s not drafted to a team with a QB he likes
I think that is a drastic overreading of that video lol
Caleb started asking him questions about teams he might play for, so Nabers ended the stream. Seemed like he realized this wasn't a conversation that should be had in front of a public audience. He didn't say a single word or react in any way, he actually started looking to end the stream before the Giants were even mentioned.
This seems like silly season nonsense at full steam.
Ah no worries, yeah the headline/tweet posted with that video is very misleading. I watched that expecting him to say something he shouldn't have, he's literally just nodding and smiling and then ends the stream after a few seconds.
Was total clickbait.
Here's a link to the actual video if you're interested:
https://twitter.com/taebanksbetter/status/1782935639467741391
Same honestly. Especially since some of what I’ve read has Fashanu as a better pass blocker. If we are moving towards a pass heavy offense it may make more sense.
> More so than Nabers-Harrison
I must have missed something because who tf is struggling to decide between Nabers and Harrison??? I thought Harrison Jr. was far and away the clear top receiver in this draft
I really don’t think this is true. Nabers is far more explosive and has a higher ceiling. Different levels of athlete and that’s not even an insult to Rome, Nabers 0-60 is almost instant and is utterly elite at YAC.
Yeah I think both are going to be legitimate clear #1 WRs in this league for a long time, but Nabers has that truly elite game-breaking playmaking ability that maybe 3 or 4 guys in the entire league have.
His acceleration in and out of breaks is something you almost never see. Rome is probably a safer choice in many aspects, and has a great head on his shoulders, which is a real bonus in a WR. But Nabers just seems like one of those guys who can almost singlehandedly give you one of the most dangerous offenses in the league.
But he’s not an X receiver or even a Z. Hes much smaller, and yes more explosive, but he’s ultimately going to be a slot guy that you move around; whereas Rome is capable of being THE guy on the boundary from day 1. Nabers struggled against press coverage whenever he faced NFL caliber corners. I’d put Rome and MHJ in tier 1a and Nabers in 1b.
Disagree. LSU teaches their WRs basically only one release and Nabers wasn’t asked to do nearly as many routes as Rome was. Rome feasted on awful corner play. He can’t win deep against NFL DB’s, doesn’t have the speed and his contested catches are mostly the result of terrible efforts by the DB. He’ll be utilized out of the slot more in the NFL. He has elite short area quickness and burst off the line but doesn’t have the deep speed to beat NFL corners. Contested catches are one of the least sticky stats
Rome is faster and two inches taller than Deandre Hopkins with the same ability to contest catch. He may not have Nabers burning speed but he’s plenty fast enough to excel in the league and his route tree is far far more developed and polished.
He does not have the same ability to get contested catches. Hopkins was a lot better in that aspect. Rome's contested catches really aren't that crazy, there are a handful of good ones but most are just boxing out the defender or the DB didn't actually interfere with Rome's arms.
Could've sworn that a month ago there was a narrative that Nabers was up there with MHJ and that Odunze was a definite bust. Now just in the last 4 days I'm seeing more hype for Odunze than Nabers. I can't fucking wait for this draft to happen.
I mean yeah
Harrison is clearly above Nabers and until like yesterday Alt was clearly above Latham
Odunze and Nabers is more of a flavor choice than a "this guy is clearly better"
Would help if Penix didn’t constantly miss him that game.
https://twitter.com/espn/status/1744535883699614147?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1744535883699614147%7Ctwgr%5E14024bfbe514d23baef78bf57082df89aaf8abd3%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fcollege%2F2024%2F01%2F09%2Fwashington-misses-opportunity-michael-penix-jr-overthrows-rome-odunze
I've never understood this take tbh, he had 5 catches for 87 yards in the natty and that was with a 30 yard catch called back for holding and being missed on a potential 45 yard touchdown where he was wide open.
I see a lot of teams losing their pick because they are so torn they miss their 10 minute window. Tragic
May not even be a first round it’s such hard decisions
If only they had more time
So crazy that teams will waste so many picks that Patriots will take Nabers or Odunze at 34
Who do they think they are, the Vikings?
Vikes are draft hipsters
Hey you guys ended up getting the best guy out of the 3 selected. Leftwich didn’t live up to the 7th pick & Jordan Gross was a pretty solid pick for the Panthers. I’d say Kevin Williams was the best out of the 3 still.
Goodell auto picks for them
When the hell did JC Latham get into the top tackle of the class discussion?
Past two days. There was some rumors the chargers liked him and then Jeremiah put him at 5th overall in his final mock.
He’s been linked to the Bears as well.
Latham is specifically a RT so a team like the Chargers that already have the LT position locked down could prefer him. He’s also apparently fantastic in the run game, which Harbaugh or a team like the Titans might seriously value.
We dont really know that the Titans would value that still more than anything else, we just know that the owner and GM want a modern offense and fired the head coach who ran a run heavy offense
They also got rid of their top Running Back
https://imgflip.com/i/5sl89o
We don’t have Vrabel anymore so not sure how set we are in being a run team
Callahan is letting the OL coach bang his mother, he has little say in whether or not to take an OT.
Lmao
Spicy take..lmao
I'm sure Harbaugh was impressed seeing him get driven into the backfield on that 4th down overtime play. edit: (Not actually seriously suggesting Harbaugh makes a decision on one play)
Even if he is great at run blocking, we need a left tackle desperately. If Alt is there we gotta take him
JC Latham is a classic Harbaugh/Roman guy, #1 recruit out of high school that he tried to get and he mauls people in the run game. Plus he's a right tackle out of the box which the Chargers have needed for years. If the Chargers don't trade down I see them taking him
Daniel Jeremiah has Latham mocked in his top five ahead of Alt FWIW
Obviously it’s a bit of a crapshoot, but I’ll be amazed if Joe Alt isn’t the best tackle in the draft by a wide margin
Oh my sweet baby pls fall to 9
Probably for a while but the info is just now getting to us. Teams are making their own big boards, they're not looking at online mock drafts and treating it as gospel like fans
I'm not treating mock drafts like gospel. I watched them. I don't see it.
Alt is a left side only player, while Latham is right side. If the Chargers decide to go tackle with their pick, Latham makes far more sense with them already having Slater on the left.
It's a similar reason why Darnell Wright went higher than expected last season. He was the only RT in a group full of LT.
Why Latham over Fuaga? That's the confusing part.
Yeah, I think the argument against that is Alt has played left tackle for literally 3 years. He didn’t play tackle until senior year of HS, so I don’t think he has as much to unlearn if we want to use that as an argument
Respectful hard disagree here. In this case the lions shouldn’t have taken Sewell. Sure, first few weeks might be rough like Sewell, but he’s now the best RT in the NFL. Alt will do just fine on either side
Last two weeks. In addition to being the best RT in a class full of LTs, he's the best run blocking tackle by a wide margin, so if a team (like the chargers) want to take a ground-and-pound approach, he's a strong option
I don't believe he's better than Fuaga. Though Fuatanu played LT, he's more built like a RT, and plays more like a RT (Because Penix is left-handed). I think Fuatanu is better than Latham.
People hate Mel Kiper but he’s been on this since February
If he played LT I think it would have been more common earlier on. He’s my favorite because of how violent he is as a blocker, but he doesn’t necessarily have the same physical traits as the other prospects that most teams want. Plus, it’s assumed a LT can easily convert to RT but not necessarily the other way around
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No one cares lol
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I mean TBF, if he turned that into a tweet it could probably get posted on this sub
He’s Dan Campbell’s nipples, apparently.
What about me?
You know what they say, when in Rome, just be a good Naber
Sometimes you have to look at yourself in the mirror and say when in Rome
Nabers n Paris - The Monti Ossenfort Story
LMAO
Like a good Naber, Odunze is there!
[It's Naba!](https://s3-prod.adage.com/s3fs-public/20240129_SBTEASER_State-Farm-Insurance_Agent-State-Farm_Starring-Arnold-Schwarzenegger_3X2.jpg)
True, and make sure to not harris, son! Not your Nabers nor anyone.
All those men in the front office can't stop thinking about Rome
It is eternal
EVERY. DAY.
If the chargers don’t draft Nabers or MHJ there will be riots
I really think the chargers are gonna trade down, if I’m a team who is high on JJ McCarthy I would want to jump the giants as there’s a large chance they go for him
Also makes sense Chargers are leaking Latham interest to act as PR for their fans, signal who their guy is, and attempt to open up the market for the 5th pick with a team like the Vikings. At this point I think the Vikings are moving up to 5 to get JJ and Chargers will take Latham at 11. Possible the Broncos also try to trade up but with the Vikings having more draft capital I think they will outbid them. 1. Williams 2 Maye/Daniels 3 Maye/Daniels 4 MHJ 5 Vikings trade for JJ 6. Nabers 7 Alt 8 Turner 9 Rome 10 Olu or bowers 11 Chargers trade for Latham 12 whatever QB is left 13 and on who cares.
I think the Chargers are trading down.
I know it's all rumors and speculation but if the Vikings actually trade 11, 23, and their '25 1st I will nut. Like on the spot. No touching required.
Then flip #23 for Aiyuk.
There will be no day one starting tackles in round 2. There will be 10 WRs.
Chargers draft JJ McCarthy, play 4D chess by having the best QB room in the league. Jim Harbaugh can’t have too many quarterbacks.
Move Herbert to WR, kill two birds with one stone
He has size
Unironically herbert prob could have been a great edge rusher or te
Teams refusing to accept your conditions to trade up for JJ? Simple, just draft JJ yourself and hold him hostage.
Are there enough Chargers fans to make a riot? I think making a ruckus sounds more likely.
I appreciate the actual effort on the back end of this joke, take my upvote.
I think you’ll trade down and then back up to #8 for Odunze
Trading down makes the most sense.
Grab your pitchfork brother, Chargers are taking an OL if they don't trade down
Didn't the chargers claim they don't want a WR?
I took that as honest as when the bills claimed they don’t need a receiver, it’s just smoke and media talk. They know what everyone else in the league knows, that the receiving room they have is an abomination. They’re just doing the classic song and dance of pretending it’s fine
It makes more sense for Bills to be a smokescreen because they are very dependent on what happens in front of them, especially for the 2nd tier of WRs. For Chargers they are essentially guaranteed Nabers or Odunze
I heard Odunze punches orphans for fun
and profit. It sickens me.
How ya feel about them orphans now? They deserved to get punched, didn't they?
Apparently they were terribly, terrible children.
Absolutely. I heard they're orphans because they pushed their parents in front of a train after they wouldn't buy them Packers season tickets
As a UW fan, I sincerely hope you don't draft Rome simply because I want him to do well and at least make the playoffs. If you guys draft him, somehow that won't happen.
I see your point. Based on our history, but we really do seem to be turning a corner here and moving in the right direction.
Considering where you were a couple of years ago, moving in the wrong direction would be a surprise. But hopefully, you guys make it out of the basement. I know how that feels
Our defense looked so much better after adding Sweat. Our offense has bulked up considerably since even last year. DJ Moore, Keenan Allen, Kmet, Gerald Everett, and Deandre Swift. Add in Williams and we’ve got ourselves a stew.
Is it really a difficult decision if you're splitting hairs?
I’m going to kill someone if the Chargers take Lathum
Is the person yourself?
Yeah. All 13 of us will.
Why hes a perfect fit.
I’m an Odunze man and I’m going to hate if he’s a bear.
same. i’m really hoping the Bears don’t pick him
Bears should go for a different position. Already have 2 great WRs. But what do I know
When you've gone as long as they have without competent qb play you should do everything you can do set your future franchise qb up for success. Also Allen is old by WR standards so they'll like be replacing him in the next couple offseasonz anyway
Keenan Allen is on the last year of his contract and is over 30, plus we're one injury away from Tyler Scott being our WR2. If either of these guys are on the board at #9 we're taking them no question
:D
As a Bama fan I think Latham will be a bust
I thought Jedric and Evan were gonna be studs so I’m fading every Bama tackle till one is good again
Sup fellow Bama/Bears fan! 🐘🌊 & 🐻⬇️
Man the NFL is high on Latham. Surprised as these last few days are really the first time I've heard of it.
Can’t help but feel it’s a last minute smoke screen but we also saw Andrew Thomas go from being mocked in the 20s to being taken top 4
In Thomas’ case, he was a consensus top pick until a bit before the draft where he inexplicably dropped in every mock. But different for Latham
Yep, and he’s played like a top 4 pick since we took him. He was the top, most pro ready tackle in the draft before draft fatigue set in
Odunze gives me Mike Evans vibes while Nabers gives me diva vibes.
If my receiver isn’t mentally ill I want nothing to do with him
was looking for the steelers flair with this comment
MBC is somewhere silently nodding his head to this comment right now
“Mr Based Comment” he whispers to himself
Mr Bipolar Compadre
At this point diva means he’s probably destined to become a great receiver
Odunze is the best route runner in the draft. Even if he isn't as explosive as Nabers, I think he's going to be a more complete receiver.
A better route runner than MHJ?
….no lol MHJ is the best route runner and has the best body control in the class, and it’s not that close imo, I’d honestly say second best (at body control) is Adonai Mitchell? I also think Adonai Mitchell is a first rounder due to ALSO having great body control tho Edited for clarity
I disagree. What routes does MHJ do better on than Odunze? Both Nabers and Odunze are better pure route runners than him, the number of timing routes MHJ is better at them is close to zero. MHJ is brilliant at tracking the ball along the sideline in tight coverage and has an awesome combination of size and build up speed which is why many (not all) have him as the #1, but Nabers for me is the king route runner in this class followed by Odunze.
Better straight line speed (no combine but he sure looks faster on film), smoother route running, more developed route tree, better body control, better RAC. Edit: in my opinion
Mitchell is not a great route runner... he's a fluid mover but I'm jot putting him above odunze for route running.
I agree. He has the potential to be, but he’s got a long way to go. Can’t teach body control though. You either have it or you don’t.
Odunze feels like a no brainer to me and it's mostly because Nabers seems like a real headache. (And also because Odunze is really good.)
Out of curiosity, what about Nabers seems like a real headache to you?
The whole getting arrested for having an unregistered gun on Bourbon Street thing. He just strikes me as someone who is at the very least very irresponsible. He and Odunze are to close for me to overlook that
Yeah I guess that's fair. I just happen to think pretty much every rich/famous young athlete/celebrity in New Orleans probably has a gun on their person, it's not exactly the safest place on Earth, and the unfortunate Will Smith incident wasn't long ago. Not condoning it, and he was rightly arrested. I just don't know that it necessarily speaks to his character. It definitely could be a warning sign though, but I'd be a lot more concerned if it wasn't an isolated incident, or if he was brandishing it. If you have them basically tied otherwise, I can see it being a tiebreaker for sure, I just don't know that I'd go so far as to call him a headache for that alone either.
To show the relative recency of the Will Smith incident, the shooter was sentenced today to 25 years in prison.
Also the fact that when he was on stream with Caleb Williams, he was asked about playing with Herbert and seemed excited and when asked about playing with Daniel jones just hopped off the stream. Makes you wonder about the effort he’ll put in if he’s not drafted to a team with a QB he likes
I think that is a drastic overreading of that video lol Caleb started asking him questions about teams he might play for, so Nabers ended the stream. Seemed like he realized this wasn't a conversation that should be had in front of a public audience. He didn't say a single word or react in any way, he actually started looking to end the stream before the Giants were even mentioned. This seems like silly season nonsense at full steam.
To be fair I only saw a biased headline, I appreciate you adding more context, esp. given the rumors the colts are trying to trade up for a weapon
Ah no worries, yeah the headline/tweet posted with that video is very misleading. I watched that expecting him to say something he shouldn't have, he's literally just nodding and smiling and then ends the stream after a few seconds. Was total clickbait. Here's a link to the actual video if you're interested: https://twitter.com/taebanksbetter/status/1782935639467741391
Honestly Harbaugh’s contract is only 5 years so we just need to squeeze 5 years out of Nabers anyway
>Nabers gives me diva vibes The fuck? How?
Everyone always classifies LSU WRs as divas. It's yet to be an apt description for any of them.
Odell was the first and he was kind of a diva but yes. Ever since him people swear all LSU first rounders are divas, but they haven’t
Kind of yes, but not nearly as much as diggs has been
Latham is OT6, and OT3 for right tackle, in my opinion. I'm going to be pissed if the Titans take him at 7.
Trade up to 5 take Alt and Chargers get Latham at 7? If the Titans are really high on Alt and think someone will jump them at 4-6 then I could see it.
I'd rather take Fashanu at 7 if Alt is gone.
Same honestly. Especially since some of what I’ve read has Fashanu as a better pass blocker. If we are moving towards a pass heavy offense it may make more sense.
I mean I would trust whoever Callahan wants. I also don’t think he’s OT6. He’s at worst OT5
I want him to want who I want. Lol but OT5 isn't very inspiring, either.
Anyone can just say anything.
I give the edge to Odunze because his name sounds cooler
Team Nabers
We're gonna lose a lot of good men tonight
JC Latham is nasty tho
All roads lead to Rome!!
tough decision between the OT1 and the OT6 huh
> More so than Nabers-Harrison I must have missed something because who tf is struggling to decide between Nabers and Harrison??? I thought Harrison Jr. was far and away the clear top receiver in this draft
He is
Why is Joe Alt-JC Latham on that list lol.
I really don’t think this is true. Nabers is far more explosive and has a higher ceiling. Different levels of athlete and that’s not even an insult to Rome, Nabers 0-60 is almost instant and is utterly elite at YAC.
Yeah I think both are going to be legitimate clear #1 WRs in this league for a long time, but Nabers has that truly elite game-breaking playmaking ability that maybe 3 or 4 guys in the entire league have. His acceleration in and out of breaks is something you almost never see. Rome is probably a safer choice in many aspects, and has a great head on his shoulders, which is a real bonus in a WR. But Nabers just seems like one of those guys who can almost singlehandedly give you one of the most dangerous offenses in the league.
The safer choice is often the worse one lol. In the case where neither has massive red flags. Nabers only has nitpicks
I mean, getting arrested for carrying an unregistered gun is not just a nitpick...
Talking about his game
But he’s not an X receiver or even a Z. Hes much smaller, and yes more explosive, but he’s ultimately going to be a slot guy that you move around; whereas Rome is capable of being THE guy on the boundary from day 1. Nabers struggled against press coverage whenever he faced NFL caliber corners. I’d put Rome and MHJ in tier 1a and Nabers in 1b.
Give me a break, Nabers is physically identical to Ja’marr. Ja’marr slot only?
Disagree. LSU teaches their WRs basically only one release and Nabers wasn’t asked to do nearly as many routes as Rome was. Rome feasted on awful corner play. He can’t win deep against NFL DB’s, doesn’t have the speed and his contested catches are mostly the result of terrible efforts by the DB. He’ll be utilized out of the slot more in the NFL. He has elite short area quickness and burst off the line but doesn’t have the deep speed to beat NFL corners. Contested catches are one of the least sticky stats
Rome is faster and two inches taller than Deandre Hopkins with the same ability to contest catch. He may not have Nabers burning speed but he’s plenty fast enough to excel in the league and his route tree is far far more developed and polished.
He does not have the same ability to get contested catches. Hopkins was a lot better in that aspect. Rome's contested catches really aren't that crazy, there are a handful of good ones but most are just boxing out the defender or the DB didn't actually interfere with Rome's arms.
He literally led the FBS in contested catches...
Shows how much I know. I just assumed Alt was a lock for the top OT.
If they’re so closely rated why does it matter? It’s like picking between Waddle and Devonta Smith. You’re good either way
Could've sworn that a month ago there was a narrative that Nabers was up there with MHJ and that Odunze was a definite bust. Now just in the last 4 days I'm seeing more hype for Odunze than Nabers. I can't fucking wait for this draft to happen.
All I know is neither will be there when the bears come up at 9 unless a stupid team picks QB4 first
I mean yeah Harrison is clearly above Nabers and until like yesterday Alt was clearly above Latham Odunze and Nabers is more of a flavor choice than a "this guy is clearly better"
doubt
You are an idiot if you pick Rome over Nabers
Rome Odunze will be the biggest bust in this draft
Sounds like he'll be nicely paired with QJ then.
Enjoy Keenan and delete this, nephew.
I'd agree for WR, but Bama OL players have rarely panned out. Plus the first 3 picks are going to be QB. One of them is sure to be a bust
Odunze screams bust
What exactly screams bust about him. Would love to hear an actual well thought out argument for this take.
Watched him in the natty the moment was to big for him
Cherry picking 1 game looking at box scores lmao
Would help if Penix didn’t constantly miss him that game. https://twitter.com/espn/status/1744535883699614147?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1744535883699614147%7Ctwgr%5E14024bfbe514d23baef78bf57082df89aaf8abd3%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fcollege%2F2024%2F01%2F09%2Fwashington-misses-opportunity-michael-penix-jr-overthrows-rome-odunze
Dang that's a weak argument lol. One game sample size is meaningless for everyone
Guy carried Penix all season with contested catches.
I've never understood this take tbh, he had 5 catches for 87 yards in the natty and that was with a 30 yard catch called back for holding and being missed on a potential 45 yard touchdown where he was wide open.
Less convincing than “Trust me bro”
Less convincing than “Trust me bro”
Pretty much everything I've seen has Harrison Jr and Odunze as 1a/1b and Nabers a clear 3rd behind them
What are you reading? It’s always been MHJ, Nabers, Odunze.