rossihunter2

I just want to say well done and thank you to everyone who has contributed on this part of the forum over the last few months. I know this is the best I've ever felt in terms of preparedness going into a draft and I suspect it was similar for many of you guys too. So I just thought I'd say well done for some of the rumours that we quashed, some of the players that we got behind, and that while we played favourites a lot, we've seen enough prospects and enough film as a group that we've been able to understand what the front office has done even though it disappointed some. This process is always a lot more fun when everyone's informed and when there are real intelligent debates over things seen on tape. So now that the draft is in the books I'm going to feel a little down despite being pretty happy with the overall formation of our class. Thanks guys, I'll miss this.

it'll be weird not having the boards tab always open on my laptop when I open it up

in my head i assume humphrey is one just because he has such a high floor in terms of helping the team even if he doesn't develop and improve on his deep coverage with his back to the play - obviously it's more ideal if they all pan out but i just meant that if only 2 do then we are still set up well for the future (although it might leave us less effective this year than we'd like) however, i fully expect, barring injury (touchwood), that all 4 will contribute in some way this year and hopefully siragusa develops at least into a usable backup as a rookie

to be honest i think only 2 of them need to pan out for this draft to have a major longterm impact on our defense but in all likelihood i expect to have at least 3 of these top 4 guys to work out in some fashion im really excited about the way this team is set up for the future

if he manages a full training camp and a whole preseason i think he makes the team but if he picks up another injury he's likely gone for good

i wouldn't exactly hold the NCAA up as the beacon of morality

happy star wars day

ill personally be right there with you watching minkah fitzpatrick, Calvin Ridley, bo scarbrough, dashawn hand, and Ross pierschbacher (who I noticed watching some of the cam robinson tape)

But why?

why dont you warm it up for us?

exactly - there's a reason some old stars from europe still come to the MLS despite all the money they could get in China

do we have a full position coverage for scouting on this forum then? the raven has oline, bmorebird has dbs in coverage... i feel like flex is pretty flames on edge rush guys - maybe we can fill out a roster of specialists on the next forum ready for the draft - so we know who to come to for specific prospect breakdowns lol

the us has it's own soccer league that isnt entirely based on farming colleges (which instantly makes it easier to coexist internationally whereas university sport is not as big a deal in the rest of the world) - once american football is really an internationally played sport and big soccer teams stop coming to the US in the Summer your argument might have an ounce of validity

just to see how recent this word affliction is i went back and looked at your posts - it feels like you had a stroke around early-mid january and you steadily worsened... i hope you recover fully soon

no way the titans get rid of tajae sharpe, jordan matthews isn't coming to baltimore, why would we want quinton patton or rashad greene or justin hardy? which leaves marquise lee who isnt really an upgrade on anything we have on our offense - and im not sure why the jags would want to get rid of a receiver who finally broke out last year - they have allen robinson and hurns, westbrook is a wild card and there are no guarantees he's a good player but it took the falcons more than 3 receivers last year to be a successful offense why would the jags wilfully get rid of marquise lee?

don't be so hard on yourself - some people get struck by lightning

the problem with likely is he just is too short to offer anything outside of the returner role - as a pure coverage cornerback he has great coverage ability the problem is - a short slot receiver is still likely to have at least a few inches on him and imagine what he'd look like if he ended up being schemed up against a taller guy just like every year i dont think we go into the season looking for a specialist return man and we'll be looking for someone who can affect other areas of the game to take on that role...

im just so excited about the possibility of us being good this year because if we are then our superbowl window is as wide as its ever been (or at least has been for a long time)

oh i agree entirely - im very skeptical of this offense improving this year although as a whole it was pretty disappointing most of last year anyway - im not sure it could get a huge amount worse at times (although it obviously improved towards the end of the year) my point was more that this team is set up incredibly well for the next few years if even 2 of our draft picks from this year pan out and I'd be surprised if less than 3 did to be honest, especially given the amount of cap space we are projected to have next offseason compared to what we normally have barring something going wrong this year

it's a situation now where this defense is set up deep with young promising talent at most positions except maybe free safety - my hope is that the offense makes strides this year but even if they dont this team is set up so well if they can land some offensive talent in next year's draft... because outside of some dramatic unexpected busts this defense is not going to regress anytime soon

that's crazy - i hate the sentiment that everyone deserves a second chance at the privilege of playing football - it is a privilege not a right - drug issues im fine with, various character concerns/maturity issues arent ideal and obviously rarely pan out but they arent unforgivable but mixon did something that should preclude him from the privilege of playing football in my eyes - his only punishment is that he maybe dropped a round in the draft (at most) all this is, is the bengals working out that they can get a guy who is incredibly talented on the field because he fell a little bit - this is purely monetary and the bengal's organisation deserve no credit for giving guys like mixon second chances - they can't have their cake and eat it too

@balfan23 does xenophobia count as breaking the rules?

pats didnt tag butler - he was tendered because he was a restricted free agent because he'd been an undrafted guy

Attempt number 12,000 in that video lol - I guess he's getting in good practice for having glennon and trubisky both throwing the ball to him at the same time

I wish you the best on your date with wisdom to scout - couldn't be happier for you two