It was great to have the Forum Mock again, since it had been since 2019 since we played it last.
Great job everyone
Now onto Final Free Agency.
Great job everyone
Now onto Final Free Agency.
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2022 Forum Mock: Discussion Thread
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DaCiderEarl
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And with those 6 guys, the Patriots are done with UDFA!
Ebner was already signed fyi.
DaCiderEarl
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was time to pick someone thats already picked!
will delete him in a sec
truth could continue playing until next years Forum Mock.
Now that I’m virtually done picking, I tried something a little differently in the draft and UDFA this year by focusing on guys with high RAS. I know it’s not a perfect indicator but tried to place a little more value on that when debating players. Obviously not every pick or signing fit what I was looking for but got the large majority and looking forward to seeing how that plays out.
Standout traits. They're a big factor in the shallow pool. RAS is part of that. You've already said it, most of these players won't pan out. I still remember thinking Jester Weah was going to be a thing. But if you're going to bank on qualities, you could do worse than a terrific composite score.
Much, much appreciated. I'll get my only 2 picks in and then it's open season. Give me a slight bit.
And officially out so it’s all you from here on out
Man, I thought for sure Thompson was drafted. Didn't even get to check out his tape but it looks like good value here.
Honestly didn’t scout any of those 3 guys but they’ve been getting some buzz and/or appearing in mocks. Since the Commanders only had 4 picks, I’m just trying to play the numbers game and hoping I can get like a normal 7 person draft class in real life.
Also will be forgoing FFA because I just want to be done lol. Only planned on adding some 0.5 type guys so I’ll just make some assumptions about who I could get and call it this year.
Thanks for playing everyone. Glad we were able to bring it back. Looking forward to checking back in a week and a half to see how we did.
Also will be forgoing FFA because I just want to be done lol. Only planned on adding some 0.5 type guys so I’ll just make some assumptions about who I could get and call it this year.
Thanks for playing everyone. Glad we were able to bring it back. Looking forward to checking back in a week and a half to see how we did.
DaCiderEarl
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When do we start with FFA?
almost all the good and great NFL players are great athletes - not all of them - but the vast majority of them
likewise most of the bad testers/athletes are not good/great NFL players - again not all of them - but the vast majority of them
if you're taking guys with poor RAS scores you'd better have good context or reasoning for it or else the probabilities suggest they're not going to become good NFL players - they dont have to be elite athletes but it's difficult to be a bad (in NFL terms - obviously it's all relative) athlete in the NFL
That was my line of thinking. Like, I'm still a tape guy over testing numbers but the testing numbers have to back up the tape. We've seen far too many guys that dominate college and you think they're going to be great, and then they're out of the league because they just couldn't stack up to the best athletically. Not necessarily a predictor of success by any means, but at least shows that there are traits worth developing. Figured at a minimum for some of the skill position guys, they project well to a ST role.
Obviously couldn't get an exciting athlete with every single pick or signing but certainly placed a heavy emphasis on that this year.
that's another great point - you've got a far better chance of sticking on a roster in day 3 if you play special teams... and you've got a far better chance of being a good special teamer if you're a good composite athlete with a good ras score
look at the issues proche has getting on the field here despite the team really liking him, loving his work ethic and him showing good things on tape... but he's not the athlete and hasnt got the frame that makes an impact on coverage units
and the other thing is... most day 3 picks miss and the few who hit are most likely to be part-time contributors... the ones who grow to be starters are astronomically more likely to be the ones who are NFL athletes or at least have some NFL level athletic traits (if not all lol) - not every day 3 pick who succeeds has to be 8+ on RAS but it's highly unlikely that a sub-5.0 RAS day 3 prospect is going to succeed... those are the fairytale guys
I'm not even sure he gets drafted but just came away feeling like he's got a shot. Uses his length so well but obviously has some athletic limitations. Feel like he could carve out a solid career in the right place.