1 – How will Ossenfort approach the draft? Will he be like John Schneiders’ “we are smarter than everyone else,” or will he be Belichick’s “I don’t give a f*** about players’ value at different spots,” or Keim’s (post-Nkemdiche) “if you are not a team captain, you are off our board”?
2 – If they are locked into Will Anderson, they should take whatever Indy offer them to sell (assuming they offer anything). Even a sixth-round pick or whatever. Just get some sort of value for doing what you would have done anyway.
FYI: I am aware that the Colts will probably offer more than a sixth. Just to underline my point.
3 – The lack of great WR prospects, does that make Nuk Hopkins’ prize go up – and conversely, does it make the Cards more willing to hold onto him?
4 – NFL teams always value extreme athletic marvels highly, and there is no bigger marvel than edge rusher Nolan Smith. He’s probably not in play at #3, but when do Gannon pounce on a new Haason Reddick-type?
5 – If you are not sure which prospect you want the most (maybe at #3, maybe at another spot), you will find out for sure in the two-three seconds between Goodell saying “with the X pick the Arizona Cardinals select…” and reading out the name. Those seconds reveal everything.
6 – Longtime general manager Mike Tannenbaum recently said that his sleeper pick at #3 is cornerback Christian Gonzalez. Is it that crazy? I don’t think so.
7 – Jalen Carter. Jalen, Jalen, Jalen Carter. What to do with you?
8 – If they do end up selling #3, would you prefer that part of the prize was a future #1 or an impact player now?
9 – It would not surprise me if edge rusher Tyree Wilson were the pick at #3. Arguably has bigger potential than Will Anderson and is probably also a more natural fit.
10 – Some days ago, draft analyst Tony Pauline reported that multiple teams have inquired about #3 to go up and get an offensive tackle. Huh? That would be a stunner.
P.S. Yesterday another analyst, Peter King, predicted that the Cards would take OT Paris Johnson at #3.
2 – If they are locked into Will Anderson, they should take whatever Indy offer them to sell (assuming they offer anything). Even a sixth-round pick or whatever. Just get some sort of value for doing what you would have done anyway.
FYI: I am aware that the Colts will probably offer more than a sixth. Just to underline my point.
3 – The lack of great WR prospects, does that make Nuk Hopkins’ prize go up – and conversely, does it make the Cards more willing to hold onto him?
4 – NFL teams always value extreme athletic marvels highly, and there is no bigger marvel than edge rusher Nolan Smith. He’s probably not in play at #3, but when do Gannon pounce on a new Haason Reddick-type?
5 – If you are not sure which prospect you want the most (maybe at #3, maybe at another spot), you will find out for sure in the two-three seconds between Goodell saying “with the X pick the Arizona Cardinals select…” and reading out the name. Those seconds reveal everything.
6 – Longtime general manager Mike Tannenbaum recently said that his sleeper pick at #3 is cornerback Christian Gonzalez. Is it that crazy? I don’t think so.
7 – Jalen Carter. Jalen, Jalen, Jalen Carter. What to do with you?
8 – If they do end up selling #3, would you prefer that part of the prize was a future #1 or an impact player now?
9 – It would not surprise me if edge rusher Tyree Wilson were the pick at #3. Arguably has bigger potential than Will Anderson and is probably also a more natural fit.
10 – Some days ago, draft analyst Tony Pauline reported that multiple teams have inquired about #3 to go up and get an offensive tackle. Huh? That would be a stunner.
P.S. Yesterday another analyst, Peter King, predicted that the Cards would take OT Paris Johnson at #3.
