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10-04-2014, 11:40 AM | #1 |
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Oh, I adore Goodley. He's one of my favorite players in the draft.
I love how he's put together. He's got good hands, and can be a YAC monster. I'm a big fan. |
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10-06-2014, 06:18 AM | #2 |
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post 49er thoughts:
our offense has no vertical dimension...maybe it's wasted on Alex Smith, but we have got to get a WR w/ speed...we never get the lottery ticket big plays because we never even try them game confirmed my belief that DL needs help...Bailey had a couple good plays, but most were cleaning up after powe wrecked shit, and we have no physicality against run on the edges
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10-06-2014, 11:39 AM | #3 | |
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Guarantee you that after the BYE, we're going to see a few seam routes to Kelce and DAT will definitely get more touches in the passing game. |
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Go look at Crabtree's numbers with Smith versus with Kaepernick. If Smith is your quarterback then you have to invest in OL to make him feel comfortable in the pocket, find a TE that's a clone of Vernon Davis and RBs with a Jamaal Charles or Brian Westbrook skillset.
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After watching the Utah/UCLA game, I'm not so sure about Hundley for the next level. Big and strong, he's more of a Rothlisberger than a Smith. Takes a tremendous amount of sacks at the college level (Utah racked him up for NINE!) and that's not going to get any easier at the pro level.
Really doesn't go through progressions well and locks onto guys. That's part system, but he just doesn't move his eyes around even when pressure gets to him. Determined team leader with personality. Good arm, but the ball often floats. It's not really his mechanics (his footwork looked pretty good and his throwing motion was okay), he just doesn't have very good awareness in the pocket and that's going to be a huge detriment at the next level. |
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10-10-2014, 12:55 AM | #6 |
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RB Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin -- Every year I try to peg who I think could be the next Jamaal Charles, and I think Gordon's it this year. Gordon lacks Charles' top-end speed, and doesn't quite have Charles' elite change-of-direction, but he hits his top gear in a crazy hurry, and can slip through the slightest cracks in the offensive line to reliably pick up really good yardage with every carry. Gordon doesn't quite have the toughness you need in an every-down back, but neither did Jamaal when he came into the league. Gordon is absolutely perfect for zone blocking and cutback schemes that allow him to pick his hole and explode through it. He's shown next to nothing as a receiver, due largely to Wisconsin's offensive limitations, but there's no reason he couldn't develop as a skilled receiver as well. Gordon has flashed as a superbly talented backup in Wisconsin's elite running program, and is just now getting a chance to flash his full potential. If his tape against LSU is any indication, it could legitimately be sky high. As of now, he's my favorite RB in this draft.
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CB Marcus Peters, Washington -- Peters is like the Tale of Two Cornerbacks. There's the Peters in coverage, and there's the Peters against the run, and they both seemingly exhibit completely different players. The Peters in coverage is the guy everybody's paying attention to, let's start there. Peters is a decently-sized, hardplaying CB who played primarily off-man for the Huskies. He shows really good timing, trying to beat WR's to the point of attack before they get there themselves. He plays a little zone too, and is ultimately capable of locking down a WR, other than a few mental lapses every game where he is capable of giving up a big play. He has great ballskills, and isn't afraid to give up a short pass if that's what it takes to neutralize a WR. Against the run, however, this savvy, intense player becomes very passive. He's aggressive when he gets to be the aggressor, and run up on a RB reeling in a pass in the flat, but when the run is directed towards him, he is easily blocked, and his tackling leaves some large room for improvement. I think Peters' size and abilities in coverage could be a really good fit in the right scheme (not the Chiefs' scheme), and he could go in the low 1st, high 2nd round.
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DE Shawn Oakman, Baylor -- Few things grab your attention more aggressively than a 6'9" passrusher who moves fluidly and with great speed. Oakman is undoubtedly going to be drafted in the Top Ten on measurable alone. Not only, at 6'9", 275 lbs, is he physically perfect for a 4-3 DE, but he seems to be athletic enough to play the 3-4 OLB position if a team actually gambled on him -- which they won't. Oakman's enough of a huge project to just get him to live up to his crazy potential, much less asking him to do something he never did at Baylor and stand up at the snap. The jolly green giant has extremely good explosiveness off the snap, and oftentimes is able to leverage his great size into the chest of the opposing tackle, who doesn't ever seem to be able to get their hands on him first. Oakman needs work on his tackling, and his run defense is suspect. But his get-off is fantastic by itself, and he's sure to blow up the Combine in 2015. Oakman is also a very hard worker on the field, pursuing a play even if it's run to the far end of the field. That said, he has only put up outstanding statistics this year against really bad offenses. The second he plays real NFL-caliber tackles, how will he adjust? He's going to be a massive project at the next level, and he can either use his amazing frame to take off immediately like Jason Pierre-Paul, or post middle stats while the franchise who drafted him waits on his potential like Ezekiel Ansah. I personally would take a hard look at him in the middle of the 1st at the soonest.
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10-11-2014, 12:50 AM | #9 |
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QB Connor Cook, Michigan State -- I think Connor Cook's going to bust pretty hard in the NFL, despite the fact that he has a lot of tools I really like. He just has the entire makeup of all the QBs who "had potential" but floundered as soon as they faced an NFL defense. Cook is the "smart" QB who can manage his team's offense, "sometimes" making great throws with "pretty good" athleticism and "good size" at 6'4", 220 lbs. And it's all true -- I'd add that Cook is a savvy QB who knows how to read defenses, is playing under center in a pro-style offense and can make multiple reads on any given play. The problems with Cook are essentially two-fold, however: (a.) he wilts in the face of pressure, and (b.) he has only started in this offense for two years and his completion percentage against actual defenses is under 60%. In the NFL, if he has to face any extended time under center, he is going to see every blitz package created by man. And in the NFL, he's not going to suddenly figure out how to make better decisions and be more accurate with his passes -- there are times when Cook just flat-out misses people. For every touch-pass he lands, he sails two more. I like how tough he is, and how he can figure out how to try to use his athleticism and peek routes to escape pressure, but he's ultimately a guy who will get taken in the 2nd day of the draft by some team thinking he's got game manager potential. Maybe he does, but it's of the Matt Cassel variety at best.
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10-11-2014, 01:36 AM | #10 |
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TE Devin Funchess, Michigan -- Funchess is on the cutting edge of the new wave of WR-like TEs in the mold of Jimmy Graham. Funchess arguably takes it farther than even Graham himself, by virtually dropping the pretense that he's a TE in any practical way; he rarely blocks, only runs routes, and is split out wide 100% of the time. The only reason Funchess isn't listed as a WR is because of his 6'5", 240 lbs frame. His athleticism compared to other TEs is off the charts -- he has good hands (though he could be more aggressive against tight coverage) and his YAC ability is outstanding. He honestly looks like a smaller Travis Kelce with the ball in his hands, and if the Chiefs are seriously considering making the multiple-TE set a reality, they should seriously consider investing here. Dorsey is likely to adore Funchess' measurables, and Funchess is only scraping his potential as his QB at Michigan is downright pathetic. Funchess is weak in the blocking game, struggling to maintain much enthusiasm for it despite his superior size to the DBs he's blocking. That will have to change in the NFL, as will his aforementioned aggressiveness against press man coverage. Funchess showcases soft hands with some inconsistent route-running (though they may be partially a product of Michigan's lousy playcalling and QBing) and one DB is almost never enough to bring him down. He is a size mismatch against most everybody he goes up against, as most linebackers will royally struggle to keep up with him. He's built slender and athletically, rather than the powerful, compact frame of Vernon Davis or even Travis Kelce, and runs with what I'd say is 4.5 speed. Definitely a 1st round talent for a team looking for a reliable weapon with big upside.
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10-11-2014, 02:28 AM | #11 |
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I really don't like Funchess' game at all. I've never seen a more soft 6'5" and 240 pound receiver/TE.
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He can get tough in the run game. We coached Demetrius Harris from nothing, and Funchess has received terrible coaching. We can rebuild him. We have the technology. |
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Some serious lolworthy responses in this thread, god bless you CP.
Now, what I'm truly interested in, isn't the 1st or 2nd round guys, but the 3rd-5th round guys, as we should have 5-6 picks in that area in 2015, should we not get shafted on our "off season" dud pickups. |
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10-11-2014, 02:29 PM | #14 |
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What I mainly meant by him being soft was that there were way too many times where he tried to catch a ball with a little bit of contact and just flat out dropped it even though the DB was significantly smaller. I hate seeing that from big receivers because they'll almost always have to make contested catches in the NFL.
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10-11-2014, 02:36 PM | #15 |
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Oh yeah, Direck, if you have access to tapes on Jaquiski Tartt, Safety out of Samford, would you mind reviewing him? Only video I've found of him was a youtube highlight reel with horrible music. Probably want to check out his games vs Arkansas last year and then TCU this year. The guy looked like a heatseeking missile in his highlights, way faster than anyone else around him. Crazy thing is, the guy has only been playing football for a few years and initially wanted to play basketball in college.
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