RandyHolt

Great "catch". When a WR knows a corner can run with them, he may be making his catch harder by killing himself to be at full speed the entire route. It's better to change speeds and shake those tight corners but not all can do it. The ability to change speeds especially for those that can downshift for a burst can create separation on the fly when he is otherwise covered. I loved seeing the Tana burst. We kill ourselves drooling over 40 times but their acceleration from different speeds is rarely discussed and never quantified. When I first saw Browns tape he always seemed pretty well covered for a speedy WR but now think he is often using that change of gears.

Diggs won me my season long FF league last year so love the comp. But lets see that route tree expanded, firm up his blocking and find a spot for him on teams. Same stuff different year for a young WR. I am encouraged we have moved beyond seemingly always having to have any WR we draft stand on the sideline for 2 years.

Its never about a backs running skills. It's always about blocking. But I will go ahead and pencil him onto the PS based on that Al Bundy like single game performance.

I am reserving judgement. Having a blocking TE in the game telegraphs heavy run which the D keys on. We can go ahead and run into that brick wall run blitz, or if we end up passing, we are passing with our worst hands TE in the game. On D, wouldn't they want to see the offense passing with their worst hands crew in the game? We saw that all those times we tried to pass to Sprinkle to open games and it never worked. Jay was fooling himself more than the DC. That all said, RR clearly thinks he has decent enough hands to warrant a 4th. I have been disappointed in our lack of PAP in short yardage over the decades since Gibbs left, which is where Bates hands will shine most.

Predict TE Brevin Jordan Commercial haha FML

Long and athletic seems to be theme for our D. I like the pick. Half glad to hear Ben is not labeled a ball hawk to keep expectations in check. And a tackling tube is the first I can ever recall for a corner.

OK who is an elite athlete that needs to be coached up That's my pick

Figured we would take an OT. Get that dude off the stage

Commercial every ****ing time

I like Jamin. I hope you like Jamin too. RR and JDR clearly like him taking him at 19.

Prisco: This is one of my favorite picks of the draft. He will be a special player on a talented front seven. (Pete Prisco) Height: 6-4, Weight: 234 Grade A on CBS

Commercial, of course.

Darrisaw, or Caleb Farley CB to piss me off

Can't shake the feeling we are trading back

Life ain't easy for LBs in the modern day NFL.... OCs targeting them heavily in recent years.

I like it, but did Dans kid play against him in high school...

Getting prepared mentally for 4 minutes of commercials before and immediately after our selection.

Put him in carlos cushion zone coverage

Andre' Johnson 2.0

Coaches come and go faster than we think they will, when we are ramped up and dialed in on draft day needs. Not one GM is drafting for his future coaching hires. Look at how many young QBs get to learn a new system, every damn year. And its always the QBs fault when he fails, of course. The problem is the GM holds onto those bad fits under the new coach. Unrelated, DBs take a **** ton of abuse (smallest positional player?) and any corner taken in the first round better to be ready to get trucked by our shiny new fullback, Kelvin Harmon.

I don't like taking corners in the first. I think they often get stuck in the system and don't get utilized to their skill sets. Ballhawk duh. They may be big and physical, yet are never allowed to jam at the LOS - carlos cushion for the loss. They may be the best man corner in college, yet are in zone 90% of the time in the Blache blah bend over and break. Yes I am wondering if we reach on Greg Newsome.

Giving new meaning to picking up a QB

I never noticed the games to be any less entertaining when players didn't have to waste much of their off season in OTAs. I never gave a rats ass if Billy or Sonny came to camp out of shape. I never noticed anyone out of shape hurting our team, besides Fat Al. Every time I see someone sustain a major injury in OTAs, or hear about the never ending drama of one guy refusing to show up even though its voluntary, coach asked about it at every presser.... reinforces that i think they are counter productive. Come week 1, everyone's offense looks like crap and defenses control the game, no matter how many months the guys hang out and bond. I am watching every game, fully entertained with or without OTAs. I cannot be alone.

I would be fine if we never again drafted a guy that felt the need to always suck on a lollipop

We signed Adam Humphries 5'11 195 Age 27 I was expecting to see a welcome thread or at least a token mention here.