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Trading up for a kicker lol.

Dang there goes Adebawore. Hoping for Zach Kuntz!

Isn’t Adebawore supposed to be a really good fit for 3-4 DE? I wonder if he’ll be available at 114.

What makes you say that? He was barely getting practice reps. I don’t think he was a Rhule pick. Rhule certainly didn’t treat him like he was. I think Rhule had some power stripped from him prior to the draft and was on the hot seat. Why would Rhule draft a developmental QB in the third when his job was in jeopardy?

The not wanting him because of the sucker punch incident I can actually get behind. He starts off with an uphill battle to prove he’s not that guy in my book.

Who is Gorge Hoodell?

Totally. Why draft anybody. Let’s just rent everybody in free agency. Could have traded our second for Hopkins instead of drafting Mingo too (not the worst idea tbh).

I don’t know much about the player, but if you look at the trade itself it makes a lot of sense. First, LBs/Edge guys were coming off the board fast. Just a couple picks earlier, Zach Harrison, Marte Mapu, and Byron Young all came off the board in a row. Then a pick after we took Johnson, Diaby came off the board, and just a couple picks later Simpson and Henley came off. It’s fallacious to assume that nobody else was targeting Johnson just because he wasn’t high on the media radar. Did anybody in the media have Marte Mapu going before Trenton Simpson? It’s interesting some people defending the Mingo pick and hating on the Johnson pick because the arguments against both are similar. When Mingo was picked, I was a bit disappointed because it seemed like a reach based on the media boards, so I get it, but ultimately I understand why they made that pick and this one. Both guys have skill sets and athletic profiles that are hard to find in the other players left on the board. If we’re looking for a big dude who can set the edge, contain the run, rush the passer as a 3-4 OLB, and also put his hands in the dirt when needed, there just wasn’t much to choose from in the entirety of the draft. Even if you look at Ojulari at the top of the second, you’re looking at a guy who has question marks around taking on blockers and stopping the run, though the pass rush skills are better. Even the age makes a little bit of sense, for instance I wanted Sanders for the same role, but he would have spent 2 years bulking up to be as big as Johnson is now, and Johnson has already shown he can carry the weight and retain his athleticism. In their presser, Fitt/Reich talked about the four different types of linebackers they need, and Johnson fills a gap there. It’s dangerous to assume that just because the media isn’t as high on a guy (which, btw, there were some who had him ranked close to where we took him), that he will be there at 93 or 114. If they felt the gap was significant between him and the next guy who fit that profile for them, then the smart move is to go get him. As the draft goes on, the differences in big boards increases, I’m just giving the new coaching staff the benefit of the doubt for now. I can’t call them an all star staff up until the draft and immediately turn on them.

Maybe that’s why he was so pissed lol.

I actually liked Simpson depending on the role, but I saw some scouting reports that said he didn’t know wtf he was doing when it came to football. You can tell him to follow a guy around or rush the passer, but ask him to play zone or diagnose a play and good luck. Let’s not pretend he was some flawless prospect, he was drafted near the end of the third round for a reason. With that great of an athletic profile, it’s clear he had some major red flags for every team.

Lol that tweener era was the worst. We brought over that asshat from Indy who wanted to build a whole defense of undersized guys because Dwight Freeney or some dumb poo. Set us back years. Probably part of the reason we overcorrected to draft all the fat asses Gettleman.

Not super familiar with this guy, but seems to fill the role that I wanted Drew Sanders for. Hope he’s a monster for us!

Just 3 years younger than Goff with less talent and less experience. I don’t get it.

Detroit is having such a terrible draft. Are they just punting on 2023?

Not good when he was kind of a clunky slogging runner to begin with.

I was looking at mock draft database consensus big board that gathers data from the other big boards to make a consensus board. I thought you were looking at a consensus board too that’s why I asked because I didn’t know why it would be so different.

Well damn Cody Mauch definitely looks the part with his teeth all busted out and belly hanging out.

Which one are you looking at? Mock draft database has him as 12th WR/79 overall on their consensus big board.

Wow. A bit disappointed with some of that defensive talent on the board, but let’s go.

Ah there’s the classic commercial break during our pick. I’m sure my broadcast super far behind and it’s already happened anyways.

Falcons jumping us for who?

Interesting they take Hall over Ojulari. Part of me secretly wanted them to take Ojulari more because I want Sanders more lol.

Here comes the run on every player we want but Eagles get to sit at 30 and take Nolan Smith lol.

Sheesh, thanks for not spoiling at least. My broadcast is at commercial.

Yes I hated that Tepper comment. It may seem logical, but it’s terrible practice.