No spoiled picks in this thread, all weekend. This means that as tweets are leaking picks a few minutes before the selection is announced live, you don't post it in this thread (ex: embedded tweets), reference it in this thread (ex: Joe Slapdick says it's So and So to Green Bay) or hint at it (ex: "it's a RB!").
Don't be a dick.
Otherwise, have fun, talk shit, freak out and lose your goddamned minds. It's Draft Weekend. The hot takes in these threads are so funny. I'll also be starting player threads for each of our picks as they are made, with videos and notable stats/takes in the OP. Pure knee jerk gold to reference in the future.
Originally Posted by lawrenceRaider:
I know y'all have been mocking the Raiders on Leatherwood, but I'm actually pretty excited about it today. Last night was a total WTF.
Walter football is the best draft site every year. They had him going at 17.
Guy has all the traits that Cable wants in his OTs. Y'all were so excited about Slater's 9.71 RAS score. Leatherwood is right behind him at 9.68, and has longer arms.
He'll step in immediately at RT and is dominating in the run game, a huge weakness for us last year. Cable will likely be able to fix some of his technique issues in the pass game.
It's a reach, but Leatherwood is an OK player. I think the problem here is that the Raiders went out of their way to manufacture this need and overall they aren't any better of a team.
Originally Posted by lawrenceRaider:
I know y'all have been mocking the Raiders on Leatherwood, but I'm actually pretty excited about it today. Last night was a total WTF.
Walter football is the best draft site every year. They had him going at 17.
Guy has all the traits that Cable wants in his OTs. Y'all were so excited about Slater's 9.71 RAS score. Leatherwood is right behind him at 9.68, and has longer arms.
He'll step in immediately at RT and is dominating in the run game, a huge weakness for us last year. Cable will likely be able to fix some of his technique issues in the pass game.
Dude....Walterfootball is garbage. They’re right above PFF. [Reply]
Originally Posted by lawrenceRaider:
I know y'all have been mocking the Raiders on Leatherwood, but I'm actually pretty excited about it today. Last night was a total WTF.
Walter football is the best draft site every year. They had him going at 17.
Guy has all the traits that Cable wants in his OTs. Y'all were so excited about Slater's 9.71 RAS score. Leatherwood is right behind him at 9.68, and has longer arms.
He'll step in immediately at RT and is dominating in the run game, a huge weakness for us last year. Cable will likely be able to fix some of his technique issues in the pass game.
Lots of bad grades out there on this pick. As of right now, I think it was a mistake & the worst pick of the first round. They could have traded down and picked him up later. But nobody knows how a player will transition to the NFL until they play. So we’ll see.
From CBS:
“No disrespect to Alabama offensive lineman Alex Leatherwood, whose dreams came true Thursday night. But since when do the Raiders deserve the benefit of the doubt for reaching on a first-round prospect? Widely considered more of an early Day Two target, Leatherwood instead went No. 17 despite other tackles like Christian Darrisaw -- and top defenders like Jamin Davis and Kwity Paye -- being available. Las Vegas shuffled its O-line this offseason, but it's very hard to say it got better.” [Reply]
Originally Posted by T-post Tom:
Lots of bad grades out there on this pick. I think it was a mistake & the worst pick of the first round. They could have traded down and picked him up later. But nobody knows how a player will transition to the NFL until they play. So we’ll see.
From CBS:
“No disrespect to Alabama offensive lineman Alex Leatherwood, whose dreams came true Thursday night. But since when do the Raiders deserve the benefit of the doubt for reaching on a first-round prospect? Widely considered more of an early Day Two target, Leatherwood instead went No. 17 despite other tackles like Christian Darrisaw -- and top defenders like Jamin Davis and Kwity Paye -- being available. Las Vegas shuffled its O-line this offseason, but it's very hard to say it got better.”
Bears were the big winners last night. Aaron Rodgers wants out, Stafford replaced by Goff and they were able to get Fields, who I think will do well under Nagy.
Originally Posted by RunKC:
Bears were the big winners last night. Aaron Rodgers wants out, Stafford replaced by Goff and they were able to get Fields, who I think will do well under Nagy.
Things are looking up for them
I like Fields but don't trust Nagy at all. He is very stubborn and I worry that he won't build his offense to Fields correctly. [Reply]
