Garrett Bradbury interview on WFNZ

[LinvilleGorge]

1 hour ago, stbugs said:

Billy Price was the 2017 Rimington trophy winner and unanimous All-American in 2017,  2nd team All-American in 2016 and lots more. He was terrible last year.

We need to stop guaranteeing he’s that good or that much better than the other first tier guys. NC State has had a ton of OL drafted recently. I like Bradbury a lot but he’s not solely responsible for Finley.

I honestly wouldn’t be mad with Bradbury at 16, but I do think it will make it much harder to have a great draft. 

This is that time of year when such and such prospects are labeled as "can't miss", "plug and play starter", "solves *insert position* for the next decade, and on and on. I blame media blowhards like Kyper for that. At the emd of the day, they're all just prospects. They've never played in the NFL and like every other year there are going to be some 1st round busts and there are going to be some mid-late round steals that looking back should've been 1st rounders.

 

[LinvilleGorge]

4 minutes ago, Khyber53 said:

I'd suggest giving any player a second year before making a career decision on them. Perhaps that first year was bad, heck CMC's first season wasn't that great, but a lot happens between the rookie and second season for good players.

Honestly, I'm afraid Bradbury might not make it to our pick even. Hoping he does. And that NC State having a ton of OL drafted is actually a good indicator rather than something to brush off the guy's sucess with.

 

If we're thinking about taking a center at #16 then I hope like hell that center goes before #16.

[Pejorative Miscreant]

I’m a pack grad so I am biased.  I really hope it works out and he falls to us.  In the second round.   I think he is quite a player and will be very good for a long time but I think/hope the hype is dialed back a bit.  

I still don’t think he is worthy of a mid first round pick. 

[CarolinaNCSU]

21 minutes ago, Pejorative Miscreant said:

I’m a pack grad so I am biased.  I really hope it works out and he falls to us.  In the second round.   I think he is quite a player and will be very good for a long time but I think/hope the hype is dialed back a bit.  

I still don’t think he is worthy of a mid first round pick. 

This is where I'm at as well.  He was my guy for months now,, been mentioning him as a Kalil replacement all year...in the 2nd or 3rd round.  If he's the guy at 16 I'll at least feel somewhat safe with him, but even my homer side knows that's a reach and he better turn into an All-Pro to justify it.