Is this the eval you were talking about? If so, your pretty bang on, at least for the ones I recognize (maybe 22-25 of the 32).
Pigman wrote: ↑April 27, 2018, 3:55 pm Quick thoughts:
1. CLE - Mayfeild: Im not going to kill them for this. It's not who i'd have picked, but they need a QB and they didnt get cute, just took the best guy on their board. We'll find out if they mis-evaluated the position again. But i dont mind this.
2. NYG - Barkley: Love this as an eagles fan. He's good. He's really good but a RB can only get what their line gives them and that line is trash. Also they passed up on a franchise QB when Eli is 37 and ****. Perfect. Keep doing what you do, Giants.
3. NYJ - Darnold: Not in their wildest dreams would you think they'd get him at 3. Fantastic result. QB's are hit and miss and i could easily be wrong, but that's the guy i'd want to bet my job on.
4. CLE - Ward: Now this is where they screwed up. If Ward is your guy, trade back, take the best offer and move back, even if the best offer is below what you expected. You could get Ward later, but also CHUBB IS ON THE **** BOARD YOU NINCOMPOOPS. **** hell. Darnold-Chubb was right there for them, instead they have the 1st and 4th pick and wind up with 2 players who might not be in the top 10, talent wise, of most big boards.
5. DEN - Chubb: LOVE this. Pair Chubb with Von and just get after it. Defence can take you a long way in this league.
6. IND - Nelson: A little bit of a surprise but i like it. They need an aggressive identity on that line to open holes and keep Luck healthy. A strong pick here. This guy could legit be a HOF guard.
7. BUF - Allen: Surely the Bills offered this pick to CLE, and if they did and CLE didnt take it, more fool them. FWIW i think there is a very good chance Allen is a bust. I dont like him as a prospect. But they do and they got up and got their man whilst holding on to their 2nd first round pick. Well done Bills.
8. CHI - Smith: I ADORE this pick, one of my favourites in the draft. CHI is a defence first team and this guy Roquon Smith is right out of the Ulracher/Singletary school. He's a monster and will be awesome.
9. SF - McGlinchey: I like this pick even if i think it's a bit early. He was my #1 tackle and keeping Jimmy G upright is going to be their main goal. Not a home run but a solid double.
10. ARI - Rosen: If were not a fan of a team already, this sort of move might convince me to be a Cards fan. Best move of the night. Go and get a franchise QB who is pro ready, and now has a chip on his shoulder. Rosen and DJ is a fantastic building block.
11. MIA - Fitzpatrick: Another solid double. He'll be an excellent pro and really give that team a boost on defence. I dont think he's got much chance to bust.
12. TB - Vea: Eh not sure about this one. Like the player, not sure about the fit but they do need to be better on Defence. That DL is now pretty good and that was a major flaw for the Bucs in 2018.
13. WAS - Payne: Im not that big on Payne, he's got talent for sure and maybe he'll be awesome but i was pleased to see them take him over others on the board at the time.
14. NO - Davenport: Ooooof. Well start with the player, he's good and i think he'll be a good NFL player and fits the Saints needs. But they gave up next year's first to get him. That's a HEAVY price to pay given the costs of other draft day deals. They over paid for a NOT Qb. I dont like that one bit.
15. OAK - Miller: I dont much like Miller. He's got a lot of ability but his footwork is sub optimal and i dont think he's going to be a very good NFL LT, might end up at RT long term. Not a fan of this pick.
16. BUF - Edwards: Moving up to get a stud. Really good stuff for the Bills. Not sure they'll be good next year but if they hit on Allen and Edwards is good, they've got two young foundation pieces. I really like Edwards and the fit here
17. LAC - James: This is probably my favourite pick of the draft. James falling here is incredible and the Chargers got themselves one of the best 7-8 players in the draft. He's going to make a very good chargers D even better.
18. GB - Alexander: Love the move to go down the board, collect an extra first round pick for next year and then come back up for position of need who can play all 4 downs given return ability. James would have been a better pick but id rather Alexander and a first, over James.
19. DAL - Vander Esch: Ill get this out of the way first, i love the player. Think he's an out and out stud, he'll be awesome at the next level. For Dallas? They play a lot of sub packages where there is only 2 LBS on the field. Lee is one, he's the other i guess, but they also have Jaylon Smith who looked like he could be something. Granted Lee is 32 and always hurt but i think they should have gone elsewhere. Cant dispute they got an awesome player though.
20. DET - Ragnow: Eh, good pick, not likely to bust. But i cant get that excited by it. It'll help their team though. So i guess thats the important thing.
21. CIN - Price: As above, good solid pick, position of need and will improve their team, but i dont have a lot to say about solid interior OL draftees.
22. TEN - Evans: Yeah this is gooood pick. They need someone who can go sideline to sideline and really give the defence a bit of attitude. Evans is a good 3 down LB. He's going to be really good there.
23. NE - Wynn: Interesting they announced him as a Tackle, not Guard. So they see him as Solder's replacement? He's a good solid OLer but i worry if that's who you peg as your franchise LT protecting a 40 year old Tom Brady.
24. CAR - Moore: This pick made me so happy, i won a bit of money on it but also he's a guy who steve smith called "my spirit animal". The Panthers get the new Steve Smith to replace the old steve smith who they have struggled to replace.
25. BAL - Hurst: Yeah this is a good pick at a need position. Flacco needs TE's to be successful and Hurst is a guy who is willing to block in the run game and a natural pass catcher. He's old though and you probably only get 1 contract out of him which is why i expected him to fall.
26. ATL - Ridley: I dont like Ridley as a #1 WR, but i love him as a #2 opposite Julio. This is a great pick, he goes to a really good offence, with a QB who excels with timing passing patterns, opposite Julio. Could not be a more perfect spot for Ridley. He'll be one of the league's best #2 Wrs here.
27. SEA - Penny: Head scratcher. I know some teams liked him a lot but i cant fathom how you can watch the tape and have him higher on your board than Michel or Guice. Still they need a between the tackles banger and they've got one now. I think they should have moved back if that was their guy.
28. PIT - Edwards: Pretty cool to see two brothers get drafted in the same round 1. I dont think it should have happened though, this was a reach. I think they wanted the Shazier replacement, which would have been so cruel given he announced the pick, but i dont think the value was there for Edwards
29. JAC - Bryan: In awe of the size of this lad. Absolute unit. But seriously this is a good pick that will allow them to move on from Darus and clear a heap of cap room. Good value and roster management.
30. MIN - Hughes: This pick is scary for other NFL teams. This defence was already stacked all over the park and just added an insanely good press cover cover. Very physical, will fit in nicely with the Vikes D. A great D just got better.
31. NE - Michel: Strange pick, i do think it was a need and he's a mismatch sort of Kamara guy that i think the Patriots are going to get a lot out of, but it feels like BB finds those guys later and there was other guys on the board who might have filled more pressing holes. I thought this was Jackson territory.
32. BAL - Jackson: Knew the eagles would trade out for a team coming up for Lamar once the Pats passed. Im good with the deal, an extra 2nd next year which could be pretty high. Still plenty of players on the board for us that i like, Guice might fall in our lap on day 2. For the Ravens, this is excellent, they should release Joe Flacco today with thanks for the ring and go full steam ahead into the Lamar era.
