Oso planning to go pro
Can't wait for the draft to be over.Used to be the worst day in sports.Then it became the worst 2 days in sports.Now it's the worst 3 days in sports.
What are Bears fans expectations/preferences at #8 tomorrow, assuming no trade up or down? Not really going out on a limb but I expect it to be one of Nelson, Smith, or Edmunds. Edmunds would obviously be the biggest risk. I don't expect them to go with a DB after resigning Fuller and Amukamara but would also be fine with Fitzpatrick or Ward. Hard to screw it up when 3-4 QBs may go before your pick.
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It’s gone from something quirky and fun into something overblown and over saturated. Typical NFL.
Kinda enjoy overblown, hey?
I agree. When it was one Saturday it was actually interesting for awhile.
Overblown? yes, way overblown, but I like the draft. If you don’t, then don’t pay attention there are lots of other channels to watch and lots of other sports.
I think we could see some form of chaos if at 2 the Giants select Chubb. I think then a team like the Bucs might consider trading up from 7 to 3 to get Barkley. If that were to play out, the Browns would almost have to trade out of 4. Who knows though, might be toughest top 10 to predict that I can recall.
I really don't understand why a team would spend the draft capital take Barkley so high, let alone trade up for him (not saying you're endorsing it, Dish). I think we've litigated this in the other NFL thread, but investing a top 15 pick in a RB just makes no damn sense. 1. The margin between the 3rd best RB and the 10th best RB is qualitatively less than other positions, and RBs are more dependent on circumstances to succeed than any other position. Here are the top 10 from last year in yds/attempt with a minimum of 150 carries: Dion Lewis, Mark Ingram, Kareem Hunt, Todd Gurley, Alex Collins, LeGarrette Blount, Devonta Freeman, Orleans Darkwa, Bilal Powell, Marshawn Lynch.2. $$$. You can get extremely proficient runners on the cheap in free agency every year. How "good" the RB is just isn't that predictive of success. So by taking a RB at the top of the draft,you're foregoing the salary cap benefit of having one of your impact players at an important position locked into a rookie deal. Compare offseason deals for even decent QBs or edge rushers to offseason deals for RBs. Of the guys I listed, Lewis, Collins, Blount, Darkwa, Powell and Lynch were all signed to low risk, short term, inexpensive deals as FAs.3. Injury risk/inconsistency. Of that top ten list, how many of those guys are likely to repeat? I'd be shocked if 3 of those guys are in the top 10 in ypc again in 2018.4.. RBs are no more a sure thing than any other position. Of the guys I listed that are under their rookie deals, Ingram (28th) and Gurley (15th) were first rounders, Freeman and Hunt were 3rd rounders. Given 1-3 above, why put the risk of missing on your first round pick when the payoff is lower than with other positions?
It’s gone from something quirky and fun into something overblown and over saturated.
Or the haul the Packers got at 14.
Yeah, that was a nice trade to get a future 1st. Strange move by the Saints.
Haul was worth it. Barely missed out in what many believed to be top tier talent in Derwin James