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Post by texs31 on May 7, 2022 9:43:28 GMT -5
Not suggesting need isn't a factor. Just don't think he's approaching it from a "I need a G and I can wait to get one in Rd X" as you are suggesting.
Gotta believe if WE know he can get a starting caliber G late, so does BB.
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Post by texs31 on May 7, 2022 7:43:15 GMT -5
Felt like Lazar and Forbort (9 blocks) were everywhere last night. Reilly stepped up well too.
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Post by texs31 on May 6, 2022 14:47:59 GMT -5
I'd like to believe that BB didn't draft Strange bc he was a guard and they needed a guard. Even with my disagreement of the process, I'd like to believe je drafted him bc he was the highest rated player on his board.
Overdrafting the guy bc he was forcing a guard pick seems SO crazy.
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Post by texs31 on May 6, 2022 11:53:23 GMT -5
I think many DO understand the different boards. That's not the issue. The issues are (potentially):
- not having a good handle on consensus so that you take a guy you love higher than you need to.
- having such a small board that you can't afford to lose "your guy". I don't mind (that much) that they had a higher grade on Strange and Thornton than others. It's also quite possible that other teams would've popped them higher as well (especially those that have NE connections in their braintrust). I DO struggle with the idea that they didn't have enough players evaluated with similar grades that they couldn't risk losing out on them.
Both of those can lead to missed opportunities.
EDIT - now if someone wants to argue that the stuff we don't have access to (specifically the interviews) tells BB that the other other guys they missed on wouldn't be successful in his system (ow with his coaching style) okay? But that would still suggest a limitation in the WHOLE system/process.
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Post by texs31 on May 6, 2022 10:17:19 GMT -5
I gotta be honest idc what analysts give us for a draft grade. They gave us A’s for 2019 lol Again, you are falling unto the trap of evaluating the process based on the result. Think of it this way, if the coach and GM were different people and the GM drafted all the right players but the coach butchered their development. Still a bad draft? There were better decisions to be made at the top but the value they got was fantastic. What happened subsequently is a different story. That's why we can actually like the players they drafted this year but hate how they went about doing it.
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Post by texs31 on May 1, 2022 13:10:18 GMT -5
Ugh. Seems like Smart dislocated/separated his shoulder.
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Post by texs31 on May 1, 2022 12:33:27 GMT -5
Wasn't suggesting he was the RIGHT punter. Just that agents couldve done exactly what you said and that's they guy they landed on.
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Post by texs31 on May 1, 2022 10:52:26 GMT -5
We did get 1 UDFA punter. Not sure if Pats would've wanted more or not.
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Post by texs31 on Apr 30, 2022 20:15:36 GMT -5
Add Texas S Brendan Schooler, Alabama DT LaBryan Ray, E Michigan P Jake Julien and LSU IOL Liam Shanahan.
Slade Bolden NOT signing with NE per sources.
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Post by texs31 on Apr 30, 2022 19:06:48 GMT -5
Miami QB D'Eriq King is signing with NE. Likely as a Slot guy. Purdue Edge DaMarcus Mitchell and Houston C Kody Hussey signing with Pats too.
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Post by texs31 on Apr 30, 2022 19:04:05 GMT -5
Miami QB D'Eriq King is signing with NE. Likely as a Slot guy.
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Post by texs31 on Apr 30, 2022 15:21:39 GMT -5
Salyer to the Chargers
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Post by texs31 on Apr 30, 2022 15:20:03 GMT -5
Brugler has Strong as a "capable pass catcher" and has the "potential as a 3rd Down or Committee back". Potential yeah, yet bad pass blocker. Doesn't this assume that NFL coaches have 0 ability to coach a guy up?
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Post by texs31 on Apr 30, 2022 15:08:08 GMT -5
Brugler has Strong as a "capable pass catcher" and has the "potential as a 3rd Down or Committee back".
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Post by texs31 on Apr 30, 2022 15:05:41 GMT -5
Cool man, so instead of having your own opinion and have a sports discussion you’d rather just yell at people who do. “The teams know better, don’t second guess anything”… good add to the discussion. It’s fine if you feel that way, just worthless to a draft discussion. No dude, the thing is that whatever they do, the keyboard warriors criticize everything, regardless. I reserve my critics for later when they underperforme, at least I give them the chance to prove if they are worth of the team that they are going to represent, I'm not a judge to decide what a multi-billion dollar organization does. On top of this, looks like they are adressing a pressuring need for speed and have new people around, so I will wait to judge when is the right time. What this misses, though, is that the draft (and, really, every transaction) is whether or not the decision maker used the assets in an efficient way to maximize their value. What happens later is a separate exercise. Extreme example, if they had taken Brady with a 1st round pick. That's a bad pick. Because they've missed out on the opportunity to get other players AND Brady. What he ends up being is a secondary (not in importance mind you) exercise that has more to do with the player and the coaching staff than it does the GM (sure, they are largely the same person here, even if not in title).
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Post by texs31 on Apr 30, 2022 14:53:22 GMT -5
Eventual White replacement? That's what Strong is supposed to be. This guy seems a bit bulkier. Early down guy?
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Post by texs31 on Apr 30, 2022 12:47:21 GMT -5
Groh spoke about McGrone, yesterday.
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Post by texs31 on Apr 30, 2022 12:39:33 GMT -5
Bailey Zappe
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Post by texs31 on Apr 30, 2022 12:29:43 GMT -5
2 Ps taken in the 4th. Neither Araiza and neither taken by NE.
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Post by texs31 on Apr 30, 2022 12:12:25 GMT -5
Pierre Strong
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Post by texs31 on Apr 30, 2022 11:34:23 GMT -5
There goes Mathis (Denver)
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Post by texs31 on Apr 30, 2022 10:26:55 GMT -5
Like to see them get another WR from the list UMass provided. An outside CB prospect? Big NT late (like Ogbonnia or Elliss). RB will likely come and a QB.
TBC some of these likely to come as UDFAs.
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Post by texs31 on Apr 29, 2022 10:49:38 GMT -5
After some toughts, I nowunderstand why they pick him in the 1st round. If they belive that he will be a feature in the offensive line in the next few years, picking him up in the 1st round gives them the option of the 5th year, something that would not happen if he was picked after the 1st. I think that was enough input from Scar, for this pick. So BB, again saw far ahead of the competion and draf gurus. I've used that argument before and have been, appropriately, corrected. The value in that option isn't as meaningful for positions near the middle/bottom of the pay scale. A QB? Of course. Pass Rushers, CBs and OTs. Yep. RBs (as I've wanted to believe) and IOLs? Probably not as much.
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Post by texs31 on Apr 29, 2022 10:47:31 GMT -5
You think every NBA draft has 6 franchise players in it???
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Post by texs31 on Apr 29, 2022 9:24:15 GMT -5
I'm one that often defends BB and his selections (even the ones that haven't worked out) but this pick clearly shows the impact of having the smaller board (as many reported he has). It probably means you're more likely to get obsessed with a guy and do things like this.
From a player standpoint, he might be spot on and we'll end up loving Strange. But there is an opportunity cost for taking him where he did.
As suggested above, maybe Strange ends up like Thuney/Mankins and we still can get 3-4 more solid-to-better contributors throughout the rest of the draft. If so, we'll (mostly) forget about where they took him (but not entirely).
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