(01-11-2025, 12:09 AM)flgatorsandjags Wrote:

(01-10-2025, 05:52 PM)Caldrac Wrote: Agreed on Graham. My stance has changed on him over the past few months. As has my hopes for each round. With Graham, the production just isn't there for me. I can't justify taking a guy there if he's not bringing that same aura or production with him from college like we saw out of guys like Donald, Suh and McCoy over the years. 

I don't need a space eater on this front four. I need a guy that demands double teams, whips them and disrupts the pocket and reroutes the running back in the backfield. I don't see that in Graham's game. I can get Mills coming off a knee injury on day three I bet out of Notre Dame that does have that element to his game and reminds me a bit of Denver's Allen inside as a pass rusher.

Dart will probably be a day 2 pick now. I was basing a lot of that on other QB's coming into the draft a little bit ahead of him. Now that Beck is in the portal and eyeing Miami, along with Ewers potentially looking to take a rumored $6M NIL deal to transfer for his last year of eligibility, along with Allar potentially staying now, as comments were made last night about this being a possibility mid game.

Dart easily goes up now on most draft boards. I really like that kid. He has a bit of Bo Nix / Baker Mayfield swagger to him. A good QB coach at the next level and a fun play caller could probably get a lot out of him in about a year or two. He does need to work on his pocket awareness though and he's going to need a tighter chin strap if he's going to continue to run headfirst and take hits. Grit though. He's got it. I love that about him. 

Carter is impressive. I know he played through a shoulder injury last night, but, he has the makings of being a Micha Parsons type for sure if he falls on the right team. We have a ton of needs right now on this team. Landing a viable EDGE threat that can actually rotate in with Hines-Allen and Walker and impact the game would be monumental for this team in 2025. Especially in a very winnable division with questionable QB play across the board already with our six match up's.

You werent high on Jalen Carter? He's right there with Jalen Carter for me as a prospect and has the same college production as a pass rusher along with being a better run defender. National champion, about the same amount of sacks, 2 time All American.   I think Graham is a future All Pro.  You don't see many people move the way he does at 320 lbs.  Graham or Johnson at 5 is who I want.  Not sure if his arm length is up to standards for Baalke but hopefully the new coach gets who he wants in the early rounds at least.

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Right now for me it's

1. Hunter
2. Johnson if 100%
3. Graham
4. Carter
5. Jeanty