KDawg

Man, a number is an identity. It’s something he grew with and became a part of him. It’s probably something he has around his home and a nickname friends call him. He’s part of it and it is part of him. And he gave it to a rookie who hasn’t proven a thing simply because he was asked to. And he didn’t ask for a dime.

Well, Jacksaint just passed Dyami on the depth chart. Also… Daniels to Yankoff is a really, really awkward sentence to read.

I’m so confused. There are people who watched Daniels play and thought he sucked? I can’t figure out how you watch his film and think he was a bad player or wasn’t worthy of a top pick from a skills perspective. Dude has elite speed. I want to see if he can be durable. Otherwise I don’t have many questions… other than he’s #5.

I mean… I think it’s obvious nothing is going to happen here. Having said that, I hope this was a learning moment for him and not the start of many dumb decisions. Given his overall track record, he appears to learn from mistakes and improve himself every step of the way. He should be fine. Still no worries. But man… If I were him I’d be careful of what I do with Nabers moving forward (Not neighbors. I see you giggling… stop it)

SO... I just heard about the bet thing between Nabers and Daniels. And whether its allowed or not... it's pretty stupid to talk about. Watch our 2nd overall pick get suspended for gambling. I'd laugh. And then cry.

I, personally, do regret passing on Beebe. That's going to bite us later.

RE: this draft class You cannot reach for the sake of reaching. That is how you get in trouble with classes. Where I think we semi flubbed the draft was passing on Dejean (and Kool-Aid) and trading Dejean to the Eagles. I do like that we netted Sinnott there. But I don’t like that we handed the Eagles a strong DB and an hell of a return man and as a DB consolation took an undersized slot DB (who I think is going to be pretty good, by the way. Just not something I viewed as a need/reason to give up a quality outside CB for) I really think the Chig UDFA signing DOES soften the blow a touch. And makes me like Sainristil’s selection more. Magee is a specs/developmental guy. I am meh on that but with new specs rules he may be a bigger addition than anticipated. I am completely unmoved by the Coleman and the DE pick (I should really attempt to remember his name). But that doesn’t mean they are bad picks. Luke is going to be interesting. I don’t have much of an opinion there, yet. I’ve said repeatedly that I see two for sure hits, one that if he hits is a superstar and a bunch of risky selections. Newton and Sinnott will be fine. Daniels is a superstar if healthy. The rest? We’ll see.

I am very confident in saying that Jayden Daniels success is completely contingent on his health. I have zero worries about work ethic or ability. If he's healthy, he will pan out.

No it's not overblown A 250 lb QB gets far greater force when they run than a 200 pound quarterback, assuming similar speeds at collision. And that size and speed combo absolutely puts them in better position to shrug some hits off. Having said that, I agree with your overall premise. It doesn't matter if he's 205 if he learns to avoid hits rather than take them on like a crash test dummy.

If you pick Dejean you don’t have 50/53

I am terrified that Mariota plays. I think he’s a far worse option than Howell. Howell was young and learning and made mistakes. But he was eager and would never leave his team. Maybe I don’t know all the details of the Mariota thing when he walked out… but I don’t like it. I’d have rather they signed just about any normal quality backup versus Mariota. Watching him play would be an awful experience.

With Wiley there Mariota may just walk out. Oh wait…

If Mariota plays 3-14. Otherwise I think we beat the over.

I don’t have many gripes with the draft. I’m still annoyed we handed Dejean to Philly. But other than that I like our class. I’m just very aware of the success rate of draft classes in general. Most of these guys are very likely to flame out. Doesn’t mean they will. There is always a chance this is the class that rewrites the rule book.

I think McCaffrey (and others) certainly have potential. I mean it’s not impossible each of our picks play well for us… Just not at all realistic. some may get hurt. Some may get buried on the depth chart. Some may flounder in development. Some may not be as good as we had hoped. Reality is that there are currently fanbases from 32 teams who are hyping up 70% or more of their draft choices. That hit rate is pretty much impossible I think us hitting 50% (including UDFA if they hit but NOT counting them as a miss) is a high, high, high improbability. im not really saying who will hit and who won’t. Though I think Sinnott and Newton have the highest chance. Sain and McCaffrey are in a similar boat. Sain was better in college but his size is an issue. McCaffrey has the tools and he may be someone that can help us in the return game… maybe? If that becomes his role that can be considered a hit even if he doesn’t do much as a receiver. But it’s not a major hit. I just think our fanbase should realize the chances are higher that our whole class busts than it is half of them hit. Though, again, I think there is a chance for us to get 5 players out of this class realistically. Which is a huge number.

I think we have two guys in this class who are most likely going to be good players: Newton and Sinnott. I think we have one with superstar potential who could be a major franchise turning guy, but could equally break: Daniels. Everyone else is a question mark. Sainristil looked phenomenal at Michigan… but the size thing is going to rear its head. It just is. The question is how it’s mitigated and how often it occurs. I think he’s going to be a good player. But I figure if we hit on 4 of these dudes we’re in really good shape. The rest of the picks are question marks. Magee I think has potential to surprise us. UDFAs don’t exist as far as I’m concerned… aside from Chig because he’s a dawg and our corners aren’t established.

Good ol’ Ben. Obi Wan Sinnobi.

C'mon, man. Be serious. Buechele is a specimen. But shout out to Vaderson and Ben Sinnobi. I guess I'll just have to live with Daniels.

I do. This is the year of Buechele.

Luke is now known as Vaderson.

Edit: I was beaten… to the punch.

He was. But imo he's a better slot corner. Of course, perhaps Davis playing outside is a clue into what our FO is thinking. Maybe that's where they see him. Him + Noah I + Holmes growth + Forbes growth + St Juste changes the CB landscape a bit.

I don’t know if Sain plays the nickel a whole lot this year. I think Mike Davis was brought in for that and he is one of the best nickel CBs in pro football. I am kind of curious, though… I think they may use Sain as a safety at times and roll him down. I think Sain is incredibly intelligent and reads quickly and breaks quickly and violently. So while I think he is a nickel CB and we will see him some there, I’m kind of wondering if they think he may be a high safety at times and Quan isn’t and will be more of a slot CB. I’m interested to see how creative they can get.

I think Sam Howell and Bienemy did make the line look worse. But what I think is a little bit revisionist is that people are forgetting that the line also made the line look worse. We had a revolving door playing RT and as much as I like Lucas he is a downgrade to Leno. Now, on the flip, I think we have improved the interior IOL. Biadasz is a clear upgrade at center. Allegretti and Stromberg should compete for LG. I’m not sure why everyone lost faith in Strom but I certainly haven’t. Now, having said that: LG still looks to be the third weakest link on the OL after, in order: RT, LT. Can coaching help, too? Sure. Id say our line was a 60 last year (made up number to show my thoughts on improvement). This year, right now, it’s a 68. Now: Stromberg, Brooks, Coleman, Daniels showing improvement and growth can jump this into the mid 70s. Wylie not being a turnstile can push it to about an 80 if all else pans out. I think we will still make a FA move once cuts start happening at one of the tackle spots, too. So TBD. Right now it’s better. But not by a lot. And mostly because of Biadasz.

Name for future radar: TE Thomas Fidone, Nebraska. 6-6 240. Stats are unimpressive but... he plays for Nebraska. If he stays, those numbers go up with Raiola at QB.