2024 Draft Weekend Chatter Thread

[boozeman]

Prospects by emoticon (some listed won't make it to 24):

Fautanu:

Latu:

Thomas:

Newton:

Mims:

Guyton:

Powers-Johnson:

Worthy:

Patrick Paul:

 

[bbgun]

Barton:

 

[boozeman]

Barton:

Exact one I would have picked.

 

[boozeman]

Robinson:

 

[Cowboysrock55]

Alright boys, this offseason has been shit and I barely even care about what happens next season, but that's not going to stop me from enjoying the draft. We're just about 30 hours from go-time, so in accordance with recent history that means it's time to put up a "short board" of sorts for the first based on who realistically will be there.

For the purposes of this let's assume the following are gone:

-Top 4 QB's
-Top 3 WR's (Brian Thomas Jr. is available) plus Bowers
-Alt, Fashanu, Fuaga, Fautanu, Latham
-Turner, Murphy, Verse
-Mitchell, Arnold

That's 18 names off the list, so I want to see a top 14 to take us to the end of round one.

For me I'm going:

1. Jackson Powers-Johnson
2. Graham Barton
3. Brian Thomas Jr.
4. Laiatu Latu
5. Amarius Mims
6. Tyler Guyton
7. Johnny Newton
8. Darius Robinson
9. Zach Frazier
10. Jordan Morgan
11. Adonai Mitchell
12. Kingsley Suamataia
13. Michael Penix Jr. (why not?)
14. Cooper Beebe

I'm leaving off a bunch of CB's (Wiggins, DeJean, McKinstry) who would arguably be the BPA but there's no god damn way I'm taking a CB in the first when we have two literal Pro Bowlers in their 20's on the roster, with both of them likely to be on large extensions in a year or two.

1. Brian Thomas Jr.
2. Jackson Powers-Johnson (I feel like this is one that's going to fall to the second and we will all point and laugh at each other but I don't know the medical issues, and I can't pretend to judge them)
3. Graham Barton
4. Amarius Mims (Fuck it, I'm swinging for the fence if I'm going OT)
5. Johnny Newton (I'm higher on him than most but damn an impact interior D-lineman would be a really good thing)
6. Zach Frazier (Again, dude just looks like a bad ass center to me)
7. Adonai Mitchell
8. Tyler Guyton
9. Kingsley Suamataia (These two are close in my book and may even flip these OT's)
10. Latu (Neck injury, seen this before, everything else is awesome)
11. Jordan Morgan (Safe, boring but solid)
12. Darius Robinson (I like him but he just feels like a long term mediocre starting D-lineman for us)
13. Chop Robinson (Feels like your typical high second round DE to me, but that's where I am on the list, raw but explosive, more boom or bust)
14. Xavier Worthy (Dude is really good, with or without a historic 40, if he was 180 pounds I'd have him much higher)

 

[boozeman]

Your love of the Texas WRs disgusts me.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

Your love of the Texas WRs disgusts me.

Thank you. I love the LSU WR's as well. And damn the Washington receivers aren't far behind. I can't remember in recent memory teams having so many good WR's on the same teams in the same drafts. But ultimately, we won't go WR. And I can't blame them. I'd be fine with a guy like Leggett later on. Who might be our second best WR as a rookie.

 

[Rev]

Barton.

Thats it. He will go before we pick so we are screwed.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

Barton.

Thats it. He will go before we pick so we are screwed.

You looking for a center? JPJ and Frazier don't tickle your fancy?

 

[p1_]

Connor is wrong. Chuma to LT is about like Hoffman to center.

 

[Genghis Khan]

Do a shot every time boozemun hates a draft pick.

Are you trying to kill me?

 

[Genghis Khan]

I have to say I don't buy this.

For one, I find it hard to believe they wouldn't just move Tyler Smith to LT if they don't land a LT in the draft.

2, teams might say this now but I doubt all 5 pull the trigger.

 

[Genghis Khan]

It's a shame, I love the hat but I hate that they are trying to pretend that this is the same franchise that earned that nickname. It feels at this point that they are trying to trade on something that isn't theirs.

 

[boozeman]

Barton.

Thats it. He will go before we pick so we are screwed.

Steelers might take him.

 

[Texas Ace]

Alright boys, this offseason has been shit and I barely even care about what happens next season, but that's not going to stop me from enjoying the draft. We're just about 30 hours from go-time, so in accordance with recent history that means it's time to put up a "short board" of sorts for the first based on who realistically will be there.

For the purposes of this let's assume the following are gone:

-Top 4 QB's
-Top 3 WR's (Brian Thomas Jr. is available) plus Bowers
-Alt, Fashanu, Fuaga, Fautanu, Latham
-Turner, Murphy, Verse
-Mitchell, Arnold

That's 18 names off the list, so I want to see a top 14 to take us to the end of round one.

For me I'm going:

1. Jackson Powers-Johnson
2. Graham Barton
3. Brian Thomas Jr.
4. Laiatu Latu
5. Amarius Mims
6. Tyler Guyton
7. Johnny Newton
8. Darius Robinson
9. Zach Frazier
10. Jordan Morgan
11. Adonai Mitchell
12. Kingsley Suamataia
13. Michael Penix Jr. (why not?)
14. Cooper Beebe

I'm leaving off a bunch of CB's (Wiggins, DeJean, McKinstry) who would arguably be the BPA but there's no god damn way I'm taking a CB in the first when we have two literal Pro Bowlers in their 20's on the roster, with both of them likely to be on large extensions in a year or two.

 

[Rev]

You looking for a center? JPJ and Frazier don't tickle your fancy?

I'm leery of JPJ medical issues plus I really like Barton. Don't want to pick Frazier that high.

 

[Rev]

Steelers might take him.

Yes. I'm bracing for that.

 

[Bill Shatner]

Are you trying to kill me?

Yes, for Joker.

 

[boozeman]

This is how I just made a scenario (no trades):

Team	Player Name	Position	School
Chicago Bears	Williams, Caleb*	QB	Southern California
Washington Commanders	Daniels, Jayden*	QB	LSU
New England Patriots	Maye, Drake*	QB	North Carolina
Arizona Cardinals	Harrison, Marvin*	WR	Ohio State
Los Angeles Chargers	Alt, Joe*	OT	Notre Dame
New York Giants	Nabers, Malik*	WR	LSU
Tennessee Titans	Murphy, Byron*	DT	Texas
Atlanta Falcons	Verse, Jared*	DE	Florida State
Chicago Bears	Turner, Dallas*	DE	Alabama
New York Jets	Fuaga, Taliese*	OT	Oregon State
Minnesota Vikings	McCarthy, J.J.	QB	Michigan
Denver Broncos	Barton, Graham	C	Duke
Las Vegas Raiders	Fashanu, Olu*	OT	Penn State
New Orleans Saints	Latham, J.C.*	OT	Alabama
Indianapolis Colts	Bowers, Brock*	TE	Georgia
Seattle Seahawks	Newton, JerZahn*	DT	Illinois
Jacksonville Jaguars	Arnold, Terrion*	CB	Alabama
Cincinnati Bengals	Mims, Amarius*	OT	Georgia
Los Angeles Rams	Latu, Laiatu*	DE	UCLA
Pittsburgh Steelers	Odunze, Rome*	WR	Washington
Miami Dolphins	Fautanu, Troy*	OG	Washington
Philadelphia Eagles	Mitchell, Quinyon*	CB	Toledo
Minnesota Vikings	Robinson, Chop*	DE	Penn State

Who are you picking?

I know I am bailing out for somebody who wants a QB.

 

[bbgun]

Probably Guyton. I don't see three defensive players in the top 10 and that's quite a fall for Odunze.