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I just don’t know what we’re going to do at that other outside CB spot. Jenkins is great but age+money puts him on his way out. Obviously we need to pay Lattimore big money so we need a guy on a cheap rookie contract opposite him.

I haven’t watched the two Georgia CB’s yet but they’re getting first round buzz. Have you watched them at all yet?

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As a side note, I was just thinking about how teams meet with prospects who they have no chance of drafting just to do research for the future. We met with Jameis Winston before the ‘15 draft when he was obviously the #1 pick and somehow he’s now going to be the successor to Drew Brees.

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We'll see how that works out.

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I'm only familiar with Tyson. Good in press coverage but average ball skills. I think he will go up the draft board because he has recovery speed … 4.4 guy. Scouts and coaches love speed.

IMO he is a Day 2 selection.

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Thanks Major. That’s very interesting.

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I keep coming back to DT Levi Onwuzurike. He’s such a perfect fit at 3-technique. Onyemata can be that rare 1-technique who pressures the QB. Onyemata is so freaking strong he has no problem splitting C-G double teams. Onwuzurike has such a deadly quick first step.

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Food for thought. A great overview of how critical the draft is to a team’s immediate success:

https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-histori...l-32-nfl-teams

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Bored at work so first mock draft lol

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Since adding Ireland, the Saints have hit on nearly all their picks, even though they've overpaid for some - the case to continue to build through the draft...

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Thought I'd highlight the offensive side a bit.

Nico Collins - WR Michigan. Opted out of the 2020 season due to the pandemic. Big kid (6'4) , good speed (4.55) & catches everything in his zip code. He is another 50/50 ball guy like Callaway with big play ability. Solid showing at the senior bowl.

Possibly a day 3 or 4 selection , which would be tremendous value based on his skill set.

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Has there been talk of ever doing another B&G forum member mock draft, where each of us picks a different NFL team? I remember this when I had the Vikings and correctly picked Adrian Peterson.

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We all cling to our 15 secs of fame when we were right... ;)


As prized a prospect he was, that was huge for the Vikings to go against conventional wisdom and select a RB that early even then...

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Charlie Weis says he considers Mac Jones far and away the second best QB in the draft behind Lawrence. June Jones goes a step further and says he considers Jones the best prospect in front of Lawrence.

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Camryn Bynum - CB Cal

FYI, Saints have scheduled a virtual meeting with Cam on tomorrow 3/2/21.

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My fullback is playing in the silver and black when I wish he was in the black and gold...

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Since Jeff Ireland joined the team we have fewer holes each year. Last year we were at the point that we were cutting talented players. Boston Scott is a great example. The rest of the teams are lining up to see what we do on cut day so they can swoop in and grab our castoffs. As I mentioned in another thread Ireland is great but they have to stop moving these rookies to a new position.

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What is the point of having invitations to an event that is not even going to be held? Some sort of participation trophy?

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The combine would have been last week. The league has already stated that there would be no combine this year at all. Besides, the last thing the NFL wants to do is send hundreds of people into a state that has decided to ignore best practices when it come to COVID control. Their success of the past season was made possible by their concerted effort to be ultra conservative in those matters. No way they suddenly abandon that approach. There will be no combine and that is a simple fact.

Besides, the combines are greatly over-hyped. Beyond the physical exams and the one-on-one interviews there is little to be gained from the Underwear Olympics.

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I'm hoping Trautman turns out to be something special. There have been the comparisons to Kelce and Kittle. We'll see someday. I have my fingers crossed.

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I agree. We definitely need to see what we have. I have heard that TE is the second toughest position to master behind QB. You have to spend time with the offensive line, the receiver corps, and the running backs.

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That's what I've heard. The combine has morphed into an event primarily for the media and fans. The main thing the teams get out of it is a networking opportunity.

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I love S Trevon Moehrig, but I don’t think he’s actually the best scheme fit if Marcus Williams leaves. We run a single-high safety scheme and the best fit at that FS position is Richie Grant or Jevon Holland.

Scheme fit is king folks. NFL front offices are not looking at some draft nerd’s big board when they pick the best player available. We picked Cesar Ruiz because he is an incredibly agile center who fits into our zone blocking scheme. He was miscast as a guard this past season because he didn’t have the full offseason and preseason to get down all of the protection calls.

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My 1st round guys so far...

FS Richie Grant
DT Levi Onwuzurike

Working on CB now.

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Highly recommend this Richie Grant film breakdown:

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Good range & instincts. RG had a very solid, productive senior bowl week. I think he should add more bulk at the next level.

He could be a 2nd/3rd round gem for a team. See Antoine Winfield Jr - Bucs. mid 2nd rounder and immediate impact player.

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