2022 NFL Draft Thread

[FearlessF]

so, it's not about speed, it's about the O-line!

[Cincydawg]

Georgia’s mind-blowing NFL Combine performances take on national, historical significance (dawgnation.com)

The draft is quasi-interesting to me.  I understand folks want their guys to do well, fine, but they can't contribute in college any more.  Perhaps the pub helps recruiting, no doubt.

[Mdot21]

OK, I'm just gonna say it....these guys just keep getting bigger, stronger, and faster.....gotta be the 'roids right? some of the testing #'s these guys are putting up today just seems unreal.

[OrangeAfroMan]

Or people are just bigger, stronger, and faster overall. 


I'd honestly point to the support systems for these elite athletes - keeping them in school and keeping them eligible.  For every great success from the 80s and 90s, there seemed to be another never-was sob story.  Fewer specimens are falling through the cracks.

[Mdot21]

Or people are just bigger, stronger, and faster overall. 


I'd honestly point to the support systems for these elite athletes - keeping them in school and keeping them eligible.  For every great success from the 80s and 90s, there seemed to be another never-was sob story.  Fewer specimens are falling through the cracks.

could be. or we could just have way better roids now. lol. 

[Cincydawg]

I think the collegiate training table and conditioning today is quite advanced over even 2000.  I agree seeing a 340 pound lineman running a sub five second 40 is pretty amazing.  I think it also pretty obvious why that Dawg D was pretty good this past season.

[betarhoalphadelta]

Is that a personal attribute for a RB?

Um, no... But it's damn helpful for getting to 10K career yards.

[OrangeAfroMan]

I was listing things on their end, not totally out of their control.

[MrNubbz]

The few who play multiple sports are amazing to me.  I got to know one of them a bit through baseball, he's a really nice fellow.

(Brian Jordan).

Guess who he said gave him the hardest hit he ever had in the NFL?  I think I mentioned this before.

[FearlessF]

my memory is bad, but I think it was a WR

perhaps, Jerry Rice

[Cincydawg]

my memory is bad, but I think it was a WR

perhaps, Jerry Rice

Yup, he said Rice cleaned his clock, and he thought he'd been hit by some OL down field.  He said Rice was the consumate player, didn't take plays off, played hard.

And Bryan is still a pretty large dude in good shape.

[Honestbuckeye]

If I had to make a living selecting which college football players will be solid in the NFL, I would be a poor man. 

[Cincydawg]

Yeah, I find it interesting how tough it is and how many blown drafts teams have (Cincinnati).  But sometimes you get a player like say David Pollack who likely would be very good and he busts due to injury.

I'd rather have a really elite OL and a midrange RB than the reverse of that.

[MrNubbz]

Or people are just bigger, stronger, and faster overall. 

Shame we're not getting wiser