Buffalo Junction

Joking about booty calls is a good way to end a mutually beneficial arrangement.

The problem is there’s only room for one of those contracts at each position. Definitely the ultimate ego stroke contract though.

IIRC, Sterling Sharpe was the last player to have a real escalator contract. However it wasn’t directly tied to the cap. It was a 5 or 6 year deal that guaranteed that he would be the highest paid WR (by $1) every season.

You just need the proper coach. “Right turn Clyde”

Irv Smith seems to fit the mold of H-back rather well. I don’t think he displayed enough speed & athleticism to be a smaller TE you can split out reliably in the NFL. What the value is on that... ?‍♂️

I’m not sure if they go after Barr. Barr would have been the logical FA replacement if Alexander had retired. I’m not sure if the money lines up with need now. That said, the combination of Barr and Edmunds could really change the timing and depth of routes while providing versatility with blitzes.

Makes sense. I’m assuming D Bush has issues with sifting through traffic and getting off blocks? Admittedly, I only watched one Michigan game this year, and wasn’t keying in on LBer play.

Day 2 if we’re picking him, or day 2 in general? 5’11” isn’t a huge deal in today’s nfl with all of these spread concepts and 11 personnel sets. I could see Bush going in the late 20’s.

Which is why I compared him to Lawson who went around pick 20 despite a freakish combine instead of Clowney.

I think he’ll be a steady player at worst... a la M Lawson or Barr. I don’t think he’s a can’t miss probowler though. If he was we’d be talking about him usurping Bosa instead of sneaking into the top 10. That said, his combine confirmed his production: 2 years of 8+ sacks and 14+ TFL’s in the SEC. He could live up to that potential if he improves his rush moves. Plus he seems to play contain first, and IDK if that’s him or coaching. I’m not sure if Beane will gamble on the kid. He did get booted from Michigan State and had to work his way back from Juco. He seems to have taken that setback seriously and matured. I wouldn’t be disappointed with him at 9, but I’m not going to ? either. I’d probably react similar to drafting J Allen... “okay. Let’s see how it turns out”.

He’s having a Manny Lawson combine. I could see them grabbing him as a replacement for Alexander.

It certainly seems as though Beane will gamble on physical freaks if he deems them to be “coachable”. We’ll see with Metcalf.

For real. Such a freak. Now to see what Deebo runs.

He’s not far off. Gronk ran a 4.68. TE’s are often difficult to predict because there’s such a variation in skill set, body type, and usage.

Soooo...… Sterling Sharpe...… Neck injury included Deebo Samuel is probably the best for starting potential combined with return ability.

You may be correct. Sweat is interesting because his combine numbers will actually serve as confirmation. He also has enough elite traits for a team to take a shot. In other words... He’s more likely to be Manny Lawson than John McCargo. The two things that Sweat actually impressed me with are 1) he has already developed inside and outside rush moves and counters, and 2) he does a good job of identifying screens and containing the edge. That’s the fun part of all this though. We have no clue how scouts actually have these guys graded. Heck, they might view these Clemson Dlinemen like the 2005 Wolfpack line.

If Sweat puts up good combine numbers at 260 pounds he might sneak into the top 10. I seriously thought the kid was around 245-250. That extra weight makes him viable in 4-3 schemes.

He’s been injured too often the past couple years. At this point of his career I think a full season would be unlikely. Awesome in his prime though. He used to drive Suh crazy; really fun to watch those two match up.

It’s a rarity. The combine is primarily about confirmation of all the tape scouts and GMs have watched, and Interviews conducted. However, stock can definitely rise and fall. Big risers are generally small school players that confirm their physical traits are elite, or seriously injured players proving their injury is healed. Guys who fall big generally do something asinine during the process that sets up a massive ?.

I’d add that a solid position group without any dominant players can still be considered a position of need in the first round. Under that definition DL is a need for us if there’s blue chip talent available at our first pick. Aside from Hughes, who’s long in the tooth, we don’t have any dominant DL players... Just a whole bunch of average.

Anyone else curious about what a pair of “QB whisperers” see in both of our failed QBs? Manuel and Peterman are very different QBs. What common traits make them fits for Gruden and Reids’ respective west coast variants?

Sort of a safety corner tweener with the way he was used in coverage. They used him a lot to cover slot receivers in zones and he’s able to play some press. I’m curious to see how he times, but the kid has a knack for being around the football. As it stands now probably 4-5 round prospect. The gem of that secondary is Lonnie Johnson.

He definitely looked to be building up. Dude got there then... zilch. We should consider Eddie Royal too. He was in the same group with Jordie Nelson and DeSean Jackson his first year... then nothing but crickets. Went from 90 receptions to 30 while playing the same number of games.

Grönk is such a freak that I find it hard to compare anyone to him. The guy just has a different mold like LT. I don’t think it’s fair to even try and compare someone to that. However, there are still plenty of guys below that level of freakishness that are in the HoF. The difficult part is predicting... especially with TEs.

Keep in mind though, that if you open the doors for 2 year wonders the list grows exponentially with guys like Ryan Grant (back to back 1200 yard seasons), Brandon Jacobs (b2b 1000 yards), etc. there are simply a ton of players that fit that mold because of injuries.