NFL/NCAA (American Football)

[hibsbollah]

Draft tonight. I'm hoping to stay up and watch as i have the day off work tomorrow. Should be the most offensive players ever in the first round, first 6 picks likely to be QBs or receivers. Caleb Williams will obviously go first and then its one high rated receiver or QB after another. Ive looked at multiple mock drafts and its amazing how obsessive you can get about predicting who can go where .

[Haymaker]

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/sport...on-settlement/

Ive been reading a bit recently about the NFLs desperate attempts to avoid paying damages to hundreds of ex players suffering from brain injury due to repeated head trauma. Some really sad stories, including a few players i grew up watching now unable to do basic household tasks. Aaron Hernandez was the most high profile notorious sufferer but theres a lot of mundane stories too.

The "Risk and Reward" part of all sports is one thing. If the NFL deliberately, or are attempting to, hide the dangers from players they will be in for some serious damages.

The Aaron Hernandez situation starts a lot earlier IMO. That concussion he took on HS is the beginning of his mental deterioration along with playing under Urban Meyer. That guy is a full on ****ing ****.

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[hibsbollah]

No defensive player taken until pick 15! Biggest surprise on draft day was Michael Penix jr going very high at #8 to Atlanta, who has just brought in Kirk Cousins to the same position!

Lots of defensive value still left in the second round, including Cooper deJean from Iowa who has quite the highlights reel, and for daft name lovers, CB Kool-Aid McKinstry is still available.

[Pretty Boy]

I don't hate the Arizona pick.

Surprising but it's a strategy that has worked well for a team like Green Bay, taking a QB before you really need one and letting them sit and develop makes sense rather than throwing a good young QB into a bad team.

Happy enough with Miami's pick. It was always going to be an OT or LB and Robinson was arguably the best option left on the board at the time so it makes sense to take him.

Also think the Raiders have got a good one in Brock Bowers.

[Just_Jimmy]

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I don't hate the Arizona pick.

Surprising but it's a strategy that has worked well for a team like Green Bay, taking a QB before you really need one and letting them sit and develop makes sense rather than throwing a good young QB into a bad team.

Happy enough with Miami's pick. It was always going to be an OT or LB and Robinson was arguably the best option left on the board at the time so it makes sense to take him.

Also think the Raiders have got a good one in Brock Bowers.

The problem with it is they're tired to cousins until 2026 by which time penix will be 27. They have other needs easily addressed that high.

It's a bizarre pick.

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[McD]

Happy with the Bears picks.

Caleb Williams has been the presumptive first pick for months, and hopefully be the man who changes QB history in Chicago (how many times has that been said )


Was hoping for D-line or Edge with the 9th, possibly even after a trade down, but wasn’t expecting a top 3 WR to be available there, so no issues with the pick. Positive times ahead