Round 7 (246): DJ Ivey, CB Miami

[HoosierCat]

Nearly done.

[GapControl]

QB ?

[membengal]

5 minutes ago, GapControl said:

QB ?

any QB they looked at pre-draft process is gone. 

[COB]

LB from Cincy?

[GapControl]

3 minutes ago, COB said:

LB from Cincy?

Wonder if he goes undrafted 

[COB]

He had a great senior bowl.  Bring him in undrafted!

[TJJackson]

its unacceptable to have two Corners both named DJ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ok, no, that was a joke.  Put the baseball bat away, Mem :-)

No objection to the guy, just would have preferred a TE or ORT here, same as two picks back.   

[membengal]

I would also have preferred something for o-line here. Not sure how this guy has any prayer of making the roster. Would have liked  a flier on IOL for competition. 

[ArmyBengal]

I know it’s the 7th round but this was my least favorite pick. Not because he sucks but it doesn’t pass the who else was on the board test. Just not a smart way to go when considering he won’t be seen except in preseason for the foreseeable future.

[COB]

Practice squad, try to develop him into a player.  Maybe next year he’s on the roster as teams and depth.  

[TJJackson]

3 hours ago, membengal said:

I would also have preferred something for o-line here. Not sure how this guy has any prayer of making the roster. Would have liked  a flier on IOL for competition. 

ah, we do sorta kinda see eye to eye on occasion

While fully realizing that the occasional late round pick becomes a superstar (yes, Mr Brady, I am talking about you) I look at late rounders for the most part as players you hope can develop into starters 2-3 years down the line when your current starters depart or decline, and in the meantime can play special teams and give you occasional snaps when injuries happen

We'll need a new IOL or two in the coming years, so why not develop those guys now

that sort of thing

 

 

[HoosierCat]

14 hours ago, membengal said:

I would also have preferred something for o-line here. Not sure how this guy has any prayer of making the roster. Would have liked  a flier on IOL for competition. 

I actually don’t mind the lack of OL picks. I think that they have amply demonstrated over the past 10 years that they utterly stink at drafting OL, regardless of round. I mean, here are their picks since 2014:

Russel Bodine

Ogbuehi & Fisher

Westerman

JJ Dielman

Billy Price

Rod Taylor

Jonah

Michael Jordan

Adeniji

Trey Hill

Carmen

Volson

Of all those, the closest thing to a success has been Jonah, and even he has been underwhelming. Volson might be the second success, but needs to show improvement this season. I don’t know why they’re so bad at this but it’s clearly organizational. Until they figure it out I’m fine with them addressing oline by signing proven FAs.

 

 

 

[TJJackson]

another way to look at this, Joisey, is that they are due (very overdue) for a win here :-)

albeit I like Volsen a LOT

[ArmyBengal]

I like Volson a lot too and think he will only improve. If he doesn’t, then they simply move on.