2026 Draft Week Chatter Thread...

[fortsbest]

Even his highlight reels are full of more misses that highlights. I hate this.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

ABC report.... Saban says Lawrence was overlooked, really likes him.

And he doesn't just praise everyone like some of these analysts.

Prototype size, speed and athletic ability for 3-4 OLBer.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Saban is partial to guys he coached and recruited. He has no affiliation with Lawrence.

 

[Texas Ace]

Great start to the draft.

Hopefully we can use that new ammo to get into the 2nd tomorrow night.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

Even his highlight reels are full of more misses that highlights. I hate this.

Huh? You must not be watching ESPN.

 

[NoDak]

If no trade down, I wanted either Lawrence, Rodriguez, or Allen. I was deathly afraid we were taking Faulk there.

 

[boozeman]

He does.

Then he is an old ass dumb fuck that listens to his own diseased ego.

 

[GShock]

I’m…unreasonably happy?

 

[Smitty]

He was lower rated but this feels like when we took Travis Frederick. This is a player who has all the tools to be worth 10-15 slots higher than his mid 30s ranking if you are evaluating him as a 3-4 OLB. I think a lot of these evals happen in the context of more like a traditional 4-3.

 

[bbgun]

Which is it?

Mine, dammit! I heard him say "what a reach" coming out of commercial and then he said he expected to see him picked Day 2.

 

[Cujo]

He does.

Yeah, fuck him then.

 

[boozeman]

If no trade down, I wanted either Lawrence, Rodriguez, or Allen. I was deathly afraid we were taking Faulk there.

That alone makes me feel so much more safe.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

I’m…unreasonably happy?

We were due, man. We were due.

 

[boozeman]

I do not have any major complaints.

Good night, fellas.

 

[Newt]

Add a real linebacker some how and we may have a serviceable defense. Not a bad night.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

He was lower rated but this feels like when we took Travis Frederick. This is a player who has all the tools to be worth 10-15 slots higher than his mid 30s ranking if you are evaluating him as a 3-4 OLB. I think a lot of these evals happen in the context of more like a traditional 4-3.

In Bruglers final mock draft he had Lawrence going 26 to the Bills. I don't think he was a reach at all. Bruglar usually has a pretty good beat of what NFL teams thing of players.

 

[Smitty]

I'm happy with this pick.

No complaints about this 1st round for us.

Very solid.

I don’t think Lawrence is a consistent double digit sack guy necessarily but 8-10? Sure. I like it.

The sad thing about that pick 20 is that yeah, the remaining players were all similarly graded to the second rounders.

 

[data]

Press Conference

Stephen Jones: DROUGHT IS OVER

 

[NoDak]

He was lower rated but this feels like when we took Travis Frederick. This is a player who has all the tools to be worth 10-15 slots higher than his mid 30s ranking if you are evaluating him as a 3-4 OLB. I think a lot of these evals happen in the context of more like a traditional 4-3.

Absolutely. I don't know if this guy will ever be a top of the league pass rusher, but I do believe he'll be a steady 8-10 sack guy that will give you some splash plays behind the line of scrimmage.

Get us a LBer by either trading into the 2nd, or trade for Brooks from Miami. And this defense now has a whoooole different feel to it.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

Add a real linebacker some how and we may have a serviceable defense. Not a bad night.

I may use a fourth to move up from 92 to get a LBer. Rodriguez, Hill, Allen, Golday and Trotter. Just let one of them make it to the third.