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I had several PM's asking me to get my scout friends take on our draft. I got the chance to talk him for about an hour yesterday at my mother in-laws and will pass on the generalities of what he thought about our draft and a couple other things. Btw, nothing earth shattering at all.
DJ Humphries: Really liked the pick and think's he has top tier LT potential. Thinks he very young and immature but doesn't see it as an issue. Humphries went about where he thought he would go.
Markus Golden: Thought he was overdrafted. They had a 4-5 round grade on him. However, Golden was not a good scheme fit for them and he may be a nice scheme fit for the Cards.
David Johnson: another good pick. He likes his size, speed, and attitude. Says he has a chance to be a good one.
Rodney Gunter: Okay, here's where the pitch forks are going to come out. He didn't like this pick at all. Gunter was one the guys he personally graded and thought he'd never be more than a backup at best. It's just one guy's opinion and, obviously SF reportedly was thinking high enough of him to take him in round 4, but he did not have a very high grade on him. But not all scouts agree on players so, maybe he's got this one wrong.
Shaquille Riddick: we got interrupted about this point and didn't really get a chance to answer.
Gerald Christian: Said it was an awful TE class overall and would not have taken one early. He likes Christian and thinks he may develop more into a H-back type of player.
Some other stuff:
I asked who they were considering instead of Fowler(he won't admit it but I know Fowler wasn't his top choice) and they were, not surprisingly, considering Amari Cooper, Leonard Williams, or a trade back and taking Kevin White.
Thinks my guy, Shane Ray, was a steal at 23.
Guys getting picked the spot before you draft happens quite a bit( I asked because of Dupree and Ray going right before the Cards and Birdman's report of Abdullah being there, and getting picked right in front of Cards in round 2, for the Cards to trade him for AP). He said that happens often, even in the later rounds, and happened to them in round 3. They targeted the OG from Utah but he went the pick prior, so they took Cann. He said teams often hear things about what other teams are doing/thinking.
I asked if he had heard any rumbling or rumors about the Cards acquiring AP.
Answer: no.
He really likes Keim but there is a FO member that he is not a big fan of.
Next year's QB class is not very good. He thinks a kid from ND St. is as good as anyone. If Cardale Jones starts he has a chance at the top QB spot but he may not even start. So, who knows.
Logan Thomas: He's not big fan of his but knows other scouts that absolutely love him. He's too inaccurate for his liking.
Selfishly hopes Tom Brady gets suspended 4 games because they play NE early.
That's about all I can remember.
DJ Humphries: Really liked the pick and think's he has top tier LT potential. Thinks he very young and immature but doesn't see it as an issue. Humphries went about where he thought he would go.
Markus Golden: Thought he was overdrafted. They had a 4-5 round grade on him. However, Golden was not a good scheme fit for them and he may be a nice scheme fit for the Cards.
David Johnson: another good pick. He likes his size, speed, and attitude. Says he has a chance to be a good one.
Rodney Gunter: Okay, here's where the pitch forks are going to come out. He didn't like this pick at all. Gunter was one the guys he personally graded and thought he'd never be more than a backup at best. It's just one guy's opinion and, obviously SF reportedly was thinking high enough of him to take him in round 4, but he did not have a very high grade on him. But not all scouts agree on players so, maybe he's got this one wrong.
Shaquille Riddick: we got interrupted about this point and didn't really get a chance to answer.
Gerald Christian: Said it was an awful TE class overall and would not have taken one early. He likes Christian and thinks he may develop more into a H-back type of player.
Some other stuff:
I asked who they were considering instead of Fowler(he won't admit it but I know Fowler wasn't his top choice) and they were, not surprisingly, considering Amari Cooper, Leonard Williams, or a trade back and taking Kevin White.
Thinks my guy, Shane Ray, was a steal at 23.
Guys getting picked the spot before you draft happens quite a bit( I asked because of Dupree and Ray going right before the Cards and Birdman's report of Abdullah being there, and getting picked right in front of Cards in round 2, for the Cards to trade him for AP). He said that happens often, even in the later rounds, and happened to them in round 3. They targeted the OG from Utah but he went the pick prior, so they took Cann. He said teams often hear things about what other teams are doing/thinking.
I asked if he had heard any rumbling or rumors about the Cards acquiring AP.
Answer: no.
He really likes Keim but there is a FO member that he is not a big fan of.
Next year's QB class is not very good. He thinks a kid from ND St. is as good as anyone. If Cardale Jones starts he has a chance at the top QB spot but he may not even start. So, who knows.
Logan Thomas: He's not big fan of his but knows other scouts that absolutely love him. He's too inaccurate for his liking.
Selfishly hopes Tom Brady gets suspended 4 games because they play NE early.
That's about all I can remember.
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