2020 NFL Draft/Offseason thread

[OrangeAfroMan]

[MrNubbz]

Shea Patterson signs with the Chiefs.

Andy Dalton released by the Bengals and signs a 1-year deal with the Cowboys to presumably back-up Dak. Thought New England would make a run at big red, but I guess they are totally cool with Jarrett Stidham and Brian Hoyer.

Belichick faffed that but in '93 he left Kosar go for All Galaxy Todd Philcox so ya-no

[Cincydawg]

Are any of these draft projections any good, or are they just something to talk about?

How many care if Joe Blow goes in the 3rd round or the 5th round?

[OrangeAfroMan]

All draft projections are for entertainment purposes only.  Didn't you get the flyer?

[Cincydawg]

I asked if anyone got very close to being right.

[Mdot21]

Belichick faffed that but in '93 he left Kosar go for All Galaxy Todd Philcox so ya-no

It kinda blows my mind that he’s really going to go into the season with just Brian Hoyer and Jarrett Stidham. I thought for sure he’d at least draft a QB or make a run at Andy Dalton or Cam Newton.

I really don’t see how the Patriots are going to win more than 8 games this year. Unless Stidham is the real deal- they ain’t winning more than 8 games. 

[betarhoalphadelta]

#tankingfortrevor

[Mdot21]

#tankingfortrevor

Honestly wouldn’t be a bad strategy. Seems like the formula to build a contender these days is getting a good QB on an affordable rookie deal and building the team around him.

There are going to be two great QB prospects available in the 2021 draft in Trevor Lawrence and Justin Fields. You get either one you come out ahead imo. Lawrence probably more talented, but Fields is super talented himself plus he just doesn’t throw interceptions. His TD to int ratio is 15:1. That’s insane.

As long as you get a top 5 pick you’ll be in good position to get one of them. 

If I was an nfl team in rebuild mode like the Pats I would tank all day long to try and get either Lawrence or Fields.

[betarhoalphadelta]

They might... I just feel like Belichick's pride would make it REALLY hard for him to intentionally tank a season for draft picks... Especially if he's trying to prove that he can win without Brady. 

So while I threw the tanking for Trevor thing out there, it only makes sense if it's a full-scale rebuild... If they can make some trades, acquire more 2021 draft picks in addition to picking high in each round, etc... 

[MrNubbz]

BB was great at recycling and tailoring NFL cast offs to the teams needs.He wasn't all that on Draft Day save one extremely lucky pick in the 6th rd of the 2000 Draft.Sprinkled in with some serviceable-yeoman pix along the way

[Mdot21]

They might... I just feel like Belichick's pride would make it REALLY hard for him to intentionally tank a season for draft picks... Especially if he's trying to prove that he can win without Brady.

So while I threw the tanking for Trevor thing out there, it only makes sense if it's a full-scale rebuild... If they can make some trades, acquire more 2021 draft picks in addition to picking high in each round, etc...

Pats are in full-scale rebuild mode imo. They lost 5 starters on their defense to free agency/trades- including by far their two best front 7 players in Jamie Collins and Kyle Van Noy. They lost their greatest player ever in f/a in Brady. Gronk came out of retirement with his mind/body refreshed- but he's not playing for them. And they still have one of the oldest rosters in the NFL.

The only good receiver they had on the entire roster is Eldeman- who is going on 34 and he's been banged up and washed up the last couple of years if we're being honest about him- and they didn't draft a single WR in the deepest WR class in recent memory, or sign one in f/a, or make a trade for one. I mean look at their offense. It's horseshit. They have no weapons. It's a sad joke.

It's an old, slow team with no weapons on offense whatsoever, has to replace the greatest QB ever and it's options at QB are: Brian Hoyer and Jarrett Stidham, and oh yeah they also have to replace 5 starters on defense. Oh yeah, according to most strength of schedule ratings- they also have the toughest schedule in the NFL in 2020.

I just don't see how this team wins more than 7 or 8 games. And that's being generous. The only reason I'd give them 7-8 wins is because they play in the AFC East and because Bill Belichik is still game-planning the defense.

[Mdot21]

BB was great at recycling and tailoring NFL cast offs to the teams needs.He wasn't all that on Draft Day save one extremely lucky pick in the 6th rd of the 2000 Draft.Sprinkled in with some serviceable-yeoman pix along the way

Yeah, I actually kind of agree with you. His drafting kinda sucks in 20 years outside of Brady and Gronk.

[Mdot21]

Taco Charlton signs with KC Chiefs. 

Starting to think the guy is a problem child. Dallas cut him and so did Miami. In Dallas he was openly feuding with the coaches because they weren’t playing him enough. Miami played him and he was productive getting 5 sacks in 10 games, but apparently he was a locker-room problem and he was a healthy scratch in the last 3 games of Miami’s season. 

Not a bad pick up for the Chiefs. They get a talented player on defense for a cheap price and have his “big brother” there in Frank Clark to keep him in line. My guess is Taco is about to have his best season yet in his short career in 2020. 

Maybe Taco is a bit of a front runner? Cowboys and Dolphins are two of the bigger clown shows in the NFL imo. Cowboys are stuck in 8-8 hell with a clueless owner and had the weakest sack of shit coach ever in Jason Garrett and kept him around forrrrrever. Miami has been a dumpster fire for awhile and I actually think they will get a lot better with Tua but it’s going to take awhile. Probably not until Flores and that New England reject staff is fired and replaced. 

Can’t walk into a better situation right now than he’s going to. If he doesn’t fall in line and perform to the highest level in KC playing with his homeboy Frank Clark then he won’t anywhere. 

[Mdot21]

Also: how is Cam Newton not signed yet ? 

Charges f****d up royally taking Justin Herbert #6 overall. They should’ve signed Cam Newton and used that #6 pick on a player to help the team win today- and then drafted Eason in the 4th or Fromm in the 5th.