Longgone
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Darko had the talent to justify his draft position, but he was a knucklehead; stubborn, immature, uncoachable, and lived a very dissipative lifestyle. Is there any reason to assume Sharpe has similar character flaws?
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Well, the first season off TJ is usually a bumpy road and they should be cautious with him. The second year is when they generally return to full health.
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No, he had reduced velo initially, after being shut down post draft. He regained his velo his second year, until TJ.
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Disagree with a couple of things: 1. Wings aren't desperate for a top center, they need everything, prospectwise. 2. In no draft should you draft for need, take the highest graded players, and the more bullets you have the better. 3. Cooley and Wright are not the only two promising centers in the draft. These are 17 and 18 yo and the grades between these two and others are not excessive. The grades will change a lot over the next few years.
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Noooo, there's no great differential at the top. They'll get a good player at 8.
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Yes, the only thing really going on is that the Tigers have gotten off to a poor start for the second year in a row. Is this someone's fault? Not really, it's life. Shit happens. Like Sparky said, the first 40 games are a crapshoot, and you only hope to be around .500 till everything shakes out.
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The beginning of his second year in pro ball.
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What are you talking about? Goff has above average arm strength and can make every throw. He may be inconsistent at times, and he's not Stafford, but arm strength is not the issue.
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Nope, he's capable of hitting for average. Nothing like Rogers, swingwise.
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I'd be afraid too, if nobody's getting open and you don't have anyone who can win 50/50 balls.
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Yes, if he's healthy he can stretch the defense, but you need more than one egg in the basket.
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Why draft one if there isn't one worth drafting?
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People act like Goff has some decrepit noodle, his arm strength and accuracy are above average.
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Sure, that's one whose always injured and signed for one year.
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They desperately needed someone who can stretch the defense, it opens up everything, doesn't matter who your quarterback is.
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Linebacker isn't that great a need, the majority of the time they're in a nickel or dime. Believe it or not, they like their current backers.
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Wish list: Boye Mafe, edge Trey McBride, te Nick Cross, s Tariq Woolen, cb Troy Andersen, lb Skyy Moore, wr Christian Watson, wr
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I think they'll draft a quarterback when there is one available that they really like, that doesn't seem to be this year.
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Doubt they take a lb at 46, most likely a db. TE is a bigger need than anyone is stating with all the two TE sets they run, and the fact that if Hock goes down, they are screwed, but 46 may be a tad early unless it is McBride.
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Certainly arm strength and athletic ability help, but two essentials for success in the NFL are the ability to quickly process the defense and throw with timing and accuracy. Willis is underdeveloped in both those areas and the track record of acquiring those skills after the draft is poor, giving Willis a higher than normal bust potential.
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Stop overreacting to small statistical samples. They'll be fine.
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Meadows is around average, Baddoo is young and inexperienced.
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Not all of them do, no.
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It was an easy token to concede to the players. No thinking person ever believed it would have any impact on behavior.
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I believe every owner will spend more when they have a competitive core. Until then, they are going to continue to trade veterans for future assets. Expecting them to spend before they have a foundation in place is just naive. This whole current chant of "every team should spend every year because they can afford it!" Is just goofy.
