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I hope you stay in contact. You are one of the most insightful members on this forum, easily among the most fair and objective, and that says a lot considering the great deal of respect that I have for numerous other members. I share your sentiments entirely about the second paragraph.

@allblackraven is right on the money. The expectation of reducing pertinent content in order for the ideas to appeal to the average reader is one of the main issues in the migration. I am sure about the reasoning. Whether or not the assumption of the motive behind it is accurate, my post touched on their stated belief about the evolving landscape. I disagree with this sentiment, therefore I feel that I am able to discount it.

I love you too, man!

It is a mistaken notion to automatically presume that the judgment behind the decision is sound simply because the decision was made. It essentially implies that there are no miscalculated decisions, which is obviously far from the truth. The most likely explanation behind the shutdown is that it’s a cost-cutting measure that can now be written off under the guise of an expected natural progression of migrating conversations to the more current and popular social media platforms, i.e. Facebook and Twitter, an unspoken declaration of forums being an outdated means of discussions. If this is the expectation, then we have been woefully misread as a demographic. As a long-standing member on this forum, I can personally attest to the fact that I have zero interest in migrating my sports conversations to the wholly unmoderated platforms that are the physical manifestation of thousands of people standing in a single room and talking at the same time. I certainly can’t speak for everyone, but I would assume that this would be less than ideal for a sizable portion of other seasoned members. I’m on multiple social media sites, have been and will be. From personal experience, I can tell you that the vast majority of the football discussions that occur in the comments are a barren wasteland of misinformation, uninformed opinions, and arguments which turn into poo-flinging contest and personal insults that immediately stream away from the main topics of discussion. This is mostly because a great deal of sports fans are relatively casual observers, thus the bar set for general insight is significantly lower. Couple that with the lack of repercussions for trolling or steering off-course, and in reality, the aforementioned result no longer comes as a surprise. And ironically enough, although we do debate on other platforms under our real names and profiles, the fact that we are unlikely to see the same faces in other discussions considering the infinitely-deeper pool of participants makes the ordeal less personal in comparison. The entire reason of most members joining forums is because they have a vested interest in the details of the sport that is generally greater than that of a casual observer. It has a sense of community where there are long-term residents, so you can choose whom you gravitate towards and whom you gravitate away from. And there are rules for everyone to abide by that ensure that the overall sense of integrity is protected, that this remains a place for intelligent discussions. That doesn’t mean that you won’t see head-scratching concepts or ill-informed ideas tossed around. But it’s still a far more ideal experience than that of the other platforms. These are the points being missed in the migration. Instead, it's treated that if we like X, we must like Y. What’s being lost on whomever is pulling the plug is that most members will either cease to hold their discussions on the internet, migrate to another forum, or go through a progression from the first to the second. It is of no surprise that other forums were immediately explored once the news broke. And I personally hope to see the familiar faces there.

lol Fair enough. As long as I get partial credit. You do as well obviously.

One of my favorite prospects in that class against one of my most disliked. In an objective world, feeling that strongly about a prospect is likely reserved for a handful players in a class. But given that Richardson had a 3rd round grade before the draft, I couldn't stand his tape. With regards to size and length, I could not agree more that they aren't the be-all and end-all. Arm length can be an issue on the outside for sure, but otherwise, I'd rather an OT have traits like balance and lateral movement.

Sources close to arnie_uk suggest that he could be upset with the lack of rumor discussions. Confirmation pending.

They absolutely do. Perhaps Hollins goes in mid-rounds, but their comparison of Mike Wallace raised a few eyebrows, and a 2nd rounder would be a hefty price to pay, especially since Lawson could fall to our 2nd. They're also higher than most on Jordan Willis. That's not to say that any of those three will struggle. Their Ravens mock looks to be the most egregious. I also don't see Leonard Fournette falling to 24, or going to Oakland for that matter.

I'm personally a fan of Mayock, Jeremiah and Cossell. I've been using PFF as a resource for almost a decade, but their draft coverage can be spotty at times. They typically go off the reservation to an extent, so they're a solid go-to when looking up prospects who aren't known or discussed. They earned some credit last year for listing the likes of Cody Whitehair, Michael Thomas, Karl Joseph and Chris Jones as first round talents. Same goes for their skepticism on Darron Lee and the Alabama DT duo. But they do habitually fall victim to judging by the bottom line and overrate prospects based on the results instead of assessing their traits. One of the biggest sins being ranking Rashard Higgins in the Top 40 while somehow assessing Deion Jones to be an undraftable prospect, with the latter being a complete head scratcher.

Much appreciated.

Definitely a fan of the Price and Brown selections. Brown is significantly underrated in my eyes.

They could run more 12 personnel with Howard and Delanie Walker, but the latter has been highly productive for them during his stint in Tennessee and he has two years remaning on his deal. Walker has quietly been one of the better receiving TEs over the past three years, and he's always been an above average blocker. Howard can obviously be his future replacement, and it would make sense for them to nab a TE in such a ridiculous TE class. But perhaps trying their luck for a No.1 WR to bookend Rishard Matthews with Walker in the middle could be the more sensible move.

If those aren't smokescreens, that would make sense.

The exact quote that I've seen is, "Westbrook’s interviews here in Indianapolis have been horrible. Those at the interviews say Westbrook has been guarded and seemed untruthful." Definitely a talented prospect, and it only takes one team to pull the trigger, but couple the interviews with multiple charges against the same woman, and he could very well slip into the middle rounds. Perhaps later. There are a few players now with early round talents whose draft stocks range from the early rounds into the UDFA category.