Tetairoa McMillan

[Jon Snow]

11 minutes ago, SmittysLawnGuy said:

Conner Rogers has him at 55. Those are some huge swings.

It's hard to get a sense of how these guys stack up with such a wide range of rankings.  I'm beginning to think they are just mocking these guys rather than coming up with a true overall rank.

[mrcompletely11]

4 minutes ago, jfra78 said:

Walker is not a tweener. He is a versatile LB who can rush the passer from multiple positions and also play the run and cover.  He is a better version of Luvu and Evero has already shown that he knows how to use a player like that.

And he is a solid dude, a team leader.  His quickness is outstanding and I suspect if he runs a mid 4.4 we probably would have to move up to get him, which I am not comfortable doing.  Id do somersaults if he is there at 8

[jfra78]

19 minutes ago, SmittysLawnGuy said:

Conner Rogers has him at 55. Those are some huge swings.

Last mock I see of his was on Jan 9 and he has him going 11

[SmittysLawnGuy]

5 minutes ago, jfra78 said:

Last mock I see of his was on Jan 9 and he has him going 11

It's his player rankings from pff, not his mock draft.

[jfra78]

5 minutes ago, SmittysLawnGuy said:

It's his player rankings from pff, not his mock draft.

If it's been updated I can't find it, the last one I see was Sept 4

[SmittysLawnGuy]

9 minutes ago, jfra78 said:

If it's been updated I can't find it, the last one I see was Sept 4

 

Thanks. Didn't catch that. Sure he is higher now even if Conner is  not that high on him.

[ncfan]

48 minutes ago, mrcompletely11 said:

Walker is a beast. An absolute beast and Ive always thought once he tests at the combine he is going to shoot up the board and probably will not make it to 8.   He may be my favorite prospect in this draft

He’s my favorite followed by Mike Green for the 8th pick.

[MHS831]

2 hours ago, Jon Snow said:

I saw it this morning on GMFB. I do not remember which draft "experts" list it was but the rankings. 

It is really hard to gauge Walker because he is not nailed to one position, so your comparisons are very limited--that probably explains the range of opinions on him.  I think he wears 11 for a reason, and that is to make people compare him to Parsons.  The Combine will be huge for him.

[ImfromClayton]

You gotta trust your evaluation. I could def see T-Mac being the highest rated WR in the draft, and available at 8. If you think he's Mike Evans, you have to take him. If you think he's just an above average NFL player, I think you have to go defense. That said, if he's there at 8, I could see somebody knocking on our door trying to get him. I don't want to trade out of 8, but I do see a scenario where it could be our best option if all the defensive players we value that highly are gone. 

This is why the scouts make the big bucks. 

[TD alt]

7 hours ago, Aussie Tank said:

I don't see him as elite. Very good but not elite. If we're taking him to play edge I'd rather Pearce Jnr or Green 

Both of whom are likely outside the top 10, just saying.

[TD alt]

6 hours ago, micnificent28 said:

 

I agree with both these takes.. walker doesn't have the production nor the solidified position to be talked about as a blue chip prospect in this draft. He's a very good player.. but elite? Why? Where?

Yeah, I'm a Georgia alum, and I don't see Walker as elite...not yet, anyway. 

[MHS831]

4 hours ago, Verge said:

I don't think you need him to fill a box. You probably slap him at linebacker and ask him to rush on passing downs or slip him as a spy, or drop him off into coverage off the line. I see him more as an edge guy but I don't think he is limited to that. 

As a guy who was a defensive coordinator at Walker's high school years ago, (coincidence and not related to my point), I look at the fact that some teams will try to keep your run defense on the field and transition a back and TE to WR roles without subbing and forcing you to keep your run D on the field to defend them.  However, if we had a Strongside Edge who could move inside to a 3, 4i, or 5 technique, Parsons could then slide in beside him as an edge.  In other words, the way I am seeing it without giving it a ton of thought, it would give you a dominant pass rush on passing downs.  If you did that, your NT would stay put, which is why Evero likes smaller NTs that can pressure the passer.  Then Brown, for example, could slide out to a 3, 4i, or 5 technique and your rush edge (only in this situation) could rush--giving you 5 DL/Edge getting after the QB from any number of alignments, with the option to drop Walker or the rush edge into coverage.  Then the MLB, Nickel, and maybe a S could blitz because a RB and TE in this formation can be covered with a lone S or even the LB in some cases.  Whew.  I have seen offenses running the hurry up doing this more and more, and the large edge-holding Edge and a hybrid ILB could be the answer.

Edited 4 hours ago by MHS831

[Jon Snow]

21 minutes ago, MHS831 said:

It is really hard to gauge Walker because he is not nailed to one position, so your comparisons are very limited--that probably explains the range of opinions on him.  I think he wears 11 for a reason, and that is to make people compare him to Parsons.  The Combine will be huge for him.

Zierlien compares him to Nolan Smith.

Edited 4 hours ago by Jon Snow

[MHS831]

Just now, Jon Snow said:

Zeirlien compares him to Nolan Smith.

Had not thunk of that.  That is a better comparison.