@Boris posted:Why is fantasy football Twitter so convinced that they’re better at evaluating quarterbacks than NFL teams?
— Michael (@aNellytics) April 26, 2021
The teams have missed almost as many have they have hit on.
Yes, but much like day traders, the fantasy nerd's hit rate is even worse. They just don't know it.
The few days before the draft last year Jordan Love's name was starting to reallllly heat up in regards to GB.
— Jake Morley (@JacobMorley) April 26, 2021
This year the name I keep seeing to GB is Elijah Moore.
I don’t know much about Elijah Moore, but the other day someone mentioned he had over 100 receiving yards in every SEC game last year. I haven’t fact checked that, but it certainly makes it sound like he’ll be a guy that could contribute to an NFL team quickly having already faced NFL caliber CBs in a strong league.
Edit: I checked and he did have 2 games under 100 yards one of which was 92 yards. Auburn was the one team that shut him down.
It will either be for Jordan Love or for pick #29 (+ more), but the #Steelers are definitely giving up pick #24 to the #Packers https://t.co/Z69vzXUEMo
— Steelers Tweeter (@SteelersFan__) April 27, 2021
Who would we move up to #24 to get?
I should re-phrase that: If you were moving up to #24, which player(s) would you target?
Newsome, Moerig, Asante Samuel would all be in play at 24...if Zaven Collins falls that far (dont think he will) that would be my pick.
@Koopla Krash posted:Christian Barmore
A little birdie told me Barmore will be the first defender taken in the draft
I don't think he's worth anywhere near that, but supply is extremely limited and demand is very high so I can see it.
Safety, Jevon Holland, could drop to us. I'm sure Barry would find some use for him, in his defense. Newsome would be a nice fit, too, if he is there. As would Assante Samuel. As for DL, I'd pick Barmore. Daviyon Nixon is a 4-3 DL guy. He may be the pick, if that's who Barry says he wants, there. I'd look at Tyler Shelvin, LSU, in the 2nd or 3rd round, if Barmore is gone at 29. We need to give Kenny Clark help in the middle of the DL, or he will be worn out, in a few short years, due to all the snaps he is playing, now. I think we will go CB, S, or IDL with our first pick, especially if Gute trades up, in the first round.
An All-RAS draft, from Acme Packing Co. 😄
How does Steelers Tweeter know that for sure?
I can’t figure out how these rumors get started? And just exactly how do players move up and down draft boards? Is there a person who has tons of inside information, a hacker, a spy, an NFL guy, a little birdie, a time traveler or what?
We're certainly not giving Jordan Love up for pick 24. Looks like wishful trade thinking by Steeler Fan...
I think the top 7 are going to go: Lawrence, Wilson, Fields, Pitts, Chase, Waddle, and Sewell. First two are obvious. Fields just profiles better for Shanahan's offense than Jones and Lance is way too raw for the #3 pick. Falcons still have time left with Ryan (he's 35 and played pretty well last year) so no QB. And with them putting out there that Jones is available, I think they're planning on Pitts being his replacement (although could be Chase). The Bengals SHOULD draft Penei Sewell but they're the Bengals and instead go with Chase to appease Burrows. And that will only work if Chase is the next AJ Green or Julio Jones (which is not a bet anyone should make). Dolphins desperately need offensive talent so will take the best one available and happens to be Waddle. And Lions do the smart thing and take the best LT in the draft. After 7, I have no freaking clue. Panthers and Broncos SHOULD be in the market for a QB but I don't think they will draft one. Both could trade down. Or stay put and take any one of maybe 5 players. Really just no clue. But first 7 picks I'm pretty confident about.
I've run a few mock draft simulators and honestly, nothing good has dropped to the Packers at #29. I'd love to see either Collins, one of the top 4 corners, or top 5 OTs to drop to #29 but they're just not. I don't really like any of the WRs there nor like taking a non-ILB/CB/OT/WR. So I'd like to see them trade back but still get Asante Samuel Jr. He seems to be slotted around 45.
I just ran a mock at TDN, and got this: quite similar to previous mocks, where Vera-Tucker somehow drops. Not sure how realistic that is. In the 2nd, I took Cox over Holland, but you could substitute Javon Holland there. In the 3rd, I keep ending up with the corner from Minnesota...lol
All in all, not a bad draft...this qualifies as my own high-RAS draft...every one of these guys has a high-RAS rating. You can tell they are high-RAS players, because they have high-RAS- sounding names, like...Boom...Vera-Tucker...now that just screams high-RAS....and, and, you add another guy with a name like Dalman, and you can see how that suddenly becomes a high-RAS duo...throw a player like Favre in there, and you've got the the high-RAS team of the century.
29. Alijah Vera-Tucker IOL, USC
62. Jabril Cox LB, LSU
92. Benjamin St-Juste CB, Minnesota
135. Drew Dalman IOL, Stanford
142. Ambry Thomas CB, Michigan
173. Malcolm Koonce EDGE, Buffalo
178. Elijah Mitchell RB, Louisiana
214. Simi Fehoko WR, Stanford
220. Nick Niemann LB, Iowa
256. Ta'Quon Graham IDL, Texas
@Packmeister posted:We're certainly not giving Jordan Love up for pick 24. Looks like wishful trade thinking by Steeler Fan...
Maybe they will throw TJ in for good measure.
@Packmeister posted:We're certainly not giving Jordan Love up for pick 24. Looks like wishful trade thinking by Steeler Fan...
I'd call that more along the lines of wishful thinking from Packers fans.
I like this draft better;
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Green Bay PackersTrevon MoehrigS, TCU62.
Green Bay PackersAsante Samuel Jr.CB, Florida State92.
Green Bay PackersMilton WilliamsIDL, Louisiana Tech135.
Green Bay PackersWalker LittleOT, Stanford142.
Green Bay PackersDylan MosesLB, Alabama173.
Green Bay PackersDazz NewsomeWR, North Carolina178.
Green Bay PackersChauncey GolstonEDGE, Iowa214.
Green Bay PackersPooka WilliamsRB, Kansas220.
Green Bay PackersTristen HogeIOL, BYU256.
Green Bay PackersJosh SillsIOL, Oklahoma State
@FLPACKER posted:I like this draft better;
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Green Bay PackersTrevon MoehrigS, TCU62.
Green Bay PackersAsante Samuel Jr.CB, Florida State92.
Green Bay PackersMilton WilliamsIDL, Louisiana Tech135.
Green Bay PackersWalker LittleOT, Stanford142.
Green Bay PackersDylan MosesLB, Alabama173.
Green Bay PackersDazz NewsomeWR, North Carolina178.
Green Bay PackersChauncey GolstonEDGE, Iowa214.
Green Bay PackersPooka WilliamsRB, Kansas220.
Green Bay PackersTristen HogeIOL, BYU256.
Green Bay PackersJosh SillsIOL, Oklahoma State
I'd take that.
I don’t think Samuel is there at 62...Packers may trade back and get him in the early 2nd. Hell, they may pull the trigger at 29 on him.
A round 3-5 OL to keep an eye on is Nebraskas Brendan Jaimes. He fits what the Packers like, and what Stenovich loves to do.
I think they will take at least one edge rusher, maybe two. Preston is likely gone after this year and Z's contract is mighty hefty, unless stretched more. Two mid-rounders to keep an eye on are Patrick Johnson from Tulane, he's shorter than ideal but has all the traits and versatility I think Gutekunst would want, and Elerson Smith from Northern Iowa who is a Kyler Fackrell-type as a sub-package rusher.
@FLPACKER posted:I like this draft better;
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Green Bay PackersTrevon MoehrigS, TCU62.
Green Bay PackersAsante Samuel Jr.CB, Florida State92.
Green Bay PackersMilton WilliamsIDL, Louisiana Tech135.
Green Bay PackersWalker LittleOT, Stanford142.
Green Bay PackersDylan MosesLB, Alabama173.
Green Bay PackersDazz NewsomeWR, North Carolina178.
Green Bay PackersChauncey GolstonEDGE, Iowa214.
Green Bay PackersPooka WilliamsRB, Kansas220.
Green Bay PackersTristen HogeIOL, BYU256.
Green Bay PackersJosh SillsIOL, Oklahoma State
Make it so.
That list above has to be near the top for the "All First Name" team, right?
Pronounced “Yæsh”
@Packmeister posted:29. Alijah Vera-Tucker IOL, USC
62. Jabril Cox LB, LSU
92. Benjamin St-Juste CB, Minnesota
135. Drew Dalman IOL, Stanford
142. Ambry Thomas CB, Michigan
173. Malcolm Koonce EDGE, Buffalo
178. Elijah Mitchell RB, Louisiana
214. Simi Fehoko WR, Stanford
220. Nick Niemann LB, Iowa
256. Ta'Quon Graham IDL, Texas
If we could realistically get Alijah VT at 29 then that's an absolute steal. That guy is going to play OT in the NFL and be elite. He would be elite anywhere you put him in the line honestly. Online draft folks are listing him as an interior OL only, I guarantee the NFL is not thinking of him like that. He, Sewell, and Slater are 1a, 1b, and 1c at OT. I don't expect him to make it out of the top 20.
29. Green Bay Packers
Rashod Bateman, WR, Minnesota | Highlights
If GM Brian Gutekunst truly subscribes to the best-player-available theory -- isn't that what QB Jordan Love was last year? -- then he has to go this way. He needs a corner, but Farley, Horn and Surtain are off the board. He needs a tackle, but the Bears snatched Jenkins nine picks ago. So the Packers may finally end their 20-year, first-round receiver drought. -- Rob Demovsky
WR is Round 1 gives the Packers a little protection in the event Davante prices himself off the team after a strong 2021 season. That pie can only be sliced so many times and a few players have most of it.
Bateman might be the guy I don't like in the first round.
that about seals the deal, this years Gary is Bateman.
i think the packers will stay at 29, but move up in the 2nd with samuel. i am thinking more about bateman if he is there and samuel in the 2nd.
Ok...my final 2021 mock. I re-did the TDN simulator, and came up with this:
29. Zaven Collins LB, Tulsa
62. Jevon Holland S, Oregon
92. Alim McNeill IDL, NC State
135. Brenden Jaimes OT, Nebraska
142. Ihmir Smith-Marsette WR, Iowa
173. Ambry Thomas CB, Michigan
178. Josh Palmer WR, Tennessee
214. Malcolm Koonce EDGE, Buffalo
220. Jaylon Moore OT, Western Michigan
256. Elijah Mitchell RB, Louisiana
@"We"-Ka-Bong posted:Bateman might be the guy I don't like in the first round.
that about seals the deal, this years Gary is Bateman.
It's a bold strategy. Let's see if it pays off.
