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Yeah everytime I draft him in the 1st where he is going to go I get a shit grade.Dumb. -
I’d be happy with the player if he came with a poor grade. Big whoops.Originally posted by Boltgang74 View PostComment
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Just don't get their logic on the grade.We could Definitely use Bijon to go with Eke.Originally posted by blueman View PostComment
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Pretty sure Bijan will be gone by 21 and a team will claim he was too good to pass up, however Najee Harris was drafted 24 so who knows Bijan could be there. IF he is draft him because we need a RB like him. He would definitely ease Ek's work load and Herbert could really use a top notch RB to make the big play and put up workhorse RB numbers! You need a RB like this in the playoffs also.Originally posted by Boltgang74 View PostComment
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Former Vikings GM Rick Spielman wrote the profile.
For me, it's Drew Sanders and Darnell Wright in the first Round group. Pretty dull stance two months before Indy is on-the-clock, but that's where I'm at. Let Kellen Moore
work with this kid.
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Because they don't think a RB should go that early. It's a position thing.Originally posted by Maniaque 6 View PostTHE YEAR OF THE FLIP!Comment
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group thinkOriginally posted by Maniaque 6 View Post
Bijan is one of three, highest ceiling prospects in this class.Comment
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Pre-combine draft buzz
February 25, 2023
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Pretty much anyone who is anyone in the NFL will begin gathering in Indianapolis tomorrow for the annual scouting combine which will run through March 5th. And THE big question at the combine this year is just how big is Alabama QB Bryce Young. Young appears to have emerged as the #1 QB prospect in this year’s draft; however, there are real questions about his size as he reportedly played at around 185 pounds this past season and NFL teams would really like for him to weigh at least in the 200 pound range to really cement that top grade. In fact, the buzz around the league is that it is very possible that QBs could go 1-2-3 in April’s opening round with both Chicago and Arizona, which have the 1st and 3rd picks respectively, very likely to trade down with a team looking for a QB.
Of course, Houston which currently sits on the 2nd pick, has long been expected to target a QB with that pick. And that was pretty much confirmed with reports this week that the Texans’ front office was telling candidates in interviews for their head coaching job that they plan on using the #2 pick on a QB. The only question remaining it appears is whether the Texans stay at #2 or trade up with the Bears to the top pick.
Meanwhile, the story that just won’t go away is that teams around the NFL still really like Florida QB Anthony Richardson, who is currently considered to be the #4 QB on most team’s board behind Young, C.J. Stroud of Ohio State and Kentucky’s Will Levis. Teams are aware of the warts in Richardson’s game – he’s never been all that accurate a passer and has had issues with pocket presence – but the feeling around the league is that he has the highest ceiling of any of the QBs available for the 2023 draft based on his unique combination of size, arm strength and athleticism and no one in the league will be surprised if he ultimately goes in the top ten.
At the same time, other players whose draft stock appears to be on the rise include Illinois CB Devon Weatherspoon, Georgia Tech DE Keion White, Utah TE Dalton Kincaid and North Dakota State G/T Cody Mauch. In fact, we have mentioned those guys in previous reports. A couple of names to add to that list heading into the combine are Alabama S Brian Branch, who brings CB speed and athleticism to the position, and Tennessee OT Darnell Wright.
There also appears to be an emerging consensus around the league that Georgia DT Jalen Carter is the top prospect in this year’s draft. That’s even ahead of Alabama DE Will Anderson, who has been considered the #1 prospect through much of the process. Its nothing against Anderson, although he is somewhat undersized for a hand-in-the-ground DE in the NFL. Its more that teams are seeing some really special athletic ability in Carter, who’s motor doesn’t always run full-out, but when he’s on his game he dominates.
And just in case anyone is counting, its now been almost 5 full days since Aaron Rodgers emerged from his Hobbitt-retreat, presumably having decided on his future. However, to date, there has been nary a peep from Rodgers, or anyone else for that matter, on what that decision will ultimately be; does he want to stay with the Packers, play elsewhere in 2023 or simply retire. And that has teams likely looking to sign a veteran QB including the Jets, Las Vegas, and New Orleans and maybe also Washington, Tennessee, and New England among others cooling their heels. Of course, it also has the other veteran free agents passers like Derek Carr and Jimmy Garoppolo in limbo waiting for the Rodgers shoe to fall.
One of the top story lines of the past couple of off-seasons has been the number of big-time receivers changing teams for big-time contracts. And that may continue to be a story line this year as there have been reports that a number of top receivers could ultimately be shopped or outright released this winter including DeAngelo Hopkins of Arizona, Buffalo’s Stephon Diggs, Mike Thomas of New Orleans, Tee Higgins of Cincinnati, Minnesota’s Adam Thielen, Mike Evans of Tampa Bay, D.J. Moore of Carolina and maybe Las Vegas’ Davante Adams for a second straight year. Meanwhile, the salary cap strapped LA Rams have confirmed that star CB Jalen Ramsey is available. At the same time, with the start of the new football year just over a couple of weeks away, teams have already started the painful process of getting under the salary. The one such transaction with implications for the upcoming draft could be Tennessee’s release of long-time starting LT Taylor Lewan; indeed, with no heir apparent on the roster, the Titans could very well look at one of this year’s top OTs such as Northwestern’s Peter Skoronski or Paris Johnson of Ohio State.
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Pigskin Paul’s PRE-COMBINE Top 25 Prospects
February 25, 2023
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It fees like it has been a while since I updated my Top 25 and with the Combine starting next week it feels like time to update, since the Combine usually changes things a bit. So, for now…- JALEN CARTER DT Georgia 6’3/310
- BRYCE YOUNG QB Alabama 5’10/195
- WILL ANDERSON OB/ER Alabama 6’3/240
- TYREE WILSON DE/DL/ER Texas Tech 6’5/275
- C.J. STROUD QB Ohio State 6’3/215
- BIJAN ROBINSON RB Texas 5’11/220
- DEVIN WITHERSPOON CB Illinois 6’/180
- PETER SKORONSKI OL Northwestern 6’4/310
- JORDAN ADDISON WR PITT 5’11/175
- BRODERICK JONES OT Georgia 6’4/310
- CHRISTIAN GONZALEZ CB Oregon 6’1/200
- MYLES MURPHY DE/ER Clemson 6’5/270
- MICHAEL MAYER TE Notre Dame 6’5/250
- BRIAN BRANCH S Alabama 5’11/195
- PARIS JOHNSON OT Ohio State 6’6/315
- JOEY PORTER CB Penn State 6’1/190
- JAHMYR GIBBS RB Alabama 5’10/200
- O’CYRUS TORRENCE OG Florida 6’5/345
- JAXON SMITH-NJIGBA WR Ohio State 6’/200
- QUENTIN JOHNSTON WR TCU 6’3/215
- NOLAN SMITH OB/ER Georgia 6’2/230
- DARNELL WRIGHT OT Tennessee 6’5/330
- LUKE MUSGRAVE TE Oregon State 6’5/255
- JALIN HYATT WR Tennessee 5’11/185
- LUKAS VAN NESS DL/ER Iowa 6’4/275
Close but no cigar, in alphabetical order:
DEVIN ACHANE/RB/Texas A&M; KEEANU BENTON/DL/ Wisconsin; BRYAN BRESEE/DT/Clemson; ZAY FLOWERS/WR/RS/B.C.; DAIYAN HENLEY/LB/Washington St; DALTON KINCAID/TE/Utah; CODY MAUCH/OL/N. Dakota St; RASHEE RICE/WR/SMU; ANTHONY RICHARDSON/QB/Florida; KELEE RINGO/CB/ Georgia; DREW SANDERS/LB/Arkansas; CAM SMITH/CB/S. Carolina.
We’ll. meet again the week after the Combine to discuss these names with a bit more info in their files.
Cheers
Pigskin
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February 26, 2023 - 12:00 pm
Teams, players start arriving in Indy as combine set to go … Literally as we speak, NFL coaches and personnel people, along with the players, have begun arriving in Indianapolis for the start of the annual scouting combine which gets underway tomorrow. However, there have been some changes to the schedule and the format. As usual, the players will be divided into 4 groups – the QBs, WRs and TEs, OL; offensive linemen and RBs; defensive linemen and LBs; and defensive backs and specialists, but the order has been changed. It used to be the combine started with the OL and RBs, followed by the QBs and receivers, the DL and LBs and finally the DBs. This year, though, the first group will be the DL/LBs, followed by the DBs, then the QBs and receivers and wrap with the OL and RBs. That appears to have been done to get the QBs and receivers doing their on-field stuff next Saturday for TV. At the same time, whereas in the past, each group was in Indianapolis for 4 days, their combine activities will now be spread out over 5 days with the bench press, which used to be held on the 3rd day, the day before the actual on-field testing, now being held on the 5th day. One other change to note is the fact that the weigh-in/measurement sessions, which used to be held early in the week, will now be conducted the same day as the on-field testing. For the record, the week for each group breaks down something as follows
Day one: Registration and orientation
Day two: General medical testing and pre-ordered studies
Day three: Ortho exams; NFLPA meeting and media interviews
Day four: Measurements and on-field testing and positional drills
Day five: Bench press and departure
The actual on-field testing phase of the combine begins this coming Thursday with the defensive linemen and LBs on the field; the DBs and specialists then go on Friday, while, as noted, the QBs and receivers will work out on Saturday, while the offensive linemen and RBs wrap the week next Sunday. Of course, not all players will do the full on-field workout. As a general rule, for example, players dealing with injuries don’t work out, while others, often on the advice of their agents, opt not to participate in some, or all, on-field activities and instead wait for their pro day or private workout. And while nobody from the NFL is happy when players opt not to work out, there has never been any evidence that any of those players have ever seen their grade slip because of the non-participation.
Meanwhile, every NFL team can interview up to 60 combine participants for 15 minutes and those interviews are conducted in the evenings of the first three days the players are in Indianapolis. And while, the on-field testing, especially the 40-yard dashes, get most of the media attention, the primary purpose of the combine has been to centralize the medical testing so that as mush as possible they are subjected to only one set of x-rays rather than 32. Also note that players with more serious injury issues will be asked to return to Indianapolis for some follow-up testing closer to the draft early in April.
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