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They are all day 3 projections.

Ok im done

Ask and you shall receive: Got another:

I like AD Mitchell, but since he won last time I voted Leggette.

If he stays healthy he will probably have a sneaky good year. He’s playing next to Dexter Lawrence and surrounded by Kayvon Thibodeax and Brian Burns…

With the 25th pick in the TSW mock draft 2024 2.0 the Green Bay Packers select Cooper DeJean, DB, Iowa. I will start off by saying I think this is a great fit for the Packers, but will also say I do not think DeJean will be here. He just crushed his private pro day the other day. Brian Gutekunst loves to draft high RAS players in the first round. New DC Jeff Hafley has expressed that he wants secondary guys who are versatile, strong in zone and in press man. They also must be able to tackle. That’s DeJean. He feels very much like a Packers type player. When you watch DeJean play, he is so instinctive and smart in coverage and almost runs the route for the receiver. He has tremendous ball skills, has a bunch of interceptions and loves to tackle. He is also an explosive return guy. I doubt the Packers pick up the 5th year option on Eric Stokes who just can’t stay healthy. DeJean becomes his replacement. He is also a Swiss Army knife. He can play outside, inside, slot, deep safety, box safety. His explosive athletic testing just check a box and I think he is nearly bust proof. Watching a ton of Jack Campbell last year DeJean just really kept popping off the screen. The first play against Rutgers is him in a nutshell. He runs the route for the receiver and gets on top of him, makes a ridiculous catch (similar to the one Diggs couldn’t haul in vs KC) then returns it for a TD. The second highlight is a nasty punt return and the third is great route recognition as he basically reads the whip route, a tough route to defend and turns it into a pick six. Finally here are his RAS scores from his recent workout: @Logic and the Bucs are now on the clock.

I would say Josh, Milano, Ed Oliver...Kincaid maybe eventually.

So hear me out...

I understand the premise, but it just isn't going to happen. A couple of things... Milano is a particular scheme fit and won't work for the majority of teams. He is also coming off a serious injury. The best example of this is how things went down with Shaq Leonard. It's basically the same. Guy gets hurt, is a bad scheme fit and gets waived. The Colts got nothing for him and he is probably better and is younger than Milano. Additionally, here are the cap numbers on a Milano trade: Pre 6/1 trade: 2024 Dead Cap: $25,185,000 2024 Cap Savings: $-12,748,000 Post 6/1 trade: 2024 Dead Cap: $7,932,000 2025 Dead Cap: $17,253,000 2024 Cap Savings: $4,505,000 They don't even have the cap space to trade him. Additionally, off-ball linebacker is one of the least valuable positions around the league. And finally, he is way more valuable to the Bills than he is to anyone else.

Drafting a man press corner who struggles in zone in the first round to play in your zone heavy scheme is still one of the dumbest investments ever. The whole point of playing heavy zone principles is that you can get away with guys who are not blue chip prospects and athletes…guys you can get later in the draft. Benford 6th, Dane Jackson 7th, Levi Wallace UDFA, Rasul Douglas 3rd. Tre was a high draft pick but he was elite in zone. Richard Sherman, 5th…you can find these guys and they don’t have to run in the 4.4s. Josh Norman who was so good in Carolina, a great zone corner…5th round. This Elam thing still makes zero sense to this day. His value is likely almost nothing. Maybe they can get the Giants to do something like Elam and a 4th and a 5th for the Giants 3rd.

He can get behind the defense!

I like Pearsall/McConkey as the 2nd guy. I like Pearsall more than MCConkey a little bit just because the skill set and explosion, but also the production. But if they came away with just one of those guys I would be very disappointed.

Would love to see more of Brian Thomas and Ricky Pearsall. They are my crushes.

I feel like there is a situational pass rusher in there somewhere. I wish he was a little faster and a little bigger, but he can really play.

Brandon Coleman from TCU is another I like. He played tackle and guard and is probably a guard at the next level. I could see him going in round 2-3. Most people have him in the 5th or 6th.

People seem to be all over the place on Newton, but I like him. I have seen him mocked late second early third, in the teens, and everywhere in between. I think he goes in the 20s like Mazi Smith last year. A bunch of people had him in round two last year. \ Haynes is interesting. High RAS, guy with length etc. I have spent a lot of time with the Uconn Oline coach and he does a really good job that's why they are suddenly becoming a sleeper OL factory. Gordie Sammis who was at William and Mary before Jim Mora hired him. Would be a huge steal in the 5th IMO.

This Ricky Pearsall seems to be very underrated. 4.41 speed, ok size, great route runner, really good hands, high points the ball and has a bunch of savvy in his game. He’s a little older like Leggette. He had a really good senior bowl week. Then he goes to the combine and jumps out of the gym and runs a crazy 3 cone time. I know he is probably a victim of the depth of this class, but the dude can play and a lot of his game translates to the NFL game. He is also a good fit here. He runs a ton of option routes but he also eats in that intermediate area of the field that Josh loves to attack. A couple of comps I have seen are Christian Kirk and Julian Edelman…I can see it. I think he’s mostly a slot guy who can play outside but isn’t that traditional big X everyone is clamoring for. I like this player and I think he is definitely underrated.

It makes sense!

I tend to agree. But it’s like a “damned if you do and damned if you don’t.” People are killing Brian Thomas for being quiet and laid back and maybe not really an alpha. The flip side is Diggs who is emotional and a diva. I prefer Thomas’ attitude, but there seems to be pretty conflicting opinions on this.

Alright so this report of Arizona wanting 3 1st rounders to move out…I’d do 28, next year’s 1 and next year’s 2…I feel like that get’s you pretty close. It’s 2 firsts and a second…I still think Arizona stays, but I would do it.

No pressure I guess! I like the same players you chose for Green Bay in 1.0 so hopefully the board shakes out differently so I can get some variety in there.

I appreciate the kind words. 100% he never lived up to the hype. But part of me wonders if anyone can really live up to all that crazy hype he came in with. Apparently he was very entitled and from all reports, seems to have matured quite a bit, had a very solid senior bowl week and the brief time he had in the game he was excellent. I get the feeling he is in a different place and I just don’t think all those tools just go away. My biggest issue with him is his size and the turnovers. I don’t think he is necessarily going to be the next coming of Tom Brady, but to answer the OP’s original question, I think he is being slept on quite a bit. Definitely flaws in his game, but I just think there is something there. With all the turnovers, he makes some ridiculous NFL level throws. Perhaps he really is one of the biggest busts of all time. He has played a lot of football, and if he hits, there could be a huge upside there. It’s the definition of boom or bust imo.

Yeah man. Cowing can ball.

I don’t think he’s Mahomes, but some of the flashes are similar and some of the flaws are similar coming out. But Rattler was probably way overrated coming in and probably a little underrated coming out. We shall see! That’s fun of the draft and looking back at these things!