Official 2017 NFL draft thread

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			W	L	T	PCT	HOME	ROAD	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	DIFF	STRK
Cleveland Browns	0	12	0	.000	0-6	0-6	0-4	0-8	197	352	-155	L12
San Francisco 49ers	1	11	0	.083	1-5	0-6	1-3	1-8	234	370	-136	L11
Jacksonville Jaguars	2	10	0	.167	1-5	1-5	1-2	1-8	224	313	-89	L7
Chicago Bears		3	9	0	.250	3-3	0-6	2-1	3-5	204	270	-66	W1
New York Jets		3	8	0	.273	1-4	2-4	1-2	3-5	196	266	-70	L3
Carolina Panthers	4	8	0	.333	3-3	1-5	1-3	4-5	283	321	-38	L2
Los Angeles Rams	4	8	0	.333	1-4	3-4	2-1	3-5	180	262	-82	L3
Cincinnati Bengals	4	7	1	.375	3-2-1	1-5	1-2	3-5	245	259	-14	W1
New Orleans Saints	5	7	0	.417	3-4	2-3	1-2	4-4	347	335	+12	L1
San Diego Chargers	5	7	0	.417	3-3	2-4	1-3	4-5	334	319	+15	L1
Philadelphia Eagles	5	7	0	.417	4-1	1-6	0-3	3-6	268	245	+23	L3
Indianapolis Colts	5	6	0	.455	3-3	2-3	2-2	3-5	270	301	-31	L1
Arizona Cardinals	5	6	1	.458	4-2-1	1-4	2-1-1	4-4-1	276	251	+25	W1
Houston Texans		6	6	0	.500	5-1	1-5	3-0	4-4	207	257	-50	L3
Minnesota Vikings	6	6	0	.500	4-2	2-4	1-3	4-6	233	209	+24	L2
Green Bay Packers	6	6	0	.500	4-2	2-4	2-1	4-4	295	302	-7	W2
Tennessee Titans	6	6	0	.500	3-3	3-3	1-3	3-5	308	296	+12	W1
Buffalo Bills		6	6	0	.500	3-2	3-4	1-3	3-5	305	274	+31	L1
Washington Redskins	6	5	1	.542	4-2	2-3-1	2-2	4-4	303	295	+8	L2
Baltimore Ravens	7	5	0	.583	5-2	2-3	4-0	7-2	256	207	+49	W2
Atlanta Falcons		7	5	0	.583	3-3	4-2	3-1	5-3	386	331	+55	L1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	5	0	.583	2-4	5-1	2-1	5-3	277	285	-8	W4
Miami Dolphins		7	5	0	.583	5-1	2-4	2-1	5-4	255	278	-23	L1
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	5	0	.583	4-2	3-3	2-1	5-3	290	236	+54	W3
Detroit Lions		8	4	0	.667	5-1	3-3	2-2	6-2	275	251	+24	W4
New York Giants		8	4	0	.667	5-1	3-3	2-1	5-3	245	237	+8	L1
Denver Broncos		8	4	0	.667	4-2	4-2	1-3	5-3	286	229	+57	W1
Seattle Seahawks	8	3	1	.708	6-0	2-3-1	1-1-1	4-3-1	264	194	+70	W1
Kansas City Chiefs	9	3	0	.750	4-1	5-2	3-0	6-2	281	242	+39	W2
Oakland Raiders		10	2	0	.833	5-2	5-0	2-1	7-1	345	299	+46	W6
New England Patriots	10	2	0	.833	4-2	6-0	3-1	7-1	319	207	+112	W3
x -	Dallas Cowboys

[Cheesehead Craig]

I'm getting on board with moving Montgomery to RB full time. That takes care of speed in the backfield and also a big time receiving threat.

That frees up taking a CB or LB in round 1. The draft seems pretty heavy on first round talent in these positions, especially CB.

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I'm getting on board with moving Montgomery to RB full time. That takes care of speed in the backfield and also a big time receiving threat.

That frees up taking a CB or LB in round 1. The draft seems pretty heavy on first round talent in these positions, especially CB.

yeah, maybe take a mid round flyer on a bigger back for a backup. but monty would fill the need for a running back in a pass heavy offence nicely. maybe we should design a few plays to get him the ball out of the backfield and turn him into one of those receiving backs thats all the rage these days

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Ian Rapoport @RapSheet 49s50 seconds ago
Asked two high-level evaluators about #LSU RB Leonard Fournette, who intends to enter the draft. As good as Todd Gurley? “Better,” both said

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Ian Rapoport @RapSheet 49s50 seconds ago
Asked two high-level evaluators about #LSU RB Leonard Fournette, who intends to enter the draft. As good as Todd Gurley? “Better,” both said

i think the wins the last two weeks might have taken us out of the fournette sweepstakes. i've seen him lasting as long as 10 or 11.

we'll probably be drafting in the early 20's with the pace we're on

[ThunderDan]

i think the wins the last two weeks might have taken us out of the fournette sweepstakes. i've seen him lasting as long as 10 or 11.

we'll probably be drafting in the early 20's with the pace we're on

Good, I don't trust a back who is injured in college and gets a lot of crazy yard games against inferior teams.

[call_me_ishmael]

Good, I don't trust a back who is injured in college and gets a lot of crazy yard games against inferior teams.

You're describing is Adrian Peterson

In all seriousness, I don't see AP is Fournette (I've only seen Fournette play twice, though). I don't see the acceleration there. That is what made AP special, he was so explosive immediately.

[Cheesehead Craig]

I think Fournette will disappoint in the NFL. I too, see a guy who seems to get hurt a lot. Also, he disappears in big games.

[Joemailman]

Good year to draft a running back. Could be as many as 10 or more taken in the first 3 rounds. Any love around here from Badger fans for taking Clement in the 3-4 rounds?

Another interesting name is Nick Chubb. Ran for over 1500 yards at Georgia in 2014, and was probably the favorite to win the Heisman in 2015 before a terrible knee injury half way through the season. Played well this season although numbers were down averaging 4.8 YPC on 207 carries. It will be interesting to see when teams are willing to pull the trigger on him. CBS currently has him rated a 2-3 round prospect.

[Zool]

Good year to draft a running back. Could be as many as 10 or more taken in the first 3 rounds. Any love around here from Badger fans for taking Clement in the 3-4 rounds?

Another interesting name is Nick Chubb. Ran for over 1500 yards at Georgia in 2014, and was probably the favorite to win the Heisman in 2015 before a terrible knee injury half way through the season. Played well this season although numbers were down averaging 4.8 YPC on 207 carries. It will be interesting to see when teams are willing to pull the trigger on him. CBS currently has him rated a 2-3 round prospect.

Clement will probably get drafted but not until late. He doesn't seem break many tackles at the college level.

[hoosier]

Good year to draft a running back. Could be as many as 10 or more taken in the first 3 rounds. Any love around here from Badger fans for taking Clement in the 3-4 rounds?

Another interesting name is Nick Chubb. Ran for over 1500 yards at Georgia in 2014, and was probably the favorite to win the Heisman in 2015 before a terrible knee injury half way through the season. Played well this season although numbers were down averaging 4.8 YPC on 207 carries. It will be interesting to see when teams are willing to pull the trigger on him. CBS currently has him rated a 2-3 round prospect.

Does Nick have any weight issues?

[hoosier]

Clement will probably get drafted but not until late. He doesn't seem break many tackles at the college level.

Agreed, he is neither especially fast nor elusive nor hard to bring down. I think he's the worst feature back the Badgers have had in quite a while.

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Agreed, he is neither especially fast nor elusive nor hard to bring down. I think he's the worst feature back the Badgers have had in quite a while.

If he had PJ Hill's O line this would be a different conversation.

But I agree, he doesn't appear destined for Sunday greatness.

[Joemailman]

Does Nick have any weight issues?

If you're asking me if Chubb is his real last name, I have no idea.

[Fritz]

I say draft Nick Chub. I want to get a t-shirt with his Packer number on the back,and on the front it'll say "I've got a chubbie!" with his picture on the front, preferably holding a giant turkey leg dripping with barbecue sauce. And if you position the turkey leg pointing straight up in front of his mouth, that's even better.

My draft board is admittedly based on different metrics than most.