Skinsinparadise

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

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.

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.

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 2 - Maye -- but loved Daniels too, i wasn't one of those here who thought it would be insane not to take Maye and take Daniels instead 36 - McKinstry. But I admit I didn't think they'd go for another DT, if I knew that, Newton would make more sense, so love the pick 50 - Patrick Paul. Sainristill has been one of my fav players for months so was jazzed about this pick 53 - Blake Fisher -- wanted to double on the O line. But Sinnott also one of my fav players in the draft, he was on my guys list. #2 TE for me in this draft. 67 - Bralen Trice. Coleman i didn't get that deep in my watchings so I don't have a strong take on him. But noticed his measurables-athleticism was off the charts during the process. 100 - Jared Wiley. One of my favorite players in the process. McCaffrey is intriguing but I'd be lying if I said i had him this high in the draft. 139 - Austin Booker. I didn't know Magee. didn't really watch the LBs much. 161 - Javon Solomon. One of my fav mid rounders in this draft. Ironically though I was very familiar Hampton, took him in the board's draft. I dig the pick but would have gone Solomon 222 - If i did what they with no pass rushers leading up to this, Jean-Baptiste would have been guy, I pushed him on and off on the draft thread yesterday. But if they already took pass rushers per my board here, I'd have gone Brenden Rice or maybe Jahiem Bell tough call. As for UDFA I'd have been all over Blake Watson. I didn't do too bad with the UDFA RB i liked last time in Keaton Mitchell.

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

McGinn had NFL scouts rate the players before the draft

He's certainly a good contested catch WR. But IMO he needs to work on using his speed-agility to seperate. But aside from that, I am very intrigued. They took him higher than I rated him. But as I digested him some more after the pick, I dug it, i get it.

One of my favorite players earlier in the process that I highlighted on the draft thread. I recall though saying before the draft he's becoming so cool with the drafitniks that he felt almost uncool. Got a ton of hype including he might go in the first. Great player. What hit me aside from being a baller and playhawk....ex-WR turned CB is how smart I read he is. Would call out the opposing teams routes before they happened for his teammates. Ands mega leader. We haven't had too many leaders like that in the secondary. I recall Ryan Clark back in the day was a leader. https://www.si.com/college/michigan/football/steve-clinkscale-michigan-football-mike-sainristil-is-a-great-leader-in-the-locker-room Sainristil, a captain on the team, recorded an interception last week against East Carolina and graded out as one of the better defensive players on Michigan. While his play is phenomenal, and you may not find too many better nickel backs out there, it's Sainristil's leadership that propels him to even greater heights. On Wednesday, defensive backs coach Steve Clinkscale spoke with the media. He had some gushing things to say about the newly minted captain of the team. "In my opinion, you have followers, you have leaders and you have influencers.," said Clinkscale on Wednesday. "I think Mikey is an influencer. Mikey has changed the mindset of everybody on our team, not just the defensive backs. He's easy to be drawn to. If I was a player, if I wasn't Mikey, I'd be right there next to him." "I tell the guys, hey, listen, we watched film last week and watch a guy play man defense and he made a good play. Guess who it was? It was number zero. Watch someone destroy a block. It was zero. He got beat on a play and the guy caught the ball running down the sideline, he punched it out. Sounds familiar guys? Number zero. He never stops. He's always going and going. When he makes a mistake, like I mentioned earlier, the great ones -- they correct it. He's a great guy to be around." Michigan lost DJ Turner and Gemon Green as veteran leaders this past offseason. Sainristil has the most experience on the team, but he is surrounded by some young, exceptional talent. Will Johnson has a chance to become an All-American at the season's end. Amorion Walker, Ja'Den McBurrows, Jyaire Hill, DJ Waller, and Cameron Calhoun are all young, raw, but extremely talented. Clinkscale says Sainristil is like a coach to the young guys and will watch film with them, or do anything he can do to help them become better football players. "He's always trying to do things with the players. He's never too busy, never. The young guys want to watch film and we may not be around or in meetings, Mikey texts them, 'hey, young guys, I'm in the building. If anyone is around let's watch film'. That's why they want to be around. He shows them just like a coach, he shows them that he cares and he loves them so that's why they always want to be around them. I love that kid. I love all our players but he's a special kid." https://www.mlive.com/wolverines/2024/04/nfl-draft-2024-michigan-db-mike-sainristil-picked-by-commanders-in-second-round.html#:~:text=Known for being a quite,real-life “influencer.” Off the field, Sainristil earned the respect of his teammates almost immediately. Known for being a quite, shy person, Sainristil preferred to let his play do the talking and operate on the peripheral. Several Michigan players said they looked up to him for guidance and leadership, while Steve Clinkscale — the team’s defensive backs coach in 2022 and ‘23 — dubbed Sainristil a real-life “influencer.” “Mike has changed the mindset of everybody on our team, and not just the defensive backs,” Clinkscale told reporters last fall. “He’s easily to be drawn to. If I was a player and I wasn’t Mike, I would be right there next to him.”

The projection is what knocked him down with me versus some of the other receivers. There was a lot to like. His measurables are really good. For a newbee Wr his production is very good. Strong hands, makes acrobatic catches. My hangup with him was there was so many better receivers I watched as to double moves, varying their speeds and just seperating in general. But reading about him, he has super high intangibles and will work hard. So I bet it all comes together for him.

I talked about him a lot on yesterday's draft thread after he was taken. I watched him a bunch before the draft because I was hunting for late round draft possibilities on the mock's draft thread and i end up taking him. Really good range, i think he's better as a box safety albiet Washington used him more in coverage Led the safety goup in tackles is around the ball, one of the best athletes in this group. Doesn't always wrap his tackles well. But he flies to the ball and plays with gusto. Plays with a mean streak, too.

My 2nd favorite TE in this class. Bower #1. He was on my short my guys list. Love everything about him aside from his seperation skills. Physical player, blocks well, makes contested catches, YAC. I recall saying he'd be my dream type TE, if he can seperate well. So for me he was just short of someoone like Laporta (also on my guys like last year) just for one reason and that is seperation skills. Laporta IMO was a monster seperator. Sinnot IMO is just an OK seperator when I watch him. But everything else about him is great. His agility is sick as to measurables.

Yeah the potential of 3-4 has already been telegraphed some even before this But considering they can put 3 DTS studs and they have a zillon LBs includng some who can pass rush feels like a given. I got to watch Magee today at some point. 8 sacks in college with a 90 plus pass rushing grade -- feels profile wise like a LB we liked last year Ivan Pace. We've gone from a regime who didn't seem to give a rats behind about LB aside from the Jamin pick to one obsessed with adding depth and players to that spot.

One of my my favorite mid round edges I highlighted on the draft thread, so love the value in the 7th. I thought he'd be a good fit fo this defense because Quinn likes to use pass rushers, that can be undersized, in two point stance and move them around for mistmatches. i pushed guys like Booker, Xavier Thomas, Solomon for that type of role. Jean-Baptiste was in tha next tier for me to that type of pass rusher so if they were gone, he's one of the ones i wanted. He reminds me some of Xavier Thomas in this glass in that he's more of a disrupter than a finisher. I think he needs to work on a his spin move some. It's a bit slow to my eyes. But the dude is a good athlete and has good potential IMO. I see PFF dings him for his length. Don't get that. Just short of 34 inch arms and 80 plus wingspan, that's more than fine. One of the best athletes in this group. Even though he isn't the biggest dude he sheds blocks well to help in the run game.

Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint was a dude I highlighted on the draft thread and also took in the board's mock draft. Fun watch but regretted and said so drafting him on the board's mock draft after learning he ran a 4.8. But as an UDFA, that's a fun one. Physical receiver. Really good hands- contested catch type. Poor man's Drake London.

Brenden's birth name i heard is Han.

If anyone here hasnt watched Jean-Baptiste hes a fun watch. Disruptive, good bend, twitchy, better prospect IMO than the edges taken late last year