DonovanMcnabb for H.O.F

From just a general search of the interwebs apparently a lot of teams were afraid of injuries. That and the short frame I can see as being real issues that could drop him, but I figured with his elite athleticism and actual production to match the athleticism would help his stock.

Chargers 7. Jamal Adams, S, LSU - 6 - (+1) 6 (38). Quincy Wilson, CB, Florida - 46 - (-8) 7 (71). JuJu Smith-Schuster, WR, USC - 62- (+9) 6 (113). Marlon Mack, RB, USF - 143 - (-30) 7 (151). Ryan Glasgow, DT, Michigan - 138 - (+13) 6 (190). Joe Mathis, OLB, Washington - UDFA 7 (225). Fred Zerblis, OG, Colorado State - UDFA Without a doubt my weakest. The Chargers were a hard team to draft for, at least for me. Tampa Bay 19. Dalvin Cook, RB, Florida State - 41 - (-22) 32. David Njoku, TE, Miami - 29 - (+2) 19 (125. Justin Evans, S, Texas A&M - 50 - (+75) 20 (204). Kenny Golloday, WR, Northern Illinois - 96 - (+108) 19 (237). Elijah Hood, RB, UNC - 242 - (-5) I'll be sending my resume to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers... Side note, I was very high on Evans and I grabbed him for the Bucs, and they grabbed him in real life. And I was also high on Golloday, and the Bucs didn't grab him, but the Lions did. Lions 21. Carl Lawson, DE, Auburn - 116- (-95) - I honestly don't know what I'm missing with Lawson, I still believe in him. 21 (53). Joe Mixon, HB, Oklahoma - 48-(+5) 21 (85). Tyus Bowser, OLB, Houston - 47 (+38) 21 (127). Tedric Thompson, S, Colorado - 111 - (+16) 21 (165). Deatrich Wise Jr, DE, Arkansas - 131 - (+34) 21 (205). Michael Roberts, TE, Toledo - 127 - (+78) - Drafted by the Lions in real life <3 32 (250). Alek Torgersen, QB, Penn - UDFA ​​Carl Lawson destroyed this haul. >_>

ATL pls. I believe in Davis.

Lying to yourself won't make them actually suck... Also the Lions made the decision to take Davis over Foster. This is going to be the overwhelming topic of conversation. Especially if Foster plays better.

Pretty ok with the draft. Thought pretty high of the first pick, I'm personally a fan of Golladay, and I drafted Michael Roberts in the fantasy draft, so I'm a looking forward to seeing him play. I LOVED the Kaaya pick simply because hopefully it means the Lions will eventually be getting rid of Dan and or Rudock. Overall I'd say the Lions get about a B to B+. Was a little baffled with the decision to not target at least one defensive lineman, but I don't really buy drafting for needs anyway.

Disclaimer for the try hard TGP hipsters: LET'S GET IT Let's talk about this guy: As I said in the chatbox, I've been watching this guy for 2 years now, and while the arm strength is crazy impressive, and he has some great tools, and based on this, it has led some people to believe that the guy is 1st rd. talent, whom with time can develop into a good QB. Mayock recently said he believes regardless of where he gets drafted he's one of the most promising QBs in this draft. I'm not going to touch on the off the field stuff, and the fact that he has a laundry list of injuries that have injuries. I'm a little shocked that that, along with the off the field stuff isn't enough for people to stop thinking he'll amount to anything. But there are people who believe that on talent alone he makes a solid argument for being the most (or second) talented QB in this class, and the best chance of becoming great. Imo, this is objectively false. For starters, simply from a physical perspective, he's 6'2. And I know what you're thinking, "ugh, height and weight isn't everything, Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees, etc", but consider this. With Chad Kelly there's a long standing tradition of getting his passes tipped and batted down at the LOS. Watch the game against Alabama, the closest thing to an NFL defense he will face and he had like, 3? 4? tipped passes at the line of scrimmage. In the 2015 game, his first pass was batted, and his second was almost which makes me question where all the people who claim he changes his throwing motion around a lot to account for defenders get that from. Same with the game against FSU. Combine poor decision making with short stature and you get situations like the one against Garrett where he tried to throw over his head, and you can probably guess how that turned out (poor decision making, a theme in this story). He lacks ideal size and he insists on getting out of the pocket and making plays with his feet or with off balance throws where he gets wacked consistently, occasionally losing the ball. Does any of this sound familiar? Any QBs come to mind? "But D-Mac, talented arm, gunslinger" You know who else is a gunslinger? Stafford, Jameis, etc. Difference between them and Kelly is that they haven't trademarked the throwing off balance while leaning back. And in general, there's a difference between being a gunslinger and just being a poor decision maker, throwing into triple coverage when you think a guy can win a 50/50 ball is gunslinging (and to his credit, he does that), I like that in a quarterback. But this is just poor decision making, and it's something he does often. And I know what you're thinking, "but Deemac, that throw ended up being a touchdown", well, another QB made a lot of fluky plays like that when he was in college and found significantly worse results in the NFL trying it, guy was also known for being a complete tool in college, ring a bell anyone? Additionally, the big arm argument can be used for a variety of QBs. Yes, Chad Kelly has a great arm, but guess what? So does Kizer, Kaaya, my boy Mahommes, Torgersen, etc. And I'm failing to see what else he does that truly sets him apart from them. I have also seen claims online about his great mechanics, and anticipation as well as his "poise and ability under pressure"- or "pocket presence". To which I do agree that he's shown that he can have great mechanics. And that he's very good at pre-snap reads, and throwing with a certain level on anticipation. Emphasis on the "can" part. But here's the issue with these kinds of claims. 1. To his abilities to anticipate: Ole Miss runs an incredibly simple offense with specific reads, which was actually done on purpose by the offensive coordinators to help limit Kelly's interceptions. Granted, that was 2015, his first year, but if you watch him play the next year, you will see that not much changed. So yea, it's great to acknowledge the reads he makes, etc, but it's important to keep that into perspective considering the kind of offense he ran, and how often times simplistic offenses is used to dismiss the abilities of other QBs, Watson, Kizer, Mahommes, etc. Additionally, watch what happens when he can't rely on the play action or zone reads... He gets skiddish. Would you like to know a key giveaway that a guy may not be as good at quarterbacking as he appears? When he comes out firing in the first half, and then in the second half when teams have adjusted to what the offense is doing he plays worse. Kelly's second half woes are well documented. 2. Relating to his mechanics: I don't necessarily have a strong argument against this, he has shown that with time in the pocket he can make very good throws using his whole body. Same with when he rolls out of the pocket. But these instances are few and far in between, and he's inconsistent enough with it to the point where I question (when you add up his other problems) how much better he will actually be. 3. Relating to his pocket presence: this one is downright laughable imo. I'm not quiet sure where people see this, but if you want to prove me wrong on this, step right up to the plate and get ready to take an L. The second the pocket starts to break down he panics, he runs into sacks in the pocket, and as this guy showed, he struggles with pressure and in late downs. And I'm not a playa hata. I know it may seem like it, but, no. $wag Kelly never stole my girl, never beat any team I cheer for, and I don't know him personally, and he's not going to help or hurt me do better in architecture school... Neither will this post. This could of been about a lot of players, I simply chose to focus on Kelly because a lot of people are seeing him as a late round gem. A lot of people are seeing him as one of those guys who a team will grab in the late rounds or as a udfa and will get praised because they got a potential future star, and I'm here to shut it down. And for the cornballs who will call me out on this post because I've committed "so much time to it", you should know that I recreationally watch a lot of tape and analysis from other on a lot of players while I'm chillin, doing work, and this is all just an accumulation of my "notes" on Kelly. Anybody can get it. If $wag Kelly ever becomes a truly consensus top 20, or a consensus serviceable starter, you can change my username to DMac-Hold-This-L... Or Joel-Hold-This-L, whichever sounds more embarrassing. Lol.

So unrelated, but related, Russell Westbrook is pretty much a lock to win the MVP. It's been almost 100% confirmed. Don't really think he deserves it, but, it was pretty much expected.

I didn't put any stock into the throws at the combine, I was more curious about velocity and release there. His accuracy on the long ball is lacking, but he has shown improvements every season across the board, and I'm convinced he could continue to do so in the league. But this is all relative, because realistically, I'm not really sold on many of these QBs amounting to much beyond good backup QBs.

And somehow, someway, after losing back to back at home, the Celtics travel to win back to back... Talk about back-ass-wards.

Absolutly crazy ending to that Houston/OKC game. So much stupidity, and epicness at the same time.

Cavs defense is so trash. It's crazy. But, I hate the Pacers, so... And that last sequence with JR Smith was absolutely hilarious.

John Wall is RIDICULOUS

Any time the Clippers get into the playoffs a key contributor goes down. Say what you will about Blake but he's still a key contributor.

This'll be one of those "hot takes"

I know CP3 is like an old story to most people but I still think he's incredibly elite. And if he dropped weight he'll be elite till 35+. This Clippers team has the worst luck.

Lombardi claims Foster falls to the 2nd round. He seems pretty convinced.

After scoring 33 points in the 1st, the Celtics only manage 11 in the 2nd...

IDK about yall, i'm enjoying the playoffs. The OKC/Houston series is tons of fun. And LeGoat is still doing GOAT things,

Aren't too many places for relatively slow LBs on most NFL rosters...

With the 237th pick, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers select, Elijah Hood, RB, UNC

IT'S ALMOST TIME!!!! Predictions?? LET'S GOOOOO

With the 225h pick, the LA Chargers select, Fred Zerblis, OG, CSU

With the 215 pick, the Detroit Lions select, Dylan Cole, LB, Missouri State

I would riot if Garret makes it out of the top 10 and the Lions don't trade up. That 1st rd pick ruins what would be a decent 3 round draft for the Lions imo.

With the 205th pick, the Detroit Lions select, Michael Roberts, TE, Toledo