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https://bleacherreport.com/articles/523206-how-they-got-here-the-butterfly-effect "Having known who Randy Moss was for several months, the selection should have been obvious. Moss was easily the best non-quarterback in the draft and possessed a freakish blend of height and speed that nobody had ever seen before. There was certainly baggage and immaturity that were concerns to most teams that might have a shot at Moss, but nobody could deny his talent, period."

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/wolverines/2018/04/29/manning-moss-bests-and-busts-1998-nfl-draft/560480002/ "By almost any standard, the wide receiver should have been a slam-dunk top 10 pick. Moss caught 96 passes for 1,820 yards and 26 touchdowns in his junior season at Marshall, finishing fourth in Heisman Trophy voting. But perceived disciplinary issues in his past — including revoked scholarship offers from Notre Dame and Florida State — sent his draft stock plummeting." https://www.the33rdteam.com/remembering-vikings-drafting-randy-moss-25-years-later/ "Moss was low on our priority list heading into the combine. We had the No. 21 overall pick after a playoff season, and we had him rated among our top five players in the draft that also produced Hall of Famers Peyton Manning, Charles Woodson and Alan Faneca. We assumed Moss would go in the top 10 and not get past the Dallas Cowboys at No. 8. Moss and his agent figured the same thing, which was part of their thinking in having him skip the combine to have a couple more weeks to train for his pro"

Read the linked article. And this one... https://www.profootballhistory.com/randy-moss/ I'm feeling old. I'm realizing people weren't following thus stuff in real time like I was. He was a huge story everywhere he went. Lou Holtz said "Randy Moss was the best high school football player I've ever seen." Bobby Bowden said "He was as good as Deion Sanders. Deion's my measuring stick for athletic ability, and this kid was just a bigger Deion." A Cowboys scout said that he was the most gifted prospect in football history. I honestly didn't realize people don't remember all the hype about him. He fell only because of legal issues

I'm not giving my opinion. I'm pointing out how the analyst landscape views it. Plenty have him to be the 2nd wr drafted this year behind Nabers.

In January by the time the draft came around snyone who liked Stroud was ridiculed by the masse.

That being said I don't believe anything this guy says.

People still forget that Young was the consensus first overall pick. It wasn't just Tepper. It was nearly all of you here as well

No. He's actually elite. Big difference. And everyone currently wants him to get paid so not sure what you are trying here

I'm comparing him to other recent prospects.

This will make heads explode

Randy Moss was definitely considered generational https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-randy-moss-rookie-season-minnesota-vikings-1998

In 2021 there were 3 receivers who were given higher prospect grades by the same analysts at nfl.com than Harrison. And 1 this year. Generational has to mean more than that

I would prioritize OL over receivers.

Also Xavier Woods and most of the DL picked up last year were decent.

I realize its the cool thing to find negativity in every single thing but this is ok by me. Investing around the current stadium is a good sign.

Corbett was great

Luvu isn't an underachiever. I don't see the comparison here.

It's the 4th year of his rookie 4 year contract. He was drafted in 2021.

I'd much rather have Stroud than any qb in this draft. He's already shown he is legit.

To me regime changes are the most interesting offseasons. Unfortunately we've had too many recently.

It would be a lot more strange if friends agreed on everything

But harping on how many interviews each guy got and when isn't reactions to anything being said in recent interviews. It's odd how disinterested people are in the combine. I get that not having a first changes things but draft success is alot more about mid and late rounds than round 1.

Where do you think we got that #1 pick from that we used to select Bryce? It came from the Bears who had the worst team in 2022.

Chubba is under contract. No need to re sign him.

I'm sure the Rams are happy we didn't agree to their trade offer. They took Byron Young in the 3rd and he outproduced Burns as a rookie. It's not impossible to find good OLBs. Its one of the benefits of going 3-4.