2020 Draft Prospect Discussion

[beachcomber]

and how 'bout our/the IDL.... ??

1) D. Brown, Kinlaw, Raekwon
3) Marvin Wilson, Rashard Lawrence, Neville Gallimore * are these guys worth more/better than Brandon when he came out, and in the case of Oklahoma, haven't most of their IDL been overrated/drafted when they came out ??
5) Madubuike, Leki Fotu, Benito, Tedarrell

and will reiterate again, and despite that the some of you might not like it, and.... this would be a darn fine place to double dip, as hoping for Derrick B. round one, and can't imagine that a day three Leki Fotu pick wouldn't pay dividends down the road, and.... as an understudy/successor to our/a FA signing of Danny She!ton.

[beachcomber]

and @DE/dge…. ??

1) Young, Epenesa
2) YGM, Curtis Weaver, Terrell Lewis * this is Pittsburgh Steeler territory, if not Ravens country as well ?? personally think the Chargers need to assert themselves @DT in this draft, as Derrick Brown can play the three tech next to Shelton, and w/Leki Fotu the eventual heir apparent to Shelton, and as.... again as some might not like to hear.... as both Tillery and Jones are prolly mere journeymen talents @the 3T ??
3) K'Lavon Chaisson, Marlon Davidson * couple solids here, albeit still not without risk
4) Okwara * if we were able to secure some additional draft capital via trade, this guy might be a worthy target ??
5) Kenny Willekes
6) Alton Robinson

personally not looking to add anyone here unless we were able to come by additional picks some way/how, and/or we did something novel/intrepid.... like moving Melvin in the middle to MLB/MIKE

[beachcomber]

@LB ??

1) Simmons
2) Kenneth Murray * 3-4 ILB type
3) Troy Dye * ditto for Dye (see Murray aforementioned)
5) Evan Weaver, Paddy Fisher * think good organizations find a way to accumulate extra draft capital, and of which if so, these guys would prolly warrant draft capital well spent ??

and how 'bout a surprise pick @safety ??

2) Delpit, Xavier McKinney * Grant has to be off the Charger Die Hards' board in that he has some whiffy McWhiff to his game.... (darn good w/passes defensed tho)
3) Hamsah Nasirildeen, Brandon Jones * for myself, Hamsah is the Keenan Allen value play of the draft, and.... gotta believe we could use some reinforcements after the suspected defections/expected attrition in our back seven ??
4) Alohi Gillman, JR Reed, Jordan Fuller * team Tommy John Golden Domer/draft day kryptonite alert....

[beachcomber]

and gotta believe we're gonna go CB @some point come draft day (three me can only hope)

1) Okudah, Fulton, Diggs
2) Shaun Wade, Gladney, Jaylon Johnson
3) CJ Henderson, Lamar Jackson
4) Darnay Holmes, AJ Green
5) Eric Stokes * personally would hold off 'til here to go CB, as think we're alright for now, and as would (much) prefer to beef up the IDL first and foremost
7) Nevelle Clark * would love to have multiple round seven selections to work/play with

so, so far have got 14 first rounders, and given that close to a dozen of 'em either disappoint, bust or get overdrafted, prolly left maybe a half dozen (or so) unaccounted for, so.... pls fill in the blanks as you'd like, and.... think you get the gist of things, in terms of there are only 32 slots in the first round, and pls take into account that not (nearly) all of 'em pan out when all is said and done.... (just keepin' it real

[like54ninjas]

All three of these should be available in round 2 when we draft, if we take Wirfs in round 1, according to the Draft Network draft machine:

https://thedraftnetwork.com/mock-draft-machine

Kinlaw is a top 15 talent. He will be DT1 on several teams boards as a 3tech.
Gallimore could go anywhere from 25ish on.

[beachcomber]

1) IDL Derrick Brown
2) RB D'Andre Swift
3) SS Hamsah Nasirildeen
4) SR Aaron Fuller
5) CB Eric Stokes
6) QB Riley Neal
7) OG Trey Smith

[like54ninjas]

Not bad Ninja. Adams is one of those somewhat risky players due to past injury, but potentially high reward. I like that u double up on OT with Durant. If Bolts get both Adams and Durant, they sure would have two of the biggest dudes in the draft...

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https://walterfootball.com/draft2020OT.php

Trey’s only real draft variable is his medical evals. If clean with no future expectation of issues he could very well still go round 1.
Trautman’s Senior Bowl will be his variable. If he excells, he will go day 2.
Yasir is a highly underrated prospect. His game tape execution, competition level, and statistics are all at or near the top.

Thoughts on FA acquisition targets?

[like54ninjas]

what if these were the rounds the said QBs went.... ??

1) Burrows * only round one QB selected ??
2) Herbert, Fromm * Jake takes a lotta grief, and.... gotta believe he is one of the safest bets out there, despite how apparently unsexy he might be ??
3) Tua, Eason * like Jacob, albeit dude's just too risky atm ??
4) Love
5) Hurts * is this TT's magic moment re: his usual/sometimes round five mojo ??
6) Jamie Newman, Riley Neal * if we go QB, this last guy is the one I'd bring into camp to compete, and....

personally would stay away from QB 'til 2021.

I’m with ya QB2021.

[21&500]

Ninja, I have Simmons in my cluster but am not sold, tell me if you see any of this...

So far, he looks like he’s more “athlete than baller” at this point in his development.
I need to see more than 2 games but he looks soft and lost sometimes.
bad pursuit angles and generally raw technique
my guess is the different things he’s asked to do has likely delayed his development
not comparable to James as an overall player outside of athletically and versatility
Speaking of which, I’m skeptical that he’ll be able to thrive in as many roles in the pros.

[blueman]

Beef him up!

But, yeah, unless we have a whole coaches change on D, not we’d get the value.

[Topcat]

Ninja, I have Simmons in my cluster but am not sold, tell me if you see any of this...

So far, he looks like he’s more “athlete than baller” at this point in his development.
I need to see more than 2 games but he looks soft and lost sometimes.
bad pursuit angles and generally raw technique
my guess is the different things he’s asked to do has likely delayed his development
not comparable to James as an overall player outside of athletically and versatility
Speaking of which, I’m skeptical that he’ll be able to thrive in as many roles in the pros.

If there's any doubt on Simmons, go with Wirfs...

[Critty]

If there's any doubt on Simmons, go with Wirfs...

There is no doubts on Simmons.
There is nitpicking where he can improve his game. He has room to improve technique. And like most, it will happen from more playing time and experience on the field. He would be the most talented linebacker on the roster. His versatility is a huge bonus. He should play WLB in base and money LB in subpackages.

Simmons is both PON & BPA at #7.

The team needs star playmaker at every level of defense.
They have Bosa at D-line.
They have Derwin at Secondary.
But at linebacker no star player. Simmons gives them that star player.