2020 draft rumors

Originally posted by random49er:
Looks like the old trusty site nfldraftscout.com (before NFL.com started doing ratings) has migrated to draftscout.com.

http://www.draftscout.com/players.php?GenPos=QB&DraftYear=2020&sortorder=TSXPos&order=ASC

Also looks like they went away from the # rankings they traditionally did, and now assign letter grades. Either that, or you need a paying subscription to add them.

it's not Rang, Brugler, Reuter anymore either...

Originally posted by 49ersFan_vienna:
Thanks. Jeremiah would have been my guess, but i really dont have an overview to all draft experts in farfar away :)

Edith: is there something, next to the nfl.com Prospects "grades" which sets the players in comparison by numbers and margins?
To see where the dropoffs are?

I believe the grades here are by Zierlein

https://www.nfl.com/draft/tracker/prospects

Originally posted by matt49er:

Any teams out there you guys think we could get two 2nd round picks from for 31? Maybe we have to throw in a 5th but I wouldn't care about that. Would love having two in round 2 but doubt it could happen

Two 2nds? I don't think there's a single team giving 2 seconds to move up to 31

Originally posted by adrianlesnar:

I disagree with this statement. In fact, in most offensive schemes, your "prototypical" x receiver is your big, strong WR, not your agile fleet of foot receiver. Of course, the elite receiver is the one who checks both boxes.

All I said is getting off the LOS is more about footwork not size/strength.

A lot of those big/strong WRs depend more on winning those contested catches, not necessarily winning off the LOS.

Also theres a lot of big WRs that used in the slot as well, not necessarily as their split end.

End of the day kyle wants versatile WRs...he values separation.

I wouldn't worry too much about X or Z. Deebo played both spots. Kyle uses his guys everywhere, which is why he requires that all his WRs possess the ability to beat man coverage.

Originally posted by Heroism:

I wouldn't worry too much about X or Z. Deebo played both spots. Kyle uses his guys everywhere, which is why he requires that all his WRs possess the ability to beat man coverage.

Agreed.

Greg Papa was just talking about the virtual draft that the NFL will be holding. He suggested having 1 round per day so the teams would have extra time to evaluate the players still on the board and contact teams about trades. At first I thought it was a bad idea but the more I thought about it the more sense it made. There's no other live sports so they could have the prime time slot to themselves for 7 days. What say the rest of you.

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:

Greg Papa was just talking about the virtual draft that the NFL will be holding. He suggested having 1 round per day so the teams would have extra time to evaluate the players still on the board and contact teams about trades. At first I thought it was a bad idea but the more I thought about it the more sense it made. There's no other live sports so they could have the prime time slot to themselves for 7 days. What say the rest of you.

Nah leave it as is. Let these GMs and FOs earn their paychecks.

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:

Greg Papa was just talking about the virtual draft that the NFL will be holding. He suggested having 1 round per day so the teams would have extra time to evaluate the players still on the board and contact teams about trades. At first I thought it was a bad idea but the more I thought about it the more sense it made. There's no other live sports so they could have the prime time slot to themselves for 7 days. What say the rest of you.

A prime time slot for just round 7 is kind of dumb.

But something like a prime time slot for the first 12 picks, the next 24 picks, then round 2, then rounds 3-4, then rounds 5-7? I'd be down with that.

Originally posted by 49ers808:

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:

Greg Papa was just talking about the virtual draft that the NFL will be holding. He suggested having 1 round per day so the teams would have extra time to evaluate the players still on the board and contact teams about trades. At first I thought it was a bad idea but the more I thought about it the more sense it made. There's no other live sports so they could have the prime time slot to themselves for 7 days. What say the rest of you.

Nah leave it as is. Let these GMs and FOs earn their paychecks.

This, no excuses. This will show who's worked their asses off and who didn't. They had 3 years to scout these guys for the jrs and 4 for seniors plus they had the combine.

Originally posted by Fanaticofnfl:
A prime time slot for just round 7 is kind of dumb.

But something like a prime time slot for the first 12 picks, the next 24 picks, then round 2, then rounds 3-4, then rounds 5-7? I'd be down with that.

Normally I would agree with that but what the F*** else are they going to show in prime time. Reruns of games that we've all seen over and over. Even if it only runs 2 hours, that's enough time to give each team their usual 5 minutes. Remember its still 17 days away. How many more nights of nothing to watch can you stand. If they were knocking out an actual game then that would be different.

They also suggested allowing some extra time for the picks since contacting another team could be a problem since personnel are going to be scattered all over the place and communication problems might pop up. They have less than 3 weeks to get everyones home set up to be able to do this.

Originally posted by FredFlintstone:
This, no excuses. This will show who's worked their asses off and who didn't. They had 3 years to scout these guys for the jrs and 4 for seniors plus they had the combine.

It's not about scouting. They already did that. It's more about trying to decide where to go based on who's left if someone you wanted gets picked ahead. That's often when the trades occur and they may need more time to contact other teams with everyone spread all over.

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:

Originally posted by FredFlintstone:

This, no excuses. This will show who's worked their asses off and who didn't. They had 3 years to scout these guys for the jrs and 4 for seniors plus they had the combine.

It's not about scouting. They already did that. It's more about trying to decide where to go based on who's left if someone you wanted gets picked ahead. That's often when the trades occur and they may need more time to contact other teams with everyone spread all over.

Huh they already do all there team contacts by phone or computer nothing will change from that aspect.

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
Normally I would agree with that but what the F*** else are they going to show in prime time. Reruns of games that we've all seen over and over. Even if it only runs 2 hours, that's enough time to give each team their usual 5 minutes. Remember its still 17 days away. How many more nights of nothing to watch can you stand. If they were knocking out an actual game then that would be different.

They also suggested allowing some extra time for the picks since contacting another team could be a problem since personnel are going to be scattered all over the place and communication problems might pop up. They have less than 3 weeks to get everyones home set up to be able to do this.

I also heard Papa today talking about this - I believe it was Schefter who originally came up with the idea of having one round each day this year due to the circumstances. I like the idea given what's going on and also that all teams are going to be scrambling to get prepared for the first day, April 23, which is coming up fast.

I'm one of those who loves watching the Draft and it cannot get here soon enough...I would watch intently on each day, including Day 7/Rd. 7. Also, what you mention in your first sentence...agreed!

Originally posted by Izyniner:
Huh they already do all there team contacts by phone or computer nothing will change from that aspect.

The difference is normally everyone is in one location. Now all the team execs are going to be working from home. They're going to need a way to connect so they can all be in on things at the same time. Not everyone has the same ability to link up so the teams are going to be scrambling to make sure they have a reliable way to do it. Even the best phone systems have drop outs. I don't know if the league is actually considering this since it would be more for ESPN and NFL Network so they have something to show every night for a week. I would prefer one round per night since it wouldn't require spending so much time each night. Two or 3 hours would be easier than 5 or 6.