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Post by Lithfan on Apr 29, 2018 10:58:38 GMT -5
From PFF on our UDFA class:
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Post by Lithfan on Apr 29, 2018 8:35:17 GMT -5
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Post by Lithfan on Apr 29, 2018 8:15:29 GMT -5
I'm one of the biggest SOJF posters on here and a bonafide Mac/Bowles hater and I like our draft. It sucks we didn't draft any Olineman but at the very least there wasn't a WTF pick like Dylan Donahue. We got maybe the best QB in the draft, some interior DL help which we needed(although you could argue he overdid it), a nickel corner, and finally a fucking guy that can return punts. I still haven't quite figured out what I think of the draft. Love the fact that we got Darnold. And like you, I really liked the Shepherd pick -- we desperately needed to add to the DL, and Shepherd could be a really good player. Since the Williams pick, the only DL we added through the draft was Deon Simon in the same draft. We have lost Wilk, Sheldon, Snacks. We needed a DL and we added two -- 3 if you count Anderson. Don't know a whole lot about Herndon other than what I have read. Seems like a talented kid coming back from injury who has potential to be dual threat. A good TE is a great weapon for a young QB. Given our depth chart at TE, I can't complain about this pick in the 4th. I like Parry Nickerson in the 6th -- eventual replacement for Skrine. The RB/KR/PR from Virginia State just needs to be a decent return man and you can't really complain about the return on a late 6th rounder. Don't know much about the Uconn kid. Individually, I like the players we got, but in my mind, nothing should have been a bigger priority than putting Darnold in a position to succeed. We don't have a real feature back or #1 WR (I know hard to solve for those without a 2), and putting a rookie QB behind our OL scares the shit our of me. Macc continues to shop in the bargain basement for offensive linemen. No OL drafted earlier than R5. Signing injury risks like Long and Swanson. And going back over the last few years. He brought in Clady and Beachum. Beachum was okay last year, but both guys were injury risks as well. As much as I wanted Macc to invest in OL on Friday/Sat night, I have a hard time killing him for the draft we came away with. There was a run on OL in the 2nd--there really was not anyone on the board in early 3 that I thought made sense in that spot. I am not sure, but we traded back in the 5th right after Tyrell Crosby came off the board, maybe he was targeting him and we missed out by a couple of picks. I could go on and on. For now, I will just root for these guys to succeed. Still can't quite figure out if I like the class or not. Plenty of time to work that out over the next 8 months, I guess as I watch these kids play.
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Post by Lithfan on Apr 29, 2018 7:38:22 GMT -5
Don’t we still have a shitload of cap room to sign free agents? We have $25MM in offseason cap space, where only the top 51 biggest cap hits count. Deduct about $8MM to sign the draft class, and we are sitting at $17MM. Still room to make some moves, and more than most teams at this stage, but nowhere near teams like Cleveland and the Colts who are both over $60 mil. It is next season that we are projoected to have a shitload of cap space again. Hopefully to invest in the OL.
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Post by Lithfan on Apr 29, 2018 7:03:28 GMT -5
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Post by Lithfan on Apr 29, 2018 6:59:59 GMT -5
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Post by Lithfan on Apr 28, 2018 20:21:20 GMT -5
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Post by Lithfan on Apr 28, 2018 20:12:19 GMT -5
Dimitri Flowers. Nice signing.
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Post by Lithfan on Apr 28, 2018 18:34:20 GMT -5
I want Jeff Holland from Auburn. b Couple of guys from Aunurn, but no Holland. Yet.
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Post by Lithfan on Apr 28, 2018 18:32:59 GMT -5
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Post by Lithfan on Apr 28, 2018 18:12:22 GMT -5
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Post by Lithfan on Apr 28, 2018 18:07:13 GMT -5
Can't recall - did we have any recent post-draft UDFAs make the team? Robbie Anderson and Snacks were both udfa. Rontez Miles too.
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Post by Lithfan on Apr 28, 2018 17:49:30 GMT -5
Do you have a link to the Patriots site one? I am not sure its is still active. I could not find it.
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Post by Lithfan on Apr 28, 2018 17:40:49 GMT -5
There is a Patriots site that is really good (even if it is a Patriot site). I will find it and post it a little later in a new thread. For some reason it's no longer bookmarked on my computer. Still a lot of good players out there....can't believe Holton Hill hasn't been drafted. Off field issues may be more significant than had been reported. Just started a new thread with link to a different site.
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Post by Lithfan on Apr 28, 2018 17:38:20 GMT -5
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