Official 2019 Pre Draft Discussion

[wu-dai clan]

The only OL FA move I begin to like is Ryan Schraeder, ATL. He was previously a ProBowler and was absolutely terrible last year. Roll the dice, coupon man TT ?

[beachcomber]

The only OL FA move I begin to like is Ryan Schraeder, ATL. He was previously a ProBowler and was absolutely terrible last year. Roll the dice, coupon man TT ?

http://www.profootballfocus.com/news/secret-superstar-atlanta-falcons-2

[Boltjolt]

The only OL FA move I begin to like is Ryan Schraeder, ATL. He was previously a ProBowler and was absolutely terrible last year. Roll the dice, coupon man TT ?

No thanks. Why replace average with average and pay more for it? Point is to upgrade.

[wu-dai clan]

No thanks. Why replace average with average and pay more for it? Point is to upgrade.

Falcons board is mixed.
I guess what I am saying is Oline in FA is scarce or too expensive.
It smells like Barksdale, don't it ?

[Formula 21]

OL is scarce in FA and the draft. You have to overpay to get it.

[Formula 21]

2019 NFL Draft: Potential top-10 pick Jeffery Simmons won't get combine invite due to past violence issue

Simmons was seen on video striking a woman but has emerged as a potential top draft pick anyway

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• by Jared Dubin
• @jadubin5

Mississippi State defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons -- considered a potential top-10 pick on the 2019 NFL Draft -- has been informed that he is among those collegiate players not being invited to the NFL combine. According to a report from NFL.com's Tom Pelissero, both Simmons and Colorado State wide receiver Preston Williams (a potential late-round prospect) were informed that they do not meet the criteria under the league's policy regarding issues of violence.

The lack of a combine invite for Simmons is standard operating procedure since the NFL instituted a rule in 2016 that it would not invite prospects who had previously had issues with violence to the combine. (Bengals running back Joe Mixon, for example, was also not invited to the combine.)
"It is important for us to remain strongly committed to league values as we demonstrate to our fans, future players, coaches, general managers, and others who support our game that character matters," NFL Football Operations Executive Vice President Troy Vincent said in a memo to NFL teams.
Simmons was seen on video in 2016 striking a woman. Mississippi State allowed him to enroll in the school anyway, ultimately suspending him for just one game. Then-MSU athletic director Scott Stricklin said at the time, "We expect the structure and discipline Jeffery will be a part of in our football program to benefit him. Jeffery will be held accountable for his actions while at MSU, and there will be consequences for any future incidents."


Simmons then proceeded to dominate the SEC and became a potential top-10 draft pick. There have not been any reports of further incidents of violence he has committed. "Not everyone gets a second chance, but I am so grateful I did," Simmons wrote in the first line of a letter announcing that he would declare for the draft.
Our Ryan Wilson had Simmons going to the Falcons with the No. 14 pick in his latest mock draft.
The NFL itself purports to take incidents of violence -- especially against women and children -- very seriously, but as we have seen time and again, the league and its teams are often willing to overlook them if it means acquiring a star-level talent.

[like54ninjas]

The only OL FA move I begin to like is Ryan Schraeder, ATL. He was previously a ProBowler and was absolutely terrible last year. Roll the dice, coupon man TT ?

[wu-dai clan]

To me, he is a right side player.
That is where we have a major issue.
I will agree, if the price is acceptable.

[Boltjolt]

Falcons board is mixed.
I guess what I am saying is Oline in FA is scarce or too expensive.
It smells like Barksdale, don't it ?

Yep why I said no thanks. Tevi was better than Barks but he is average.....and cheaper.

[wu-dai clan]

OL is scarce in FA and the draft. You have to overpay to get it.

Was hoping you had some answers...lol.
I have been looking real hard at mid round value picks.

[Formula 21]

Was hoping you had some answers...lol.
I have been looking real hard at mid round value picks.

My answer is to draft the best OT available in the first. Kind of a blunt force solution but it solves a major long term problem. And there appear to be very good OTs available late in the first.

[wu-dai clan]

My answer is to draft the best OT available in the first. Kind of a blunt force solution but it solves a major long term problem. And there appear to be very good OTs available late in the first.

We do not have a Free Safety on our roster...not even one.

MIKE is a big problem. We cannot have a two down player there.

I take TT's State of the Chargers comments literally.

I say the problem @ NE
was fatigue
and non-verbal communication
vs delayed A-Gap blitzes,
and we are better than that.