OldTimer1960

Well, because there is a hard cap in the NFL and teams paying $40+M per year for their QB have to be frugal in other areas. This talk-show/internet idea of “all-in in the window” is bunk. There IS value in being a consistently competitive team. I think that DOES maximize your opportunity to win 1 SB. The idea of pushing all chips in for one season sounds enticing, but one key injury or bad break can derail that championship chase and then next season you fall off paying the price for being “all in”. i would MUCH rather they field a consistently good team for several years under Allen than blow that signing expensive FAs for one shot and then blow up the team due to cap hits following years.

In my opinion, Shaq Lawson was a good solid player here. He was not a star and they let him leave as Phins overpaid for him. Good run defender with decent pass rush skills. Can be be a plus as part of DE rotation.

Got it and make sense. You aren’t saying that they didn’t scout more than 100, but that they really are selective with who they put on the board. They have had some pretty decent luck identifying late round and UDFA players who contribute. What they are doing seems to be working.

Do you mean that they think there are only 100 or so draft-worthy prospects or do they exclude many early prospects because they are going to be gone early, aren’t scheme fits, don’t play priority position for current draft,…? I can’t imagine them basically only having a top 100 board and flying blind after 3rd round.

I think you are onto something here. I wondered the same thing…

Agree, I don’t see the next Ted Washington when I look at him. Huge and pretty incredible athlete for that size. Not much of a pass rusher, but at 6’6” maybe could disrupt pass lanes. I don’t think he would be the best choice at 25

I think the difference between low 4.4s and mid4.3s is inconsequential except in very rare instances during actual game play.

Didn’t Dotson run mid 4.4s? That is PLENTY fast and he has outstanding hands as well. Still, a little on the small side. He looks like a potentially great slot - now do you draft a slot in round 1 - even late round 1?

There are coaches who are acknowledged as great QB developers, but that doesn’t mean they can take a modest QB talent and turn him into a great QB.

CB is a premium position for a reason. Bills have been playing 4-2-5, in part, because they have had average play at CB from Wallace. Better coverage helps the pass rush (by providing more time to get to the the QB), just as better pass rush helps coverage.

Unless they sign a CB in free agency, I don’t see how they get beyond 2nd before taking one. Tre White coming off injury, Taron Johnson in slot and who? Do you really want Dane Jackson as presumptive starter with practice squad guys behind him?

Why would Raiders trade him?

Agree.

Not many. Some people think that it doesn’t matter because there are a few that size.

What little I’ve seen of Moore leaves me wondering about how they raved about him at the Combine. The quickness that they talk about didn’t jump out to my untrained eyes in the little that I have seen. Is he so smooth that he doesn’t look as quick as he really is?

North Dakota State is a big reason.

I would not rule him out because of a 4.55. Plenty of great receivers run in the 4.5s. It is easy to be sucked in to the speed trap at combine time, but even the 4.3 guys are rarely going to be racing a CB like in a track meet. Ideally, you get hands, route running, quickness and speed. Lots of very fast WRs never amount to anything in the NFL. Ross from Cincy had fastest combine 40 in history until yesterday and he has been nondescript at best. Marquise Goodwin was super fast and explosive, too.

As I imagine many have already said, he costs too much, has a lot of wear and tear and won't fit under the cap.

Tutu did not catch a pass as a rookie in 8 games before missing remaining games due to injury, maybe teams will not be as aggressive on Robinson’s draft slot with that in mind.

Do you think it has changed drastically? If yes, why? I am not trying to be argumentative. I love and follow the draft very closely - have since the mid-80s. If things have changed, I need to reset my expectations.

That isn’t realistic based on draft history. https://www.arrowheadpride.com/2015/2/20/8072877/what-the-statistics-tell-us-about-the-draft-by-round

4th too steep for me for a guy who has done basically nothing in 3 seasons.

Is one of the Williams’ supposed to be Wilson from Ohio State? I would add Treylon Burks to your list. Still, unless addressed in free agency, if there is a CB rated close in that range I think they would go that way, if he fits what they are looking for.

That’s what I thought looking at him on the field and in an interview.

Very interested to see real height and weight for the prospects. In particular, is Wan’dale Robinson really 5’11” and 180+ or considerably smaller? Is Logan Hall really only 260lbs? He looks good in the limited views I have on him, but what do you do with a 260lb DT?