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45 minutes ago, Going Commando said:

I only found one game of cut ups for Jordan Magee, and I didn't think his reps were that good.  I definitely didn't see "most instinctive LBer in the class" or anything even remotely close to that.  I saw a lot of false steps and late keys in coverage, and I didn't see much of an ability to sift through and avoid trash, or get off/around blocks quick.  I want to give him the benefit of the doubt because of how athletic he is, and how good SF was at picking LBers, but I'm not sure this guy is good.

Haven't watched him yet.  Sucks that PFF took off their 2024 big board and already switched to 2025 because when there is a limited games to watch their write ups are helpful because they rate the play in every game and sometimes based on that I see if that one game might inflate or deflate the player if its one of their best or worst. 

3 minutes ago, Chump Bailey said:

Big athletic corner - real surprised Chig went undrafted.

Feisty player including againt the run. Long. Tall. And ran a sub 4.4

I can see this. He looks to me like a starter 

I commented some on him in the UDFA thread but from my initial watch we might have found an outside corner in this draft. Was impressed by the game I watched

Better athlete. Different size. Better blocker.

I get the H back comps to Cooley. And Sheehan loves to make that comparison to his pal. 
 

He reminds me some of Cooley but not a ton.   

1 hour ago, Warhead36 said:

Hes more Cooley than anything else. Maybe a bit better blocker. Im so glad the Cole Turner and John Bates experiment can end.

Bates is basically a blocking TE. I dont see that as an experiment or ending. But Cole Turner’s run here as an F TE might be over. Will see 

Watched a quick game for Anusiem and one from Owens.

Super impressed on a quck glance from Anusiem.  Height-length with sub 4.4 speed and he plays with oomph.  Looked strong against the run.  Feisty in coverage.

Owens on the other hand, meh, looked uncontrolled and at times uninterested in getting in the mix.  Though he looks the part big time -- long and fast. 

Diving deeper into watching him, wow is he disruptive.  His stats are very good.  but for me what I look for in pass rushers are guys that are constantly disruptive.  That's him.

Strong hands-great motor.

I read that he thinks if he ran he'd run in the 4.7 range.  Not sure I agree he's that fast but he's certainly fast for a DT.

He's not also just one of those DTs who tries to blow up the line of scrimmage and if he doesn't they just watch the play behind them in a slow job.  This dude chases down offensive players whether they are in front of him or behind. 

Sidebar.  

Hearing about Peters working around the clock nonstop and barely even saw his familly since he got here. Quinn I heard has been coming in 5 amish in the off season and has gone at it nonstop,

I appreciate Ron being a nice guy working for a douche owner and an organization desperate for class.  But aside from that with the benefit of hindsight he was a poor man's Bruce Allen (but way classier than Bruce). 

Like Bruce, he treated mediocrity like success and with an odd swagger and complacency about their off seasons.  Bruce in retrospect was better with personnel.  Both both below average at their job.  I'll grant Dan made them along everyone worse at their jobs.  Both were obsessed with winning off the field.  Bruce lost off the field big time though claimed victory.  Ron actually did win off the field but seemed to want to be celebrated for it as if that alone changed the culture.   To me changing the culture isn't just about not being a douche -- its also about building a winning culture.  Building a winning culture isn't about being a nice guy alone.

Sheehan rebroadcasted this off season Ron's farewell press conference in Carolina and the dude came off a bit angry and defiant.  And he came here with the swagger of there was nothing to learn from his mediocre run in Carolina.

Quinn is 180 from that.  He's so obsessed with being a better HC he hired a firm to interview people he's worked with to scope out how to do it better.  He comes off manical in his desire to kill it this time

It's tough to build Rome in a day.  But my gut is that this defense is already going to be top 10.  They will need another off season to build the O line.  I think Jayden has a good shot to be the answer at QB.  The sky is brighter to me.

PFf blocking grades.  Barner best, Sinnott 2nd best, feels right to me,

PFF is weird about Sinnott like they were with Quan Martin last year.  They both scored well on their individual metrics but they felt the sum of their parts is less than the whole.

I disagreed with them about Martin.  And I disagree with them about Sinnott

1 hour ago, Koolblue13 said:

KC got my guy Cupp 

Culp was my UDFA desire at TE too, my 2nd was Yassmin.  Damn Denver got him and my fav UDFA period in Blake Watson.

Just now, Going Commando said:

Didn't realize Sinnott was so low on the consensus boards.  I had him at 58 on my board, so for me we got him at about his natural slot.  I don't understand why he was outside the top 100 for so many sources.  What am I missing?  I didn't see any weaknesses and he popped on film like LaPorta did last year.

Yeah he was my 2nd TE when I ranked TEs.   He made my guys list, too

But I noticed PFF, Brugler among others weren't that high on him.

He can do it all, agree.   And he has both good production and a good RAS score.

Only thing about him that I can see some hesitate on his seperation skills don't jump out at me watching him in the same way like for example Laporta did last year.

Was curious about Watson oh well

Love TEs typically from Notre Dame or Iowa

PFF

https://www.pff.com/news/draft-2024-nfl-draft-grades-all-32-teams

WASHINGTON COMMANDERS: A

• 1 (2): QB Jayden Daniels, LSU
• 2 (36): DI Jer’Zhan Newton, Illinois
• 2 (50): CB Mike Sainristil, Michigan
• 2 (53): TE Ben Sinnott, Kansas State
• 3 (67): OT Brandon Coleman, TCU
• 3 (100): WR Luke McCaffrey, Rice
• 5 (139): LB Jordan Magee, Temple
• 5 (161): S Dominique Hampton, Washington
• 7 (222): EDGE Javontae Jean-Baptiste, Notre Dame

Daniels — Daniels is QB3 behind Drake Maye on both the PFF big board and the consensus big board, but the new regime in Washington takes him at No. 2 overall. Daniels does make sense as a theoretical fit in a Kliff Kingsbury spread-to-run offense that will allow Daniels to add on in the run game and get the ball out to players in space.

Newton — This wasn’t a need for Washington, as two of their best players — Jonathan Allen and Daron Payne — play along the interior defensive line. However, this is a tremendous value selection at the top of the second round. Newton is the 11th-ranked player overall on the PFF big board and was extremely productive over his college career. Just three Power Five interior defensive linemen have recorded 100 or more pressures over a two-year stretch since PFF began charting college in 2014: Newton, his new teammate Jonathan Allen and DeForest Buckner.

Sainristil — The Commanders continue to draft good football players. Sainristil brings a fierce mentality to the team and provides positional versatility. He secured a career-best six interceptions in 2023, second among cornerbacks, and his 90.3 PFF grade since 2022 ranked fourth among Big Ten cornerbacks. Sainristil has great reaction speed and is fearless in run defense.

Sinnott — After previously getting great value in this draft, according to the PFF big board, the Commanders pick the 105th-ranked player in Round 2. Sinnott is an athletic tight end for Jayden Daniels to develop with for the next decade. He doesn’t do any one thing at an elite level but can do everything well. Sinnott’s 14 missed tackles forced in 2023 ranked third among tight ends, and he made 31 explosive plays over the past two seasons.

Coleman — The Commanders finally land an offensive lineman at the top of the third round, selecting Coleman out of TCU. The 6-foot-6, 320-pounder struggled in 2023 but was far better in 2022 when he earned a 79.6 PFF grade. He could wind up on the inside in the NFL, but he has the experience on the outside, so he could still get a shot there first.

McCaffrey — McCaffrey has NFL bloodlines and is a natural athlete who knows the nuances of route running. He lacks an explosive element to his game but has strong hands, especially in contested catch situations, where his 32 receptions since 2022 are the most in college football. A former quarterback, McCaffrey has a good feel for finding open zones. While the Commanders already have weapons in the receiver room, McCaffrey provides a different style for the group.

Magee — A high-level competitor with a nonstop motor, Magee offers some solid run-and-chase ability, physicality in the box and upside as a blitzer. He posted a career-best 87.2 PFF grade in 2023 and an eye-catching 90.7 pass-rush grade that ranked fourth among all linebackers. At worst, Magee will be an impact core special teamer, but he has the competitive toughness and athletic traits to become a starter.

Hampton — Hampton is a supersized safety at 6-foot-3 and 215 pounds, and he comes with good athleticism. He’s an interesting addition to a Dan Quinn defense that prioritizes those kinds of hybrid athletes in the middle of the field. Hampton was at his best in coverage around the line of scrimmage, as he earned an 81st-percentile coverage grade in the box last season for the Huskies.

Jean-Baptiste — Jean-Baptiste recorded 43 total pressures a season ago, including six sacks and 11 quarterback hits. He also produced 21 run stops without missing a tackle.

4 minutes ago, Llevron said:

One of my biggest worries is that Witt so over-performs that he is offered a HC position before we can. 
 

Which is 100% irrational lol. 

Good thing he doesn't coach offense.  Defensive coordinators aren't as coveted typically. 

But yeah I do think they will turn around a crap defense into one of the best in the league in short order and in turn get a lot of attention for it.

The depth on this defensive aside from outside corner is night and day from the last regime.

Among the series of things that frustrated me about Ron is he didn't seem to give a rats behind about depth on either side of the ball.   There were so many players during his tenure that could have had for the cheap and he just blew it off.  He was perfectly fine with 7th rounders, UDFAs and proven jags to backup starters.  Then later he'd use injuries as an excuse for the late season collapses. 

8 minutes ago, BatteredFanSyndrome said:

Yeah, I am guilty of being overly excited by Whitt winning the press conferences.  Add to that the injection of talent via FA and the draft and I’m willing to overlook that we are protecting our greatest investment with air right now.

I'll give them this, they worked to the convinction to wanting a hard hitting violent defense.   I think this defense goes top 10 next season.

Some forget that Dallas' defense was garbage pre Quinn.  It hit me at the time because this FO kept loading up on defense.  And I expected a really good defense and it felt it was a given that it would be better than Dallas years back.  Then all of a sudden it turned the other way.  Dallas' defense >> Washington.  And its been consistently that way most of Quinn's tenure.

If I had to pick one thing that will turnaround this year its the defense.

As to weaknesses, Outside CB-LT are the clear ones left.  Hopefully we get lucky.  Often decent players get released post draft for cost cutting purposes because their replacements were found in the draft.

Tough because one pick influences the next at times so once you are off sequence it tends to stay off sequence

posted some of this in the individual player threads.

this is McGinn interviewing scouts before the draft

McGinn interviewing NFL scouts before the draft

McGinn interviewing NFL scouts before the draft