NFL: 2018 NFL draft prospects thread

[What the Faulk]

do you really think thats all the coaches are looking at is going off the rails? Little things like eye contact, quickness of response and body language are all indicators id be looking at to see if it threw him off his game a little and im a guy posting on a hockey message board, cant imagine what small details these guys with their job and millions of dollars on the line look for

All of those things have nothing to do with the insane questions they are asked.

 

[Hasbro]

 

[MMC]

Anyone else think this draft is below average outside of the flash of the QB class?

 

[Gene Parmesan]

Anyone else think this draft is below average outside of the flash of the QB class?

Nope. It's a pretty strong draft. The weakest group might be interior d-line. Outside of Hurst...not a lot to get excited about.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

Good stuff about Rosen. High end QB potential.

 

[What the Faulk]

How would you rank the QBs at this point @Gene Parmesan ?

 

[Gene Parmesan]

Rosen
Darnold
Jackson
Mayfield
Rudolph
Lauletta
Allen
White

Top 4 are pretty close then a pretty big gap to the rest of the field.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

The media narrative about Josh Allen being an overlooked talent is so dumb. "He was a zero star recruit!" Well yeah because he couldn't throw. "He was only given one scholarship out of a JUCO!" Yeah because he is not accurate.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

QB & OL are still where your biggest misses are coming out of high school these days. But it’s not really that much different in the NFL either. With social media & all these camp circuits these days it’s harder for recruiting sites/teams to just miss on a kid because they had no idea who he was. The misses these days are more so just a case of the kid getting better, worse, or stagnating in college than initially expected for whatever reasons on or off the field.

There’s more total numbers with 3*’s & below so you may see those guys drafted more as a whole but percentage wise the 4* & 5* are more favorable on that front.

 

[Melrose Munch]

The media narrative about Josh Allen being an overlooked talent is so dumb. "He was a zero star recruit!" Well yeah because he couldn't throw. "He was only given one scholarship out of a JUCO!" Yeah because he is not accurate.

Lamar is way better then he is.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

QB & OL are still where your biggest misses are coming out of high school these days. But it’s not really that much different in the NFL either. With social media & all these camp circuits these days it’s harder for recruiting sites/teams to just miss on a kid because they had no idea who he was. The misses these days are more so just a case of the kid getting better, worse, or stagnating in college than initially expected for whatever reasons on or off the field.

There’s more total numbers with 3*’s & below so you may see those guys drafted more as a whole but percentage wise the 4* & 5* are more favorable on that front.

I'm just saying Josh Allen wasn't overlooked. He just wasn't any good. If you can play, they'll find you.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

Good deep dive into 1st round QB expectations.

DAY/AV: What to Expect from a First Round Rookie Quarterback – Setting The Edge

 

[What the Faulk]

I'm not. There's one very specific difference between them. Well, two.

 

[Pestilence]

Rosen
Darnold
Jackson
Mayfield
Rudolph
Lauletta
Allen
White

Top 4 are pretty close then a pretty big gap to the rest of the field.

Where do you think Allen should go then?

 

[Gene Parmesan]

Where do you think Allen should go then?

3rd day but he won't.

 

[Pestilence]

3rd day but he won't.

Yeah, he won’t, just interesting to hear your take on it.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

I'm not. There's one very specific difference between them. Well, two.

Allen's agent doing work.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

Yeah, he won’t, just interesting to hear your take on it.

His film doesn't lie.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

I'm just saying Josh Allen wasn't overlooked. He just wasn't any good. If you can play, they'll find you.

I was just saying it’s hard for guys to straight up slip through cracks because they’re unknown these days with all the media attention recruiting gets now a days.

 

[InjuredChoker]

kipers latest mock has some head scratchers imo.

minkah to 49ers. mcglinchey to ravens. jaire alexander to bills. ridley to falcons.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

The media is so butthurt over Lamar Jackson not having an agent. They've been relegated to making up lies.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

Good info.

 

[Avs_19]

The media is so ******** over Lamar Jackson not having an agent. They've been relegated to making up lies.

I don't know about that. In some cases it's easy to blame the media and think they're just doing the work of agents but this is one of the non-football related criticisms that might actually be valid. It's crazy how much these prospects, especially the QBs, have to go through in the pre-draft process. I can't imagine someone doing that without an agent, who will not only help with preparation but then also play the media game for him. A good agent would help with those lies you're talking about.

 

[What the Faulk]

Those gaudy numbers are why I like Mayfield, but his time to release is among the highest in his class.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

I admit my QB opinions are typically wonky, but to me I would rank:

Rosen
Jackson
Mayfield
Darnold
Randolph