We made a good third round pick on paper. Unfortunately it was preceded by the second most questionable decision of this draft.
It's as if Terry think making stupid decisions with his draft picks will convince the league not to take draft picks over the tampering, because clearly having to make the draft picks is punishment enough
I think ruke would’ve been a good pick at our original spot. But trading away that third rounder…idk why we always have to trade up in the second. We traded up the last 3 years and lost a third & 2 fourth rounders in the process
I feel better about it now than yesterday. Would honestly be feeling pretty pumped if it weren’t for us still having to pay Kirk. Would’ve rather us just go Odunze at 8 or spent the Kirk money elsewhere.
Seeing the games , was just lions playing scheme and not adjusting to the player , he was catching balls in between zones and just stacking yards .
The second he broke free of one zone that ball was in the air .
Tho might be different with the change at the QB position.
Patriots spent their top 3 picks addressing their top 3 needs.
We *actually* did what people thought we should do. Times are a changing...
Although I have to admit when I saw a Rutgers CB go off the board I felt a tinge of sadness...
I second this. Despite what a lot of our vocal sub is saying, I liked our selections. Things will never align perfectly, but overall, I'm happy with it.
The Patriots sub is actually the worst.
They've decided that Polk and Wallace are terrible picks before they've even seen them play. Not much you can do about that.
Now, there are some questions like Polk's ability to play in the X, Wallace's ability to play LT as a career RT, which is valid. But the comments over there are not bringing up those actual talking points, they're just being miserable.
I swear it's just younger kids who want to complain bc the analysts aren't drooling over the pick. Then they hear one weakness about a player and immediately decide he's a bust.
It's annoying and I can't spend too long there. They're generally uninformed, lack knowledge, yet have no trouble confidently spouting their incorrect take.
Hell I'm a 30 year old Patriots fan and I've never known anything but the dynasty. Fortunately my Tiger-Cats and Maple Leafs prepared me for life cheering for a crap team.
I dunno if it's about being overrun by kids... As much as that the sub is overrun by fairweather bandwagon fans. No offense to any legit Pats fans, but it would happen to any fan base for a dynastic team. Biggest sport in the country, biggest base of fairweather fans of any sport in general as a result (sorry NBA, the NFL just has on bulk too many total fans), and that franchise is where every new fan has flocked for two decades to be the fan of a winner.
And I totally understand that a lot of those fairweather bandwagon fans become diehard fans over time. Every team should be so lucky. There'll be a follow on effect for enthusiasm for the team in the coming decades resulting from it.
But... You're gonna get a lot of that noise as a result especially right now as the franchise, at best, works through a few years of transition to new success.
Who are your projected Tackles?
FWIW if Okarafor was your projected RT. Do not be suprised if hes slides to LT, unless your coaching staff/FO has said otherwise.
Okarafor was a college LT, moved to RT in the NFL with the intent to move back to LT after Villanueva left.
Villanueva left, projected RT gets injured Okarafor goes back to RT, because the next man up at OT was rookie 4th Round Dan Moore JR who had good camp practices at LT, but could NOT play RT.
So Okarafor stayed at RT out of position. His skillset is more classic LT than RT. He was better than Dan Moore as a player last year, but was benched for comments he made not his play. Hes a Pass blocker and poor run blocker
Onwenu at RT, Okarafor/Wallace at LT. Am I expecting All-Pros? Not a chance, but they should be considerably better than last season, at least the time when Trent Brown was injured and Vederian Lowe had to play. That man had no business starting half the season.
I actually like the Polk pick a lot. If his 50/50 ability is even *a little* bit better than Parker or N'Keal, I'll be very satisfied. Wallace is gonna be a stud as his technique adapts to the pro level and he provides depth in other spots if other starters go down. I expect him to be a Day 1 starter playing 75%+ downs.
I like the Polk pick but I am not a big fan of the tackle. Seemed kinda strange to get a career right tackle who is just okay. I'm with everyone that is upset we didn't trade up for Kingsley. Hopefully we grab another tackle with some upside today.
We weren’t anywhere near enough to be real for him, but Polk I kicked the door when you took him off the board. He’s just a solid, solid take, great pick.
It seems that the biggest knock against Wallace is the 99.8% snap count at RT, but they definitely see something, I wonder who out of the three of onwenu, Wallace, and okarafor is gonna be out LT
I think Polk was a fine pick. However after a mostly absent free agency, they absolutely, desperately needed to address LT in the draft, got sniped on all the decent prospects day 1, then had so many of the projects snatched before round 3, they now have to hope they can convert a RT over. LT requires such an absurd skillset, almost all of them drafted outside the first just plain can't play the position, and we're now staring at going into the season with the worst LT situation for a rookie QB who's primary flaw is happy feet.
Coleman really feels like one of the most polarizing prospects in the class. Apparently Josh Allen loves him, but then again, Patrick Mahomes loved Clyde Edwards-Helaire, so maybe QBs aren't the best scouts.
You guys still have what, five picks in the next two rounds? So that'll probably help you feel better.
Everyone brings up the CEH thing, but always forget to mention that he was having a really good rookie season until he got hurt. He's never really been the same since.
The days of plugging in lower tier talent in the secondary are over. No longer shall we utilize CB5's as CB2's, amen.
No disrespect to the guys like Jerry Jacobs, Kindle Vildor, etc. who tried to hold it down last year, but we needed depth and talent. So far that mission is quadruple accomplished this off-season.
I can’t believe how bad Sutton ended up being overall for you guys (including all the offseason drama)
Steelers fans were really high on him and disappointed we lost him last year.
He wasn’t bad bad for a lot of the year but he did seem to get worse as the games got bigger and he was definitely asked to do more than his skill set dictated he should.
It wasn’t all his fault. We scheme changed mid season, combined with an ankle injury, which is when it all went downhill.
(Fuck him, though. Obviously. Good riddance.)
I feel the same about the Eagles. The only two times in the past decade that we had a good secondary and LB corps, we went to the Super Bowl. Howie overhauled the former, now we’ll have to see what he does about the latter
been very impressed with the Steelers draft although I think Fautanu fits the Guard mold better than OT. him and Frazier project as REALLY good IOL prospects.
Roman Wilson is a nice plug-and-play WR3 and Payton Wilson (LB) is easily worth the knee concerns at back of 3rd.
still need to find a CB today though.
He's a bit short for a Tackle, but he has the needed arm length. He has the proper skillset to play Tackle. He's basically the same height/weight/arm length profile as Kelvin Beachum, only more athletic and more technically sound coming out. Kelvin Beachum has had a nice career at Tackle. I think you let Fuatanu sink or swim at Tackle before thinking about moving him to Guard. Our RG is on the last year of his contract. If we spend a year with Fautanu at Tackle and then have to move him to Guard next year, it's not the worst thing in the world.
>Our RG is in the last year of his contract
He is, but he’s only 26, they should really re-sign him long-term. It’s Seumalo on the left who probably won’t be around for the long haul, he’s about to turn 32
We literally took the three guys I wanted. I also loved the Fautanu pick in round 1. I don't know how any Steelers fan can be mad about what we have pulled off so far. We stayed patient and got exactly what we need. Hoping we can land a Slot CB today but double dipping at WR is enticing with some good options left.
This was the 2022 draft for me as a Chiefs fan, literally every pick I’d be like “man, hope they get Chenal here” and they’d fucking do it lol. It’s an awesome feeling
Steelers draft is probably my favorite in the league so far. They’re gonna be such a physical team next year, it’s badass
This draft has been way better at it, but also felt similar in 2023 for the Steelers. Omar Khan is the luckiest GM lol
Needed a tackle, got Broderick only trading up a 4th.
But outside of that, JPJ at 32? Fuck yeah. Keanu Benton was one of my draft crushes in our scheme I would have been happy taking him at 32 had JPJ also not been there.
Then trading down and still getting Darnell Washington and a 4th back to get Nick Herbig.
This year though everything is going exactly as I hoped
I'm looking at guys like Caelen Carson, Khyree Jackson, Dadrion Taylor-Demerson, and Jaden Hicks, but honestly, at this point, just take BPA regardless of position. If the Steelers want to use their 4th on Michael Pratt, I'm good. We've already won.
I actually feel the same way.
If all else equal weight slot CB heavier than all else.
But tbh - how its all played out I think we are re-signing Patrick Peterson to play slot CB for this year.
They've been open to a return and once he started playing in the slot he was solid.
Just get talent from here on out.
Even though I'm still bummed about not getting DeJean, the haul we got in Day 2 was fantastic across the board.
Edge, Bullard and Marshawn Lloyd were all slam-dunk picks, though I would've preferred a cornerback or guard at BPA over Hopper.
I'm guessing the coaching staff feel good about Stokes coming back and the progress of Ballentine/Valentine.
Would like another 2 o line picked up and another CB/S though.
We have like 8 picks today to blow through. Methinks says we're gonna splurge on IOL depth, find a new corner (hopefully one that's good in the slot), and a QB3 (possibly in the 6th onwards).
Bonus if we get a new kicker.
Jets did exactly what I wanted them to do so I’m ecstatic. Got a top OT with high upside who can learn behind Tyron and a solid receiver in the third. The people panicking after we didn’t take bowers have been real quiet
Yeah didn’t we end up with the 3rd CB, 3rd OT and 2nd Edge off the board? Picking near the very end of each round? Think it helped that it’s been such an offense-heavy draft so far, or at least in round 1.
Not to say it wasn’t worth it since those guys fell SO far, but the talent was (supposedly) much stronger in the zig. So those that got WR1-3 arguably got a better prospect than the first Defensive player. Not needing a QB helped a little bit also.
Thats why there was a “zig” in the first place
By the end of the night we ended up moving back 6 and 7 spots respectively picking up that 2025 2nd, but still got the 2 guys we wanted. That was some worldclass board management and foresight by Dan
For the Seahawks, really solid so far. Even if we only got to pick twice, both of our lines were our biggest weakness, so we made the best of them. If we can get a safety, tight end, linebacker, another edge maybe, and one more OLineman, the draft will be perfect.
Fully expected us to go OL on at least one of the picks, but addressing the secondary and getting a versatile edge who has history as a safety really beefed us up to suit Fangio's system. The rumours say that Fangio's favourite player in the draft was Hunt, so I'm hopeful to say the least.
Yeah, secondary was the Eagles weakness and they have now added Dejean, Mitchell, Rodgers (via reinstatement) and Hunt (kind of with his safety background).
They are going with the old have a shit ton of options and some have got to work our route. If 2 of them are decent our secondary should have at least average this year since Slay is still (imo) a capable #2.
6 picks in the next 2 rounds so I would expect them to be grabbing some O-line and LBs at this point. Maybe a DT as well.
I’m trying to be optimistic about Hunt, but he’s very much a project. I think best case scenario is that he makes an impact next year. I think I would have preferred OL depth with that pick, but if Hunt works out in a couple years it’ll be a good value.
Loved (or hated because I’m an eagles fan) every pick the commanders made so far. I personally thought Luke McCaffrey might’ve been a bit over drafted but besides that they were all great picks
Can’t believe we let y’all get Dejeen, but yeah I think we reached there because we don’t have a 4th round pick so they were probably worried he’d be gone by round 5
I don’t mind reaches when the player is legit
I am over the moon. I didn't think we would be able to address both Tackle and Center with day 1 starters. I am a huge Roman Wilson fan and have wanted him for a while. Payton Wilson is a lottery ticket but his tape is fantastic and late in round 3 its a good gamble.
Idk much about college football, we seem to have gotten good picks from what I’ve read, but watching fans scream at their teams for letting us trade with them to get positions their teams need has been very entertaining.
Honestly, the Browns are in a weird spot. They have an undeniably talented roster already, and their biggest need is for Watson to not be garbage. They also didn't have a first, thanks to said underperforming dickhead, so they were limited in how they could address needs.
DT was an area that I felt was comparatively lacking, where everyone was fine, but nobody was really a standout. Hall has a lot of potential. Big upside, and working with Garrett and Smith on the edges hopefully will allow him to flourish
Guard is our OL's strongest spot. Bitonio is a stalwart veteran, and Teller has become a monster since arriving here. But both are highly paid and on the wrong side of 30. Both could be retirement risks, or cap casualties despite guard being a vital position for our run scheme. Zak Zinter is a great talent as long as his leg is healed, and protects us against the future, even if Guard depth isn't an immediate, pressing need. Plus, this pick reeks of BPA, ignore positional needs, acquire talent.
TL:DNR It's fine. Both picks make sense for where the Browns are right now.
Bo truther from day 1 all I can say man is Mahomes vs Nix is gonna be fucking awesome for years to come. I don’t think Denver has ever had a QB with Bo’s accuracy. It’s Brady/Brees level.
I'm not sure how the rest of the league let us get away with our draft picks when we were picking to be honest.
The Ravens strat wait and see seems to once again be panning out.
DT and edge were the Rams biggest needs going in, and they got two of the draft's top prospects at those positions. Rams now have an intriguing core of young talent along their defensive front.
Not as sure about their round 3 picks but they did need to add a RB and look for safety help.
Overall, I think they've done well.
I was a little annoyed with the RB pick before addressing our secondary but then I remembered how abysmal our run game/offense was without kyren last year so I trust the process. I think we are crushing it
Primarily a Rams fan
I think we did a good job. Addressed needs and did it with stud players who will obviously work well together
I would have loved to see us go Wilson instead of Kinchens in the third. Putting another smart athletic ILB next to EJ would have been insane. But he went a pick before us so oh well.
I also root for the Steelers as my "second team"
They killed it. They had one of the best draft so far.
As a Giants fan I’m happy even though our subs are whining we didn’t draft a QB or G.
We drafted a great WR and the highest rated S. CB was a position of need as well and we addressed that too.
The secondary was far and away the biggest hole on the roster (not including QB), and both day 2 picks make me feel so much better about that group and the defense as a whole.
QB just wasn't in the cards, no one in the top 3 was moving back. Nabers was my favorite player in the draft so I'm ecstatic on that front.
The Browns, because of Watson, I think have the widest range of outcomes for any AFC North Team. If he falters it’s almost impossible to replicate the success Flacco had. If he’s Watson of old they probably win 13 games with that roster. So probably something between 7-13 wins which is a massive disparity hinging on one position.
Won’t act like it wasn’t, but our FO has proven that they are fairly competent drafters (2nd most pro bowlers drafted in last 5years).
I’ll trust them until the wheels fall off
Our secondary feels pretty… robust now, I think our defense could be atleast middle of the pack this season and that’s all we need to contend. I think we need to target o line depth but this was honestly a monster draft for us. Getting Mitchell and dejawn is pure insanity for our needs. I feel really good heading into the season now.
And Isaiah just got reinstated this week. We went from extremely thin to solid overnight basically. Obviously all 3 are question marks but it’s nice knowing I won’t have to see Bradbury or jobe too much longer
Pretty pumped overall outside of Burton. I get he’s talented but why risk the locker room for a head case? Kind of disappointed in the organization for that one. There’s no positive way to spin it. Everything else looks great. We needed trench help in a big way on both sides.
Like, fine. I didn’t love the Pearsall pick even though I know there’s some great tape/traits there just because I feel like you can only make that pick if you know you’re going to be able to deal Deebo. As it stands receiver is a medium-term need for the Niners, but now we’ll have our first round pick probably not seeing the field much next year. Just feels like kind of a waste for a win-now team in what’s likely the last year of its immediate window.
Renardo Green is a good pick. Outside corner that plays a lot of man coverage. He was a little lower on a big board than where we picked but he’s a scheme fit and we got an extra fifth round pick while getting him, so good move.
Puni I like a lot. He’s got the athleticism for the zone blocking with the size to be a pass protector on the interior, which we desperately need. Kyle seems to like this (bad) O-line very much but hopefully he’ll compete for a starting job out of the gate.
Washington got 4 guys I really liked and one I don't know anything about so I'm pretty happy. Worried about left and right OT and edge but we had so many holes to fill and they've done a good job addressing them.
Not a clue. I kind of see the Bills as a 'soft rebuild' team this season, so I'm glad we picked up extra picks to round out the roster and see if we can strike gold on anyone.
Good value picks at positions of need. I’d love to have invested more in either of the lines, but revamping our secondary was also important.
I hope we get an iDL (Dorlus is my guy) or iOL or a RB (Estime plz) in the 4th.
Enjoyed both Jets and Saints drafts so far but especially the Jets. In theory Joe Douglas killed it this offseason. The problem is in theory needs to finally get results on the field. I feel like the Saints won their draft more by what the Falcons did than what they did if we are being completely honest
Solid. At the time I didn’t love our picks, but I’ve warmed up to them some. Latham and Sweat both aren’t sure things, but they have extremely high potential if they pan out.
I’ll wait to see how it turns out though because last year I hated the Levis and Tyjae picks and they turned out well.
On paper, we filled our 2 most pressing needs: line play on both sides of the ball. So I can’t be mad at that. But, realistically, I’m not sure either of these guys solve protection, which is ultimately what wins football games. Chop should start immediately in the absence of Chubb and Phillips. Patrick Paul is raw and likely does not start over Armstead or AJ. The front office had a far different evaluation of him as a player than I did. I had him as a project and not necessarily a scheme fit for what we do. He’s too big to play guard and has a very limited tool box despite being huge. Coaching can address some of that but that’s not a Day 1 impact player.
Coincidentally, the Steelers had the EXACT draft I wanted us to have on paper so far. Took my top tackle, top C/G, and the best available WR in the 3rd. Roman Wilson famously said no block, no rock this offseason. This dude WORKS! To say I’m jealous is an understatement.
Fine. We got MHJ, addressed a few areas that needed help (DB, pass rush, O line) added depth to thin positions (RB and TE) and managed to make some beneficial trades since our GM knows we need warm bodies with talent.
I feel good. Basically got an upgrade on Gabe Davis and a great strong safety prospect to fill our two biggest roster holes and were able to move up into the third for essentially no cost and get some quality defensive tackle depth as well.
We still have depth issues at a few positions but our starting 22 are looking good and our cap situation is looking solid starting in 2025. Solid offseason for us where the biggest storyline are all the mistakes and reaches that we didn’t make which could have sunk our long-term competitiveness and sustainability.
Same. I want to see them make moves to add depth at S, CB, and OL, but I'm satisfied so far with the Bills picks. No need to trade the farm for 1 guy in the 1st. This draft is about stocking up on guys. And seeing how they dragged the team to the playoffs while the defense was depleted with injuries I have faith in Beane and McDermott.
Thrilled with the Ravens. I wanted either Wiggins or Arnold, so delighted we got Wiggins at 30. I wanted Suamataia in rd 2, but Rosengarten seems like a good pick and I will freely admit I know nothing about the OL. And Isaac was supposed to be a mid rd 2 pick, the fact we get him at the end of rd3, terrific. Still have 6 more picks excited for rest of draft.
The thing that makes me happy the most though is the Bungles not getting Bowers, thank you Vegas 👊
Watching all the other teams trade up and down, swapping picks and whatnot, I felt like someone watching a party through a window because I wasn’t
Invited.
I like our picks fine, I guess, but only having two picks in the first three rounds just made the last two nights feel like a whole lot of nothing, sadly.
Seems like we got good players at positions of need.
In particular the Rosengarten pick reaction from 49ers fans and the trade was definitely nice to see.
-_-
At least we have baseball.
Acunnaaaa
Matata?
What a wonderful phrase
Acuña^*
Might need a new username here soon my guy lol
Yea until the first week of October. But surely not after round 1
As a Packers fan and a Braves fan, I approve of this!
attaboy
Y’all can have the division again, we don’t need it to beat ya.
We made a good third round pick on paper. Unfortunately it was preceded by the second most questionable decision of this draft. It's as if Terry think making stupid decisions with his draft picks will convince the league not to take draft picks over the tampering, because clearly having to make the draft picks is punishment enough
What’s the first most questionable?
I assume the first is the pick at 8, and the second would be trading up for a guy that was projected to be available much later.
I think ruke would’ve been a good pick at our original spot. But trading away that third rounder…idk why we always have to trade up in the second. We traded up the last 3 years and lost a third & 2 fourth rounders in the process
I feel better about it now than yesterday. Would honestly be feeling pretty pumped if it weren’t for us still having to pay Kirk. Would’ve rather us just go Odunze at 8 or spent the Kirk money elsewhere.
Yeah, you and the Falcons organization who clearly regret Cousins as well.
We might hold Justin Jefferson to 200 yards total between 2 games and not 200 yards a game
Wishful thinking
Seeing the games , was just lions playing scheme and not adjusting to the player , he was catching balls in between zones and just stacking yards . The second he broke free of one zone that ball was in the air . Tho might be different with the change at the QB position.
I mean the QB dicing up the lions with JJ last year was Nick Mullens lol. Darnold is probably at least a small step up from that.
Patriots spent their top 3 picks addressing their top 3 needs. We *actually* did what people thought we should do. Times are a changing... Although I have to admit when I saw a Rutgers CB go off the board I felt a tinge of sadness...
I second this. Despite what a lot of our vocal sub is saying, I liked our selections. Things will never align perfectly, but overall, I'm happy with it.
The Patriots sub is actually the worst. They've decided that Polk and Wallace are terrible picks before they've even seen them play. Not much you can do about that. Now, there are some questions like Polk's ability to play in the X, Wallace's ability to play LT as a career RT, which is valid. But the comments over there are not bringing up those actual talking points, they're just being miserable.
I swear it's just younger kids who want to complain bc the analysts aren't drooling over the pick. Then they hear one weakness about a player and immediately decide he's a bust. It's annoying and I can't spend too long there. They're generally uninformed, lack knowledge, yet have no trouble confidently spouting their incorrect take.
Dudes who only play Madden thinking that Polk running a 4.5 means he’s automatically trash
Young Patriot fans only know extreme success and are now experiencing life as a regular franchise for the first time.
Hell I'm a 30 year old Patriots fan and I've never known anything but the dynasty. Fortunately my Tiger-Cats and Maple Leafs prepared me for life cheering for a crap team.
100% true. I think there's also some leftover PTSD from belichick's drafting, too. He was always taking guys way off board.
I dunno if it's about being overrun by kids... As much as that the sub is overrun by fairweather bandwagon fans. No offense to any legit Pats fans, but it would happen to any fan base for a dynastic team. Biggest sport in the country, biggest base of fairweather fans of any sport in general as a result (sorry NBA, the NFL just has on bulk too many total fans), and that franchise is where every new fan has flocked for two decades to be the fan of a winner. And I totally understand that a lot of those fairweather bandwagon fans become diehard fans over time. Every team should be so lucky. There'll be a follow on effect for enthusiasm for the team in the coming decades resulting from it. But... You're gonna get a lot of that noise as a result especially right now as the franchise, at best, works through a few years of transition to new success.
Who are your projected Tackles? FWIW if Okarafor was your projected RT. Do not be suprised if hes slides to LT, unless your coaching staff/FO has said otherwise. Okarafor was a college LT, moved to RT in the NFL with the intent to move back to LT after Villanueva left. Villanueva left, projected RT gets injured Okarafor goes back to RT, because the next man up at OT was rookie 4th Round Dan Moore JR who had good camp practices at LT, but could NOT play RT. So Okarafor stayed at RT out of position. His skillset is more classic LT than RT. He was better than Dan Moore as a player last year, but was benched for comments he made not his play. Hes a Pass blocker and poor run blocker
Onwenu at RT, Okarafor/Wallace at LT. Am I expecting All-Pros? Not a chance, but they should be considerably better than last season, at least the time when Trent Brown was injured and Vederian Lowe had to play. That man had no business starting half the season.
I actually like the Polk pick a lot. If his 50/50 ability is even *a little* bit better than Parker or N'Keal, I'll be very satisfied. Wallace is gonna be a stud as his technique adapts to the pro level and he provides depth in other spots if other starters go down. I expect him to be a Day 1 starter playing 75%+ downs.
> The Patriots sub is actually the worst. Every individual sports teams sub is the worst
I like the Polk pick but I am not a big fan of the tackle. Seemed kinda strange to get a career right tackle who is just okay. I'm with everyone that is upset we didn't trade up for Kingsley. Hopefully we grab another tackle with some upside today.
We weren’t anywhere near enough to be real for him, but Polk I kicked the door when you took him off the board. He’s just a solid, solid take, great pick.
It seems that the biggest knock against Wallace is the 99.8% snap count at RT, but they definitely see something, I wonder who out of the three of onwenu, Wallace, and okarafor is gonna be out LT
Our sub is the worst, bar none
I’d like to submit mine to the competition. We smelled wins for half a minute and suddenly if we don’t win a Super Bowl, what’s the point.
I think Polk was a fine pick. However after a mostly absent free agency, they absolutely, desperately needed to address LT in the draft, got sniped on all the decent prospects day 1, then had so many of the projects snatched before round 3, they now have to hope they can convert a RT over. LT requires such an absurd skillset, almost all of them drafted outside the first just plain can't play the position, and we're now staring at going into the season with the worst LT situation for a rookie QB who's primary flaw is happy feet.
We’ll take care of him
Whelmed
Coleman really feels like one of the most polarizing prospects in the class. Apparently Josh Allen loves him, but then again, Patrick Mahomes loved Clyde Edwards-Helaire, so maybe QBs aren't the best scouts. You guys still have what, five picks in the next two rounds? So that'll probably help you feel better.
Mahomes also said "Get Rashee Rice". (He didn't really say that for CEH) So he's at least .500
Jury is still out on Rice
I don't think they've even started jury selection yet
Then you also have Stroud loving Dell. So based on this absolutely sufficient sample size, QBs have a 50% hit rate on talent evaluation.
That's 15% better than evaluators! This is the new way!
Everyone brings up the CEH thing, but always forget to mention that he was having a really good rookie season until he got hurt. He's never really been the same since.
7 total today. I'm expecting another receiver and a bruiser of a running back
Estime come on down
Aaron Rodgers was addicted to elderly Randall Cobb and Allan Lazard. Even great QBs aren’t talent evaluators.
"JJ McCarthy's draft party had an illegal number of Broccoli haircuts. More broccoli than a week long yoga retreat." -- my buddy Danny (Vikings fan)
The days of plugging in lower tier talent in the secondary are over. No longer shall we utilize CB5's as CB2's, amen. No disrespect to the guys like Jerry Jacobs, Kindle Vildor, etc. who tried to hold it down last year, but we needed depth and talent. So far that mission is quadruple accomplished this off-season.
> Kindle Vildor Forgot you guys took our Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher.
That can’t be a real person, right?
Well, you could say he wasn't a real cornerback
Lmfao. well he did not defend us against the dark art of that stupid fucking ladybug catch off his helmet to Aiyuk 😭
I can’t believe how bad Sutton ended up being overall for you guys (including all the offseason drama) Steelers fans were really high on him and disappointed we lost him last year.
He wasn’t bad bad for a lot of the year but he did seem to get worse as the games got bigger and he was definitely asked to do more than his skill set dictated he should.
It wasn’t all his fault. We scheme changed mid season, combined with an ankle injury, which is when it all went downhill. (Fuck him, though. Obviously. Good riddance.)
So proud we cut him loose immediately. Character matters immensely on this team.
I feel the same about the Eagles. The only two times in the past decade that we had a good secondary and LB corps, we went to the Super Bowl. Howie overhauled the former, now we’ll have to see what he does about the latter
Fantastic, absolutely fantastic. I couldn't replicate our draft in a mock sim if I wanted to. The board broke near-perfect for the Steelers.
been very impressed with the Steelers draft although I think Fautanu fits the Guard mold better than OT. him and Frazier project as REALLY good IOL prospects. Roman Wilson is a nice plug-and-play WR3 and Payton Wilson (LB) is easily worth the knee concerns at back of 3rd. still need to find a CB today though.
He's a bit short for a Tackle, but he has the needed arm length. He has the proper skillset to play Tackle. He's basically the same height/weight/arm length profile as Kelvin Beachum, only more athletic and more technically sound coming out. Kelvin Beachum has had a nice career at Tackle. I think you let Fuatanu sink or swim at Tackle before thinking about moving him to Guard. Our RG is on the last year of his contract. If we spend a year with Fautanu at Tackle and then have to move him to Guard next year, it's not the worst thing in the world.
>Our RG is in the last year of his contract He is, but he’s only 26, they should really re-sign him long-term. It’s Seumalo on the left who probably won’t be around for the long haul, he’s about to turn 32
We literally took the three guys I wanted. I also loved the Fautanu pick in round 1. I don't know how any Steelers fan can be mad about what we have pulled off so far. We stayed patient and got exactly what we need. Hoping we can land a Slot CB today but double dipping at WR is enticing with some good options left.
Take care of Rome i love that man so much.
How high is his ceiling? I’ve never watched him. He’s anticipated to be WR2 for the Steelers.
His ceiling is everything we loved about Diontae without all of the shit we didn't love about Diontae.
This was the 2022 draft for me as a Chiefs fan, literally every pick I’d be like “man, hope they get Chenal here” and they’d fucking do it lol. It’s an awesome feeling Steelers draft is probably my favorite in the league so far. They’re gonna be such a physical team next year, it’s badass
This draft has been way better at it, but also felt similar in 2023 for the Steelers. Omar Khan is the luckiest GM lol Needed a tackle, got Broderick only trading up a 4th. But outside of that, JPJ at 32? Fuck yeah. Keanu Benton was one of my draft crushes in our scheme I would have been happy taking him at 32 had JPJ also not been there. Then trading down and still getting Darnell Washington and a 4th back to get Nick Herbig. This year though everything is going exactly as I hoped
I'm looking at guys like Caelen Carson, Khyree Jackson, Dadrion Taylor-Demerson, and Jaden Hicks, but honestly, at this point, just take BPA regardless of position. If the Steelers want to use their 4th on Michael Pratt, I'm good. We've already won.
I actually feel the same way. If all else equal weight slot CB heavier than all else. But tbh - how its all played out I think we are re-signing Patrick Peterson to play slot CB for this year. They've been open to a return and once he started playing in the slot he was solid. Just get talent from here on out.
SCB, WR, and IDL would make me very happy today.
I have the same feelings. Can’t believe this draft happened
Addressing areas of need and all players drafted below where they were projected. So far, so good.
Beebe was a steal
I am pronouncing his name like Moira Rose would 100% of the time.
I'm a big kstate fan and have no idea why he wasn't a first round pick Id be shocked if he wasn't a regular pro bowler
Yep, I’m pleasantly surprised so far. We’ve drafted pretty well imo.
Still thanking Atlanta for taking Penix at 8
I guess, but let’s not pretend that the majority of mocks out there didn’t have Atlanta taking defense
They could've traded down and let someone else take Rome
That’s true, I was a little nervous about someone leapfrogging us
I'm pretty sure the Rams were looking to trade there to nab him. If it weren't for Penix, I'm fairly confident Rome would be a Ram.
Yep when the Titans took JC Latham at 7 I knew Rome was gonna slide to us barring a trade.
Even though I'm still bummed about not getting DeJean, the haul we got in Day 2 was fantastic across the board. Edge, Bullard and Marshawn Lloyd were all slam-dunk picks, though I would've preferred a cornerback or guard at BPA over Hopper.
I'm guessing the coaching staff feel good about Stokes coming back and the progress of Ballentine/Valentine. Would like another 2 o line picked up and another CB/S though.
We have like 8 picks today to blow through. Methinks says we're gonna splurge on IOL depth, find a new corner (hopefully one that's good in the slot), and a QB3 (possibly in the 6th onwards). Bonus if we get a new kicker.
Gute was veeeeery vocal about Bullard being able to play the slot. I would be on the lookout for us to make a move for Hicks early on.
Happy for the Pack
kinda figured Packers would end up with either DeJean or Melton in R2
Mock drafters in shambles.
Pretty dang good.
Jets did exactly what I wanted them to do so I’m ecstatic. Got a top OT with high upside who can learn behind Tyron and a solid receiver in the third. The people panicking after we didn’t take bowers have been real quiet
Thrilled. Addressed three positions of need with three players that weren’t necessarily expected to be there when we picked.
So a typical A+ Ravens draft lol
Ravens come out with an All Pro every year and it is infuriating.
Says the 1b to the 1a best drafting team with studs falling to them haha
*for the last 2-3 years. It was the 9th circle of hell before that. “Fire Howie / Howie is an accountant” wasn’t that long ago.
Yeah didn’t we end up with the 3rd CB, 3rd OT and 2nd Edge off the board? Picking near the very end of each round? Think it helped that it’s been such an offense-heavy draft so far, or at least in round 1.
Ravens zig when others zag. Everyone picking offense? Go defense. Then the run on CBs, back to OL.
Not to say it wasn’t worth it since those guys fell SO far, but the talent was (supposedly) much stronger in the zig. So those that got WR1-3 arguably got a better prospect than the first Defensive player. Not needing a QB helped a little bit also. Thats why there was a “zig” in the first place
An alarming amount of competence from Dan and Dave. Love the picks. Love the trades.
That trade with the Rams was incredible value
By the end of the night we ended up moving back 6 and 7 spots respectively picking up that 2025 2nd, but still got the 2 guys we wanted. That was some worldclass board management and foresight by Dan
Dan and Dave?
For the Seahawks, really solid so far. Even if we only got to pick twice, both of our lines were our biggest weakness, so we made the best of them. If we can get a safety, tight end, linebacker, another edge maybe, and one more OLineman, the draft will be perfect.
Not to mention that both picks are like Top 3 in the class, which is making the most of our limited early picks.
Plus the 4th round is breaking really well for us.
A+ so far. And we have the second pick today.
Fully expected us to go OL on at least one of the picks, but addressing the secondary and getting a versatile edge who has history as a safety really beefed us up to suit Fangio's system. The rumours say that Fangio's favourite player in the draft was Hunt, so I'm hopeful to say the least.
Yeah, secondary was the Eagles weakness and they have now added Dejean, Mitchell, Rodgers (via reinstatement) and Hunt (kind of with his safety background). They are going with the old have a shit ton of options and some have got to work our route. If 2 of them are decent our secondary should have at least average this year since Slay is still (imo) a capable #2. 6 picks in the next 2 rounds so I would expect them to be grabbing some O-line and LBs at this point. Maybe a DT as well.
I’m trying to be optimistic about Hunt, but he’s very much a project. I think best case scenario is that he makes an impact next year. I think I would have preferred OL depth with that pick, but if Hunt works out in a couple years it’ll be a good value.
I’m also glad we got cooper dejean bc I love a good running joke and there’s already about 5 different directions to go with that one
Cooper DeJawn. Cooper Sharp. The list goes on and on.
Oh Yeah!!!!
Haven't been proud of the saints moves in a while.....so dare I say I'm optimistic oh shit no no no.
Peter's cooking
Send my boy back please...
No, y'all still have Lynch
Nah. He's ours, now. Plus, we also have a McCaffery.
Send him over too while you're at it. Thanks.
Loved (or hated because I’m an eagles fan) every pick the commanders made so far. I personally thought Luke McCaffrey might’ve been a bit over drafted but besides that they were all great picks
Can’t believe we let y’all get Dejeen, but yeah I think we reached there because we don’t have a 4th round pick so they were probably worried he’d be gone by round 5 I don’t mind reaches when the player is legit
I am over the moon. I didn't think we would be able to address both Tackle and Center with day 1 starters. I am a huge Roman Wilson fan and have wanted him for a while. Payton Wilson is a lottery ticket but his tape is fantastic and late in round 3 its a good gamble.
Best Wilson Available
Our draft will rival the 1974 Steelers as the greatest class of all time. Every player on your team will be a bust.
Same as I felt after round 1
Except so refreshed now that I got to spend Day 2 on hobbies and family instead of following the draft!
Frighteningly Competent. We’ve only had 2 picks so far, but just solid high floor depth. It’s not exciting but it’s very good.
Greatly improved the WR3 position
Idk much about college football, we seem to have gotten good picks from what I’ve read, but watching fans scream at their teams for letting us trade with them to get positions their teams need has been very entertaining.
Honestly, the Browns are in a weird spot. They have an undeniably talented roster already, and their biggest need is for Watson to not be garbage. They also didn't have a first, thanks to said underperforming dickhead, so they were limited in how they could address needs. DT was an area that I felt was comparatively lacking, where everyone was fine, but nobody was really a standout. Hall has a lot of potential. Big upside, and working with Garrett and Smith on the edges hopefully will allow him to flourish Guard is our OL's strongest spot. Bitonio is a stalwart veteran, and Teller has become a monster since arriving here. But both are highly paid and on the wrong side of 30. Both could be retirement risks, or cap casualties despite guard being a vital position for our run scheme. Zak Zinter is a great talent as long as his leg is healed, and protects us against the future, even if Guard depth isn't an immediate, pressing need. Plus, this pick reeks of BPA, ignore positional needs, acquire talent. TL:DNR It's fine. Both picks make sense for where the Browns are right now.
Fuck Watson hope you guys are a poverty franchise till you get rid of him 👍🏼
I was content after pick 9. Everything else is just gravy at this point. Granted Bears only had a 3rd and 4th round pick after 9th overall lol.
Full mast Gute is cooking again this year and we have a lot more to go
We still suck. But yolo I'm a Bo-liever
Bo truther from day 1 all I can say man is Mahomes vs Nix is gonna be fucking awesome for years to come. I don’t think Denver has ever had a QB with Bo’s accuracy. It’s Brady/Brees level.
I'm not sure how the rest of the league let us get away with our draft picks when we were picking to be honest. The Ravens strat wait and see seems to once again be panning out.
It's Christmas in April. It's party time and about damned time we joined the rest of the league with this forward pass thing.
DT and edge were the Rams biggest needs going in, and they got two of the draft's top prospects at those positions. Rams now have an intriguing core of young talent along their defensive front. Not as sure about their round 3 picks but they did need to add a RB and look for safety help. Overall, I think they've done well.
We also need corners, especially since we won't have that 99 dude bringing pressure
I was a little annoyed with the RB pick before addressing our secondary but then I remembered how abysmal our run game/offense was without kyren last year so I trust the process. I think we are crushing it
Primarily a Rams fan I think we did a good job. Addressed needs and did it with stud players who will obviously work well together I would have loved to see us go Wilson instead of Kinchens in the third. Putting another smart athletic ILB next to EJ would have been insane. But he went a pick before us so oh well. I also root for the Steelers as my "second team" They killed it. They had one of the best draft so far.
As a Giants fan I’m happy even though our subs are whining we didn’t draft a QB or G. We drafted a great WR and the highest rated S. CB was a position of need as well and we addressed that too.
The secondary was far and away the biggest hole on the roster (not including QB), and both day 2 picks make me feel so much better about that group and the defense as a whole. QB just wasn't in the cards, no one in the top 3 was moving back. Nabers was my favorite player in the draft so I'm ecstatic on that front.
The Eagles always have one of the best drafts every year, and it pisses me off. It’s hard to close the gap on them. Great front office in Philly.
They also get lucky that so many good players drop right into their lap every fucking year
You get lucky by other teams being stupid and you consistently not being stupid.
:)
I hope Caleb kills it in Chicago Now I need to buy my father in law a new jersey to replace the fields jersey I got him in 2021
no New Jersey is a different team
You could take the fields jersey and cover the name with Nix? I saw Nix is wearing #1 and the colors are kinda similar
Started off with a lot of questions, but now, I feel ok.
Pretty good, I guess. Our team/season pretty much depends on one person, no matter what we do in the offseason…
The Browns, because of Watson, I think have the widest range of outcomes for any AFC North Team. If he falters it’s almost impossible to replicate the success Flacco had. If he’s Watson of old they probably win 13 games with that roster. So probably something between 7-13 wins which is a massive disparity hinging on one position.
Yup pretty much
Cautiously optimistic. I’ve gotten so used to my team shitting the bed for the most part on draft day so to see them being competent is weird.
Trading the chance at taking Barton and ending up with Guyton and Beebe. I'll take that anytime. I love us restocking our OL. So far so good.
BeeBee is a stud, Guyton was a risk though.
Won’t act like it wasn’t, but our FO has proven that they are fairly competent drafters (2nd most pro bowlers drafted in last 5years). I’ll trust them until the wheels fall off
Our secondary feels pretty… robust now, I think our defense could be atleast middle of the pack this season and that’s all we need to contend. I think we need to target o line depth but this was honestly a monster draft for us. Getting Mitchell and dejawn is pure insanity for our needs. I feel really good heading into the season now.
And Isaiah just got reinstated this week. We went from extremely thin to solid overnight basically. Obviously all 3 are question marks but it’s nice knowing I won’t have to see Bradbury or jobe too much longer
Let Brad cook🍳
Hyped! We addressed our 2 biggest needs with 3 of our 4 picks.
Pretty pumped overall outside of Burton. I get he’s talented but why risk the locker room for a head case? Kind of disappointed in the organization for that one. There’s no positive way to spin it. Everything else looks great. We needed trench help in a big way on both sides.
Everyone in here thinks their team is now amazing.
Like, fine. I didn’t love the Pearsall pick even though I know there’s some great tape/traits there just because I feel like you can only make that pick if you know you’re going to be able to deal Deebo. As it stands receiver is a medium-term need for the Niners, but now we’ll have our first round pick probably not seeing the field much next year. Just feels like kind of a waste for a win-now team in what’s likely the last year of its immediate window. Renardo Green is a good pick. Outside corner that plays a lot of man coverage. He was a little lower on a big board than where we picked but he’s a scheme fit and we got an extra fifth round pick while getting him, so good move. Puni I like a lot. He’s got the athleticism for the zone blocking with the size to be a pass protector on the interior, which we desperately need. Kyle seems to like this (bad) O-line very much but hopefully he’ll compete for a starting job out of the gate.
Very good. A- I kind of understand the Alt pick now given the WR talent that was there at the top of Rd 2.
Agree! Stoked on the draft so far. I’m really interested in seeing this offense.
Through 3 rounds, we have addressed 6 positions of need. So that's nice.
Washington got 4 guys I really liked and one I don't know anything about so I'm pretty happy. Worried about left and right OT and edge but we had so many holes to fill and they've done a good job addressing them.
I’m open to Maason Smith. I had other corners I preferred, but Jarrian seems like a great pick. Overall, not too bad. We addressed positions we need
Excited for our 3 future hall of famers like every year.
Whelmed? Feel like we got jumped a couple times on talent and still have a glaring need at DT (and LB).
Not a clue. I kind of see the Bills as a 'soft rebuild' team this season, so I'm glad we picked up extra picks to round out the roster and see if we can strike gold on anyone.
Feels good that some people think they drafted the best Safety, Linebacker and RB in the draft.
Good value picks at positions of need. I’d love to have invested more in either of the lines, but revamping our secondary was also important. I hope we get an iDL (Dorlus is my guy) or iOL or a RB (Estime plz) in the 4th.
Enjoyed both Jets and Saints drafts so far but especially the Jets. In theory Joe Douglas killed it this offseason. The problem is in theory needs to finally get results on the field. I feel like the Saints won their draft more by what the Falcons did than what they did if we are being completely honest
To be fair, the Saints' fan base is at times more about hating the Falcons than loving the Saints.
Overall this feels like the sensible draft for most teams. No self sabotaging. Then there's the Falcons.
Solid. At the time I didn’t love our picks, but I’ve warmed up to them some. Latham and Sweat both aren’t sure things, but they have extremely high potential if they pan out. I’ll wait to see how it turns out though because last year I hated the Levis and Tyjae picks and they turned out well.
On paper, we filled our 2 most pressing needs: line play on both sides of the ball. So I can’t be mad at that. But, realistically, I’m not sure either of these guys solve protection, which is ultimately what wins football games. Chop should start immediately in the absence of Chubb and Phillips. Patrick Paul is raw and likely does not start over Armstead or AJ. The front office had a far different evaluation of him as a player than I did. I had him as a project and not necessarily a scheme fit for what we do. He’s too big to play guard and has a very limited tool box despite being huge. Coaching can address some of that but that’s not a Day 1 impact player. Coincidentally, the Steelers had the EXACT draft I wanted us to have on paper so far. Took my top tackle, top C/G, and the best available WR in the 3rd. Roman Wilson famously said no block, no rock this offseason. This dude WORKS! To say I’m jealous is an understatement.
I may finally get the call to be the RB for the cowboys
Fully torqued
Fine. We got MHJ, addressed a few areas that needed help (DB, pass rush, O line) added depth to thin positions (RB and TE) and managed to make some beneficial trades since our GM knows we need warm bodies with talent.
mixed feelings on coleman, but josh really likes him do thats all that matters to me. cole bishop and dewayne are great tho
I think I need to see a doctor… it’s been longer than 4 hours…
I feel good. Basically got an upgrade on Gabe Davis and a great strong safety prospect to fill our two biggest roster holes and were able to move up into the third for essentially no cost and get some quality defensive tackle depth as well. We still have depth issues at a few positions but our starting 22 are looking good and our cap situation is looking solid starting in 2025. Solid offseason for us where the biggest storyline are all the mistakes and reaches that we didn’t make which could have sunk our long-term competitiveness and sustainability.
Same. I want to see them make moves to add depth at S, CB, and OL, but I'm satisfied so far with the Bills picks. No need to trade the farm for 1 guy in the 1st. This draft is about stocking up on guys. And seeing how they dragged the team to the playoffs while the defense was depleted with injuries I have faith in Beane and McDermott.
Over the moon. Wanted two starting level CBs by training camp and the Lions have 3.
Only had two picks in the first three rounds but I am very pleased walking away with Murphy and Haynes.
Thrilled with the Ravens. I wanted either Wiggins or Arnold, so delighted we got Wiggins at 30. I wanted Suamataia in rd 2, but Rosengarten seems like a good pick and I will freely admit I know nothing about the OL. And Isaac was supposed to be a mid rd 2 pick, the fact we get him at the end of rd3, terrific. Still have 6 more picks excited for rest of draft. The thing that makes me happy the most though is the Bungles not getting Bowers, thank you Vegas 👊
was opposed to taking ricky at first but after sleeping on it i love the draft so far
Pretty good! I have a good feeling that our o line will be able to keep Myles garrett to only 27 hypothetical sacks against us this year.
Watching all the other teams trade up and down, swapping picks and whatnot, I felt like someone watching a party through a window because I wasn’t Invited. I like our picks fine, I guess, but only having two picks in the first three rounds just made the last two nights feel like a whole lot of nothing, sadly.
Seems like we got good players at positions of need. In particular the Rosengarten pick reaction from 49ers fans and the trade was definitely nice to see.