2021 NFL Season Thread Football • Page 569

If Darnold is just slightly above average we have a good enough team to win 10 games.

 

For sure. I think Claypoologht end up being a WR1 but as it stands today they’re all WR2s (plus Washington).

 

Fun fact: This year was the first draft since 2011 that the Steelers didn’t take a WR. (2010 was the Antonio Brown/ Marcus Wheaton draft)

They drafted 11 WRs during those years.

edit: I mean Emmanuel Sanders.

 

Lots of leaks regarding the schedule.

 

Marcus wheaton, that was over a decade ago lol

 

It was actually Emmanuel Sanders. Wheaton was 2013.
Had those two players mixed up.

 

Going off the top of my head, its also a near universal list of hits (save for 7th rounders)...either because they were good and re-signed, good and left in FA and gave back a 3rd/4th comp pick, or got traded for higher than their draft value. Even the dudes who were busts in the league got us back picks. I think Dri Archer is the only out and out bust...and he was drafted less as a WR than a return man

edit: And Limas Sweed was just before this time....so, once a decade the Steelers whiff laughably on a top 100 WR pick.

 

Probably why they’ve gotten so much better at drafting, it felt like they were trying too hard with those reaches and they’ve just taken the best player the last few years.

Oh whoops, forgot about artie burns lol there’s always a random pick where they’re reaching and that player stinks

 

Lol one of the funny takeaways from the Patriots draft this year is “good on Bill for finally just drafting well regarded prospects at either good value or appropriate value and not drafting another Tavon Fucking Wilson”

 

Didn’t they do that the last few years, though? They had that one draft everyone loved but none of the players ended up very good, I think lol

it was the 2019 draft I was thinking of, oof

 

Lol the general consensus was if there was a QB available at 15, Bill would pass because playing checkers is dumb if you can TRY and play chess. I was so strapped in for a combo
Of Zaven Collins and Davis Mills haha

 

Well, if that’s the other choice then yea

 

It just would be so like Belichick to say “I don’t need to take the best QB available, because the 3rd best one is 75% as good at 60% the price.”

I’m just glad he didn’t go crazy and just let the obvious picks be the obvious picks instead of trying to outsmart everyone.

 

alright early 53 man roster predictions AND go:

QB (2) Tua Tagovailoa, Jacoby Brissett
RB (5)-Myles Gaskin, Malcolm Brown, Sahvon Ahmed, Patrick Laird, Malcolm Perry
WR (7)- Devante Parker, Will Fuller, Jaylen Waddle (R), Preston Williams, Albert Wilson, Lynn Bowden Jr, Mack Hollins (ST)
TE (5)- Mike Gesicki, Hunter Long (R), Durham Smythe, Adam Shaheen, Cethan Carter (ST)
OL (8)- Austin Jackson, Solomon Kindley, Matt Skura, Robert Hunt, Liam Eichenberg (R), Jesse Davis, Michael Dieter, DJ Fluker
DL (7)- Christian Wilkins, Adam Butler, Raekwon Davis, Zach Sieler, Emmanuel Ogbah, Jaelan Phillips (R), Jason Strowbridge
LB (6)- Jerome Baker, Bernardrick McKinney, Andrew Van Ginkel, Vince Biegel, Elandon Roberts, Duke Riley (ST)
CB (6)- Xavien Howard, Byron Jones, Jason McCourty, Noah Igbinoghene, Justin Coleman, Nik Needham
S (4)- Eric Rowe, Jevon Holland (R), Brandon Jones, Clayton Fejedelem (ST)
ST (3)- Jason Sanders, Michael Palardy, Blake Ferguson


probably the deepest team they have had in my lifetime. Only real weaknesses we have are at RB, and safety depth IMO. Our CB and DL depth is awesome

 

QB (2) - Trevor Lawrence, CJ BeatHard
RB (4) - James Robinson, Travis Etienne, Carlos Hyde, Ryquell Armstead
WR (7) - DJ Chark, Marvin Jones, Laviska Shenault, Phillip Dorsett, Jalen Camp, Josh Imatorbhebhe, Jamal Agnew
TE (4) - Collin Johnson, Chris Manhertz, Luke Farrell, James O'Shaughnessy
OL (8) - Cam Robinson, Andrew Norwell, Brandon Linder, AJ Cann, Jawaan Taylor, Walker Little, Tyler Shatley, Ben Bartch
DL (9) - Josh Allen, K'Lavon Chaisson, Roy Robertson-Harris, Davon Hamilton, Jay Tufele, Jihad Ward, Dawuane Smoot, Malcolm Brown, Jordan Smith
LB (5) - Myles Jack, Joe Schobert, Damien Wilson, Leon Jacobs, Quincy Williams
CB (6) - Shaquill Grifin, CJ Henderson, Tre Herndon, Sidney Jones, Tyson Campbell, Josiah Scott, Corey Straughter
S (5) - Andrew Wingard, Andre Cisco, Rudy Ford, Josh Jones, Rayshawn Jenkins
ST (3) - Josh Lambo, Logan Cooke, Ross Matiscik

QB (2) - Jeaux Burreaux, Brandon Allen
RB (4) - Joe Mixon, Pooka Williams, Chris Evans, Samaje Perine
WR (6) - Ja'Marr Chase, Tee Higgins, Tyler Boyd, Auden Tate, Stanley Morgan, Mike Thomas
TE (4) - Drew Sample, CJ Uzomah, Thad Moss, Mason Schreck,
OL (9) - Jonah Williams, Michael Jordan, Trey Hopkins, Jackson Carman, Riley Reiff, D'Ante Smith, Quinton Spain, Trey Hill, Hakeem Adeniji
DL (9) - Sam Hubbard, DJ Reader, Larry Ogunjobi, Trey Hendrickson, Cameron Sample, Tyler Shelvin, Wyatt Hubert, Khalid Kareem, Mike Daniels
LB (6) - Joseph Ossai, Akeem Davis-Gaither, Germaine Pratt, Logan Wilson, Markus Bailey, Jordan Evans
CB (7) - Darius Phillips, Chidobe Awuzie, Mike Hilton, Trae Waynes, Ricardo Allen, Eli Apple, Antonio Phillips
S (3) - Jessie Bates, Vonn Bell, Brandon Wilson
ST (3) - Evan McPherson, Drue Chrisman, Clark Harris

 

Dri Archer and Sammie Coates look to be the biggest whiffs of the bunch (there are others that didn’t make the team or whatever, but they were 5-7 rounders). Most were starters for a time with us or netted us something in return.

 

Thad is on the Bungals

 

Is that rule still in place where you can call guys up from the practice squad, or was that just a last year COVID thing?

 

Pretending to like the Bengals is your most annoying schtick

 

Is it worse than him pretending to like lsu tho?

 

I Don't think they have made a ruling on that yet tbh

 

Meyer already said Collin Johnson isn’t gonna be converted to TE cause his frame is too thin, and that they’ve already discussed / considered it

 

QB (3) - Newton, Jones, Stidham
RB/FB (4) - Harris, White, Stevens, Michel
WR (6) - Bourne, Agholar, Harry, Myers, Gunner, Nixon
TE (4) - Smith, Henry, Asiasi, Keene
OL (8) - Wynn, Brown, Andrews, Mason, Owenu, Herron, Karras, Sherman

DL (5) - Guy, Barmore, Godchaux, Wise, Perkins
LB (8) - Judon, Winovich, Uche, Hightower, Perkins, Jennings, Van Noy, Bentley
CB (5) - Gilmore, Jackson, Jones, Bryant, Williams
S (5) - McCourty, Mills, Duggar, Phillips, Bledsoe
Specialists (5) - Folk, Bailey, Cardona, Slater, Bethel

 

I seem to be the only Patriots fan who is determined to have Bledsoe and Sherman make the team.

I also seem to be in the minority who prefers Keene to slide over to a skilled FB type role and move on from Johnson