NFL Draft Discussion

NFL Draft Discussion Apr 12, 2021 15:41:21 GMT Shane Falco likes this

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Post by tristramshandy on Apr 12, 2021 15:41:21 GMT

Apr 12, 2021 6:24:07 GMT Shane Falco said:

Apr 8, 2021 23:03:50 GMT tristramshandy said:

I'm always interested in more, but a two rounder at least. I think those have the most value. What happens to a team like the Bengals if they have two major perceived needs, offensive line and receiver? If they take Chase, what o-lineman can they get in the 2nd? If they take Sewell, what receiver can they get in the second? I find those to be interesting exercises.

Leaning towards a 3 rounder. For the balance of the first 2 days of the draft. I currently think I have R1 done but my mind could easily change on those picks upon the more I learn. I listen to SO much draft content that guys come up that I haven't even heard of.

For the Steelers, I've made a draft sheet for the last twelve years: sixteen players that the team could take in each of the first five rounds and then sixteen for the sixth and seventh rounds combined. I make them somewhat reasonable/somewhat aspirational but without guys who will be clearly gone in the first round when they pick (no Kyle Pitts this year, for example).

So all told, there are 96 guys on my "board". I follow four different Steelers insiders sites plus another five or six non-denominational ones. I casually follow college players during the season and as soon as the Steelers are out of the running, I'm into full draft mode. I nerd out on it hard.

And yet, despite having access to all of these really smart people on the subject, and following it religiously for three months, I had Cesar Ruiz as a third round target last year - - he went in the first. I had Prince Tega Wanogho as a second round target last year - - he went in the sixth.

I get your point completely. I've seen people now say that Davis Mills could be a back end first round pick - - he was never above the third round a month ago. Guys like Jamin Davis and Creed Humphrey are now in first round mocks whereas guys like Alex Leatherwood and Wyatt Davis used to be in the first but almost never are anymore. I make my Steelers draft sheet the week of the draft just so I can get as much intel as possible (it was easier before the last two years because reporters would know who made visits to the facilities), but still every year there are some really embarrassing misses.