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04-25-2018, 12:27 PM #3447
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Re: 2018 Draft Thread -- because the "off-season" is when you get better!!!
Brian BillickVerified account @CoachBillick 32m
Seems like a good time to remind everyone...Nobody knows anything.
World Domination 3 Points at a Time!
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04-25-2018, 01:25 PM #3449
Re: 2018 Draft Thread -- because the "off-season" is when you get better!!!
Here’s Why Drafting Saquon Barkley Could Be A Mistake
He looks like a star, but workhorse running backs aren’t as valuable in the modern NFL.
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features...mpression=true
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In any study of the NFL draft, you expect to reach two conclusions if teams are successfully identifying players who will do well in the NFL and making smart picks as a result: You would see that players drafted in higher rounds are more likely to be successful, and that higher picks tend to get more opportunities to play. In most cases, a first-round pick will be given time to prove his worth, while a seventh-round pick is fortunate just to make the team.
Yet when we broke down the numbers for running backs who were drafted between 2002 and 2017 and who actually played in the NFL, we did not find much difference in performance from round to round. No matter when backs were drafted, they posted pretty similar numbers in terms of yards per carry and rushing Defense-Adjusted Value Over Average (an efficiency metric explained <here>)."The Ravens are not taking Jimmy Smith at 26!" -- Me, the day before the 2011 Draft
"On their way to the podium, the Ravens FO is going to collectively step over my dead body and select...Breshad Perriman." -- Me, the day before the 2015 Draft
Missed it by That Much: The story of 'Get Smart' and the modern day Baltimore Ravens
@BigPlayReceiver
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04-25-2018, 02:01 PM #3450
Re: 2018 Draft Thread -- because the "off-season" is when you get better!!!
According to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, the Patriots' interest in Louisville QB Lamar Jackson is "legit."
Jackson had two separate workouts with the Patriots this draft season, holding a private one in South Florida with OC Josh McDaniels and then visiting the organization on a top-30 visit in Foxboro. The Patriots, holding pick Nos. 23 and 31 in the first round, probably aren't going to have the desired firepower to move up to the top 10 of the draft, so they could be eyeing second-tier passers like Jackson and Mason Rudolph in the second half of the first round. Still, New England would probably have to come up some to take Jackson.
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04-25-2018, 02:04 PM #3451
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04-25-2018, 02:13 PM #3452
Re: 2018 Draft Thread -- because the "off-season" is when you get better!!!
"The Ravens are not taking Jimmy Smith at 26!" -- Me, the day before the 2011 Draft
"On their way to the podium, the Ravens FO is going to collectively step over my dead body and select...Breshad Perriman." -- Me, the day before the 2015 Draft
Missed it by That Much: The story of 'Get Smart' and the modern day Baltimore Ravens
@BigPlayReceiver
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Re: 2018 Draft Thread -- because the "off-season" is when you get better!!!
Jeff DarlingtonVerified account @JeffDarlington 6m6 minutes agoMore
I just spoke to Bills GM Brandon Beane. Key takeaways:- He absolutely believes they have ammo to get to No. 2 without giving up much in future years — but might not need to go that high to get their guy.- He does covet at least one QB as a franchise guy.- This could be fun.
World Domination 3 Points at a Time!
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04-25-2018, 02:56 PM #3455
Re: 2018 Draft Thread -- because the "off-season" is when you get better!!!
"The Ravens are not taking Jimmy Smith at 26!" -- Me, the day before the 2011 Draft
"On their way to the podium, the Ravens FO is going to collectively step over my dead body and select...Breshad Perriman." -- Me, the day before the 2015 Draft
Missed it by That Much: The story of 'Get Smart' and the modern day Baltimore Ravens
@BigPlayReceiver
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04-25-2018, 05:07 PM #3456
Re: 2018 Draft Thread -- because the "off-season" is when you get better!!!
Open Letter to Ozzie,
If you are NOT sold on a can't-miss WR in the first round, drop the DE/LB "stuff" and build the OL for Flacco's last stand. The highest-rated center is not sexy, but the trenches are where it is at by being strong up the middle and having a solid ground game to compliment the passing attack.
Ciao 2018
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