2022 General Draft Thoughts

rossihunter2 · Jan 13, 2022

loooooool - more to do with last year's draft than this year's but basically tells us that Rhule literally only seems to care about arm length at tackle - that's the only common thread between his comments about slater and christensen (who they actually drafted)

Simba · Jan 13, 2022

rossihunter2 said:
georgia used him all over their front - there's nothing so far on his tape to suggest that doesnt continue in the pros

Obviously the skill level is very different, but he could be used in a Jihad Ward manner here… standing up, hand in the dirt on the edge, hand in the dirt inside, standing up inside.

rossihunter2 · Jan 13, 2022

Simba said:
Obviously the skill level is very different, but he could be used in a Jihad Ward manner here… standing up, hand in the dirt on the edge, hand in the dirt inside, standing up inside.

yeah like that or like how we used to use zadarius smith a bit (edge setting on running downs and then use him across the front as a pass rusher but especially inside vs guards)

Deebo813 · Jan 13, 2022

RaineV1 said:
I did Draft Network simulator with purposely trying to avoid the early round people we tend to zero in on. I think it still turned out really well, and we'd reinvent our defensive backfield while still patching up the O and D lines a bit.
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I dislike bama secondary players going that high lol

rossihunter2 · Jan 13, 2022

Deebo813 said:
I dislike bama secondary players going that high lol

ah yes because... *checks notes*

Marlon Humphrey, Pat Surtain, Trevon Diggs, Minkah Fitzpatrick, Eddie Jackson, Landon Collins, Xavier McKinney, Anthony Averett, Ronnie Harrison all suck

All_black_everything · Jan 14, 2022

Tried something different lol nice additions to rebuild the defense though. My thoughts with Walker is his stock rises the next couple months. Dean was just bpa.

Oweh, Walker, Bowser, Queen, Dean would make for a very athletic defense.

Deebo813 · Jan 14, 2022

rossihunter2 said:
ah yes because... *checks notes*

Marlon Humphrey, Pat Surtain, Trevon Diggs, Minkah Fitzpatrick, Eddie Jackson, Landon Collins, Xavier McKinney, Anthony Averett, Ronnie Harrison all suck

Minkah is really good!! rest are decent

allblackraven · Jan 14, 2022

Deebo813 said:
Minkah is really good!! rest are decent

They just need to learn to play the ball? :-)

Deebo813 · Jan 14, 2022

allblackraven said:
They just need to learn to play the ball? :-)

Lmao exactly.. well except diggs but he cant cover as good. i dnt think theyre all that bad forreal, just dnt like the hype they get coming out of college….. ps, i thought she had us taking battle in 1st rnd when it really says 2nd..

JoeyFlex5 · Jan 14, 2022

All_black_everything said:
Tried something different lol nice additions to rebuild the defense though. My thoughts with Walker is his stock rises the next couple months. Dean was just bpa.

Oweh, Walker, Bowser, Queen, Dean would make for a very athletic defense.

If leal and ojabo are off the board I usually take walker, sometimes I take linderbaum.

this high draft slot has me doing an absurd number of mock generators, it’s concerning

rossihunter2 · Jan 14, 2022

JoeyFlex5 said:
If leal and ojabo are off the board I usually take walker, sometimes I take linderbaum.

this high draft slot has me doing an absurd number of mock generators, it’s concerning

it'll be way more fun once their algorithms start drafting a bit less just off their rankings (which is understandable right now given that there's a number of draft picks not settled yet and too early to truly have any feel for needs or values or anything)

the generators always get better later

Davesta · Jan 14, 2022

Uh... yeah. I’m down. Let’s draft him. Lol

rossihunter2 · Jan 14, 2022

Davesta said:
Uh... yeah. I’m down. Let’s draft him. Lol

worth noting that they faced each other and Wirfs won the first 2 encounters lol
sounds like they had a really cool multi-sport personal rivalry though lol - it's cool that they're both likely 1st round picks too

rossihunter2 · Jan 14, 2022

wow ok... this is unexpected lol

RaineV1 · Jan 14, 2022

Barring something crazy happening I think my prospect rankings for our pick would be:
Ikem Ekwonu > Demarvin Leal > Ahmad Gardner = David Ojabo > Tyler Linderbauhm > Roger Mcreary

I'd generally be happy with any of them, but I would be upset if we passed on Ekwonu while he was on the board (unless it's like a top 5 player that had a weird slide for some reason).

RavensMania · Jan 15, 2022

rossihunter2 said:
ah yes because... *checks notes*

Marlon Humphrey, Pat Surtain, Trevon Diggs, Minkah Fitzpatrick, Eddie Jackson, Landon Collins, Xavier McKinney, Anthony Averett, Ronnie Harrison all suck

definitely not a fan of Landon Collins, but the rest make a solid point. Deebo never has been a fan of 'bama CB's. Deebo just loves his ball hawks.

RaineV1 · Jan 16, 2022

Using the draft simulator on PFN and just... holy crap this would be beyond a dream draft in most ways, and super unrealistic:

14: Andrew Booth Jr, CB, Clemson
45: Travon Walker, DT, Georgia
76: Darian Kinnard, OT, Kentucky
101: Cameron Thomas, edge, San Diego State
106: Darrian Beavers, LB, Cincinnati
116: George Pickens, WR, Georgia
126: Cade Mays, G/OT, Tennessee
137: Quentin Lake, S, UCLA
138: Rachaad White, RB, Arizona State
197: Bubba Bolden, S, Miami-FL
243: Matt Waletzko, OT, North Dakota State

JoeyFlex5 · Jan 16, 2022

RaineV1 said:
Barring something crazy happening I think my prospect rankings for our pick would be:
Ikem Ekwonu > Demarvin Leal > Ahmad Gardner = David Ojabo > Tyler Linderbauhm > Roger Mcreary

I'd generally be happy with any of them, but I would be upset if we passed on Ekwonu while he was on the board (unless it's like a top 5 player that had a weird slide for some reason).

I’d have Gardner lower and ojabo higher, but I too love me some Roger mccreary. One of the most underrated players in the class. I’d also put travon walker in there

JoeyFlex5 · Jan 16, 2022

hello darkness my old friend

rossihunter2 · Jan 16, 2022

RaineV1 said:
Using the draft simulator on PFN and just... holy crap this would be beyond a dream draft in most ways, and super unrealistic:

14: Andrew Booth Jr, CB, Clemson
45: Travon Walker, DT, Georgia
76: Darian Kinnard, OT, Kentucky
101: Cameron Thomas, edge, San Diego State
106: Darrian Beavers, LB, Cincinnati
116: George Pickens, WR, Georgia
126: Cade Mays, G/OT, Tennessee
137: Quentin Lake, S, UCLA
138: Rachaad White, RB, Arizona State
197: Bubba Bolden, S, Miami-FL
243: Matt Waletzko, OT, North Dakota State

haha those first 6 picks are outrageous lol
the first 2 alone are insane lol

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