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    Live 2024 NFL Draft thread - Round 1 (Do NOT tip the Bills pick)

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    Things I didn't know until now - Ad Mitchell has Type 1 diabetes and can be a behavior problem when he doesn't pay strict attention to his management plan.  Seems like a solvable issue.   He may be off the Bills board..

     

    Here was his write up in Dane Brugler's The Athletic draft guide..

     

    6. ADONAI MITCHELL | Texas 6022 | 205 lbs. | 3JR Missouri City, Texas (Cane Ridge) 10/8/2002 (age 21.55) #5 BACKGROUND:

    Adonai (ADD-an-I) “AD” Mitchell, the youngest of four boys, was born and raised in Missouri City (20 miles southwest of Houston). His mother (Darcy Padgett), a former model, and father (Norman Mitchell), a former stand-up comedian and actor, moved to Houston in 2000 and founded the Bee Busy Wellness Center, a nonprofit organization geared towards low-income individuals and families. In pee-wee and youth football, Mitchell was the kid with the ball in his hands and primarily played quarterback. His older brothers played basketball, but after trying it for two years, Mitchell decided that sport wasn’t for him. He spent his freshman year of high school at Westbury Christian School (a private school in Houston), and the coaches kept him at quarterback.

     

    To raise his recruiting profile, Mitchell transferred to Ridge Point High School (class 6A school in Fort Bend County) prior to his sophomore season and moved to wide receiver. As a junior in 2018, he earned second team All-District honors with 25 receptions for 378 yards and nine offensive touchdowns (five rushing, three receiving, one passing). He helped Ridge Point to a 10-2 record and the 2018 district championship. With Mitchell still struggling to garner recruiting attention, his father moved to the Nashville area for a year so his son could train with Buck Fitzgerald at the National Playmakers Academy. Mitchell transferred to Cane Ridge High School in Antioch, Tenn., for his senior season in 2019. After filling in at quarterback for the first three games, he moved back to wide receiver and led the team with 49 catches for 795 yards and 11 touchdowns. Mitchell helped Cane Ridge to a 9-4 record and state playoff appearance, and he was named the 2019 Region 5 -6A Athlete of the Year. A four-star recruit, Mitchell was the No. 63 wide receiver in the 2021 recruiting class and the No. 10 recruit in Tennessee. He was originally in the 2020 recruiting class but decided to reclassify to the 2021 class and spent the ‘20 season training.

     

    After moving to Tennessee for his senior season, Mitchell attended several recruiting camps and received his first FBS offers (Kentucky, Missouri, South Carolina and Tennessee). He picked up an offer from Ole Miss and Lane Kiffin in January 2020 and committed a few months later. However, Mitchell continued receiving offers (Auburn and Texas) and taking visits. In July 2020, he flipped his commitment to Georgia and former offensive coordinator Todd Monken. Mitchell enrolled early and was the No. 16 recruit in head coach Kirby Smart’s 2021 class (top receiver in the class). His daughter (Icylinn) was born in the summer of 2021, and Mitchell’s parents have been raising her while Mitchell has been i n school.

     

    After two national championships in two seasons in Athens, Mitchell entered the portal with the intention of moving closer to his daughter, and he transferred to Texas — a two-hour car ride away. After one season in Austin, Mitchell elected to skip his senior season and enter the 2024 NFL Draft.

     

    STRENGTHS: Long, limber and loose athlete … long-striding acceleration to quickly reach his top speed … light-footed and fluid in his releases and at the top of routes to stem his way over the top of corners (see his stutter-and-go touchdown vs. Alabama in 2023) … able to gear down on command to drive corners off the route and give his quarterback a clean target … flashes extra juice when the ball is in the air … able to high point with outstanding body control for in-air adjustments … tracks the ball into his hands (one drop over the last two seasons) … grew up competing with three older brothers, and his toughness stands out on tape … al ways looking for someone to block … led the Big 12 in touchdowns in 2023 … competes with big-play swagger and has a history of clutch touchdowns in his team’s most important games (caught the go-ahead touchdown in Georgia’s 2021 national title victory).

     

    WEAKNESSES: Owns a modest build with lean features and stringy muscle tone … below-average play strength, and physical defensive backs will give him trouble early and late in the route … catch radius casts a wide net, but he has smallish hands and doesn’t always play strong to the football (caught just four contested balls in 2023) … his route running loses rhythm at times, and he needs to be more consistently deliberate with each step … averaged just 3.2 YAC in 2023 and is not known for his creativity or ability to break tackles after the catch … wasn’t a high-volume target in college (three or fewer catches in 10 of his 14 games at Texas) … missed most of the 2022 season at Georgia because of a high left ankle sprain (September 2022).

     

    SUMMARY: A one-year starter at Texas, Mitchell was an outside wide receiver in head coach Steve Sarkisian’s spread, RPO offense. After helping Georgia win a pair of national championships, he transferred to Texas (to be closer to his daughter) and helped the Longhorns reach the College Football Playoffs. He also became just the fifth player in Texas history with 11 touchdown grabs in a single season. Despite some wasted movements in his routes that need to be tightened up, Mitchell cleanly accelerates/decelerates at will with the fluid movement skills to create separation out of his breaks (his 81.8 percent first down/touchdown rate in 2 023 was the best among the receivers in this draft class). Though not the strongest player through contact, he has the hand-eye coordination and pliable frame to adjust, high point and reach throws most receivers cannot. Overall, Mitchell needs to become a more detail-focused receiver to fully unlock his talent, but he has the body length, loose athleticism and catch-pointskills to be a chain-moving weapon. He projects as a rangy, outside-the-numbers target with the lean, limber body type reminiscent of the late Chris Henry. GRADE: 1st-2nd Round (No. 33 overall)

    Happy draft day all you pancake eating *****....

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    29 minutes ago, msw2112 said:

     

    I've seen it a couple of times, and while not great or too realistic, it's entertaining.  I don't remember the Jennifer Garner sex scene, which is unusual, as I typically have a vivid memory of those kinds of things....I guess I need to watch it again.

    There was no sex scene - it would have been greatly enhanced by one....😍

    Happy draft day all you pancake eating *****....

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    28 minutes ago, Logic said:

    If I'm understanding correctly... **spoilers ahead for those who haven't seen**

    ...The GM in this movie desperately needs a quarterback, but instead mortgages his team's future to select an off-ball linebacker and a punt returner, because he finds out none of the top QB prospect's teammates attended his birthday party...

    Do I have that right? 

    I understand watching it for the camp factor (and Jennifer Garner's dimples), but other than that....

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    Pretty damn good summary....as someone pointed out - drafted a running back (played by Arian Foster)...at #7

    Mock draft simulators.

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    Posted · Edited by JoeF

    8: R1 P8 WR Rome Odunze - Washington

    56: R2 P24 S Jaden Hicks - Washington State

    109: R4 P9 WR Devontez Walker - North Carolina

    144: R5 P9 DL Khristian Boyd - Northern Iowa

    160: R5 P25 G Trevor Keegan - Michigan

    163: R5 P28 DL Jordan Jefferson - LSU

    196: R6 P20 S Dominique Hampton - Washington

    200: R6 P24 CB Qwan'tez Stiggers - Toronto (CFL)

     

    Cost next year's First to move up for Odunze - Walker being there in the Fourth was a bonus.  Made a trade up from the Third to the Second to get Hicks but only using this year's picks.

    15 hours ago, ScorpionZero said:

    PFN 

     

    28.

    Graham BartonOC Duke

    60.

    Troy FranklinWR Oregon

    72.

    Kiran AmegadjieOT Yale

    90.

    Maason SmithDT LSU

    128.

    Jaden HicksS Washington State

    133.

    Javon SolomonEDGE Troy

    134.

    MarShawn LloydRB USC

    160.

    Khristian BoydDT Nothern Iowa

    163.

    Tip ReimanTE Illinois

    204.

    Dwight McGlothernCB Arkansas

    Love Barton....I think it legitimately could go down this way if he is avaialable.

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    Serious interest developing in NC State March Madness Star DJ Burns playing LT in NFL

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    On 4/2/2024 at 3:07 PM, Irv said:

    The guy looks unstoppable.  Why not just play in the NBA.  Who needs the knee injuries and concussions?  

    I sat courtside two weeks ago at an NBA game - Timberwolves versus Warriors.  Draymond Green and Rudy Gobert going at each other was as physical as anything I have seen in a Football Game.  I left that game with the idea that NBA basketball is really a contact sport.  It wasn't the typical lean on each other stuff - it was shoulders and elbows and running starts...never drew a whistle.

    Mock draft simulators.

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    Fanspeak with CBS Josh Edwards Board 

    Two trades - a trade down out of the first and then a trade up to draft McConkey 

     

    33: R2 P1 WR Ladd McConkey - Georgia

    40: R2 P8 S Tyler Nubin - Minnesota

    67: R3 P3 C Beaux Limmer - Arkansas

    78: R3 P14 DL T'Vondre Sweat - Texas

    133: R4 P33 CB Khyree Jackson - Oregon

    160: R5 P25 RB Audric Estime - Notre Dame

    163: R5 P28 EDGE Xavier Thomas - Clemson

    196: R6 P20 DL Khristian Boyd - Northern Iiowa

    200: R6 P24 CB/S Jaylin Simpson - Auburn

    248: R7 P28 WR Luke McCaffrey - Rice

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    Free agency tracker

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    Posted · Edited by JoeF

    Does Trent Sherfield deserve his own thread?...he signed a one-year deal with the Vikings.

     

    Bills UDFA are dropping like flies today...Dodson, Settle, Sherfield....

     

     

    CURTIS SAMUEL A BILL

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    Posted · Edited by JoeF

    Look at his last year (Junior Year) at the The Ohio State University 

     

     

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    1636 yards from scrimmage on 171 touches - 9.56 yards per touch...holy moly...15 touchdowns...

    CURTIS SAMUEL A BILL

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    1 hour ago, papazoid said:

    i'm stunned

     

    he has 4.31 speed

     

    grand slam

     

     

    Also he is field fast - look at how quickly he eats up cushion...and tremendous hands.  Turn down the volume if you don't like the music in the video.

     

     

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    2024 Concerts

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    Caught Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit last Saturday night in Saint Paul with the wifey.  Really enjoyed the live version of Miles off the 2023 Weathervanes album.  A great show with mix of classics and the new stuff.

     

    Here it is from another venue last summer..

     

     

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