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I’m not particularly high on Conerly. I’ve seen him get stood up multiple times when engaged. In the NFL, with bigger and stronger players, I can see him getting pushed around. While he does show good foot movement (I saw he played running back in high school, which explains his athleticism), I'd pass.
He certainly didn't look good in the Sr. Bowl or the practices. Maybe I'm wrong, Conerly reminds me a lot of Bahktiari coming out of college. I didn't think a relatively skinny guy could make it in the NFL. I was wrong on Bahktiari and there's a chance I'm wrong on Conerly. But I wouldn't bet Stroud's health on Conerly improving. I would make that bet on Banks.
His production doesn't jump off the charts but his avg per catch does. Is he a good route runner, is his tree limited? Does he play at different speeds? He may be a one trick pony. Skill players coming from Josh Heupel's offense seem to have some bias against them but it may be warranted.
Very talented guy that runs a limited route tree, but has some of the best athleticism of any WR in this class. I would love to see McDaniels get a chance to work with this guy, he could become Nico II.
Seems like the type of guy that McDaniels could turn into something a couple of yrs down the road.
Conerly had one really bad rep against Mike Green, but I think the rest of senior bowl practices he was decent.
Decent but not somebody I would want protecting CJ's blindside.
Didn't look good in Senior Bowl? Huh.https://www.si.com/college/oregon/football/oregon-ducks-josh-conerly-jr-nfl-draft-senior-bowl-performance-combine-projection-scouting-report-grade-big-ten-offensive-tackle
I'm not judging a guy from that one play. I'm judging the guy from his ability to move guys in the run game as well as pass protect. He's a good pass protector who should improve once he gains strength. His run blocking is well below avg and with the criticisms of Tunsil's run blocking posters are really not going to like Conerly's run blocking. I evaluate differently than the draftniks.
As you often have said for several years about our now departed left tackle, the main purpose of The Blind Side tackle is to protect the quarterback in passing downs. Conerly does that extremely well. Run blocking however he approaches for now with hand punch and grip strength to direct his opponent where he needs to go. His quick feet also get him out of his stance and into his opponent on run plays. Of course,he needs to continue to get stronger and better and fortunately has done so each year. People are quick to point out Mike Green knocking him on his butt in the senior bowl. However few mentioned that in an actual game scenario, Conerly handled Abdul Carter who is considered a top five pick and above Green masterfully.
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I think Campbell will fall too and if he does I'd be interested in trading up for him. Prefer Membou but think he'll be too far out of range for a trade.
I'm not sure I would have made this call, but if he can't run it faster he can't run it fast. I will say his tape shows better game speed than his 40 time indicates.
Elic Ayomanor is being vastly underrated by draftniks. Had he played at Alabama or Ohio State, Ayomanor would be considered a 1st rounder.
Looks, moves, and makes plays like a NFL WR. Passes the eye test. Also will block, which I think will be important to this offense.
It's hard to evaluate him because of the crappy QB play at Stanford.
Gave Hunter fits when they played Colorado
That's the only game I've seen him play.
Burden is more of a gadget player, right. Does he run a full route tree? The majority of his routes are inside 10 yards. He'll need a lot of development.
I like this guy a lot. Plus he can KR/PR.
Eh.. Nico over 1000 and Tank ~ 700. I do agree that the offensive line could be better but the two receivers did really well. Left Tackle maybe less this season but left guard should be a whole lot better so kind of cancel each other out.
I like Egbuka but he lacks the special traits/ceiling Brian Thomas had. I’d compare him more to McConkey and think he’ll be drafted in that range.
Both 3rd round picks. A WR can be found later in the draft much easier than a OT.
Whoops! I should have clarified that I was talking about Matthew golden.
Yep and I have suggested just that. However I think it's starting to look like Nick and Ryans think differently.
Because they brought Golden in? As @calishung7717 pointed out, the Texans only drafted one player from the 2024 top 30 visits.
For their ‘23 draft they brought in both Stroud, Anderson, and Dell. Just because they only drafted 1 player from the list last year doesn’t mean they won’t draft more.
It would have been odd if they had not brought those guys in while holding the #2 overall pick. Don't ya think? My point is, bringing in Golden doesn't mean the Texans are drafting a WR in the 1st round. Or even leaning that way.
That’s just one way to get info on a player. Kamari and Stover both visited at the combine.
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No, simply because it looks like they are going with the offensive line as is. That makes the wide receiver position the next dire need position to be filled. And Golden is probably the second best wide receiver if not the best in the draft.
I'm fairly certain the Texans will draft a WR. And Golden is a good WR prospect. He might be the #1 WR prospect on a team's board. He might be much lower on another. Depends on what each team is looking for in a WR.
For me, you answering the point of drafting Jackson.
Sure but you agree Howard is starting LG?
Not if Caserio drafts Jackson.