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ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

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ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

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ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

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ORIGINAL: Brad H

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ORIGINAL: Bruce Johnson

Best pass sets: Alijah Vera-Tucker

“His 91.7 pass-blocking grade on 297 true pass sets over the past two years is far and away tops in the draft class.” 👀👀

#SKOL (PFF Min Vikes on Twitter)

If I was a pickin man, that would be my pick.

With that good of a pass blocking grade he might be ok at LT despite the short arms.

Also i think i read he is a good zone blocker.

Yes, because pass setting at G is so similar to LT. Plus he can add to the total number of OL not playing their natural position. Win win!

He has looked natural at both LG and LT.

I've stopped 'looking at tape' (what some in here call looking at highlight videos posted on youtube by family members [or the player himself]). That is so flimsy.

I prefer to read incontrovertible strength and weakness blurbs by anonymous draftniks.

Alijah Vera-Tucker

Pros
Thick and burly
Rips a stiff punch
Can deep freeze rushers
Can eat a bull rush
Longer than people expect for his height (!)

Cons
Needs better pop and drop
Average at clearing debris
Not a forklift

..........

Even though I think 14 is too high, I do like that AVT is a short squatty hairy smelly germ-ridden brute ...

different from the usual Spielman IOL draftee (long-limbed and gangly man-boys requiring years of weight room development to mature into the opposite of what a IOL should look like).

Great post!

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ORIGINAL: Daniel Lee Young

I think the best way to improve this franchise falls on Spielman’s figurative sword/ guillotine ....

Hot seat:

Mike Zimmer

One and done or else:

Rick Dennison

Dude... your line skills suck.
Why are you an NFL coach?
For offensive line?

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

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ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

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ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

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ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

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ORIGINAL: Brad H

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ORIGINAL: Bruce Johnson

Best pass sets: Alijah Vera-Tucker

“His 91.7 pass-blocking grade on 297 true pass sets over the past two years is far and away tops in the draft class.” 👀👀

#SKOL (PFF Min Vikes on Twitter)

If I was a pickin man, that would be my pick.

With that good of a pass blocking grade he might be ok at LT despite the short arms.

Also i think i read he is a good zone blocker.

Yes, because pass setting at G is so similar to LT. Plus he can add to the total number of OL not playing their natural position. Win win!

He has looked natural at both LG and LT.

I've stopped 'looking at tape' (what some in here call looking at highlight videos posted on youtube by family members [or the player himself]). That is so flimsy.

I prefer to read incontrovertible strength and weakness blurbs by anonymous draftniks.

Alijah Vera-Tucker

Pros
Thick and burly
Rips a stiff punch
Can deep freeze rushers
Can eat a bull rush
Longer than people expect for his height (!)

Cons
Needs better pop and drop
Average at clearing debris
Not a forklift

..........

Even though I think 14 is too high, I do like that AVT is a short squatty hairy smelly germ-ridden brute ...

different from the usual Spielman IOL draftee (long-limbed and gangly man-boys requiring years of weight room development to mature into the opposite of what a IOL should look like).

Great post!

Thanks

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ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

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ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

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ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

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ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

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ORIGINAL: Brad H

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ORIGINAL: Bruce Johnson

Best pass sets: Alijah Vera-Tucker

“His 91.7 pass-blocking grade on 297 true pass sets over the past two years is far and away tops in the draft class.” 👀👀

#SKOL (PFF Min Vikes on Twitter)

If I was a pickin man, that would be my pick.

With that good of a pass blocking grade he might be ok at LT despite the short arms.

Also i think i read he is a good zone blocker.

Yes, because pass setting at G is so similar to LT. Plus he can add to the total number of OL not playing their natural position. Win win!

He has looked natural at both LG and LT.

I've stopped 'looking at tape' (what some in here call looking at highlight videos posted on youtube by family members [or the player himself]). That is so flimsy.

I prefer to read incontrovertible strength and weakness blurbs by anonymous draftniks.

Alijah Vera-Tucker

Pros
Thick and burly
Rips a stiff punch
Can deep freeze rushers
Can eat a bull rush
Longer than people expect for his height (!)

Cons
Needs better pop and drop
Average at clearing debris
Not a forklift

..........

Even though I think 14 is too high, I do like that AVT is a short squatty hairy smelly germ-ridden brute ...

different from the usual Spielman IOL draftee (long-limbed and gangly man-boys requiring years of weight room development to mature into the opposite of what a IOL should look like).

Great post!

Thanks

Working the open road and hitting targets
Checks a lot of "off the bus" boxes
Classic stone wall
Boulder
Fires off punches
Mike Tyson like knockout punches
Isn't just a bully
Sawed-off center

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

So ... fyi ... I cracked Spielman's draft code. We will not be drafting Vera-Tucker in the first. We will be trading up into the magical second round.

I assume Bradbury, Samia and Udoh (part of the old playbook) forced Spielman's hand,

forcing him to go back to the previous year's O'Neil template ... and take Cleveland (in the magical second round)

After years of

Elflein
Isidora
Beavers
Thompson
Shepherd
Yankey
Baca
Bond

Cleveland was just adequate BUT clearly better than any of the above (for an out of position rookie)

making him second to O'Neil in Spielman's pantheon of good OL picks. (those are the only two)

so expect more of the same this draft.

(I tried to articulate this a couple of weeks ago and got eviscerated by David and Bill ... but the draft is closing fast and with it, swift justice for the heathen unbelievers)

In fact, I'll just call it now ... Spencer Brown, Northern Iowa in the last couple of picks in the 2nd rd. ... our new LG

6-8, athletic, hungry for pancakes, gets tossed by power, no experience at G.

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ORIGINAL: thebigo

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ORIGINAL: Daniel Lee Young

I think the best way to improve this franchise falls on Spielman’s figurative sword/ guillotine ....

Hot seat:

Mike Zimmer

One and done or else:

Rick Dennison

Dude... your line skills suck.
Why are you an NFL coach?
For offensive line?

Or maybe spielman will be hoisted by his own petard.

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ORIGINAL: jbusse

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

So ... fyi ... I cracked Spielman's draft code. We will not be drafting Vera-Tucker in the first. We will be trading up into the magical second round.

I assume Bradbury, Samia and Udoh (part of the old playbook) forced Spielman's hand,

forcing him to go back to the previous year's O'Neil template ... and take Cleveland (in the magical second round)

After years of

Elflein
Isidora
Beavers
Thompson
Shepherd
Yankey
Baca
Bond

Cleveland was just adequate BUT clearly better than any of the above (for an out of position rookie)

making him second to O'Neil in Spielman's pantheon of good OL picks. (those are the only two)

so expect more of the same this draft.

(I tried to articulate this a couple of weeks ago and got eviscerated by David and Bill ... but the draft is closing fast and with it, swift justice for the heathen unbelievers)

In fact, I'll just call it now ... Spencer Brown, Northern Iowa in the last couple of picks in the 2nd rd. ... our new LG

6-8, athletic, hungry for pancakes, gets tossed by power, no experience at G.

I think I've cracked Spielman's code as well. If you recall, there was an SI article a few years back where they said, referring to Spielman, "He puts his shoes and socks on before his pants." To my mind, Rick values footwork, a known strength of Vera-Tucker. As such, it will be difficult for Spielman to pass on Vera-Tucker in the first.

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

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ORIGINAL: jbusse

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

So ... fyi ... I cracked Spielman's draft code. We will not be drafting Vera-Tucker in the first. We will be trading up into the magical second round.

I assume Bradbury, Samia and Udoh (part of the old playbook) forced Spielman's hand,

forcing him to go back to the previous year's O'Neil template ... and take Cleveland (in the magical second round)

After years of

Elflein
Isidora
Beavers
Thompson
Shepherd
Yankey
Baca
Bond

Cleveland was just adequate BUT clearly better than any of the above (for an out of position rookie)

making him second to O'Neil in Spielman's pantheon of good OL picks. (those are the only two)

so expect more of the same this draft.

(I tried to articulate this a couple of weeks ago and got eviscerated by David and Bill ... but the draft is closing fast and with it, swift justice for the heathen unbelievers)

In fact, I'll just call it now ... Spencer Brown, Northern Iowa in the last couple of picks in the 2nd rd. ... our new LG

6-8, athletic, hungry for pancakes, gets tossed by power, no experience at G.

I think I've cracked Spielman's code as well. If you recall, there was an SI article a few years back where they said, referring to Spielman, "He puts his shoes and socks on before his pants." To my mind, Rick values footwork, a known strength of Vera-Tucker. As such, it will be difficult for Spielman to pass on Vera-Tucker in the first.

Yes the footwork is critically important for OL, especially for our scheme.

But I'm banking on the fact that, with no combine to build mountains of comparative three cone and shuttle data (and pro days being nothing but fluff) ...

Ricky will have to fall back on game tape and 'what's worked for him before'. Not much there to glean from.

Also, based on draftnik scripture, I'm not seeing AVTs footwork as a strength

Below average ... with settle steps
Needs to tighten up footwork
Falls off blocks against surly two-gappers (not really footwork but cool sounding)

Signed,

Tom the Blasphemer

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ORIGINAL: jbusse

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

So ... fyi ... I cracked Spielman's draft code. We will not be drafting Vera-Tucker in the first. We will be trading up into the magical second round.

I assume Bradbury, Samia and Udoh (part of the old playbook) forced Spielman's hand,

forcing him to go back to the previous year's O'Neil template ... and take Cleveland (in the magical second round)

After years of

Elflein
Isidora
Beavers
Thompson
Shepherd
Yankey
Baca
Bond

Cleveland was just adequate BUT clearly better than any of the above (for an out of position rookie)

making him second to O'Neil in Spielman's pantheon of good OL picks. (those are the only two)

so expect more of the same this draft.

(I tried to articulate this a couple of weeks ago and got eviscerated by David and Bill ... but the draft is closing fast and with it, swift justice for the heathen unbelievers)

In fact, I'll just call it now ... Spencer Brown, Northern Iowa in the last couple of picks in the 2nd rd. ... our new LG

6-8, athletic, hungry for pancakes, gets tossed by power, no experience at G.

I think I've cracked Spielman's code as well. If you recall, there was an SI article a few years back where they said, referring to Spielman, "He puts his shoes and socks on before his pants." To my mind, Rick values footwork, a known strength of Vera-Tucker. As such, it will be difficult for Spielman to pass on Vera-Tucker in the first.

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ORIGINAL: jbusse

quote:

ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

quote:

ORIGINAL: jbusse

quote:

ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

So ... fyi ... I cracked Spielman's draft code. We will not be drafting Vera-Tucker in the first. We will be trading up into the magical second round.

I assume Bradbury, Samia and Udoh (part of the old playbook) forced Spielman's hand,

forcing him to go back to the previous year's O'Neil template ... and take Cleveland (in the magical second round)

After years of

Elflein
Isidora
Beavers
Thompson
Shepherd
Yankey
Baca
Bond

Cleveland was just adequate BUT clearly better than any of the above (for an out of position rookie)

making him second to O'Neil in Spielman's pantheon of good OL picks. (those are the only two)

so expect more of the same this draft.

(I tried to articulate this a couple of weeks ago and got eviscerated by David and Bill ... but the draft is closing fast and with it, swift justice for the heathen unbelievers)

In fact, I'll just call it now ... Spencer Brown, Northern Iowa in the last couple of picks in the 2nd rd. ... our new LG

6-8, athletic, hungry for pancakes, gets tossed by power, no experience at G.

I think I've cracked Spielman's code as well. If you recall, there was an SI article a few years back where they said, referring to Spielman, "He puts his shoes and socks on before his pants." To my mind, Rick values footwork, a known strength of Vera-Tucker. As such, it will be difficult for Spielman to pass on Vera-Tucker in the first.

Yes the footwork is critically important for OL, especially for our scheme.

But I'm banking on the fact that, with no combine to build mountains of comparative three cone and shuttle data (and pro days being nothing but fluff) ...

Ricky will have to fall back on game tape and 'what's worked for him before'. Not much there to glean from.

Also, based on draftnik scripture, I'm not seeing AVTs footwork as a strength

Below average ... with settle steps
Needs to tighten up footwork
Falls off blocks against surly two-gappers (not really footwork but cool sounding)

Signed,

Tom the Blasphemer

Game tape or some variant of the pea and three pod approach?

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ORIGINAL: Trekgeekscott

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ORIGINAL: jbusse

quote:

ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

So ... fyi ... I cracked Spielman's draft code. We will not be drafting Vera-Tucker in the first. We will be trading up into the magical second round.

I assume Bradbury, Samia and Udoh (part of the old playbook) forced Spielman's hand,

forcing him to go back to the previous year's O'Neil template ... and take Cleveland (in the magical second round)

After years of

Elflein
Isidora
Beavers
Thompson
Shepherd
Yankey
Baca
Bond

Cleveland was just adequate BUT clearly better than any of the above (for an out of position rookie)

making him second to O'Neil in Spielman's pantheon of good OL picks. (those are the only two)

so expect more of the same this draft.

(I tried to articulate this a couple of weeks ago and got eviscerated by David and Bill ... but the draft is closing fast and with it, swift justice for the heathen unbelievers)

In fact, I'll just call it now ... Spencer Brown, Northern Iowa in the last couple of picks in the 2nd rd. ... our new LG

6-8, athletic, hungry for pancakes, gets tossed by power, no experience at G.

I think I've cracked Spielman's code as well. If you recall, there was an SI article a few years back where they said, referring to Spielman, "He puts his shoes and socks on before his pants." To my mind, Rick values footwork, a known strength of Vera-Tucker. As such, it will be difficult for Spielman to pass on Vera-Tucker in the first.

I'm telling you we will trade down to add a pick and then will select a Safety. Zimmer loves his DBs and needs Safety depth. Plus Spielman loves trading down to add picks and hates that he doesn't have a 2nd or any 7th rounders.

We wont be picking at 14. Can pretty much guarantee it.

And they wont address the Oline like they should....because they are clueless on what makes a good Olineman.


After FA, they should be drafting Oline Oline Oline and QBOTF. not necessarily in that order.

Everything else should be set aside in consideration.

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

I was listening to a couple podcasts today.

Mixed reviews on Darrisaw.

-All the talent in the world but a very mundane temperament.

-Plays down to his competition and seems disinterested most of the time.

-Yet threw Joseph Ossai around like a rag doll.

Jaycee Horn

-Will rip a wr's face off

-NFL comparison is Jalen Ramsey

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ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

I was listening to a couple podcasts today.

Mixed reviews on Darrisaw.

-All the talent in the world but a very mundane temperament.

-Plays down to his competition and seems disinterested most of the time.

-Yet threw Joseph Ossai around like a rag doll.

Jaycee Horn

-Will rip a wr's face off

-NFL comparison is Jalen Ramsey

Philips or Parsons.

Get Orlando Brown

Get a couple Guards in 4th round

Udoh definitely in mix

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

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ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

I was listening to a couple podcasts today.

Mixed reviews on Darrisaw.

-All the talent in the world but a very mundane temperament.

-Plays down to his competition and seems disinterested most of the time.

-Yet threw Joseph Ossai around like a rag doll.

Jaycee Horn

-Will rip a wr's face off

-NFL comparison is Jalen Ramsey

Philips or Parsons.

Get Orlando Brown

Get a couple Guards in 4th round

Udoh definitely in mix

Philips is the best pass rusher in this class. But a concussion or two away from retirement.

Hopefully balt softens up their asking price after no takers after day one of the draft.

Ben Cleveland at 242lbs could clear some running lanes.