I like Sanders because I think he could be a bad azz MLB. He can play edge next season then move to MLB if needed. I like Smith even more for these same reasons. Smith is one of the most explosive athletes in this draft. Van Ness has athletic ability to be another Watt and he's just scratching the surface of what his athletic ability says he could be. I heard one scout say he doesn't like getting hit in the mouth. (Who does) Very few humans Van Ness size have his athletic ability. With that said, give me Nolan Smith.
Not a fan of Murphy, of course I only watched the Notre Dame game where he was invisible. If you're going to draft a guy like this, give me Harrison at 3-64 or 3-73 over Murphy at 1-12.
Not a fan of Murphy, of course I only watched the Notre Dame game where he was invisible. If you're going to draft a guy like this, give me Harrison at 3-64 or 3-73 over Murphy at 1-12.
I'm liking the idea of taking BY at #2 and then Jalen Carter at #12. Carter will be working with older guys and professionals here so I think it's just a matter of time before he gets his head back in the game. Adding a premier guy on both sides of the ball is a nice way to kick start a new regime.
Bijan was always a long shot but him and Bryce are 2 of the top 3 players in this class IMO. Would be an incredible haul. That being said, Pierce/Singletary is a good enough duo to get the job done this season. I’d still like a Roschon Johnson in the 4th pick.
Haven't seen these guys posted, but some interesting insights about some guys I really like and some new names I'm looking at now. 10 Offensive Gems... 10 Defensive Gems...
The dream of Carter at 12 is starting to wain, looks like he won’t make it out of the top 10. I like the idea of taking the best edge rusher available at 12. I’d prefer Van Ness over Smith, but I think both will be very good rushers. I don’t think JSN will be there at 12, that would be my first option.
What about trading #12 or #33 for Montez Sweat or Chase Young? I will feel better about #33 for either.
What about trading #12 or #33 for Montez Sweat or Chase Young? I will feel better about #33 for either.
2. Houston. Texans have to pick a quarterback. Or do they? We’re all operating under the belief the Texans will pick a quarterback that Carolina leaves for them. I’m 90 percent on board with that. The Texans also pick 12th. With that pick and two first-round picks next year, is it impossible to think they’d take the cleanest prospect in this draft, Alabama pass-rusher Will Anderson, at two and get their quarterback slightly lower, somewhere around the fourth pick or after? I think the Texans are going to go quarterback at two. But in the last few days, I’ve heard this about Houston GM Nick Caserio: Very conservative. If he doesn’t love a quarterback at two, he’s not going to force it. He’d rather take this year’s sure edge thing, Anderson, the way Detroit took Aidan Hutchinson with the second pick last year. Detroit got rewarded handsomely with a great rookie year from Hutchinson. “It’s a stretch, but I could see Nick taking Anderson, then using his second [first-round pick] and trading back up to get his quarterback,” one league personnel man said. Maybe. I bet Indianapolis, at four, and Seattle, at five, would be okay with moving to 12 if it meant adding the better of the two Houston first-rounders next year (Houston has its own one next year and Cleveland’s one). But I still believe it’s far more likely Houston stays at two and gives its fans the long-term quarterback the franchise has been seeking since its inception in 2002. Owner Cal McNair will certainly want the quarterback at number two, and Texans fans will be deflated if the loser of the Young/Stroud stakes in Carolina isn’t the pick at two.
