@texasag1969 said:

You're welcome... and remember... you get what you pay for...

@tour2ma said:

Thanks.

@texasag1969 said:

Since I am now choosing for the Titans in the newly revised mock draft, I have been rethinking exactly why they are trading back when everyone thinks they need a LT like Tunsil. I have decided that they have chosen to stick with the development of Taylor Lewan as their LT and use the picks to improve in other areas.

Tour I saw you had a comment about Michigan State's Conklin maybe being not as good as rated. Could you elaborate on that for me please?

Edit: 3 of the four mock drafters @NFL.com choose Conklin for the Titans @ #15. http://www.nfl.com/draft/2016/mock-drafts

Here's my review...

@tour2ma said:

Y. Jack Conklin (MSU) - 6'6 318 http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=106344&draftyear=2016&genpos=OT

ND's Stanley may have looked less athletic than my top two OTs, but Conklin was the first OT to prompt me to write "heavy-footed"... and he did so repeatedly. He also tends to play high.

Here we may have a legit inside candidate as he is very good with his upper body, playing strong with extended arms. But his drop in athleticism cannot be ignored.

MSU was so run oriented and successful doing it that the tape is not as determinative as it is for others OTs. So Conklin is another OT who needs a good Combine in my opinion. But where Stanley has a chance to flash some athleticism, I don't see Conklin as likely to do so.

Again... I see a Day 2 guy.

@gftchris said:

Every FO was at some point unproven. Some/most get proven to be bad, some get proven to be good.

And ours never seems to get a real chance.

@flyingfooldoug said:

Every FO was at some point unproven. Some/most get proven to be bad, some get proven to be good.

@calfoxwc said:

comparative assessment. The results of programming are only as good

as the code written...

as the code written...

@calfoxwc said:

Actually the FO did play in my prediction. When did they get the perfect staff or is that a prediction? History

It won't matter at what number we pick our guy. The formula says that the pick immediately before and after us will turn out to be successful players within 3 years. Our 1st rounder will be the usual bust. I hope it's wrong but as a long time fan, it's difficult for me to think otherwise.

Tour I saw you had a comment about Michigan State's Conklin maybe being not as good as rated. Could you elaborate on that for me please?

Edit: 3 of the four mock drafters @NFL.com choose Conklin for the Titans @ #15. http://www.nfl.com/draft/2016/mock-drafts

Another one that got me was "Poise". Wentz drops his eyes to the rush very quickly. At times looks like a chicken, jerking his head this way and that.

@gftchris said:

A "lol" comparison...

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000653668/article/tale-of-the-qb-tape-jared-goff-vs-carson-wentz

@tour2ma said:

That will prove shortly to be just an illusory rainbow at the rate it's going out.

@texasag1969 said:

Leprechaun with a pot of pot...

@tour2ma said:

Well at least the leprechaun had 10" hands, not those itty bitty stretchey things on Goff.

@logicisforsquares said:

Not really... happens quite a bit. Look no further than our recent drafts... Lord knows the TN GM has plenty of trade ammo now and his top need is still an OT to protect his franchise QB.

Personally were I him, I'd be secure in taking Decker at 15, but if he wants Stanley (with maybe a shot at a falling Tunsil), then he has to move up.

Assuming both QBs go 1-2, Tunsil could fall to 6... maybe 7 if the Ravens go D.

@logicisforsquares said:

You gotta remember....some of these GMs think of the draft as a game of chess. They think unless they are making a lot of moves they aren't doing their jobs. Some of our guys in the past were like that. They are ADD, impatient and can't sit still and just use the draft picks they have.

Some have been out and out idiots and lazy......take Mike Lombardi. He traded away every pick the Browns had past like the 3rd or 4th round simply because he was too lazy to want to hang around and do his job on Day 3 of the draft.

This seems weird to me. Get all of those picks then trade them away.

@tour2ma said:

Sure, it is. But we all do it. At least I am predicting it for a guy that is consensus Top 5. Others predict it for guys that half of the NFL GMs think may not even be first round talent.

And yes, I state this based on hearsay. "Media types" reported that that is the feeling of many GMs about these QBs)

(and that may include our own Cleveland Browns FO)

"He is versatile. I may not know exactly how good some others are that could be considered...like the other DE or the DB....but I know how good he is....and if they are supposed to be better, then they better measure them for their gold jackets."

as meaning Bosa is a HOFer.

Now remind me how it's folly to project any college player's NFL performance based on their collegiate performance.