Just a rundown of some players I like. I'll use the OP as a collection of the posts I've made on them. (Strikethrough means they are returning to school.)
foskey seems like an obvious pick for us, if we can get him. zach charbonnet looks interesting, but i don't really want to take a running back in the early rounds either. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Nightfyre:
I am intrigued by Siaki Ika. Anyone else? Seems like rare size, speed and some decent moves to boot.
Yep think he's going to be taken between our first and second picks, but if he made it to the 2nd I wouldn't hate that pick there. Maybe a bit rich for a DT but a run stuffer with plus-level pass-rush and room to grow would go a loooong way to improving the DL. [Reply]
Originally Posted by JPH83:
Yep think he's going to be taken between our first and second picks, but if he made it to the 2nd I wouldn't hate that pick there. Maybe a bit rich for a DT but a run stuffer with plus-level pass-rush and room to grow would go a loooong way to improving the DL.
I have been thinking that this may be the best way to improve our pressure rate. If we are elite inside then it means that the edge should be able to get more pressure too.
I would rather get a top level interior guy than a second rate edge guy. [Reply]
The only thing that Foskey doesn't have is elite bend. It's better than Karlaftis but it's nowhere near his best trait. I'm not sure if Spags looks for that though at this point. [Reply]
Originally Posted by The Franchise:
The only thing that Foskey doesn't have is elite bend. It's better than Karlaftis but it's nowhere near his best trait. I'm not sure if Spags looks for that though at this point.
Originally Posted by The Franchise:
The only thing that Foskey doesn't have is elite bend. It's better than Karlaftis but it's nowhere near his best trait. I'm not sure if Spags looks for that though at this point.
It's not elite bend, but every scouting report I've seen of him talks about it being good enough.
With his quickness, speed-rush ability, and ability to convert speed to power, if Foskey had elite bend, too, he'd be a top 5 draft candidate rather than top 20-25. [Reply]
Originally Posted by duncan_idaho:
It's not elite bend, but every scouting report I've seen of him talks about it being good enough.
With his quickness, speed-rush ability, and ability to convert speed to power, if Foskey had elite bend, too, he'd be a top 5 draft candidate rather than top 20-25.
So I have a theory on these kinds of things and what you rather "not have" in a prospect there.
Can you develop bend? Is that one of those innate things like accuracy for a qb that you can tweak and improve somehwat, but it's more of a "you have or you don't" things?
I think speed to power and strength is something you can add to a rusher. I'm not sure you can really improve bend. [Reply]
Originally Posted by O.city:
So I have a theory on these kinds of things and what you rather "not have" in a prospect there.
Can you develop bend? Is that one of those innate things like accuracy for a qb that you can tweak and improve somehwat, but it's more of a "you have or you don't" things?
I think speed to power and strength is something you can add to a rusher. I'm not sure you can really improve bend.
I wouldn't give up a 3rd to move up for this guy at 20. No way. We need speed and bend and I think you can get a situational rusher type like that late 1st and into the 2nd. They won't have his all round package but they'd give us what we need. [Reply]