Tough Draft Review

[ajcardfan]

Opinions are subjective. These are measures that try to remove subjectivity, based on statistical data.

Everyone uses stats to make their opinions. I'll be impressed if these guys are right even more than 10% of the average "right" on draft and player projections. I bet they aren't.

 

[BullheadCardFan]

On the field I think he believed his hype and never worked at football now it's his job so he better be ready to work at it or it won't take long for somebody to replace him.

Good point. He had better be ready to put in the work or he will be left behind. Good thing is we have a lot of high character veterans on the team for him to learn from. Just look at Hump and how he has grown this last year with his work ethic from what we have been hearing.

 

[kerouac9]

Good point. He had better be ready to put in the work or he will be left behind. Good thing is we have a lot of high character veterans on the team for him to learn from. Just look at Hump and how he has grown this last year with his work ethic from what we have been hearing.

You've put the cart way before the horse here. Humphries hasn't practiced or done football activities in any meaningful way since January — and the coaches haven't seen him do contact work since perhaps November (there are only a handful of padded practice sessions allowed during the season under the CBA).

I mean, it's great that Knee Deep is saying some of the right things after riding deep pine for 20 weeks last year, but he hasn't done squat yet.

 

[BigRedRage]

he has never played an NFL snap and is likely better than Shipley already so I like the pick.

 

[BigRedRage]

I'm guessing you've never done drugs or known anyone who has issues with drugs.

I'm not sayin Nkemdichi falls into this category, but there are plenty of people that I KNOW that have done something similar who don't give up the drugs and do other stupid things. And these are well-respected members of society and professionals. Apologies, but your comment above smacks of living in a sheltered, and maybe ignorant, world in regards to drug use.

mmmm drugs

 

[BullheadCardFan]

You've put the cart way before the horse here. Humphries hasn't practiced or done football activities in any meaningful way since January — and the coaches haven't seen him do contact work since perhaps November (there are only a handful of padded practice sessions allowed during the season under the CBA).

I mean, it's great that Knee Deep is saying some of the right things after riding deep pine for 20 weeks last year, but he hasn't done squat yet.

Should have said supposedly. Hump hasn't shown anything yet, just going on what has been posted on here lately along with BA endorsement.

 

[Darkside]

A few quick thoughts on Nkemdiche:

I have high hopes for this kid, but his red flag(s) are very concerning. First, the high hopes--even if he's only as good as Dockett during DD's best years, that's still a significant improvement. Not just to our defense, but our team overall. The hope though is that he's special. Somewhere between a DD and John Randle (that's a huge swath of real estate to work with).

The red flags, however, outweigh such lofty expectations. The pot thing is overblown, but I have to say, I've never walked through a plate glass window while stoned. I'm pretty much a munchy and couch kind of dude. But it's his lack of motor that concerns me most and the fact that even coaches who love the dude say he took plays and whole games off. First of all, even if he had a high motor, that doesn't always transfer to the pro's, where play is more cerebral and nuanced. If you have to think, your motor is stuck in neutral. Many rookies just shut down with overload. Nkemdiche isn't even like that, he took plays off when it was easy. In the NFL it's never easy, these dudes are feeding families (and apparently a large entourage).

That's two issues, two flags, for me: lack of judgement (not by smoking pot, but by walking through a window and falling 3 stories) and lack of motor. People say oh but TM was rehabbed and doing great, and I agree, he's a great success story. But TM had what Nkemdiche doesn't: In college (and now), TM had a motor and played football, constantly, no matter the opponent. TM is a machine on the football field--he cares about the game of football. Could be you and a few buddies playing, and he's going to bitch all night and probably next week that he missed a pick 6. Anyone get the sense Nkemdiche is like that? Too early to tell, but even soft-spoken Fitz is like that.

The worst thing you can be in football is inconsistent. Motor/effort one day and disappear the next. One game you think (as a coach), yes, he's finally got it, and the next he disappears entirely. One day he's awesome and killing double teams and the next week he's getting destroyed by identical formations.

Nkemdiche gives me flashbacks of Albert Haynesworth.





















(The irony, of course, is that DD hated Haynesworth, so if Nkemdiche fills that role he'll be wearing DD's #. That's what happens when you go to SF, God ends up hating you)

 

[GuernseyCard]

I think it was Bob McManaman who said he thinks Nkemdiche will be starting his career in The Program. I don't know if he has specific information or if it was just a guess. I don't think the league provides that information. But you'd think teams would have a good idea of who is in and who isn't.

If Nk does have to start his career in the program, that's really bad news for Cardinal fans. I know they're not allowed to have alcohol at some level. I don't know if that's all levels - or the next level after you've aleady failed a test. I believe it's all levels. If that is the case, I give him a zero percent chance of making it through. After all, he has a posse to entertain. When they go clubbing, you think he's drinking water in the vip room? All it takes is for an NFL employee to be waiting for him with a pee cup when he gets home.

The other thing you have to wonder about is how much time he'll have to devote to football. I'm expectng a full DRC situation. IOW the posse is always there waiting for him when he gets home from practice. So his natural talent will get him to a certain level, but not to that elite level that requires putting in extra hours. Eventually, he'll get tired of the posse and send them packing. When that happens, he'll have a chance to be great - providing he doesn't have to begin his career in The Program of course.

Floyd had a serious drinking problem in College and may also have been placed in the program. Have you heard of any problem?

 

[CFLredzoned]

Floyd had a serious drinking problem in College and may also have been placed in the program. Have you heard of any problem?

I haven't figured out what exactly it takes to get a rookie put into the program. With Tunsil, apparently the gas bong photo wasn't enough. I think there has to be a legal issue - like an actual arrest related to drugs. I'm not sure where alcohol stands. Alot of kids have DUIs. So I don't know if every kid that had a DUI automatically starts in the program. Was Floyd arrested for anything?

If Floyd was in the program - or even if he quit alcohol, I think we would have heard about it by now. With all the media outlets willing to do anything for just a few clicks, that would be a huge missed opportunity for a great feel good story. With Tyrann's story being so thoroughly covered, and deservedly so - hey what about poor Michael over there who's been white knuckling it the past four years? If that was the case, he would have to fire his agent for negligence.

 

[Bodha]

I like our draft. Nkemdiche is somewhat a specialist, like Freeney, but Freeney also single handidly won us a couple games late last year. I think Nkemdiche can do the same. Hopefully grow into a more complete player. But for the moment I expect a lot of 1/2 time play.


Like Boehm. Hes basically Iupati as a Center. Run mauler, shakey pass blocker. And you see we added another monster run blocker, shakey pass blocker, in Evan Mathis. Keims priority is clearly becoming a running team with David.

Really excited for Harlan Miller and Brandon Williams. Polar opposites physically, but both bring a skillset to the CB position.

Toner could've been Scooby Wright, so that guy has a looooong way uphill getting into my favor

 

[b8rtm8nn]

Toner could've been Scooby Wright, so that guy has a looooong way uphill getting into my favor

+1000

 

[ASUCHRIS]

Nkemdiche gives me flashbacks of Albert Haynesworth.

Uh, if he's anywhere near as good as Haynesworth, it'll be a home run.

 

[Cbus cardsfan]

I predict by week 4 Nkemdiche will be regarded as the steal of round 1. The taking plays off in college label does not bother me one bit. I think he's going to be an absolute stud and his inside pass rush is going to give offenses fits.

I like the sounds of Campbell and Nkemdiche rushing inside with Jones, Freeney, and Golden on the outside. Teams are going to have to keep a RB or TE in to help, thus limiting them. And, that's without taking any blitzing into account.