Welcome to the Jets Nathan Shepherd (3rd Rd Pick)

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  1. Brook!

    Brook! Soft Admin...2018 Friendliest Member Award Winner

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    I for one love underdogs. I hope you can have a great future here kid. May the force be with you.
     
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    Mac seems to be developing a trend of picking very young players in the first round and very old players in later rounds. Interesting.
     
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  3. Nesquik

    Nesquik Well-Known Member

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    Read this
    https://www.nfl.com/prospects/nathan-shepherd?id=32462018-0002-5598-92f8-36ce2fecd601
    and then listen to this
    https://player.fm/series/draft-daily-pod/nathan-shepherd-with-trevor-sikkema-of-the-pewter-report

    Hey i have an idea lets try to not judge a guy we know nothing about and bash him just because we dont like thats hes slightly older

    Im ecstatic about this pick, 2nd Round Talent, this guy DOMINATED Senior Bowl practice, against Will Hernandez (NYG 2nd Round Pick) and Trent Cole
    Im usually not in favor of drafting older players but his story is unique and this guy is gonna be the best 3rd round pick we've had here in a while
     
  4. xxedge72x

    xxedge72x 2018 Gang Green QB Guru Award Winner

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    Welcome to the Jets! Hope your talent and work ethic adds up at the NFL level.
     
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  5. Quinnenthebeast

    Quinnenthebeast Well-Known Member

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    Thats what I thought about Mauldin.
     
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    This guy is the Anti-Wilkerson aka a Grinder. Easy guy to root for.
     
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    Wilkerson before his second contract was easy to root for.
     
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  8. PennyandtheJets

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    Just name me ONE 25 year old rookie that ever became a special player.
     
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    I agree with that.
     
  11. Walt White

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    Go get 'em Shepard. Make yourself some Monay
     
  12. Nesquik

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    Mauldin was never good
     
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    Sometimes I think Macc tries to be the "smartest guy in the room" and outsmarts himself. I hope this isn't one of those times. Shepherd seems easy to root for, but he's going to have to deliver. Was he really the best guy available? There were no proven pass rushers or OL? Really? Like I said, I hope this is a time when Macc really IS the smartest guy in the room.
     
  14. xxedge72x

    xxedge72x 2018 Gang Green QB Guru Award Winner

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    Mac and Bowles discuss the pick:

     
  15. BroadwayAaron

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    If you’re expecting a special player in the 3rd then you’re just asking to be upset by the pick.

    Star Lotulelei was drafted at age 24 and turned out pretty ok. And he was drafted in the first round.
     
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  16. IIMeanDeanII

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    To be fair. He was one of the top guys still available on several top guys boards.

    Admittedly I didn't do any film work this hear on FL prospects. The pick hit me very negative at first but the more I'm looking into him, the more I like this pick.

    I'm kind of excited to see what he can do. I like it overall.
     
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  17. rohirrim665

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    Great story and I like the guy, but I have to ask the same question that came to mind with Hackenberg, was anybody going to take him this high also? I am convinced no one was going to take Hackenberg til about the 5th at most. Was this guy going to go in the 3rd round if we didnt pick him?
     
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    We got rid of a 1st round, probowl talent DL who refused to put in any effort, and replaced him with a D2 kid who worked in a factory to save enough money to play football in college in the US. I consider that a major upgrade.
     
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  19. IIMeanDeanII

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    He was ranked by many as a 2nd round prospect. So I would assume, yes, he would have been taken
     
  20. BroadwayAaron

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    NFL.com projected him to go in the 2nd round. 24/7 Sports had him 3rd. Cleveland.com had him 3rd. USA Today had him 2nd/3rd. DraftScout had him 2nd.

    You get the point. Where we took him isn’t even close to an issue.
     

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