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Hotel is booked. Will book flight soon. Al's Italian Beef & Lou Malnati's pizza
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real shame about Jaylon Smith. hope his rehab goes as smoothly as Gurley's. still unlikely he plays next season. absolutely incredible player.
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Malnati's is good but I like Giordano's a little bit more. I may be in the area that weekend how tough is it to get in to the actual draft?
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Excerpt from day 1 at the Shrine Game practices, from draft watcher Tony Pauline: http://www.draftinsider.net/blog/?p=11203
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If this mock came true... http://www.sbnation.com/nfl-mo...bosa-titans-2-rounds ZOMG.
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Packerboi, I saw that TE Henry went at 61. How could Ted resist giving Arod such a weapon....
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That's what makes this mock draft a nice pipe dream. He would pick Jaylon Smith in the 1st, then be able to grab Henry in the second since he would be available for the picking. And the chances of this are right up there with me winning the Powerball.
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I also like Scooby Wright from Arizona & Ragland from Alabama, who likely will not be there at 27
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My draft from Fanspeak. 27: R1P27 DT A'SHAWN ROBINSON ALABAMA 57: R2P26 OLB SCOOBY WRIGHT ARIZONA 88: R3P25 TE HUNTER HENRY ARKANSAS 122: R4P27 RB C.J. PROSISE NOTRE DAME 151: R5P24 OT JOE HAEG NORTH DAKOTA STATE 182: R6P25 WR KEYARRIS GARRETT TULSA 216: R7P27 OT WILLIE BEAVERS WESTERN MICHIGAN I could live with this. Are we getting one or two comp picks for House and Williams?
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I have an odd feeling the Packers may grab Shilique Calhoun to replace Perry and Peppers snaps in the first, depending on what they do with Datone. Matthews, Neal, Calhoun, Elliott, Datone would give them an interesting combo to work with, especially if Peppers is back for part-time duty. Neal, Datone, Peppers and Calhoun could all put their hand down in certain sets.
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Do you know anyone with a middle name "Lix" Gravedigger is ashamed of your effort.
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I don't know anyone named Chay-Kwon either, but I am betting somewhere, some place, there is a person named that.
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If healthy, Scooby Wright is a hell of a player. Will be interesting to see where he ends up. The other guy who I think would be a good fit for the Pack is Austin Hooper, a TE out of Stanford. He would upgrade the position for sure.
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Blocking out the pipedreams.......I like Hunter Henry in the first. That seems about where he is slotted to go. TE's don't usually shoot up draft boards due to workouts, so hopefully stays late first. I would consider Jaylen Smith, knowing he'd sit out 2016. He's that good that he'd be worth the wait. And not sure why so many boards have DL as such a priority. They actually played very well this year and have Daniels, Pennel and Jones coming back. Yes Guion and Raji are free agents but...
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Right now I'm liking Michigan St DE Shilique Calhoun in round 1. Great size, showed some real potential as an edge rusher, and showed a lot of discipline in the run game setting the edge. He's not really polished in any area though and Michigan St defenders haven't faired well in the NFL recently (I'm looking at you Jerel Worthy). He's a very interesting prospect though.
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Raw athlete, not a great LB right now. I like him as a WLB in a 43 or maybe as an OLB in a 34 if he improved taking on blockers. I don't think he has the bulk right to play consistently inside in any scheme and he doesn't seem to have that attacking ILB mentality. To me he's almost like a big Safety out there.
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Here is my first using Fanspeak big board 27: R1P27 ILB REGGIE RAGLAND ALABAMA 57: R2P26 TE HUNTER HENRY ARKANSAS 88: R3P25 OLB DEION JONES LSU 122: R4P27 RB AARON GREEN TCU 151: R5P24 DT WILLIE HENRY MICHIGAN 182: R6P25 OT JOE DAHL WASHINGTON STATE 216: R7P27 ILB LUKE RHODES WILLIAM & MARY
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This is my FanSpeak effort. I'm okay with it: 27: R1P27 DE JONATHAN BULLARD FLORIDA 57: R2P26 ILB BENIQUEZ BROWN MISSISSIPPI STATE 88: R3P25 TE HUNTER HENRY ARKANSAS 122: R4P27 OT CALEB BENENOCH UCLA 151: R5P24 RB JOSH FERGUSON ILLINOIS 182: R6P25 CB HARLAN MILLER SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA 216: R7P27 OLB STEVE LONGA RUTGERS
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Yes, that draft would do just fine. And Ted agrees with your thinking at ILB .
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ROUND 1 Austin Johnson/NT/Penn St. 6’3”/325 lbs. True NT…stout run defender…holds the LOS better than any player in the draft ROUND 2 Joe Schobert/LB/Wisconsin 6’1”/235 lbs. High energy, high effort…strong edge rush and blitz skills…versatility as ILB or OLB ROUND 3 Nick Vannett/TE/Ohio St. 6’6”/260 lbs. Great size with experience in-line or split out…tough, experienced blocker…wasn’t used enough at OSU ROUND 4 Joe Haeg/OT/North Dakota St. 6’5”/300 lbs. Good developmental LT…all around game...
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I live close to Columbus and I have the misfortune of seeing most O$U games. Lee is an OL and probably is a little to light to play ILB in the NFL. He is extremely fast and could be a nice compliment to Clay if he goes back outside.
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I understand that teams play their defenses differently which dictates what they want from each position but Carolina's LBers, Kuechly & Davis are only listed at 235, Lee is listed at 228. Cards play Bucannon as essentially a LBer at 218 lbs. I think players like Lee & Cravens from USC would be coveted by Dom, since they have a varied skill set & can be moved around the field.
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He doesn't play like he's 230 though, he plays like he's 215. He's closer to Deone Buchanan than he is Luke Keuchly. Would you put Deone Buchanan at ILB full time? Arizona doesn't do that, he plays more of a Rover that doesn't fill gaps and take on OL. Lee's not aggressive like an ILB either, he reminds me of Julian Peterson really. Exceptional athlete, but not a thumper. More of an athlete than football player right now. Why would Dom covet a small LB/big Safety? He has two Safeties that...
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To get more speed on the field, which appears to be a growing trend to combat speedier offenses. Would you rather have Joe Thomas in on passing downs or one of the two guys I mentioned?
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Didn't many think that Kendricks, Shazier, & Thompson were all too light to play LBer also?
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Considering this is all mythical how do you know mythical Uncle Teddy doesn't take him? I imagine mythical TT like this, toying with our emotions.
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We can pretty much put this in bold type and lock this thread down. Would love an athletic TE. But ILB absolutely has to get resolved.
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With Nelson, Cobb, Adams, Montgomery, Abbradaris, and Janis! an athletic TE would be unfair. They ought to have Janis! put on about 10-15 lbs and then spend the off-season with Brian Angelichio.
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I think getting more speed on the field has been the goal for the last few years. That's why Brad Jones was moved to ILB and it's why Nate Palmer moved to ILB. Those guys are on the more athletic end of the ILB spectrum, what they lack are instincts and vision to put their athleticism to any good use. The great ILBs in this league are fast (most are 4.6/4.7 range), but above all they have to have the instincts and the vision. If you can shed OLinemen and locate the football in a split second...
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I agree that instincts to the ball are most important. However this is exactly why players should not be discounted as being "too small" to play ILBer if they are only in the 225 range. How much does 10 more pounds matter when you are being blocked by a 300+ olineman? If you are 230 or 240, you are still at a great disadvantage. The key is to not get blocked. You are correct, we don't know if Lee & Cravens have those great instincts(or maybe you do?) , but I think we've dismissed too...
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I definitely agree with you, discounting guys because of their size is a big mistake in a lot of cases. Guys can bulk up to 230 or 240 and be effective, that's not an issue in my mind. It can be a problem when you're 220 and have to constantly battle 300 lb linemen and hit 220+ RBs. There's a reason many true ILBs or MLBs are in that 240/250 range, that 20 lbs of muscle can help you withstand the pounding. In the case of Lee and Cravens, although they are very different players, I don't see...
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Fair enough, thanks for clarifying that. Enjoy the actual football talk.
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Shazier also missed a bunch of games due to injury. He may or may not be able to take the pounding.