2 weeks into free agency teams have made most of their big moves. 1. Titans: Tunsil OT, Ole Miss - Protect Mariota! 2. Browns: Goff QB, California - Hue is a Cal guy and Goff is the most ready even though i don't think any rookie QB can succeed in Cleveland. 3. Chargers: Ramsey DB, Florida st - Chargers lost 2 starting safeties the past 2 years. They land the best player in the draft in an area of need. 4. Cowboys: Buckner DE/DT, Oregon - The Boys are building in the trenches. 5. Jaguars: Bosa DE, Ohio st - Jags look at Jack but go with the edge rusher. 6. Ravens: Stanley OT, ND - They just signed Flacco long term and cut Monroe. Osemele is gone too. They need Ronnie bad at this point. 7. 49ers: Elliott RB, Ohio st - Chip runs the ball and Ez E is a dream come true for Chips offence. 8. Eagles: Jack LB, UCLA - Philly needs LBs and Jack can play everywhere on the LB line. 9. Buccaneers: - Hargreaves CB, Florida - Bucs add to their secondary. 10. Giants: Ragland LB, Alabama - The Giants keep rebuilding their D. 11. Bears: Robinson DE/DT, Alabama - Bears need help up front on D. 12. Saints: Floyd OLB/DE, Georgia - Saints lack of pass rush gets a huge boost with Floyd. 13. Dolphins: Alexander, CB, Clemson - Fins add to shacky secondary. 14. Raiders: Rankins, DT, Louisville - Raiders add some beef to go with Mack. 15. Rams: Wentz QB, NDSU - Rams can't believe Wentz fell to them. 16. Lions: Treadwell WR, Ole Miss - He's not megatron but he will help. 17. Falcons: Dodd DE/DT, Clemson - Falcons get help for their D line. 18. Colts: Conklin, OT, Michigan State - They get Luck some protection. 19. Bills: Jackson CB, Houston - Rex loves corners that can cover in man. 20. Jets: Shaq Lawson DE, Clemson - Shaq is a nice replacement for Pace and brings size, speed and athleticism to our pass rush. I think he has enough football athleticism to play OLB and not only a 3rd down pass rusher. 2nd round: Su'a Cravens OLB/ILB, USC - This kid adds speed and coverage to our LB group. Although he lacks size he makes up for it with a great motor, speed and bend when rushing the passer. He reminds me of Deon Buccanon on the Cards. 3rd round: Deiondre' Hall CB, Northern Iowa - Hall is a long press man corner that reminded me a bit of Cro at the senior bowl. 4th round: Cardale Jones, QB, Ohio State - Mac rolls the dice on a big arm talent. Cutting Geno and letting Jones develop as the #3 behind Petty. Assuming we resign Fitz. 5th round: Brandon Shell OT, South Carolina - Played both RT and LT at the colligiate level. He can step in for Breno at RT and has the feet to be our future LT down the road. 7th round: Darion Griswold, TE, Arkansas State - With Amaro being big question mark for the Jets we add another TE to compete at camp.
Surprised you didn't address the ILB position. It's probably our biggest need. Su'a Cravens is said to be on the small side for an OLB so I can't imagine he'd be a strong ILB. I haven't read anyone who puts him there. If you have a source I'd love to read it.
I don't have a source but I feel he would be best suited for ILB. Similar to Deon Buccanon from Zona.. Everyone had him as a SS but he turned into a ILB in their system.. A system that TB build on D.
Buchanan seems to be stronger and faster and more athletic than Cravens he also has longe reach even though they're the same height. Cravens does have 15lbs on the Cardinals ILB so I guess size doesn't matter. (I keep telling my gf that)
49ers ain't drafting Elliot, they already have Carlos Hyde. I also worry about Lawson being involved in any 3-4 formations. Doesn't seem to have the athleticism in terms of being able to cover, but he's a good pass rusher on a 4-3 team.
The same Carlos Hyde who's foot exploded? Chip runs the ball and Ez E is the second coming of Rodger Craig... It's a perfect fit imo. Lawson is a pass rusher and would be raw in coverage but with our outside pass rush being so weak I'll take the guy who can get to the QB than a guy who can cover.
There is a difference between being a big man pass rushing the QB in a 4-3 and a big man pass rushing as an OLB in a 3-4. I don't believe he athletic or fast enough to be an edge rusher in a 3-4. He is effective with his hand in the dirt because his technique is so good and be has good Instincts and awareness in the both pass/run game. I think Sua Cravens will be a safety in the NFL. He is a fantastic Tackler, very good in the open field, can cover TE's, and has good ball skills for the most part. He would be perfect for a SS role. I love the Cardale pick, although I think he will probably end up going in the second or third round. I really like the Hall pick, I think the comparisons of Cro are very sound, although I think Cro was more polished coming out of college than Hall is now. However, Hall is just as athletic and he uses that to be more aggressive and a much better Tackler than Cro ever was. He may go sooner than the third though. Good job man.
I think Shaq can still be a player who plays with his hand in the dirt in our Nickel packages. In our base 3-4 he will be raw no doubt as a OLB but IMO he has enough football IQ and raw skills to make the adjustment. Also if Coples can do it almost anyone can lol. Cravens for me is an ILB. I feel because of his strong tackling and speed to the ball he will be best fit for ILB. He could very well end up being a SS but IMO I like him best at ILB similar to Deone Bucannon. Cardale is a wild card he could fall to the 5th round but someone can fall in love in the 3rd round no doubt. Highly doubt the 2nd rd. Getting benched this year and hurting himself at combine will hurt his stock. Hall is a stretch in the 3rd round he probably get taken towards the end of the 2nd or early 3rd. I just was banking that his foot speed might drop him a bit.
Don't sell yourself short. We may have had a big difference of opinion on Henery, but you did well here. You took a Cravens type player in round one. We took a developmental QB in two instead of 4. We drafted an outside 34 backer in 3 instead of 1. You nailed the late OL pick. You guess a mid round corner.... Very well thought out.
Really liked his toughness and his technique. He needs to work on his feet in pass protection but he is awesome at run blocking and getting his hands inside on guys and using his pure strength to win at the line of scrimmage. I think we got a diamond in the ruff.
