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On another note, what do you guys think of Eric Striker from OU?
I think he has the potential and athleticism to kick inside and play a bit like Daryl Washington did for Zona. |
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OT Ereck Flowers, Miami -- Flowers is nobody's idea of a phenomenal athlete, but I really grew to appreciate Flowers' play the more I watched him. Flowers is an ideally-sized 6'6", 324 lbs, but has the LOOK of a plodder. Has the LOOK of slow feet. Doesn't LOOK like the nimble tackle that teams will put on their blind side. And I emphasize "look" here, because despite disappointing the eye test, Flowers' work on the field speaks for itself. Miami recently played Randy Gregory and the ferocious Cornhusker defense, and while Miami's offensive line crumbled in the face of pressure everywhere, I didn't see Flowers give up a single pressure -- even in the 8-10 snaps or so singled up against Top Three prospect Randy Gregory, a player 80 pounds lighter and far more athletic. Every adjective you could attach to Flowers' play should have the hypenated "-but-effective" suffix attached. His kickslide? Heavy, but effective. His runblocking in space? Stilted, but effective. The Hurricanes never put him out in space, and he's nobody's idea of a mauler, but he effectively isolates his player out of the play nearly every time. I remember watching a very physically large tackle who didn't play with great athleticism but was very reliable on the blind side last year, Antonio Richardson. Every team in the NFL passed on him, and he became a UDFA. I really hope that doesn't happen to Flowers, who may not even come out this year. Because teams are stupidly dogmatic about their personnel decisions, Flowers will probably end up a RT prospect, but I legitimately do think he has LT upside, and I'd take a hard look at him on the second day of the draft.
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Get a FA WR, draft La'El Collins rd 1 and draft a WR rd 2.
You don't think a quality G won't help? Look at Dallas, SF, CIN and SEA using high picks on one and the results they are getting. The offense has solid weapons for the most part. The timing is being messed up due to pressure.
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watching some game videos on draft breakdown. and i want shaq thompson bad. i think he could be a killer ilb. guy is very instinctual, very good in coverage, hes really fast and covers a lot of ground quickly. he is little undersized but hes incredibly physical, and agressive. the guy can lay the wood.. i think if ilb doesnt work out he could be a special box safety in a role similar to berry and abdullahs.
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My only real issue with Thompson is that he doesn't look terribly natural shedding blocks, which is necessary far more as a 3-4 ILB than it is as a 4-3 OLB, where I think he's the best fit.
He's a VERY good prospect, though. He has a high floor, and I think he has Pro Bowl potential if he fine tunes some of his weaknesses. |
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RB T.J. Yeldon, Alabama -- Yeldon is in the unfortunate spot of being yet another super talented RB out of Alabama when the two of the three guys immediately before him fitting that exact description have busted terribly in the NFL. Eddie Lacey has a prayer of turning that around, and maybe teams will value Yeldon on his own merits, but that does cause me pause. Yeldon is a bit of a tweener -- he's not quite a speedback, not quite a power back. But he is dynamite in a one-cut zone blocking scheme. Running behind an OL blocking downhill, he can locate the best hole, get really skinny to squeeze through it (no easy task for a 6'2", 220 lb RB), and accelerate quickly to the next level. He doesn't have elite change of direction, but his ability to pick a hole and consistently gain decent yardage will land him on a team somewhere interested in giving him 15-20 touches a game. Yeldon will need considerable work blocking and in the passing game, but he's already plenty NFL-ready in the parts of the game most difficult to teach -- working with blockers, picking the right hole, and burrowing forward for the extra yardage. His long frame means that this 220 lbs aren't anchored in powerful legs, but he does possess a graceful stride which can eat up real estate in a hurry. There are some first-round rumblings with Yeldon, but he seems like a RB-by-committee back who will need refinement if he ever becomes "the guy," and I'd wait until the 2nd day of the draft before considering an investment there.
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Great movie. Being a Chiefs fan is kinda like that-we have seen this season so many times before. When we get the number one-we draft Fisher-lol That is going to hurt for many years.
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If the Chiefs keep treating the QB position like "kicker" in the ****ing draft; they will go absolutely nowhere in life. But, most people outside of CP are happy with "good football". Just be competitive, don't be a complete embarrassment, and try to squeeeeeeze in to the play offs any way you can.( Back that ass up Herm-style, it's okay!) And then they set great, life-altering benchmarks like, "JUUUUHST WIN A PLAAAAYOFF GAAAAAAAAME, MAN"! fmr with that shit. I hope the Royals win the series. Kansas City sports culture desperately needs a "winning attitude"-enema.
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DE/OLB Bronson Kaufusi, BYU -- Fewer players in this draft (or any draft) have given me more to think about than Kaufusi, a 6'7", 263 lbs standing passrusher out of BYU. There is film I've seen of his that is so horribly terrible that I don't know what there is to like -- he gets blocked out of run plays routinely, he struggles to read where the ball is, his first step is slow and his passrush moves limited, he looks Hali-esque uncomfortable in coverage, he's from BYU so he's probably 26 years old or whatever, and so on. But then, once BYU gets a lead, and the opposing team has to drop back to pass to stay in the game, you see it. In obvious passing situations, Kaufusi has beast potential. He can beat tackles around the edge, he can stunt up the middle, he has long arms that get into OL before they get into him, and he can even manipulate a couple moves to penetrate the pocket, becoming a true disruptor. I've thought a lot about him since the season began, and I honestly think he's a very talented player who just needs the game broken down for him better. When the game stays simple, i.e. obvious passing down, Kaufusi can punish offenses. Coaching can go a long way here. Kaufusi is also a tweener: he spends almost 100% of his plays standing up, but with his huge frame and lack of open-space athleticism, he looks like a 4-3 DE -- either way, lots of work will need to be done. With a great coaching staff, however, that can channel his game, there is potential for a passrusher that is primarily asked to play at the LOS, and not drop from it into coverage.
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OLB Lorenzo Mauldin, Louisville -- Draft season is made for prospects like Lorenzo Mauldin, a guy that is flying under most people's radars but will probably see his stock skyrocket as a great prospect at rushbacker as soon as everybody is being compared side-by-side. Teammate of 2nd rounder Marcus Smith's last year, Maudlin draws a lot of the same comparisons to me. He is a physical specimen -- he's listed at 6'4", 250 lbs, and looks every pound of that and more. He sports a frame that is long and powerful, with more room on his frame. He's got fantastic closing speed -- watching him burst through an OL on a stunt is a genuine pleasure -- and hits like a truck. He already has a small number of effective passrushing moves, one of which is an awesome swim move. Maudlin is a pure 3-4 OLB, having played that exact position with the Cardinals, but relies a little too much on his great athleticism for my liking. As a result, despite his good effort, he's very weak against the run and struggles in tackling. A couple seasons of technique work and strength/conditioning will help him stack and shed better, which would only be yet another feather in his cap. I really think Maudlin has double-digit sack possibilities in the NFL, and could sneak into the 1st in the NFL Draft.
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