NFL Draft

[FfldCntyFan]

I loved the 2 trades back from 36 to 38 then to 43 while adding picks 114 & 146 for that small move back. Great tactical move but then I think there was much better value available at 43, 67, and 81 than they used the picks for.

My preferences:
@43 TE Trey McBride 6'3 246lb Colorado St (went 55) Kiper 46, 1st team all-amer, top TE, Mackey Award,
@67 G Dylan Parham 6'2 311lb Memphis (went 90) Kiper 95, 3rd best guard in draft, says all pro future,
@81 S Nick Cross 6'0 212lb Maryland (went 96) Kiper 75, fast safety with size at position of need

Giants went:
@43 WR Wan'Dale Robinson 5'8 178lb Kentucky Kiper 80, small target
@67 G Joshua Ezeudu 6'4 308 North Carolina Kiper 151 !! Only picks 93, 104, 105 drafted lower
@81 CB Cordale Flott 6'0 175lb LSU Kiper 85, physically tall but really thin, less of a reach

Additional possibility:
LB Channing Tindall 6'2 230lb Georgia (went 102) Kiper 79, very fast and aggressive in position of need

I absolutely hope that Schoen knows a lot more than many (including alleged experts) know but last night baffled me.

I told a coworker yesterday that if we could land Dean in round two then Cam Jurgens & Bernard Raiman at the top of the third (Jurgens was mid third projection, Raiman anywhere from mid second to late third), the draft would be a grand slam before Saturday.

The two trades had me worried that it would cost us Dean (I personally believe a year lost to injury would be a small price to pay to get a first round talent in round two) but as all three were still there with our later second round pick, that part worked out well.

We could have landed (in basically reverse order) the three I wanted but unfortunately they never asked for my input.

I hope the three guys we drafted work out but I believe each would have been available in round four.

 

[Scoe]

I like the TE pick and the Beavers pick, an ex Uconn player who transferred to Cincy btw.

Very much wait and see moves. Drafted 2 guards from UNC, at least Schoen has pursued the oline agressively, 3 olineman this draft, 9 olineman this offseason, has Gettleman or Reese ever acquired that many in their entire tenures.

 

[Pgh2Storrs]

Likewise, he played against worse defenses in that league. Maybe go watch the Liberty @ Ole Miss game again. Awful.

Pickett had his bad games too. Unfortunately Willis wasn’t on the Tommy Callahan 7 year plan so there’s less tape. Both come with risk. Outside of Pickett and Leal, the draft has been great.

 

[kobe]

imagine not being a fan of a university that has had 9 players selected in this years draft. couldn’t be me. I’ll tell you that much.

 

[Hi-Low]

Boy, Kiper really sold UConn there: “This guy didn’t produce as well as he could have because there was no talent around him.”

Kiper also said put Travis Jones at Oh St or Alabama and he was a lock at top 15...Kiper clearly sold on Jones just honest about UConn. Ravens got 1st round talent in 3rd round but Jones in a good spot for longevity in the league.

UConn football a disaster last 3+ years but semi-optimistic with Mora, even as an indy, we'll be back to Bowls in a couple years.

 

[8893]

imagine not being a fan of a university that has had 9 players selected in this years draft. couldn’t be me. I’ll tell you that much.

Imagine being a fan of a university that has never sniffed a NCAA basketball championship in your lifetime, and posting football draft brags on the basketball board of a university that has won four in the past 25 years.

Couldn’t be me, I’ll tell you that much.

 

[storrsroars]

imagine not being a fan of a university that has had 9 players selected in this years draft. couldn’t be me. I’ll tell you that much.

Sauce is probably best pick Jets have had since Revis. Hopefully he has as a good a career.

 

[Edward Sargent]

Sauce is probably best pick Jets have had since Revis. Hopefully he has as a good a career.

Put Sauce and Revis together and the Jets still stink

 

[storrsroars]

Put Sauce and Revis together and the Jets still stink

To be fair, Revis is 36 and hasn't played in four years.

 

[storrsroars]

imagine not being a fan of a university that has had 9 players selected in this years draft. couldn’t be me. I’ll tell you that much.

Fun fact: From 2005-2020, Cincinnati had 28 players selected in the NFL Draft. Guess what other school also had 28?

Congrats on having one very good year.

 

[Scoe]

 

[kobe]

Fun fact: From 2005-2020, Cincinnati had 28 players selected in the NFL Draft. Guess what other school also had 28?

Congrats on having one very good year.

uconn football freaking rocks. nice.

 

[8893]

uconn football freaking rocks. nice.

No, it sucks. But there is a whole other board of people who love to discuss it, if you wish.

As for Cincinatti, they have a plucky and gritty little football program, befitting a school with a basketball program that has similar attributes.

It’s all good: the world needs ditch diggers, too…

 

[nomar]

There is a glass half full way to look at it which says despite the lack of talent around him this guy stood out

Kiper was very complimentary of Jones. And I don't think Kiper's intent was to insult UConn. But he was basically saying: "You can still get drafted if you come to UConn and are awesome even though you'll get double-teamed -- just two rounds later than if you go to a Big 10 school!"

Ringer liked the Giants' draft, loved the Jets' draft and hated the Pats' draft btw:

Grading Every Team’s Performance in the 2022 NFL Draft

All 262 picks are in the books. Who came out on top?

www.theringer.com

I didn't love taking a slot guy at #43 but otherwise I was very pleased and irrespective of who the Giants took at #43 it was nice to pick up some extra picks.

 

[sun]

I'm a Packers fan and was mostly concerned about who they would draft to replace Devante Adams who insisted on being traded to the Raiders in exchange for draft picks after he announced that he wouldn't play for the Packers under the Franchise Tag that they put on him.

Their main WR picked wasn't routine since they traded 2 2nd round picks (#53 & #59) for 2nd Round Pick #34 with Division rival Minnesota.
Nothing like helping out their biggest competitor.

They ended up drafting Christian Watson of North Dakota State who is a 6'4" speedster weighing 208 lbs.
His highlights look great but I hope that he's durable enough to withstand the hits he's going to get in the NFL.
They drafted 2 other receivers that it's hard to get very excited about.
They don't usually end up playing right away.
Before the draft the Packers signed free agent WR Sammy Watkins to have a veteran presence on the roster.
I hope that he works out and can last the season without injury.

Green Bay Packers take Christian Watson with 34th overall pick, take two more WRs on Day 3 of draft

The Green Bay Packers traded up to take WR Christian Watson at No. 34 overall on Friday, then took two more wide receivers on Day 3 of the NFL draft.

www.espn.com