Posted May 9, 20214 yr comment_1639337 Now that the post draft euphoria/back slapping has mostly ended, isn't it time to look at the 2021 class more seriously? If even half of the rookies become quality starters or backup/situational players this draft will be considered a huge success. Of course, that means the other half are busts and the witch hunt will begin (How could they draft X when they could have drafted Y 2 picks later? Bengals scouting sucks. OK, last part is true). Anyways, here goes. Biggest surprise- Hubert, he flies around like a maniac and would bring some much needed energy to the D Biggest bust- Shelvin, if he drops 15-20 pounds he could be a force. I just don't think he will plus I don't think NFL olinemen will be as impressed as college linemen with someone that big.
May 9, 20214 yr comment_1639341 2 hours ago, gupps said: Now that the post draft euphoria/back slapping has mostly ended, isn't it time to look at the 2021 class more seriously? If even half of the rookies become quality starters or backup/situational players this draft will be considered a huge success. Of course, that means the other half are busts and the witch hunt will begin (How could they draft X when they could have drafted Y 2 picks later? Bengals scouting sucks. OK, last part is true). Anyways, here goes. Biggest surprise- Hubert, he flies around like a maniac and would bring some much needed energy to the D Biggest bust- Shelvin, if he drops 15-20 pounds he could be a force. I just don't think he will plus I don't think NFL olinemen will be as impressed as college linemen with someone that big. If half the picks worked out that would be a considerable improvement for this scouting staff
May 9, 20214 yr comment_1639344 I think a guy with possibly a high potential to be a bust is D'Ante Smith. Looks like he has the right framework to be a prototypical ORT but he has to add some meat to it and develop all the stuff that goes with the position. Right now, I would say he is a project with po-ten-tial and we know how that usually works out for us. Another thought I have is that our practice squad is going to be raided heavily and often before and during the season. Like, we have so many D linemen right now that they all can't make the 53.
May 9, 20214 yr comment_1639345 5 hours ago, gupps said: Biggest surprise- Hubert, he flies around like a maniac and would bring some much needed energy to the D special teams.
May 9, 20214 yr comment_1639350 1 hour ago, High School Harry said: I think a guy with possibly a high potential to be a bust is D'Ante Smith. Looks like he has the right framework to be a prototypical ORT but he has to add some meat to it and develop all the stuff that goes with the position. Right now, I would say he is a project with po-ten-tial and we know how that usually works out for us. Another thought I have is that our practice squad is going to be raided heavily and often before and during the season. Like, we have so many D linemen right now that they all can't make the 53. He's a late 4th round pick, those players aren't expected to be starters...not sure how he would be a bust. Most players that are considered bust are selected in the top 25-50 picks, not guys picked on the 3rd day of the draft.
May 9, 20214 yr comment_1639355 If we had picked a LB in the 3rd round he would have been the leading candidate for bust
May 10, 20214 yr comment_1639418 McPherson has high bust potential. Kicking in Ohio in December is a lot different that Florida. He seems to have to throw his whole body into his longer kicks so we'll see how well that works if the field is slippery.
May 11, 20214 yr comment_1639429 ok so I disagree with the whole kicker adage in regards to when/where you're supposed to pick them. Reason being is that a kicker can determine who wins and loses in about a quarter to half of your games all year. This kicker is also a stud. Wish we kept Elliot from a few years back. That kid had a leg.. I remember way back when Nugent was injured we signed a kickass kicker Josh Brown which I have NO idea why we would not keep him. I like Nugents accuracy, but he didn't have much of a leg.
May 11, 20214 yr comment_1639434 I am very OK with taking McPherson and where they took him. We needed a kicker hopefully long term and this guy was the best in the draft. Someone was going to take him. Read somewhere the quote that if they had not taken him in the 5th, he would now have been there in the 6th. A rare wise move.
May 11, 20214 yr comment_1639436 9 hours ago, Gary said: ... I like Nugents accuracy, Are you a stealers fan...or browns? I remember hearing the phrase “He Nuged it” whenever a kicker missed wide. I don’t recall him being accurate at all...but I’m old and senile.
May 12, 20214 yr comment_1639465 I think this draft will net 3 immediate starters: Chase (WR1), Carman (RG), McPherson (K) and 3 guys who get lots of playing time early: ... Shelvin (NT) on goal line and 3rd and short, Ossai (DE) & Sample (DE) on 3rd and long. I think the goal is to add 25 lbs to Smith's frame and have him as the future starting RT. 35" inch arms are great clay to mold with. I also think the team can mold Trey Hill's monstrous ass (literally) into a nice base at center with a year of NFL weight training. I don't see any obvious busts, but if I had to choose, I would say Evans, as I am not sure he will play that much barring injury. Though no such thing as a 6th Rd bust. I have no fear of Chase being a bust at all. The only thing that will stop him from reaching the Pro Bowl will be an injury to himself or another to Burrow.
May 12, 20214 yr Author comment_1639469 20 hours ago, Cricket said: I remember hearing the phrase “He Nuged it” whenever a kicker missed wide. He shot the football then skinned and ate it?
May 15, 20214 yr comment_1639710 O Grady unseats Sample! Moss moves to WR and Tate gets unseated. Way to early predictions
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