2024 Early Bird Draft Thread

[AnonEmouse]

Originally Posted by EdmundDorf

If you keep him until another team gets desperate due to an injury or another coach's hubris makes him believe he can turn Howell into a star, then you might get considerable more than a late round pick, maybe even a couple of mid rounders.

I was thinking more along the lines of he would be #2 if we didn't grab a vet, but you hit the nail on the head; keep him if only for just this instance.

[AnonEmouse]

Originally Posted by jamf

Love all the old accounts coming alive!

Don't downplay the importance of a QB.
The Chiefs don't win a playoff game without Mahomes.

If Caleb Williams is even close to Mahomes in talent, I would sell everything to bring him in.

The good news is leadership brought in a guy that coached both Caleb and Mahomes.
If they do or don't trade for the 1st pick, it's probably the correct decision.

Next question is how close is Daniels.

Agreed. Peters, Quinn and KK will be closest to the truth on Williams, Maye and Daniels than any of us. If they interview them right (and between them they have oodles of experience) then they'll have what they need to decide who to pick (and therefore whether to trade up to be sure of getting their guy). plus, what we see of all 3 is what the media is showing; unless any or all of them are great actors, sitting across from them and asking the right questions will illicit a strong picture of their character and potential. In the end, we all know the only way to be sure is when they get out on the field.

Only concern for me is giving up too much in a trade that we then can't fix the rest of the roster, and worse, if that trade doesn't pan out. You don't want to sell your Ferrari and end up with a BMW (or worse) when you could have kept your Ferrari and still gotten a Porsche too.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by EARTHQUAKE2689

I dont even find it weird, he does it to honor his mom

in 2022 vs

Stanford
Utah
Arizona
California
The Bowl Game

2023

Washington
Stanford
Colorado
Arizona State

Justin Herbert didn't have a game in college that made you say OMG, had no problem getting drafted and we can all agree that robert getting hurt derailed him because that rookie season he was 100% looking like he was worth the hype. Every #1 pick is gonna get hype. I am not even saying trade up to go get him but people saying he is gonna be a bust because of finger nail polish, or because he cried when he lost is crazy.

Stroud had a hell of a game vs Clemson, he also was playing with top notch college WRs, Caleb hasnt had that, holding that ND game over his head like its the end all be all is short sighted

Another thing that I don't get is the argument that, "he played w/ top notch wr's".. And so did Joe Montana. lol. You still have to process, read and throw accurate balls. Joe Burrow played w/ top wr's in college and he is still a hell of a QB. When Stoud sliced up Georgia that was a signature game that should have had him picked over Young I feel.

We will see on Caleb. It wasn't just the ND game but we'll see. I do wish the kid well cause he is from here and I will always root for DC area players.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by Darrell Green Fan

I'm not ready to agree that Robert getting hurt derailed his career. What derailed his career was his ego and inability to deliver the ball on time to the right receiver from the pocket.

That didn't derail his career. His inability to play at a high level did. Guys come back from knee injuries all the time.

He's kind of corny but I like listening to him doing media. But every now and then his narcissism comes out.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by punch it in

We got enough cap space to upgrade a couple areas away from the draft. Between the draft and FA we can literally put a much better roster together quickly. Peters needs to save us.
We are Princess Leia and he is Obi Wan Kenobi. He is our only hope.

You realize that Peters has kept everyone that was under Ron, including Mayhew and Hurney.

[MTK]

Key is Ron isn't making the decisions anymore.

Peters worked with Mahew in SF, and it's too late right now to make big changes in the front office anyway.

Ron did the same thing when he first came in, it wasn't until his 2nd year he started making changes.

[sdskinsfan2001]

Mayhew is a former Skin, I hope it works out for him. Always nice to have former players in the organization. He's now probably the happiest man in Ashburn, doesn't have Snyder or Rivera dragging him down. Possibility for a fresh start. Won't really know how it went until after the draft though.

[BaltimoreSkins]

I think trying to hire a new scouting department and FO would be a disaster right before FA and draft. That said I am confident Peters has external people he is leaning on and Shen will work his magic.

I am not sold we are moving from 2 to 1 and I am not worried about it because if they are that confident the only way to get the only QB in the draft that will be elite caliber is to draft 1, that if you draft #2 you will not get an NFL caliber starter, then you have to do it no matter what.

[sdskinsfan2001]

7-round mock draft by PFN:

https://www.profootballnetwork.com/7...mock-draft-sb/

[punch it in]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

You realize that Peters has kept everyone that was under Ron, including Mayhew and Hurney.

Under Ron is not the same as under Peters. Ron had zero business making personnel decisions.

[punch it in]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

Two ACLs already in college.. Not good

Yeah I wish him all the best. Seems like a great kid, but I wouldn’t draft him unless he was sitting there in the fifth round or something. Injured a lot and I simply do not like lefties. Yes there have obviously been good ones but their motion seems so slow and unnatural it makes me nervous. Lol.

[MTK]

I get the feeling Penix is one of those guys that could be drafted much later than he's projected.

[sdskinsfan2001]

SI's Albert Breer pulled out the Kliff Kingsbury card during an interview for CHGO.

"Kliff loves, loves, loves, loves Caleb Williams," Breer said. "Kliff said to me on the record that the comparisons to he and Patrick Mahomes are eerie. It's eerie how similar they are."

https://www.si.com/nfl/bears/news/ca...cision-obvious

[BaltimoreSkins]

Originally Posted by sdskinsfan2001

SI's Albert Breer pulled out the Kliff Kingsbury card during an interview for CHGO.

"Kliff loves, loves, loves, loves Caleb Williams," Breer said. "Kliff said to me on the record that the comparisons to he and Patrick Mahomes are eerie. It's eerie how similar they are."

https://www.si.com/nfl/bears/news/ca...cision-obvious

Not that I am a chess player but

a. Kliff interviews with Chicago and discusses vision and learns their vision
b. Kliff ends up as OC in Washington knowing Chicago's vision.
c. Kliff tells everyone how similar Caleb is to Patrick

I think Kliff likes a guy and his name is not Caleb

[sdskinsfan2001]

Originally Posted by BaltimoreSkins

Not that I am a chess player but

a. Kliff interviews with Chicago and discusses vision and learns their vision
b. Kliff ends up as OC in Washington knowing Chicago's vision.
c. Kliff tells everyone how similar Caleb is to Patrick

I think Kliff likes a guy and his name is not Caleb

My estimated odds:

30% - Trade up to No. 1
60% - Pick best BPA at QB at No. 2
10% - Trade down for more picks