NFL Draft
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I can't believe I didn't realize until tonight that Hockenson is from the same small town in Iowa (pop. 4,000) where I was born and all my kin on one side lived.
On the other hand, if you were enamored with a running back who was thought to be a solid inside runner although maybe a bit undersized and the big knock was a perceived lack of top end speed I say Justin Jackson would have been a better pick last year.
There have been so many articles panning the Daniel Jones pick that I thought I’d simply share one of the more fun ones. The video of the live reaction of all the Giants fans is particularly telling - they’re not always right of course but a whole stadium booing their new franchise QB. The best case for Jones is to pull a Rodgers and sit behind Manning for another season or two and do his best to adapt, although he’s not nearly as talented as Rodgers.
https://deadspin.com/daniel-jones-huh-1834324088
I read that Manning actually had better stats in the NFL than Jones had at Duke last season, although he was injured in our game - still, a rare feat as everyone thinks Manning is washed. And even though he played great against us, our team came out flat as a pancake against them for some reason for the last two years.
If I were a NFL GM, I’d be much happier with drafting Thorson in a later round than Jones at 6 overall. I hope Thorson similarly gets to learn the game before an established pro and get used to the NFL speed... and having NFL linemen and receivers.
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As a casual Bears fan I hope you’re right, and he really showed poise and leadership on that final drive to put the Bears in position to win the playoff game.2006, you'll find yourself quite pleased with Trubisky this fall. Write that down - and you don't need to use pencil.
But I’m not holding my breath after watching Goff, another system QB, get dismantled by the Patriots in the SB. We shall see.
Regarding Allen: he has a very similar skill set to Gaz, and his decommitment opened up the scholarship for Hartage. It sucks to lose a NFL defensive lineman, but I’ve been very happy with Gaz and Hartage the past few seasons.
The other player you’re referring to is their OL that was drafted in the first round, correct? Given that his father and uncle both played at BC, and his brother currently does too... well I have a hunch he was always going to be an Golden Eagle.
And I’d much rather see these players end up at BC, and not at Ped State or another Big Ten team.
Agreed. But in this particular case it worked out ok for NU as we got Hartage with Allen's vacated spot, filling a position of greater need for us.
But you may need "white out". Does that still exist?2006, you'll find yourself quite pleased with Trubisky this fall. Write that down - and you don't need to use pencil.
At #67, the Niners took Jalen Hurd. He's a TE coming out of Baylor, but was a RB at Tennessee last bowl meeting, one that NU fans would like to forget. Good move by him to become a TE, cause he'd never make it at RB in the pros. Looks ready.
But after the first round, everybody is guessing...
But after the first round, everybody is guessing...
I think he’s actually a WR, but he looked like more of a hybrid in his highlights. The 49ers should borrow the superback role to best accommodate him.
His back-up in that bowl game was Alvin Kamara. Thankfully those coaches didn’t move him to WR earlier - which he requested - or that game might have been even worse than it was.
That's fine. It would have been really, really hard to root for the Pats. No Pats and no Steelers, please.
I’m really surprised he didn’t go 3rd or 4th. The QB class this year seems a bit weak.
Yes but the new facilities will make a difference over time.
OSU’s facilities were light years ahead of NU’s during my unofficial visits in the early 2000s. I mean it was really like two different worlds. OSU invested a ton in their indoor football facilities around the turn of the century and it clearly showed back then, resulting in the 2002 national championship and an overall higher level of sustained success. Whereas NU was until recently still practicing on the same crappy astroturf field... for over two decades.
Now that NU has built it... we’ve seen signs that the recruits will come. </Field of Dreams>
That Buffalo guy is a physical specimen, and I’m surprised he wasn’t drafted already due to all the hype (some mocks had him as a first or second rounder).
More importantly, Thorson is now in Kiper’s Top 10 available. While I’m not a big fan of any ESPN draft analysts, that indicates he’ll come off the board soon and hopefully land in a low-pressure backup situation at one of the “good franchises”.
Indy was a combination of talent and depth gap, we had so many guys out especially on D. Same with ND and Michigan games. We need both more top end talent and more depth of at least the quality of our current top end. Otherwise we were unable to close the gap against the very top tier.
Though if we would've started Bowser against Michigan, I think we would've won the possession battle and would've held them off to win.
Bummer for him, but are you really that surprised? I like him and think he's a winner. From my hometown, if from the wrong side of the tracks. But he's thrown a lot of picks and decision-making has been open to question. Certainly good enough to develop into a player in the league, but as an early round pick? I wasn't holding my breath. I thought JJTBC was a better midround risk last year.
No I saw the pick. Late 4th or early 5th seems about right - certainly more understandable than late 2nd.