Gettleman says BPA philosophy changed this year.

[jayflip]

14 hours ago, uscgamecocks said:

To further the discussion on the two CBs:

The Seahawks have a 32" arm length requirement for their corners.  They also heavily utilize SPARQ in analyzing prospects to determine their relative athleticism to other NFL players at their positions.  The Seahawks, as I'm sure you've noticed, look for elite athleticism traits in scouting prospects.

https://3sigmaathlete.com/rankings/cb/

As the link above shows, Bradberry is the fifth most athletic CB in this draft.  In fact, he is more athletic than 92.6% of NFL Corners.  He and Jalen Ramsey are the only two CBs in the top five that have > 32" arms.  I think it's very safe to assume that the Seahawks had him on their radar.

Daryl Worley also has > 32" arms and is a slightly above-average NFL cornerback by SPARQ.  The SPARQ database I linked above actually contains his combine results - when his mother claimed he was sick.  He improved his 40 time from 4.6 to 4.48 at his pro day - so it's safe to assume he might actually be above the 55% among NFL CBs.  Another guy that was probably on Seattle's radar.

Further, both Bradberry and Worley seem to be great scheme fits - which is oftentimes much more important than drafting pure talent / athleticism.

Worth noting - everyone on this forum seemed to love the idea of Harlan Miller.  He has < 31" arms and is in the 4.7 percentile among NFL athletes.  I think that pick in the 3rd would have been cheered, because everyone here has heard his name.

Seattle fan and blogger Zach Whitman (who is involved with 3 sigma athlete, linked above) was less than thrilled with our picks:

Zach Whitman ‏@zjwhitman 5h

5 hours ago

I'm very annoyed by the Panthers taking Bradberry.

Zach Whitman ‏@zjwhitman 4h

4 hours ago

Daryl Worley another long corner for Carolina. 80" wingspan and just turned 21.

 

Frankly - it's become clear that the Panthers don't give a damn what any media outlets think about their draft or their board.  It's pretty clear to me that they do a ton of their own work (the GM is a scout by trade, after all) and they live and die by the board they assemble.

The Seahawks and Patriots are notorious for marching to the beat of their own drum during the draft.  It's worked out pretty well for them.  And we've been one of the best drafting teams in the league since DG took over.

This needs to be its own stickied thread. Mods, please make it happen and also please direct all of the following to it upon them logging in:

@Shocker @Proudiddy @carolina-chuck2 @GoobyPls @reactionaryhuddlers

 

[Proudiddy]

Petty much?

I haven't made any judgements on these picks.  I wasn't a fan of taking ANOTHER DT in the first, but this thread isn't about him, and yet, I still weigh heavily enough on your mind that you have to tag me in it?  Lol.

[mc52beast]

18 hours ago, Coheed said:

This is the first time I've felt uneasy about a Gettleman draft.

Me too, trying to figure out why he needed to draft 3 corners...

[jayflip]

36 minutes ago, Proudiddy said:

Petty much?

I haven't made any judgements on these picks.  I wasn't a fan of taking ANOTHER DT in the first, but this thread isn't about him, and yet, I still weigh heavily enough on your mind that you have to tag me in it?  Lol.

My bad. After that first day, I just associated you with the sky is falling crowd. 

[Proudiddy]

42 minutes ago, jayflip said:

My bad. After that first day, I just associated you with the sky is falling crowd. 

It's okay, I think I am still their president.  I've put in a lot of work for the movement over the years, lol.

[heel31ok]

13 hours ago, blackcat said:

I know, I was one of them.  

Not me...

[The_Rainmaker]

4 hours ago, heel31ok said:

Dont Need to be college scout to see we reached .

 

[blackcat]

41 minutes ago, heel31ok said:

Not me...

 

41 minutes ago, heel31ok said:

Not me...

Good for you, give yourself a pat on the back.  Oops, looks like you already did.

[heel31ok]

12 hours ago, blackcat said:

 

Good for you, give yourself a pat on the back.  Oops, looks like you already did.

easily With both hands ,thanks for responding...