Tour's 2016, "Dammit I'm trying to watch this guy, not you", Distraction List
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love watching a good defensive front & damn Clemson has got one. Viewing a Gregg Williams DT in Carlos Watkins to put him next to Shelton BUT the kid they had at DT last season that they moved to DE this season #42-Christian Wilkins-6'4" 310lbs.(bigger than Watkins) & built like a Mini Mack truck..Wilkins is a Sophomore(sorry)140 tackles,17.5 for lost & 5.5 sacks in 16 games. Well, It's Cleveland & we always have a Next Year too..
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One more that got my attention early this past season was Taco Charlton, who later moved well up into the first round mocks. Came out of nowhere for me.
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James Conner would be a great pick for the Browns if Crow walks or they can pick him up with a 5th. He is a power back that can actually catch the ball.
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Not really fitting your def of "distractions I saw while watching others".......but here are a few guys I see going mid/late mid rounds who I think are gonna be hits and, while having fair rankings, are players no one seems to be talking about much......if we can tap these guys 3rd/4th etc, then I see sleeper potential....
#1 is(was) Curtis Samuel, who is racing up the charts.....I was regularly tapping him in the late 3rd or 4th on my mocks....now he's gone late 1st or early 2nd ....everytime.....too bad, as he was one I was hoping to grab and see blossom into a versatile star...ala Eric Metcalf or Desmond Howard typa player...
#2 is Marcus Maye....one of my favorites in this draft.....he would be a great grab for us, unless we opt to go high on Hooker or Adams(which I would be down with 100%)....but I think Maye could give us a top top safety for a great price.....
#3 is Adoree Jackson.....now being mocked in the 3rd/4th rounds?.....reallY?.....This guy can do it all.....CB...WR....KR....FS...And the weird thing is that his versatility is why he's not rated higher....the ole jack of all trades, but master of none?......w/o consideration to the ole "too good to not be on the field" argument....grab him!!!
#4 is James Conner......RB.....BIG and fast.....possibly could be our next Kevin Mackish type of runner?.........I think 4th 5th round would be a great value pick for this guy.....
#4 is James Conner......RB.....BIG and fast.....possibly could be our next Kevin Mackish type of runner?.........I think 4th 5th round would be a great value pick for this guy.....
James Conner would be a great pick for the Browns if Crow walks or they can pick him up with a 5th. He is a power back that can actually catch the ball.
What a story on this kid. Even with a left knee sprain, Conner won ACCPOY in 14. In 15 Connor blows MCL in Right knee, ending season. Than to find out in a few weeks that he has the same hodgkins lymphoma cancer that cost his fathers own life. Kicks the cancer. Hits spring Practices in 16 wearing a protective mask to prepare. complete story at CBS..But congrats on a no quit in the kid or the game he loves & Good Luck
Browns & Buffett: Got to go fishin, Down to rock bottom again, with just a few Friends Team Brotherhood-"It's not about You,Me or I. It's about building We"..Hue Jackson -
Something about Conner I just can't get into. Not sure what it is. I think he seems a little slow. But he definitely produces.
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#4 is James Conner......RB.....BIG and fast.....possibly could be our next Kevin Mackish type of runner?.........I think 4th 5th round would be a great value pick for this guy.....
James Conner would be a great pick for the Browns if Crow walks or they can pick him up with a 5th. He is a power back that can actually catch the ball.
What a story on this kid. Even with a left knee sprain, Conner won ACCPOY in 14. In 15 Connor blows MCL in Right knee, ending season. Than to find out in a few weeks that he has the same hodgkins lymphoma cancer that cost his fathers own life. Kicks the cancer. Hits spring Practices in 16 wearing a protective mask to prepare. complete story at CBS..But congrats on a no quit in the kid or the game he loves & Good Luck
What a story on this kid. Even with a left knee sprain, Conner won ACCPOY in 14. In 15 Connor blows MCL in Right knee, ending season. Than to find out in a few weeks that he has the same hodgkins lymphoma cancer that cost his fathers own life. Kicks the cancer. Hits spring Practices in 16 wearing a protective mask to prepare. complete story at CBS..But congrats on a no quit in the kid or the game he loves & Good Luck
That sounds like the kind of high character kid this FO looks for.
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Every year I watch game cutdowns of OL, there are always a few that are more challenging because I find my attention drawn to another player. If I'm lucky it's a defender and thus a one-game distraction, but sometimes it's a teammate, a persistently promising-looking teammate.
I just ran into my first two for 2016... both on the same team. Double dammit?
Starting a running list here linked to mini-blurbs about them. Feel free to add you own distractions.
RB:
- Anthony Wales (RB, WKU, 5'9 194) DS projects UDFA - http://thebrownsboard.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=45770&do=findComment&comment=680682
WR:
- Taywon Taylor (WR, WKU, 5'11 198) DS projects R3-4 - http://thebrownsboard.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=45770&do=findComment&comment=680682
Every year I watch game cutdowns of OL, there are always a few that are more challenging because I find my attention drawn to another player. If I'm lucky it's a defender and thus a one-game distraction, but sometimes it's a teammate, a persistently promising-looking teammate.
I just ran into my first two for 2016... both on the same team. Double dammit?
Starting a running list here linked to mini-blurbs about them. Feel free to add you own distractions.
RB:
- Anthony Wales (RB, WKU, 5'9 194) DS projects UDFA - http://thebrownsboard.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=45770&do=findComment&comment=680682
WR:
- Taywon Taylor (WR, WKU, 5'11 198) DS projects R3-4 - http://thebrownsboard.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=45770&do=findComment&comment=680682
Love the choice of topic. One of the QBs we had here for a cup of coffee (Jeff Brohm) has a pretty good football program at Western Kentucky as evidenced by what you found.
Reuben Foster steals the show a lot when I'm watching Allen remain unselfish in the scheme that permits the Bama LBers to succeed. Even more so than scheme, his 1-step instinct is unparalleled.
I clearly need to start looking at more film of prospects projecting to go after round 1.
At the Senior Bowl, I'd have to say the guy who pleasantly surprised me the most was the 6'1" 195 lb Safety from St Francis - Lorenzo Jerome, who caused 3 turnovers from a great nose for the football. Seeing that, reminds me this is a deep enough draft on the defensive side of the ball to the extent if we can select a BPA on the offensive side of the ball at #12 if the situation presents itself. Aside from that, undrafted corners like Boddy-Calhoun and K'Wuan Williams have helped this team way more than Justin Gilbert ever did in round 1.
Another guy I liked at the Senior Bowl was 6'5" QB Davis Webb who hadn't received nearly the same hype as other QBs in this draft. We can probably land him anywhere from our 2nd pick in round 2 to the top of round 3. I'm guessing I'm not the only one that wants to consider the alternatives to spending our 1st pick on a QB so teams feeling the same way may reach up for a guy like this as early as round 2 or 3.
Watching OJ Howard at the Senior Bowl ledto the intrigue for me to watch his 6:44 highlight of him X-factoring the last Bama National Championship.He had about 85-90 yards in just 1 quarter of action at the Senior Bowl following a great week there.
6'2" 225 lb Toledo RB Kareem Hunt looked really good for the mid rounds I'd expect us to consider a RB in this draft.
6'4" 311 lb Indiana OL Dan Feeney looked really solid and I think he projects well at OG in this league, which just so happens to be a position we have 2 starters trying to return from unpredictable foot injuries at.
Here's a very bad first impression I got at the Senior Bowl, which might not end up fair to the bigger body of work he might have put in during the regular season. The OL from Pitt (Adam Bisnowaty) with the blonde haired Repunzel look was a nightmare in pass pro at the Senior Bowl.
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later round pick:
2017 NFL Draft Underrated Prospects: Jerome Lane, WR, Akron | FOX ...www.foxsports.com/nfl/.../2017-nfl-draft-underrated-prospects-jerome-lane-wr-akron...Dec 20, 2016 - Welcome back to The Underrated of the 2017 NFL Draft! This week, I ... Jerome Lane signed to play linebacker at the University of Akron. -
No receivers.
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No receivers.
Unless Josh Reynolds is still there for the last pick.
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Not really fitting your def of "distractions I saw while watching others".......but here are a few guys I see going mid/late mid rounds who I think are gonna be hits and, while having fair rankings, are players no one seems to be talking about much......if we can tap these guys 3rd/4th etc, then I see sleeper potential....
#1 is(was) Curtis Samuel, who is racing up the charts.....I was regularly tapping him in the late 3rd or 4th on my mocks....now he's gone late 1st or early 2nd ....everytime.....too bad, as he was one I was hoping to grab and see blossom into a versatile star...ala Eric Metcalf or Desmond Howard typa player...
#2 is Marcus Maye....one of my favorites in this draft.....he would be a great grab for us, unless we opt to go high on Hooker or Adams(which I would be down with 100%)....but I think Maye could give us a top top safety for a great price.....
#3 is Adoree Jackson.....now being mocked in the 3rd/4th rounds?.....reallY?.....This guy can do it all.....CB...WR....KR....FS...And the weird thing is that his versatility is why he's not rated higher....the ole jack of all trades, but master of none?......w/o consideration to the ole "too good to not be on the field" argument....grab him!!!
#4 is James Conner......RB.....BIG and fast.....possibly could be our next Kevin Mackish type of runner?.........I think 4th 5th round would be a great value pick for this guy.....
#4 is James Conner......RB.....BIG and fast.....possibly could be our next Kevin Mackish type of runner?.........I think 4th 5th round would be a great value pick for this guy.....
Combine will be huge for Conner. DS estimates his 40 time as 4.67... That's really pushing his acceptability NFL speed-wise.
That said... I like his tape. The kid is a very smart, tough runner. If nothing else, at 240 he might find a home at FB in the NFL... a FB with skills that would warrant more than one, token carry per game.
Stepping back for a second to reread it... maybe the above is K.Mack-ish.
More midgets tour?
Well... whoever distracts distracts...
Not sure how 5'11 qualifies as "midget". Taywan reminded me of KC sensation, Tyreek 5'8 Hill. I don't see anything on our roster like him.
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While watching the national championship game for potential top pick guys, the dude who stood out the most in this vein to me was Ben Boulware, LB from Clemson.
You can easily tell the physical limitations but the guy was doing a damn good job diagnosing the Alabama plays and shifting guys around. He's got a pretty marked weakness in pass coverage but I think is well worth a shot with a late 5th or 6th round pick. The mental awareness and passion is there which to me is critical at that position.
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When I was scouting up on Myles Garrett I kept noticing the other side and was like, "who's this dude?"
Daeshon Hall is a monster.
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Never thought that personally.
Nor I. With all the extra blockers going at Garrett as well as plays away from him, Hall should have had a far better year if he were as good.
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Battling the flu the past few days, so I'm held up in bed right now. I've got mah tablet here.
Who should I watch first?
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Battling the flu the past few days, so I'm held up in bed right now. I've got mah tablet here.
Who should I watch first?
Battling the flu the past few days, so I'm held up in bed right now. I've got mah tablet here.
Who should I watch first?
feel better. I feel we need a CB. It's deep, but 2nd or 3rd rounder maybe needed now that Tramon Williams is out.This Past Wednesday i got torn viewing between OSU-Gareon Conley vs Clemson-Cordrea Tankersley & USC-Adoee Jackson..Williams seems 60% Nickle, but actually saw some press coverage also in Rams corners..Who you like? (ignoring a Buckeye helmet
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Battling the flu the past few days, so I'm held up in bed right now. I've got mah tablet here.
Who should I watch first?
feel better. I feel we need a CB. It's deep, but 2nd or 3rd rounder maybe needed now that Tramon Williams is out.This Past Wednesday i got torn viewing between OSU-Gareon Conley vs Clemson-Cordrea Tankersley & USC-Adoee Jackson..Williams seems 60% Nickle, but actually saw some press coverage also in Rams corners..Who you like? (ignoring a Buckeye helmet
)? feel better. I feel we need a CB. It's deep, but 2nd or 3rd rounder maybe needed now that Tramon Williams is out.This Past Wednesday i got torn viewing between OSU-Gareon Conley vs Clemson-Cordrea Tankersley & USC-Adoee Jackson..Williams seems 60% Nickle, but actually saw some press coverage also in Rams corners..Who you like? (ignoring a Buckeye helmet
)? I know I've heard a ton of hype on Adoree because of his athletic ability. Said ability doesn't often translate into being a good corner. You must have discipline, footwork, fluid change of direction and a great feel or the subtle tips in a receivers route.
I guess that means I'll be watching some Jackson for the next hour or two.
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feel better. I feel we need a CB. It's deep, but 2nd or 3rd rounder maybe needed now that Tramon Williams is out.This Past Wednesday i got torn viewing between OSU-Gareon Conley vs Clemson-Cordrea Tankersley & USC-Adoee Jackson..Williams seems 60% Nickle, but actually saw some press coverage also in Rams corners..Who you like? (ignoring a Buckeye helmet
)? I know I've heard a ton of hype on Adoree because of his athletic ability. Said ability doesn't often translate into being a good corner. You must have discipline, footwork, fluid change of direction and a great feel or the subtle tips in a receivers route.
I guess that means I'll be watching some Jackson for the next hour or two.
I know I've heard a ton of hype on Adoree because of his athletic ability. Said ability doesn't often translate into being a good corner.
Bingo..And the great bowl game with Penn State I began to question the so-called experts on Adoree. No doubt the kid has great return skills but lets not just draft return skills..
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I know I've heard a ton of hype on Adoree because of his athletic ability. Said ability doesn't often translate into being a good corner.
Bingo..And the great bowl game with Penn State I began to question the so-called experts on Adoree. No doubt the kid has great return skills but lets not just draft return skills..
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