Prospect Buzz

[bears26]

Greg Gabriel. - Keep hearing that FSU's Mario Edwards Jr. Is getting a lot of play from teams at the lower part of round 1.

Greg Gabriel - Not only has Edwards getting play, he has had some outstanding private workouts for some clubs

 

[rawdawg]

Greg Gabriel. - Keep hearing that FSU's Mario Edwards Jr. Is getting a lot of play from teams at the lower part of round 1.

Greg Gabriel - Not only has Edwards getting play, he has had some outstanding private workouts for some clubs

I'm a big fan of bloodlines. With the success of Kyle Long (better pro than college player), I have grown to elevate guys with strong NFL bloodlines. But some of the strongest bloodlines in this draft are Breshad Perriman and Mario Edwards Jr. I'm skeptical of both players and I think the talk of them as 1st rounders (early 1st for Perriman) is insane. Neither played like a 1st round talent on the field.

 

[BearsFan51]

Seems like common draft knowledge to me.

Don't draft a tackle in the top 10 unless you're positive he's a franchise LT. All I hear about Scherff is guard this, short arms that, RT this. No thanks.

Scherff doesn't have short arms, he has average arm length over 33-inches. He's fine in terms of arm length and he's fundamentally sound. Scherff doesn't fuck up and get beat a lot and is tough as nails. He's the ultimate workman type who will go out and lock down the left or right side because he's just solid. I'd be happy with Scherff at seven because you can plug him in and never have to worry about that position for the next 10-years.

 

[theOHIOSTATE!]

I don't think Scherff has a length problem as far as being a franchise LT in the league, but I do think he has some athletic/technical issues possibly. He opens his hips too soon often in pass pro and then relies on his functional strength and hands to stop people. That isn't going to fly in the pros; he needs to learn a more refined power slide step type technique to deal with elite pass rushers. He looks like a very athletic G or very good RT on tape, not a classic LT technique wise.

Great OL prospect, but has work to do to become the type of LT a "franchise LT" is expected to be.

Here is a great tape for those who are interested:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGV0P0AyXOg

 

[rawdawg]

Scherff doesn't have short arms, he has average arm length over 33-inches. He's fine in terms of arm length and he's fundamentally sound. Scherff doesn't fuck up and get beat a lot and is tough as nails. He's the ultimate workman type who will go out and lock down the left or right side because he's just solid. I'd be happy with Scherff at seven because you can plug him in and never have to worry about that position for the next 10-years.

Not saying you're wrong in the slightest, but that was my evaluation of Gabe Carimi 4 years ago. Granted, Carimi's knees were shot but you just never know with these prospects. I wouldn't be willing to stake my rep on any prospect 10 years down the line.

 

[Bearly]

I'm a big fan of bloodlines. With the success of Kyle Long (better pro than college player), I have grown to elevate guys with strong NFL bloodlines. But some of the strongest bloodlines in this draft are Breshad Perriman and Mario Edwards Jr. I'm skeptical of both players and I think the talk of them as 1st rounders (early 1st for Perriman) is insane. Neither played like a 1st round talent on the field.

Jarrett Payton?

 

[Bearly]

Not saying you're wrong in the slightest, but that was my evaluation of Gabe Carimi 4 years ago. Granted, Carimi's knees were shot but you just never know with these prospects. I wouldn't be willing to stake my rep on any prospect 10 years down the line.

Unlike Carimi that didn't have an NFL position, Schreff will be a sold G and likely RT. I think 7 is a little early for him because he's not a lock at LT but he's a solid player with better mobility/fluidity that carimi ever had. Carimi's mobility should have dropped him a round or 2. He's an example of the why the combine can help with evaluations. His work there should have dropped him more. Seems guys rise more than they fall from combine work.

 

[Wild_x_Card]

Byron Jones - DB - Huskies
UConn CB Byron Jones has visited six teams and is being evaluated as a press CB, not a FS, according to Adam Caplan.
Jones has some history at safety and was asked to play some off coverage, but we agree his traits best fit a press corner. The six teams include the 49ers, Bills, Bears, Cowboys, Cardinals, Eagles, per Caplan, who adds a visit with the Dolphins is also likely. We doubt Jones makes it past the Eagles in round one.
Source: Adam Caplan on Twitter Apr 18 - 11:13 AM

 

[Wild_x_Card]

DeVante Parker - WR - Cardinals
Louisville WR DeVante Parker won't last until the Dolphins pick at No. 14 overall, according to information the Miami Herald's Armando Salguero has been "hearing."
The always star-struck Dolphins are reportedly interested in trading up for a wide receiver, though they're also reportedly gaga for Todd Gurley. Amari Cooper and Kevin White would both cost extreme draft equity for a team already short a third-rounder, though Parker would probably just require hopping over the Rams at No. 10 and the Vikings at No. 11. Stay tuned, dear reader.
Source: Armando Salguero on Twitter Apr 17 - 9:32 PM

 

[Wild_x_Card]

Kevin White - WR - Mountaineers
Over the next 12 days, West Virginia WR Kevin White will visit the Jets, Rams, Bears and Giants.
White has had a strange spring. Up until very recently, he had only made one pre-draft visit total, to Tennessee. Over the next few weeks, he's going to be racking up frequent flyer miles like George Clooney. White figures to go anywhere between No. 4 to the Raiders and No. 10 to the Rams. He's been compared to Terrell Owens and Julio Jones.
Source: National Football Post Apr 17 - 7:22 PM

 

[Wild_x_Card]

Marcus Mariota - QB - Ducks
Bleacher Report's Jason Cole reports that it's looking "stronger and stronger" that the Chargers will acquire Tennessee's No. 2 overall pick to select Oregon QB Marcus Mariota, while the Cleveland Plain Dealer anticipates the Browns making a "strong pitch" for the Duck.
Cole's sources say Philip Rivers and San Diego's No. 17 pick would be "just a start" to negotiations. This rumor steadfastly refuses to die, which tells us that the Chargers have purchased a seat at Tennessee's hypothetical auction. San Diego will face competition from four or five other serious suitors, including the Browns, owners of the Nos. 12 and 19 picks. As you know, new Browns' QB coach Kevin O'Connell mentored Mariota before officially signing on in Cleveland. If the Titans commit to Zach Mettenberger, all hell is going to break loose on draft night when they leverage their enviable position into a bounty of picks.
Source: Bleacher Report Apr 16 - 9:52 PM

 

[WindyCity]

If Mariota goes 2 I am hoping for a Leonard Williams slide.

 

[dabears70]

To me it smells badly of a girl that just waited to this moment (shortly before the draft) to get even more attention than she would otherwise.

I'm not saying she's an attention whore, as I really have no idea. But the timing of this lawsuit could definitely be interpreted that way.

Sounds like someone who's looking for a payoff to go away and what better time to try to get that then when the kid is within two months of becoming a millionaire?

 

[dabears70]

My opinion and research, he did it but that is just me. It won't affect his draft status. I thought I read about an another girl coming out too, don't remember.

Your opinion and research?? Come on now. You must have better research than the authorities then? LOL

 

[dabears70]

USC defensive tackle Leonard Williams is my #1-ranked player in this draft, and he’s been a universal fixture in the top 3 of mock drafts since the beginning of the season. Yet the more probing I do and the more I listen to people I trust, Williams could be a player who unexpectedly drops out of the top 5. In fact, if the Titans don’t take him at #2, I would expect him to fall to at least the 5th pick. Jacksonville and Vic Beasley are a match made in football heaven at three, while the Raiders seem intent on building around Derek Carr and improving the wide receiving or offensive line options at 4. Washington at 5 would have to strongly consider Williams, who has the positional versatility to play any spot from a 3 technique to a 7 technique. If they pass, the Jets at 6 don’t figure to be interested. Chicago at 7 has to be his absolute floor.

--Some rumored team/player pairings I keep hearing:

New York Giants and Oregon DE Arik Armstead, though that seems awfully high for him
Houston and Kentucky edge rusher Bud Dupree, if he lasts to 16
Cleveland and Wisconsin RB Melvin Gordon at 19
Indianapolis and Texas DT Malcom Brown
Carolina and Mississippi State DE Preston Smith
San Francisco and Auburn WR Sammie Coates, but not in the first round
Chicago and a speed WR in the 2nd or 3rd round, preferably Devin Smith from Ohio State

http://football.realgm.com/analysis/2609/Draft-Hints-Allegations-And-Things-Left-Unsaid

You don't think that the raiders signing Crabtree could give them reason to not go WR at #4 so they could go another way and then could still get a really good WR later in the draft since it's such a strong WR draft??

 

[dabears70]

I'm a big fan of bloodlines. With the success of Kyle Long (better pro than college player), I have grown to elevate guys with strong NFL bloodlines. But some of the strongest bloodlines in this draft are Breshad Perriman and Mario Edwards Jr. I'm skeptical of both players and I think the talk of them as 1st rounders (early 1st for Perriman) is insane. Neither played like a 1st round talent on the field.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...4YLYAw&usg=AFQjCNF_aoj24M1uQwOCvVn3oA8Z6haQ0g

 

[WindyCity]

You don't think that the raiders signing Crabtree could give them reason to not go WR at #4 so they could go another way and then could still get a really good WR later in the draft since it's such a strong WR draft??

They could easily go Williams.

But James Jones, Michael Crabtree and Andre Holmes is not a very good unit.

I would build around Carr with Cooper, but that is me.

 

[Smokey Robinson]

You don't think that the raiders signing Crabtree could give them reason to not go WR at #4 so they could go another way and then could still get a really good WR later in the draft since it's such a strong WR draft??

I don't personally. Crabtree was a dumpster dive signing and there are reasons he was available for so long. Del Rio emphasized surrounding Carr with weapons and that starts with a #1 WR which they still don't have, but could obtain at #4 with Cooper or White.

The draft is certainly deep at the WR position (as it has been the past few years) but they have a much better chance getting that #1 WR in the first than they do in the second. The run on top WRs could be quite heavy in the first round.

 

[pseudonym]

If Mariota goes 2 I am hoping for a Leonard Williams slide.

would you be willing to trade up to get him at #3 or lower, and at what price? or do you only want him if he falls to #7?

 

[WindyCity]

would you be willing to trade up to get him at #3 or lower, and at what price? or do you only want him if he falls to #7?

I would be willing to use our 3rd to move up.

Probably not going to get it done.