2026 NFL Draft Chatter

Simpleton said:
There's no chance Reese drops that far unless he gets injured or has some sort of prostitute abuse in his background.
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I think the best route would be for you to find divine guidance in this situation. Let Jesus mold your ways and direction moving forward with how to frame this dude to drop that far.
 
Cowboysrock55 said:
It's not happening. That dude is probably going to be the highest non QB drafted.

For the Tech fans I was hearing earlier today that Bailey has character concerns? I don't know much about that side of things. Any truth to it? Because right now he'd be my top target in the first.
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I have seen no indication of character issues. I do know he is an extremely hard worker. One of those that shows up early and leaves late type. My wife works in the parking office and if there is an athlete that is not on top of things it usually becomes evident in how they interact with that office. For instance, we both knew Crabtree was a diva POS before he left Tech. No issues detected on Bailey at all.
 
If Bain has normal sized arms he's neck and neck with Bailey, if he's sub-31 that's really bad, arguably a dealbreaker.
 
Simpleton said:
If Bain has normal sized arms he's neck and neck with Bailey, if he's sub-31 that's really bad, arguably a dealbreaker.
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Eh, I don't know if I give that much of a shit about arm length. Bain is a goddamn bull. I'd care more about his running numbers. We need dudes with some speed. If he is a 4.8 guy, that's not bad for a 275 pound dude. But I'd lean heavily towards the 250 pound guy if he can run a 4.5-4.6. Just where I'm at with this defense right now.
 
Simpleton said:
There's no chance Reese drops that far unless he gets injured or has some sort of prostitute abuse in his background.
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Yeah I saw one with Downs and Reese and I laugh snorted.
 
Cotton said:
I think the best route would be for you to find divine guidance in this situation. Let Jesus mold your ways and direction moving forward with how to frame this dude to drop that far.
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I dunno if this shit works in reverse.
 
Cowboysrock55 said:
Eh, I don't know if I give that much of a shit about arm length. Bain is a goddamn bull. I'd care more about his running numbers. We need dudes with some speed. If he is a 4.8 guy, that's not bad for a 275 pound dude. But I'd lean heavily towards the 250 pound guy if he can run a 4.5-4.6. Just where I'm at with this defense right now.
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It's a serious issue if it's under 31, if I had to guess there might not be a single edge rusher/DE in the league with arms that short.

32ish is considered short, sub-31 is an extreme outlier to the point that there might not be a DE in the league with that measurement.
 
Simpleton said:
32ish is considered short, sub-31 is an extreme outlier to the point that there might not be a DE in the league with that measurement.
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Yeah I just don't think arm length is that important for a DE. Like telling me he has the smallest feet of any DE in the NFL. Just sort of a, who cares thing for me. I think he is too powerful for OTs to get extended with their arms on him.

31 vs 32 seems trivial to me. It's more of a freak oddity thing than anything. Granted under 31 would be kind of freaky short. Aaron Donald had short arms but he was fast as hell and was insanely powerful on that frame. But his short arms were still 32 inches.
 
Cowboysrock55 said:
Yeah I just don't think arm length is that important for a DE. Like telling me he has the smallest feet of any DE in the NFL. Just sort of a, who cares thing for me. I think he is too powerful for OTs to get extended with their arms on him.

31 vs 32 seems trivial to me. It's more of a freak oddity thing than anything. Granted under 31 would be kind of freaky short. Aaron Donald had short arms but he was fast as hell and was insanely powerful on that frame. But his short arms were still 32 inches.
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It's extremely important for DE's just like it is for OT's, the mirror of the DE position.

Short arms aren't a dealbreaker depending on the situation but an outlier so extreme that there isn't anybody comparable in the league currently has to be considered.

If he were around 32 that'd be whatever, still not ideal but not a dealbreaker. Sub-31 is unheard of.

He doesn't look like he has the freakish upfield explosiveness that Donald or Kancey have, but if he runs a 4.5-4.6 at 270+ that'd make me feel better about him.
 
Simpleton said:
but if he runs a 4.5-4.6 at 270+ that'd make me feel better about him.
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This is where I'm at. The arms don't bother me. But sometimes I watch him and wonder if he is really that fast or explosive. And so his explosive numbers are what will really probably impact my opinion more than anything. 32 inch arms or 31 inch arms. Not as much. I'd prefer he have 34 inch arms. But dude has been really good with whatever arm length he has.
 
Cowboysrock55 said:
This is where I'm at. The arms don't bother me. But sometimes I watch him and wonder if he is really that fast or explosive. And so his explosive numbers are what will really probably impact my opinion more than anything. 32 inch arms or 31 inch arms. Not as much. I'd prefer he have 34 inch arms. But dude has been really good with whatever arm length he has.
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That's the issue, less than ideal explosiveness/burst combined with a historical outlier in arm length.

Worst case scenario you can probably get by with him going inside in nickel/dime, but we already have several interior rushers that are capable.
 
Been watching Keldric Faulk lately to try to get a sense of what he is, and it really is like watching Mykel Williams last year. Not so much in terms of who they are as prospects, although they definitely have similarities, but more so in that the way their teams use them is very frustrating and not conducive to evaluating them as edge rushers.

Like with Williams, Auburn basically uses Faulk as a 3-4 DE in tight alignments that don't let him fly off the edge and get upfield. In clear passing situations he's often inside or used as a bit of a decoy on stunts/loops. He's great against the run as you'd expect but as a pass rusher I see more agility and bend than I did out of Williams, who was really just a power rusher. There are flashes of Faulk's potential off the edge but they just never really used him like that too often because of their personnel.

I don't buy the draft media types who tout him as a potential top 5ish pick, but I do think he's viable where I expect us to be in the 15ish range. I'm still trying to place him with guys like Bain, Styles and Love, but given that I think he's a better prospect than Williams I bet he won't even be there when we pick in that 15ish range.
 
Simpleton said:
Been watching Keldric Faulk lately to try to get a sense of what he is, and it really is like watching Mykel Williams last year. Not so much in terms of who they are as prospects, although they definitely have similarities, but more so in that the way their teams use them is very frustrating and not conducive to evaluating them as edge rushers.

Like with Williams, Auburn basically uses Faulk as a 3-4 DE in tight alignments that don't let him fly off the edge and get upfield. In clear passing situations he's often inside or used as a bit of a decoy on stunts/loops. He's great against the run as you'd expect but as a pass rusher I see more agility and bend than I did out of Williams, who was really just a power rusher. There are flashes of Faulk's potential off the edge but they just never really used him like that too often because of their personnel.

I don't buy the draft media types who tout him as a potential top 5ish pick, but I do think he's viable where I expect us to be in the 15ish range. I'm still trying to place him with guys like Bain, Styles and Love, but given that I think he's a better prospect than Williams I bet he won't even be there when we pick in that 15ish range.
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Yeah, Faulks production is concerning. But he moves really well. It's honestly hard to believe the guy is 280 pounds or whatever he is listed at. Where Bain has short arms and is a thick stocky build, Faulk looks like he has freaky length but he also moves really well for that size. Changes directions really well which allows him to react and track down players. You can see in his movement skills why he is as well thought of as he is. You can see how he extends his arms and disengages blockers to make plays. It's why he is a monster against the run.

I know what you mean about the Mykel Williams comparison in terms of scheme. I will say in terms of what I can see in talent, I like Faulk considerably more. The change of direction, the use of his length and the ability to beat a blocker just all look far superior to Williams from my perspective. But you also know I wasn't a big Mykel Williams guy. I thought he looked more like a late first rounder than a top 10 pick.
 
Cowboysrock55 said:
Yeah, Faulks production is concerning. But he moves really well. It's honestly hard to believe the guy is 280 pounds or whatever he is listed at. Where Bain has short arms and is a thick stocky build, Faulk looks like he has freaky length but he also moves really well for that size. Changes directions really well which allows him to react and track down players. You can see in his movement skills why he is as well thought of as he is. You can see how he extends his arms and disengages blockers to make plays. It's why he is a monster against the run.

I know what you mean about the Mykel Williams comparison in terms of scheme. I will say in terms of what I can see in talent, I like Faulk considerably more. The change of direction, the use of his length and the ability to beat a blocker just all look far superior to Williams from my perspective. But you also know I wasn't a big Mykel Williams guy. I thought he looked more like a late first rounder than a top 10 pick.
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Yea Faulk is definitely more gifted athletically, maybe not as physical at the moment but theoretically that's something you can improve.

Either way I wouldn't love him if we were around like 7, but if we're around 15 he has to be on strong consideration.
 
Simpleton said:
Yea Faulk is definitely more gifted athletically, maybe not as physical at the moment but theoretically that's something you can improve.

Either way I wouldn't love him if we were around like 7, but if we're around 15 he has to be on strong consideration.
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Yeah there are a number of interesting names at DE. The other Miami DE Mesidor is starting to get some love. R Mason Thomas is an interesting dude from Oklahoma, Cashius Howell is interesting and Max Llewellyn from Iowa sits just outside the top 10 according to Kiper.

I'd love to get Bailey, Faulk or Bain in the first. But there are other names to talk about and look at if we say go LBer or safety or corner in the first round instead. The really difficult part is not having a second or third round pick. In an ideal world I'm moving down a few picks and trying to at least get a third round pick. I hate not being able to even look at players that will go on day 2.
 
Simpleton said:
Yea Faulk is definitely more gifted athletically, maybe not as physical at the moment but theoretically that's something you can improve.

Either way I wouldn't love him if we were around like 7, but if we're around 15 he has to be on strong consideration.
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When you're tall and long I think its hard to be as powerful. It's why a guy like Bain is so physical. He isn't super short but my guess is he will be 6'2". And shorter arms tend to lead to more power as well. Again, it's a body type thing. I think Faulk is powerful for his body but it's going to be a little different because of the build.

Ultimately I'd be happy with either guy. But what I really want is a pass rush demon which is David Bailey. I've got 3 run stuffing DTs. I'd love to lean into more of an odd front with Bailey and EZ on the outside and my 3 DTs running the middle.
 
Cowboysrock55 said:
When you're tall and long I think its hard to be as powerful. It's why a guy like Bain is so physical. He isn't super short but my guess is he will be 6'2". And shorter arms tend to lead to more power as well. Again, it's a body type thing. I think Faulk is powerful for his body but it's going to be a little different because of the build.

Ultimately I'd be happy with either guy. But what I really want is a pass rush demon which is David Bailey. I've got 3 run stuffing DTs. I'd love to lean into more of an odd front with Bailey and EZ on the outside and my 3 DTs running the middle.
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I agree, I think he provides the most value (assuming he's there when we pick). Our D line could be really special with a legit pass rusher.
 
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