JoeyFlex5
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been getting heavy into draft prospects lately, so heres one for fun.
re-sign/extend/option:
Curtis Weaver, Edge, Boise St.
Devonta Smith, WR, alabama
Bradlee Anae, EDGE, Utah
Brandon Jones, S, Texas
Leki Fotu, DL, Utah
re-sign/extend/option:
- Brandon Carr option
- Michael Pierce
- Ronnie Stanley
- Marcus Peters
- LJ Fort
- Jihad Ward
- Josh Bynes
- Jimmy Smith
- Matt Judon
- Tony Jefferson
- Gus Edwards(after a strong late season and playoff push he walks for a mega deal worthy of a comp4, he never performs quite the same)
- Brandon Williams(we may only save around 4m by cutting him, but that 4m will be major for us after extensions)
- Patrick Onwuasor
- Leonard Williams, DL
- Brandon Scherff, LG
- Whitney Mercilus, EDGE
Curtis Weaver, Edge, Boise St.
- Natural size to play OLB, holds his ground at the point of attack, in the run game he shows a lot of upside to become a 3 down starter, playing with size and violence and forcing the issue, needs to disengage earlier and track the RB better in run defense. Now for the good part, as a pass rusher he is just damn good, hes a big boy and puts tackle on skates often playing with great leverage and authority, extremely respectable first step, fires out low and converts that speed to not only power, but also well placed leverage, picks apart blockers by playing low and balanced and attacking that outside shoulder. rushes with a plan. chains together moves, has a great benchpress that he follows with a downward rip, and follows up a variety of moves with a shoulder dip. Should be an early contributor and future starter, should legitimately be a 8-10 sack per year guy.
Devonta Smith, WR, alabama
- Smith is a supreme technician at WR, as always with Bama WRs he just appears to be incredibly well coached and NFL ready. Crafty and quick off the snap to gain leverage early and often, explosive release, incredibly quick changing directions with no wasted motions, just sharp and strictly business on his breaks. When hollywood isnt on the field it seems we have nobody that can gain separation and were asking lamar to either run or trust his man to catch the ball, lamar has shown to throw a quality ball to the likes of andrews and snead and give them a chance to make a tough catch, but giving him easy open targets would go a long way in preserving his body and shifting the run-pass ratio for lamar. not to mention, having a hollywood brown and devonta smith on the field together just brings up so many possibilities to design home run plays, this addition brings a little bit of the Chiefs offense to baltimore and should really up the explosive factor.
Bradlee Anae, EDGE, Utah
- Big bodied 3 down edge defender. good physical rusher with brutal hand fighting and sneaky explosiveness. bend is pretty damn good for a big guy. Anae's value comes with the fact hes a safe pick, hes a guy thats gonna make the 53 and see snaps because at worst he is a certified edge setter and hes gonna always do that well, but he brings a good first step and overall surprising athleticism to the pass rush.
Brandon Jones, S, Texas
- Stud of a box safety, enforcer all across the front, gets off blocks and tackles very well in run support, sniffs out nearby quick release passes and blows them up, hems up receivers within 5 yards and stifles timing routes and combo routes, great in off-man and catching the route, brings the wood when tackling. this is just a BPA type pick, jones is a guy i could see being around at the end of the third
Leki Fotu, DL, Utah
- mammoth of a man, 6'5" 330 plus, originally an OT prospect and built like it. He has extremely long arms, he has a ridiculous amount of power and is far from a slouch athletically. He unfortunately plays upright, and that may never change, but the mans athletic profile and raw strength makes him worthy of a fourth round pick, because even with his leverage concerns he still produces, he pushes the pocket, he keeps blockers hands way off of him, and creates space to penetrate as a pass rusher. in the run game he doesnt have the greatest anchor, but he is a heads up defender who uses his length to snatch up or stifle RBs from a distance. all in all, freakishly built DL who is just intriguing and the type who could find a spot on winks defense, if only just being a swat specialist, but with proper coaching and learning some leg drive and extensive hand usage he can become special.