Good nuggets there. Reading into that....Some random comments I caught during the Mike Mayock Facebook Live session this afternoon:
None of these are direct quotes.
- Being at 17 means you need to be willing to move up to get a guy slipping or be flexible to drop out if value isn't there at 17. Need to be nimble.
- @ RT, excited about Jaryd Jones-Smith (recent signing)
- Wants to be able to take best player available, but aware of needs.
- Energized by changes made to the OL. See's Kolton Miller as a cornerstone. Happy to show the team they want to resign their own players. Thinks that Andre James can compete at center. Excited with what the OL room looks like. Respects players who have left, but made a conscious decision to get younger and a bit more athletic.
- Doesn't like the zoom meetings, would rather have time to meet the kids. Happy to have been able to partake in pro-days. No medicals like years past with combine visits, medical grades are still trickling in.
- Thought Heath did a good job at FS last year, but always looking for competition. FS talent available in first 3 rounds in the draft.
- When asked about College Opt Outs, he said each case is different. Some were forced in to opt-outs (Pack 10, for example). Lots of complexities with students who had may have hired an agent thinking they wouldn't be returning to college football.
- Getting fans into the stands is important. Wants home field advantage.
- Recruiting and gathering information from small schools has gotten harder over the last 2 years due to covid.
- Have made a conscious effort to get faster on D.
- Really missing the 30 visits (30 players into your building for a day each).
this. times a million. OL and DB are deep this draft. i have zero faith in gruden to so.Good nuggets there. Reading into that....
Don't get locked in on a OL selection which I think would be logical choice to fill that RT where it is harder to find a starter outside of the 1st where as FS you can find someone in the later. Those, to me at least, are are two major areas of need. Someone like Parsons might get taken if they value him. Speaking of wanting to get faster on D.... if Parsons is available, how can we pass him if we want to get faster? The dude has speed and burst. I think he would be a good fit and could fill roles at WILL, SAM and LEO at times in Bradley's system similar to how Ingram was moved around and though I really wanted to bring Morrow back, he would be an upgrade over him for sure and Morrow would add instant depth and rotational work. I would feel very good about our LB then. Search for a OL in the 2nd and then hopefully a FS in the 3rd. Go with whatever we possibly get BPA on the rest.
Baby steps.You allllllllmost made it through the post without being negative.
No, since most draft predictions use logic. Horrible picks that still annoys me. Lamb was the pick!!! It was so obvious.Did anyone have us taking Ruggs and Arnette last year?
they went with the little dude, in an old spice bathrobe.No, since most draft predictions use logic. Horrible picks that still annoys me. Lamb was the pick!!! It was so obvious.
You allllllllmost made it through the post without being negative.Did anyone have us taking Ruggs and Arnette last year?
It was an actual question... I know all you negative Nancy's read it through your broken lens glasses though.You allllllllmost made it through the post without being negative.
We need to work on your definition of being positiveI’m going to positive for my pal Chad.
A week from now, I will have new draft picks to complain about.
Off the top of my head I don't recall the Arnette reports, pre-draft. But Ruggs, along with the Jeudy and Lamb, were all mocked to the Raiders.Did anyone have us taking Ruggs and Arnette last year?
So, you weren’t just poking the hornets nest? This was an actual question?Did anyone have us taking Ruggs and Arnette last year?
So, you weren’t just poking the hornets nest? This was an actual question?
lamb/juedy were consensus 1a,1b. Ruggs was 2nd to both of those. There was a chance that one of juedy/lamb would fall to the raiders. A very slim chance, both would. They took old spice.
part of me believes that Gruden panicked. I think he did most of his research on ruggs, as the most likely wr to be there, at that pick. When faced with all 3, he maybe tried to trade the pick, and was rejected. Time ran short, and he went with “his” guy. Either something like that, or he’s just the blathering idiot, that I think he is
Arnette was projected as a day 2 guy. They had no day 2 picks. So reached for a positional need, rather than go bpa.
Thanks for making relive that again.
So I did the stadium tour day. The tour was very comprehensive, lockers, luxury boxes, field, lounges, torch, etc. Well worth the $75 cost. You can get in cheaper but we paid extra to hang out after the tour. Total tour time was approx.1:15.https://am.ticketmaster.com/allegianttours/#/
So Allegiant Stadium Tours are now open to the public. The tickets are through Ticket Master so you're going to need to create an account with them.
The Team Store at the Stadium is Humongous with a great selection. That's the only thing open to the public now. I'm doing the Stadium Tour on April 25th.
imho, they have thrown too many high picks, recently, into the secondary, to do it again this year. my hope is LB or OLPeter King has us taking Caleb Farley at #17. Would be fine with me.
There's medical stuff, but if we want a player worth #17, if not more, feels like it's gonna be an EDGE or CB. With Yannick, EDGE feels like no shot at #17.
I want the best player available, I think Farley is better than any LB not named Parsons, and probably any OL that is there.imho, they have thrown too many high picks, recently, into the secondary, to do it again this year. my hope is LB or OL
Acl and 2 back surgeries. Too much of a gamble at 17. So a very likely scenario!I want the best player available, I think Farley is better than any LB not named Parsons, and probably any OL that is there.
Parsons would be a great pick. Hope he falls to us.Taking a hint from Mayock's last presser, "we need guys on defense who can run".
JOK at #17
Would also be very happy with Parsons sliding.
nice to see a fan be a real fan.SDJohnny said:So I did the stadium tour day. The tour was very comprehensive, lockers, luxury boxes, field, lounges, torch, etc. Well worth the $75 cost. You can get in cheaper but we paid extra to hang out after the tour. Total tour time was approx.1:15.
I was throwing things at the TV when they took Ruggs. CeeDee Lamb is going to be an absolute stud. Dallas didn't give him #88 for nothing.No, since most draft predictions use logic. Horrible picks that still annoys me. Lamb was the pick!!! It was so obvious.
If JOK is coachable and intelligent maybe the team should consider him as a hybrid Free Safety / Nickel Backer.15. Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, LB, Notre Dame (6-foot-2, 221 pounds)
A versatile performer, Owusu-Koramoah has remarkable speed and closing burst to blitz, mirror and cover, carrying tight ends or wide receivers across the field. He creates explosive force as a tackler but needs continued work with his finishing skills and play recognition. Overall, Owusu-Koramoah will have his share of undisciplined plays, but his one-step explosion, playmaking range and intelligence give his coaches flexibility to deploy him at linebacker, safety or nickel. He projects as a high-ceiling, chess-piece defender.
Either way, I want to see an instant-impact elite-level defender come of this first pick for the Raiders. Definitely possible, given the QB frenzy, just a matter of playing the right cards and/or getting lucky with how the board unfolds.14. Jaycee Horn, CB, South Carolina (6-foot-1, 205 pounds)
With his length and athleticism, Horn matches up well vs. size and he shows more ownership for the catch point than most receivers, displaying improved route recognition the last three seasons. While his aggressive nature is a strength to his game, it also works against him at times – he is the type of corner who immediately finds the official after each play to make sure no flags were thrown (five penalties in seven games in 2020). Overall, Horn needs to refine his discipline and finishing skills, but he is a long, agile athlete with outstanding instincts, bloodlines and competitive mentality. He projects as an NFL starting press-man corner in the Aqib Talib mold.
Please let Bridgewater be the reason Denver doesn't go a get one of these QBs.Denver just got more dangerous. Bridgewater > Lock
meh. if the raiders don't get their #### together on the defensive side of the ball, nothing anyone else does, will matter.Denver just got more dangerous. Bridgewater > Lock
I hope it is just enough of a move to cause a years worth of QB controversary and coaching confusion week over week.Denver just got more dangerous. Bridgewater > Lock
Worse, this probably means Denver is not drafting a QB and could take a player on D. Less for LV to choose from. Bridgewater doesn’t scare me. He is not much more than a game manager.Denver just got more dangerous. Bridgewater > Lock
Or it could be a cheap smokescreen to make teams think they now will pass on QB, so they don't jump ahead of them for whichever QB falls. At the same time you get a vet to start year 1, if the rookie needs some break-in.Worse, this probably means Denver is not drafting a QB and could take a player on D. Less for LV to choose from. Bridgewater doesn’t scare me. He is not much more than a game manager.
It only cost them a 6th and Carolina is eating some of the contract money too. If they believe, like I do, that Lock is not an NFL starting QB... this would make sense. You get Bridgewater who can perform better than Lock and you can draft one of the more developmental QB's that you can have sit behind Bridgewater and even Lock and learn.Or it could be a cheap smokescreen to make teams think they now will pass on QB, so they don't jump ahead of them for whichever QB falls. At the same time you get a vet to start year 1, if the rookie needs some break-in.
Bridgewater doesn't scare me but they have weapons on offense that can make a QB like him perform very well and they still have a good defense too. I would be much more comfortable with Lock at the helm.Worse, this probably means Denver is not drafting a QB and could take a player on D. Less for LV to choose from. Bridgewater doesn’t scare me. He is not much more than a game manager.
I would wait until it’s our pick. If a player drops to 17 that they love, just draft the player. I keep dreaming that Parsons could fall. I know it’s not likely.Saints want to trade up, for Farley maybe?
Value chart-wise, their 1st and 2nd fits neatly together for #17.
28 is a little low. but there would probably be a pretty damn good OL there. and then go D with both picks in the 2nd. i'll have to think on it... let's see who's available at 17.Saints want to trade up, for Farley maybe?
Value chart-wise, their 1st and 2nd fits neatly together for #17.