We're picking 4th

[dbair1967]

Speaking of Arky, is Hunter Henry really that good? Good all-arounder, but is he athletic enough to make plays?

Collins still hasn't made it official, but Henry declared today.

 

[onlyonenow]

Lynch or Goff. If they are gone. Bosa or Ramsey.

I see nothing in Bosa that makes him worth a top 5 pick. For that kind of pick you are looking at someone that could rival JJ Watt and like Clowney the year before I did not see that with Bosa. CLowney had the physical tools but not the discipline or want to;
I do not think Bosa has the actual physical tools.

 

[Dustdevil]

Jerry's 1st rd. pick: Blake Bell, TE/QB. OU.

Satisfies the annual need for best available TE AND backup QB in one fell swoop. You heard it here first....

 

[cmd34]

Jerry's 1st rd. pick: Blake Bell, TE/QB. OU.

Satisfies the annual need for best available TE AND backup QB in one fell swoop. You heard it here first....

The 49ers took him in the 4th round last year.

 

[Dustdevil]

Oops. Skipped a year. One of those days. ?

 

[LAZARUS_LOGAN]

That seems to conservative. I think Jerry wants to make a splash this offseason to get the fans into it. I'd expect us to stay at #4 and get an impact player somewhere.

Are those the Vols new uniforms? They look cool.

 

[dbair1967]

Are those the Vols new uniforms? They look cool.

dont get him started...

 

[Omegasupreme]

We are picking 4th which sounds great but in the process of losing all the games to end up in the 4th slot, the Garrett family's terrible talent discernment, lack of player development and scheme coaching for 3 offensive positions (QB WR and RB) led Dallas to have to relinquish 3 of their picks just to make up for Jason's poor planning and anemic leadership.

This is not a new scheme that Jason just implemented. Nothing is new on the offense. In fact, the scout team and the 2nd string have been exposed to the same thing since 2007. This is not an injury thing. The players for the offense should match what the offense needs period. It's like when Dez was injured, no one else could play WR, when Murray left no one was really a definitive RB, and when Romo was injured, the slated and trained backup couldn't manage the system either.

So instead of really changing, they waste draft picks. I realize that some of the draft picks will be returned in compensatory picks and later rounds, but how absurd is it that the offensive that has not changed in 7 years has nobody trained to step in if the QB, WR, RB, and TE for that matter, get injured?

But meanwhile, the Marinelli system that has basically been in place for 2 years, has many interchangeable players, fill-ins and flexibility to make up for deficits without needing to go waste draft picks. The defense for all intents and purposes, made almost every game for the offense a matter of "go score TDs any time you get to the red zone and we will win". Only 2 games (patriots and Redskins) really didn't have that option.

The defense without superstars also knew how to manage the goal line better than the offense. They knew how to make critical crunch time plays. The offense that should be able to run itself because it has not changed since 2007, was lost.

And Dallas lost some draft picks as well because the Head Coach is a bozo.

 

[peplaw06]

We are picking 4th which sounds great but in the process of losing all the games to end up in the 4th slot, the Garrett family's terrible talent discernment, lack of player development and scheme coaching for 3 offensive positions (QB WR and RB) led Dallas to have to relinquish 3 of their picks just to make up for Jason's poor planning and anemic leadership.

This is something that I'm not sure is on Garrett... at least not primarily. Garrett doesn't make the calls on personnel, so he can only prepare for disasters like we had this season to the extent that Jerry brings in sufficient talent.

But there's no question the lack of talented depth, development of the depth that was here, and the inability to realize that the depth here wasn't a real solution had a snowball effect of scrambling for new guys, scouring the waiver wires, and giving up valuable draft picks.

 

[Midswat]

Thought McFadden stepped in admirably for Murray, but yeah the points about WR & TE & most especially QB are very troubling.

 

[Omegasupreme]

This is something that I'm not sure is on Garrett... at least not primarily. Garrett doesn't make the calls on personnel, so he can only prepare for disasters like we had this season to the extent that Jerry brings in sufficient talent.

But there's no question the lack of talented depth, development of the depth that was here, and the inability to realize that the depth here wasn't a real solution had a snowball effect of scrambling for new guys, scouring the waiver wires, and giving up valuable draft picks.

The RKG started with Garrett. His brother is a director of pro scouting. The Garrett's have shown in the past that they think they are experts on WRs. Garrett has made it clear that he wants players who were team captains, high character, and good motors. Garrett raved about Streets and Williams but neither of them really fit in his scheme. It's very telling when an Undrafted FA like Beasley comes onto a team and because he is a better fit for the offense and a more of a pro athlete and outplays the draft picks who had great college stats and that's it. Garrett raved about Streets and yet they needed to trade for Butler because Butler somehow fit the offense better. Streets was targeted 13 times and caught 7. Undrafted Lucky Whitehead who has speed and elusiveness was targeted 8 times and caught 6, rushed for 107 yards, punt return, kickoff return of 79 yards and amassing 452 yards on 16 kickoffs. My point? How does the RKG get "scouted" and drafted like Streets or Williams but 2 Undrafted FAs like Beasley and Whitehead outplay them. The issue is that if they were all Undrafted FAs, Terrance and Devin would not have made the team. Beasley and Whitehead are really what the prototype of the Coryell offense is supposed to look like. But Streets was team captain at Pitt and Terrance ensures that he catches passes by trapping them in his oversized belly button so that's good. It's entirely the Garrett stupidity. Todd Lowber.

 

[Omegasupreme]

Thought McFadden stepped in admirably for Murray, but yeah the points about WR & TE & most especially QB are very troubling.

But what was the plan? McFadden for 2015? They traded for Christine Michael. And then cut him. McFadden just had the benefit of being the last can of edible soup in the pantry.

 

[dbair1967]

But what was the plan? McFadden for 2015? They traded for Christine Michael. And then cut him. McFadden just had the benefit of being the last can of edible soup in the pantry.

Well they originally thought McFadden would back up Randle, but Randle was too much of a knucklehead.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Jerry sounding today like he might make a play for Manziel.

 

[yimyammer]

Jerry sounding today like he might make a play for Manziel.

what'd he say?

He'd be the perfect addition to this 3-ring circus