Official 2019 Draft Thread

[Joemailman]

What Ole Miss player has lived up to the hype in recent years? Steroids and booster's paying big bucks for players gives me pause.

Not that everyone isn't doing it, but c'mon, that dude is as doped up as can be to look like that. Plus his three cone was garbage so that gives me pause too. The good news is with Murray and this dude shooting up boards is it means we're gonna have two more good players for to us.

Even if his physique isn't a result of anything illegal, I still wonder if he's too bulked up to have the body flexibility to play WR. I'd also like to know more about that neck injury. Route running is reported to be his weakness. However, I've also read that that might be the result of the offense he was operating in. Miss. primarily asks guys to run vertical routes. He's a tough call. Teams will have to decide if he's another Julio Jones, or David Boston. One thing the Packers have shown over the last 15 years is that you can draft really good WR's after the 1st round if you do your homework. If Metcalf slips to #12, there could be a trade-down possibility.

[pbmax]

Is he the guy on the left? Unless that guy is 5' 8", there is not way he weighs 225.

[Joemailman]

Is he the guy on the left? Unless that guy is 5' 8", there is not way he weighs 225.

He's the one on the left I assume.

[Fritz]

so

DK metcalf, WR

6'3, 225. 1.9% body fat (is that bad for you?)

and he ran an official 4.33

his season was cut short by a neck injury which should scare the shit out of any packer fan. he was already pegged as the top WR in the draft and a late 1st round pick, but he might have just shot up boards

i wouldn't mind taking him at #12 if his neck checks out. thats randy moss height and speed with waaaaay more muscle

Dammit, Red, weren't you the one bitching about Thompson drafting Harrell knowing he had an injury history???

[pbmax]

Bit of a thread on DK.

https://twitter.com/smartfootball/status/1101945296081297409?s=21

[run pMc]

DK has had foot and neck injuries end 2 of 3 college seasons. Not a lot of health to go with the production, although you can probably put some of that on the Ole Miss offense. He's not a refined route runner, so why draft him at 12? Boom or bust players get people fired.
I'd rather they pick someone like Terry McLaurin in R5 as Cobb's replacement in the slot. Roids or no, DK is a pretty impressive athlete. So are Kevin King and Nick Perry, and they can't stay healthy either.

[wist43]

I don't want him at 12 either... will be plenty of good WRs further down.

Would prefer a pure slot guy like M.Brown or Isabella.

[call_me_ishmael]

Where’s the college production? He’s not Julio Jones or Cal Johnson. Pass.

Montez Sweat is gonna go #4. #2 is Bosa. #3 is Rashan Gary. Hopefully somebody gets needy and trades up for a QB and DK go top 12. Sounds like Polite bombed interviews so he’s in a free fall. Brian Burns sounds good on paper. Montez Sweat’s numbers are spooky as was his senior bowl. How was his college production?

[Joemailman]

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The full exchange with Florida's Jachai Polite when he was asked about his meeting with the #Packers.

8:22 PM - 2 Ma

Actually, he comes across a little better on the video than he does if you just read the quotes. https://twitter.com/ZachHeilprin/sta...37683450105857 I think he's okay

[red]

Actually, he comes across a little better on the video than he does if you just read the quotes. https://twitter.com/ZachHeilprin/sta...37683450105857 I think he's okay

Not a terrible strategy, see what the guy is really made of and see how he reacts when people aren’t just out to kiss your ass

And ask him what happened on his bad plays, see if he can learn from his mistakes

And his reaction seemed fine to me. He wasn’t bitching or crying about it

[Joemailman]

Not a terrible strategy, see what the guy is really made of and see how he reacts when people aren’t just out to kiss your ass

And ask him what happened on his bad plays, see if he can learn from his mistakes

And his reaction seemed fine to me. He wasn’t bitching or crying about it

It's a fairly common strategy. He seemed surprised by it. If that's the case, his agent, assuming he has one, did a lousy job of preparing him for what he would face at the combine.

[pbmax]

It's a fairly common strategy. He seemed surprised by it. If that's the case, his agent, assuming he has one, did a lousy job of preparing him for what he would face at the combine.

Apparently not that common. Dorsey used to be in charge of this, at least the neg questions.

[Joemailman]

Apparently not that common. Dorsey used to be in charge of this, at least the neg questions.

I didn't mean the Packers necessarily. But I seem to remember some controversies over some of the questions asked of the players at the combine. Perhaps those instances were longer ago than I realized.

[pbmax]

Not a terrible strategy, see what the guy is really made of and see how he reacts when people aren’t just out to kiss your ass

And ask him what happened on his bad plays, see if he can learn from his mistakes

And his reaction seemed fine to me. He wasn’t bitching or crying about it

If they kept numbers on this, and I almost guarantee they don't, I would bet it tells them nothing. But they think a certain kind of reaction is definitive.

[pbmax]

I didn't mean the Packers necessarily. But I seem to remember some controversies over some of the questions asked of the players at the combine. Perhaps those instances were longer ago than I realized.

Oh, yeah. The Packers aren't the only ones doing it. Not sure about the film, but definitely the interview. Other scouts/coaches have asked about the moral integrity of girlfriends and mothers and implied the kid was gay. Its a special kind of stupid among these guys.

I bet John Randle would be better at this.