HoosierCat

Re the RAS scores, you have to be careful now because they’re starting to get gamed. Guys who know they won’t do well on one of the drills will just not do that drill. Stewart took a lot of flack for skipping the agility drills at the combine, allegedly due to a tweaked hammy from the 40. That’s not to say he isn’t a freak athlete, he is, but you know how guys look for any edge because there’s lots of money involved.

Interesting write up on Shemar here. https://www.acmepackingcompany.com/2025/3/20/24390518/2025-nfl-draft-shemar-stewart-scouting-report-texas-am-edge-defender-pass-rusher-defensive-end

Trepasso with basically the nightmare situation here. https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/2025-nfl-mock-draft-for-day-2-shedeur-sanders-jalen-milroe-taken-in-round-2-wrs-fly-off-board-in-round-3/ Not only Green and Emannwori gone, but also Kevin Winston, Landon Jackson, Schwesinger AND Ratledge. He gives Al his college corner, Morrison. Then we watch as pretty much every OL we like comes off the board, before trading up (with KC no less!) for Darius Alexander. And then after trading our third to do that, bonus pain watching Watt go at 83 in the third. Yuck.

So I'm catching up on my reading this morning and there's something a little weird about the pick. Not having to do with Stewart directly, but something about the process seems kind of strange. Stewart told Trags that he couldn't recall any contact or communications from the Bengals. According to another reporter, he thought he was going to Dallas. Apparently he had spoken with Jerrah and their d-line coach early yesterday and was "stunned" when they passed on him at 12. Now, the Bengals did meeting with him at the combine, so there was some contact, but everyone meets with everyone there. But they didn't have him in for a visit or do anything beyond that until apparently early this week. That's when Golden said he called Stewart's college coach to pump him for intel on the kid. That's interesting. Not what you'd expect. They should have been, and I'm confident, were, done with with al their information-gathering, visits and interviews, etc., and had their board set, before last Monday. So what changed? OK, maybe they were locked in on Shemar from day 1 and completely ignoring him was some strategy to make other teams think they weren't interested, but they have never been afraid of talking to guys they ended up drafting before. Also it's kind of risky. What if Al had called his coach and been told all bad stuff? No, that doesn't really scan to me. I wonder if the reason they didn't show any real interest in Stewart was simply that they expected he would be gone by 17. Then last weekend or early this week, they got some intel that that might not be the case? Maybe something slipped in conversations with other teams about possible trades? And that led to the last minute check by Golden that there was no hidden red flag that could explain him falling? That makes sense to me.

PFF gives us Watts then Wyatt Milum in the 3rd. Fine by me. https://www.pff.com/news/draft-2025-day-2-nfl-mock-draft-shedeur-sanders-lands-with-browns-bears-grab-treveyon-henderson

Oh, he is 100% a stereotypical Bengals pick. Sky-high upside player who dominated (relatively speaking in this case) on the collegiate level because he won the genetic lottery, but will now have to learn to play football in order to succeed in the NFL. They adore guys like this. Remember Stacey "the dancing bear" Andrews? But they rarely seem to work out. All we can do is hope this time is an exception.

I am ALL IN on Quinshon Judkins at 49!

Well, does have an atrocious 25% missed tackle rate, so at least he will fit in with our defense there…

Ugh. Anyhow, here’s the best available: https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft/bestavailable

After yesterday I now dread what they may do today.

It’s Stewart *** damn it. Fuck this team.

Seconded. Get Jihaad now.

Oh thank god Walker gone

I would not have complained. Might be DJ Reader 2. Decent pick. TE Warren to Indy

Wow Booker at 12.

Wasn’t high on Williams so good he goes here

Banks gone damnit

McMillan to Carolina. That helps a bit.

Clowns take Graham.

Fuk the jags, just gave Cleveland a kings ransom.

Looks like the clowns are trading down to 5.

Pretty much where I’m at. Don’t want him at 17.

Internet rumor mill seems pretty quiet. Little bit of chatter about them being set on Nolen if he's there. Kelvin Banks is suddenly a hot ticket for multiple top 10-12 teams, definitely some kind of smoke being pumped out by someone(s). Bengals twitter seems really down on the idea of picking Stewart. If the Bengals do, they're going to hear it. Allegations they like Gray Zabel. I'm sure they do, but not at 17. Lots of trade chatter but the only thing close to confirmed was Jerrah saying the pokes were working on a couple deals.

(stolen from the Bengals subreddit)

Was going to try and estimate when the Bengals will pick but it turns out this guy has already done the work. https://sports.yahoo.com/article/heres-exact-time-approximately-team-093058213.html so in the vicinity of 10:07 tonight.