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2016 NFL draft thread

shiznit

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Ifedi... Interesting...

Good first round!

I'm certainly happy.... And there's a heap of good talent which will be taken in the 2nd.
 

zombie jesus

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Steelers better have a good day tomorrow or I'm going to rant so hard on Twitter, they won't know what hit them!
 

Eddie Lab

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love the draft. Panthers pick some random Hog Molly and after reading reviews and watching tapes I'm convinced that our front 7 was terrible and needed more assistance.
 

Firey_Dragon

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The pick saves them a tonne of money for Von's big deal. I also think they won't start him in year one unless he blows them away in preseason.

Pretty much. Lynch is one of the best pick ups in the first round from a cap management perspective.

He's raw, but with a Kubiak offence he could still even possibly play first season, but realistically 2nd or 3rd season. Clears a shitload of space for Von. Loving this pick and can't believe we managed to pull it off, perfect skillset for this offence and I have no doubt Sanchez will be able to keep the team cruising along in the meantime considering the level of QB play last season.

Lynch has a pretty high ceiling IMO. Has the potential to be a similar player to Newton with a weaker running game. Will be a better player than Osweiller at a fraction of the price.
 

zombie jesus

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I hope the Steelers can find a way to get Billings tomorrow.

Desperately need a NT for their "base" D and a guy who can come in and give Tuitt/Heyward a breather now and then in nickel, Billings fills both those needs, 2 needs 1 guy, done, DLine is set for the next 5 years or so at least.

Artie f**king Burns :crazy:

On a side note: Besides the obvious 2 QB picks, Treadwell was the only guy I got right in my last mock :lol:
 

kurt faulk

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so my take from the proceedings today - the rams are back baby!!!

just having a qb who can make throws on target and on time will make a huge difference to the offense. goff can be thankful he has a team around him when he walks into the rams facility. the oline is gelling and he has the best rb in the league to hand off to every game. an above average d.

much better than what poor sam had to work with. he had absolutley nothing.

but the thing that makes goff better than sam is the way he can glide inside the pocket. sam never had to do that at oklahoma behind a strong line so when he played for the rams and saw opposition linemen coming straight at him he didn't handle it very well. i think goff will keep more plays alive and strike the open receiver.

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kurt faulk

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Let's wait and see how Goff actually goes before we go annointing him the second coming. ;-)

he doesn't need to be the second coming, he just needs to be an alex smith type qb. and i don't think fisher will let him be any more than that, just hand off and make plays when you need to.

now i'll be doing backflips if he turns into an arod type qb. but for now all rams fans just want a qb that can hit a receiver in the hands before a db or lber is draped all over them.

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kurt faulk

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Not if Bell stays healthy he won't. Nothing wrong with being second best though

Bell, Peterson, and Charles are still better, by the end of the 2017 season he couldbe the best, its how he backs up this coming season.

2nd best, 4th best....it's all good.

but i see him going for 2000 yards this season. it will be the 2nd season after his acl injury so he should be able to run freely now with more speed to go with the power. i'm not sure if any of you watched any rams games last year but foles was absolutely brutal. brutal. goff should at least be average to take away some of the heat from gurley. and the oline will have a years experience with each other, they will only get better.

it will all come down to making the opposition respect goff as a passing threat. get that to happen and watch gurley explode.

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shiznit

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2nd best, 4th best....it's all good.

but i see him going for 2000 yards this season. it will be the 2nd season after his acl injury so he should be able to run freely now with more speed to go with the power. i'm not sure if any of you watched any rams games last year but foles was absolutely brutal. brutal. goff should at least be average to take away some of the heat from gurley. and the oline will have a years experience with each other, they will only get better.

it will all come down to making the opposition respect goff as a passing threat. get that to happen and watch gurley explode.

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Don't forget about Zeke...

If he's half as good as the experts think he is... behind THAT line...

He could have a historic rookie season next season...
 

kurt faulk

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Don't forget about Zeke...

If he's half as good as the experts think he is... behind THAT line...

He could have a historic rookie season next season...

Did you see what he wore to the draft? I'm not sure his head is screwed on right.

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On a side note, what about Hargreaves taking selfies of himself when his name was called out. What the f**k? Instant bust.

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shiznit

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Did you see what he wore to the draft? I'm not sure his head is screwed on right.

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On a side note, what about Hargreaves taking selfies of himself when his name was called out. What the f**k? Instant bust.

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I loved it... He basically said a big f**k you to the NCAA... :lol:
 

kurt faulk

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I can't believe the Dolphins and his agent sent tunsil out there to the press conference like a lamb to the slaughter. You'd think his agent would have sat next to him and answered any questions that came up about his situation. Or specifically told him not to comment on any of those questions. His head would have been spinning from a day which was supposed to be a celebration for him turning into a day from hell.

What about the Dolphins. Where was their damage control. Amateur hour. Now tunsil and his college team are in deep shit.

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