Official 2019 Draft Thread

[mraynrand]

I was running a draft on Fanspeak.com the other day and NE took Fant at 29 ahead of my pick at 32. Now I should be able to grab him before the Pats.

Fant-astic!

[Carolina_Packer]

Fant-astic!

Try the veal!

[denverYooper]

I want at least one WTF? pick in the first round. I don't want to be able to find the kid's school with Google.

Some Demon ILB from Miskatonic University.

[denverYooper]

Who is that second Nelson guy?

[SMBASS]

I watched a lot of Iowa football and I'd still take their other TE T.J. Hockenson before Noah Fant. I'm not even sure you'd have to take either one of them at the end of the 1st round. One of them should definitely still be available in the 2nd.

[pbmax]

Tom Silverstein @TomSilverstein
Former #Ravens national scout Milt Hendrickson has officially accepted a senior personnel department position with the #Packers and is with GM Brian Gutekunst in Mobile, Ala., for the Senior Bowl, a source said.

[pbmax]

Some Demon ILB from Miskatonic University.

I am not sure what kind of year the Colorado School of Mines had, but they are usually good for a 4th round pick.

[pbmax]

One of them was a great Gunnar.

[run pMc]

I like Fant a little better than Hockenson, and I like Irv Smith, Jr. more than either. Caleb Wilson maybe in a later round. Looked a little bit at Kaden Smith, was a bit of a plodder and they flexed him out a lot but those Stanford TE's seem to pan out ok.

To me drafting a TE with a high pick is the same as for drafting a RB. You pull the trigger if it's a special player or you feature them in your offense (a la Zach Ertz or vintage Jimmy Graham/Antonio Gates/Tony Gonzalez), otherwise I'm thinking you can get away with decent production with a mid/late round pick.

Defense -- pass rush and safety -- and OT are bigger needs IMO. I think MLF will get more production out of the TEs than M3 did the last 2 seasons.

[wist43]

Some Demon ILB from Miskatonic University.

The Fighting Syrup Gatherers 😋

[wist43]

Tom Silverstein @TomSilverstein
Former #Ravens national scout Milt Hendrickson has officially accepted a senior personnel department position with the #Packers and is with GM Brian Gutekunst in Mobile, Ala., for the Senior Bowl, a source said.

Well, that's encouraging as I almost always like the Ravens draft more than ours - at least on defense.

[pbmax]

Well, that's encouraging as I almost always like the Ravens draft more than ours - at least on defense.

That is what we are all hoping.

[Fritz]

I like Fant a little better than Hockenson, and I like Irv Smith, Jr. more than either. Caleb Wilson maybe in a later round. Looked a little bit at Kaden Smith, was a bit of a plodder and they flexed him out a lot but those Stanford TE's seem to pan out ok.

To me drafting a TE with a high pick is the same as for drafting a RB. You pull the trigger if it's a special player or you feature them in your offense (a la Zach Ertz or vintage Jimmy Graham/Antonio Gates/Tony Gonzalez), otherwise I'm thinking you can get away with decent production with a mid/late round pick.

Defense -- pass rush and safety -- and OT are bigger needs IMO. I think MLF will get more production out of the TEs than M3 did the last 2 seasons.

Needs? Listen, pMc, I have needs, and you have needs. We all have needs. Screw the needs. Draft the best player available. Get talent on this team. If your first first round pick comes up, and the best player available on your board is a quarterback, pick 'em. If it's a running back, pick 'em. Guard? Same. Wide receiver? Same.

This. Team. Needs. Talent.

[Bretsky]

I watched a lot of Iowa football and I'd still take their other TE T.J. Hockenson before Noah Fant. I'm not even sure you'd have to take either one of them at the end of the 1st round. One of them should definitely still be available in the 2nd.

I think Fant goes round one due to speed and athletic ability

Anybody know how fast Hockenson is ? He's the real deal as a blocker too and IMO a better route runner.

[mraynrand]

Needs? Listen, pMc, I have needs, and you have needs. We all have needs. Screw the needs.

You have a one track mind