(05-03-2019, 07:54 AM)Bullseye Wrote: Granted this is a little late but...


http://walterfootball.com/offseason2019jax.php


Did anyone hear of any off field concerns for Taylor?

I did a quick google and the first thing that came up was this...

https://www.si.com/nfl/2019/04/26/jawaan...uars-facts

I suppose if you have something against church drummers...?

Re: Walter Football. I've always found that site to be hit-or-miss. They do legitimately find some good info. They do tend to run with whatever info they're given, regardless of how reliable the source is. I also believe they've made some things up entirely.

Re: Quincy Williams. I genuinely despise that the draft pundit system of "grading" consists of a whole category of failure based upon the draftnik not knowing who the player is. Caldwell clearly knew who Quincy Williams was, as did other teams in the league, and he must have turned some heads somehow. That's not to say he's going to be a success, just that the whole notion of grading a draft the next day leads to abject failures of grading. Look up William Hayes. The pick was absolutely savaged by everyone except Mike Mayock, yet he had an 11-year career as a sometimes-starter, and may yet land somewhere else this season. Most guys won't be that lucky hit, but blasting a third-round compensatory pick because you've never heard of the guy smacks of laziness. If you haven't heard of him, get in touch with your sources and find out whatever you can about him. If they don't know who he is, set phasers to sick burn and fire at will. That was Mayock's approach in his draft grades, and it assumes that you have sources in a position to know that sort of thing (WF does not, imo).

Re: Gardner Minshew. First off, why do draft grades even get assigned to guys in the sixth and seventh rounds? Those are almost universally throwaway picks. A while back Belichick did a draft day interview about late-round finds (specifically Brady) and mentioned that only 10% of sixth-round picks play a full season in the NFL, and for the seventh round it's even less. The draft grade for all of those guys should be "Incomplete". If a sixth-round pick becomes a decent special teamer for a game or two, that's a good pick. If a seventh-rounder sticks on the roster, even if he never plays a down, that's a good pick. The idea that a sixth-round QB could be one step above a failing grade makes no sense to me. As long as we're on the topic, I remember a good number of draft guides in 2000 pegging Tom Brady as "that guy keeping the seat warm for Drew Henson". Good thing the Patriots wasted a sixth-round pick on an unremarkable college QB who ended his career in a rotation with his replacement, right?

Re: Jawaan Taylor. The character concern actually stems from his time as a drummer. According to my super-reliable sources, he asked during rehearsal if they could try his song next week. He was promptly replaced by a drum machine. In interviews, the band's lead singer told NFL executives that the drum machine never missed a beat, worked better within the band's dynamic and showed up to practice on time.

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