2018-19 CFB SEASON / '19 NFL DRAFT

[Bingo_AlphaMan]

Miami Hurricanes receiver Ahmmon Richards’ football career is over

https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/barry-jackson/article219622960.html

Hamstring, knee, and ankle injuries limited his PT and effectiveness last year. Injured his knee vs. LSU this year on his only reception in the game and hadn't played since. The kid has elite speed and in my eyes is one of the fastest players in the country. Obviously it's sad for all the personal stuff for him but also a sad loss for Miami and one more hit to the position in the draft - this class or next.

Don’t they have another receiver on their team that super fast as well!? He scored a TD this past week against FSU. I didn’t catch his name but the announcer was mentioning how fast of a player that receiver is.

[ChrisPozz]

Miami Hurricanes receiver Ahmmon Richards’ football career is over

https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/barry-jackson/article219622960.html

Hamstring, knee, and ankle injuries limited his PT and effectiveness last year. Injured his knee vs. LSU this year on his only reception in the game and hadn't played since. The kid has elite speed and in my eyes is one of the fastest players in the country. Obviously it's sad for all the personal stuff for him but also a sad loss for Miami and one more hit to the position in the draft - this class or next.

Don’t they have another receiver on their team that super fast as well!? He scored a TD this past week against FSU. I didn’t catch his name but the announcer was mentioning how fast of a player that receiver is.

Jeff Thomas. True sophomore. Promising route runner. Can really, really track and attack a ball for his size. Has made a number of ridiculous catches. Loose hips. Used in multiple ways - running, receiving, kick returns, and punt returns. Has had two really good punt returns this year already.

[Bingo_AlphaMan]

Miami Hurricanes receiver Ahmmon Richards’ football career is over

https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/barry-jackson/article219622960.html

Hamstring, knee, and ankle injuries limited his PT and effectiveness last year. Injured his knee vs. LSU this year on his only reception in the game and hadn't played since. The kid has elite speed and in my eyes is one of the fastest players in the country. Obviously it's sad for all the personal stuff for him but also a sad loss for Miami and one more hit to the position in the draft - this class or next.

Don’t they have another receiver on their team that super fast as well!? He scored a TD this past week against FSU. I didn’t catch his name but the announcer was mentioning how fast of a player that receiver is.

Jeff Thomas. True sophomore. Promising route runner. Can really, really track and attack a ball for his size. Has made a number of ridiculous catches. Loose hips. Used in multiple ways - running, receiving, kick returns, and punt returns. Has had two really good punt returns this year already.

Is he as fast as Ahmmon Richards?

[ChrisPozz]

Don’t they have another receiver on their team that super fast as well!? He scored a TD this past week against FSU. I didn’t catch his name but the announcer was mentioning how fast of a player that receiver is.

Jeff Thomas. True sophomore. Promising route runner. Can really, really track and attack a ball for his size. Has made a number of ridiculous catches. Loose hips. Used in multiple ways - running, receiving, kick returns, and punt returns. Has had two really good punt returns this year already.

Is he as fast as Ahmmon Richards?

Thomas recorded a faster time when he was a freshman than when Richards was timed when he was a freshman but that was only by 0.05. Plus I never got video of it so I have a hard time using that in my world.

Richards had been given the tag by many for being the fastest kid in the program and probably would have gotten my vote before the injury.

There's a controlled play speed to Thomas that is more translatable than Richards on the field, though. The challenge with Richards before he had to give up football would've been taking that speed and making it more functional with his routes and setting guys up.

[Bingo_AlphaMan]

Jeff Thomas. True sophomore. Promising route runner. Can really, really track and attack a ball for his size. Has made a number of ridiculous catches. Loose hips. Used in multiple ways - running, receiving, kick returns, and punt returns. Has had two really good punt returns this year already.

Is he as fast as Ahmmon Richards?

Thomas recorded a faster time when he was a freshman than when Richards was timed when he was a freshman but that was only by 0.05. Plus I never got video of it so I have a hard time using that in my world.

Richards had been given the tag by many for being the fastest kid in the program and probably would have gotten my vote before the injury.

There's a controlled play speed to Thomas that is more translatable than Richards on the field, though. The challenge with Richards before he had to give up football would've been taking that speed and making it more functional with his routes and setting guys up.

Thanks Pozz!

[ChrisPozz]

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[ChrisPozz]

Hasn't been one of my favorite people to cite over the years but..................


Not All Teams Grade Ed Oliver as a High First-Round Pick

http://www.walterfootball.com/NFLHotPress

By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell.

Since his first game in college football when Ed Oliver dominated Oklahoma, there has been a lot of projections of the Houston defensive tackle being a high first-round prospect for the 2019 NFL Draft. The media hype has continued over his sophomore and junior seasons due to his quality production in the AAC. While draft experts in the national media have been projecting Oliver to be a high first-round pick, in speaking with NFL team sources who have scouted Oliver in person, they graded Oliver as a late first-round pick, although they could see a team taking him in the middle of the first round during the 2019 NFL Draft.

"I would bet a paycheck that [Oliver] does not go No. 1 overall. There is no way," said one area scout who has been through Houston. "There are too many potential issues. He's a lot smaller than people think. When the coaches and GMs see how light and short he is, there is going to be pause. Houston has him weighing at 275 [pounds] and say he has played as heavy as 282. They say that 285-290 [pounds] is too heavy for him to play at."

The national media has been quick to compare Oliver to Aaron Donald, the best defensive tackle in the NFL, but sources who have seen Oliver in person say that comparison is off base.

"[Oliver] is not the same guy as Donald," said another source. "He is more comparable to a Dominique Easley. [Oliver is] disruptive, twitchy, and can do a lot of positive things, so that is why people are eager to compare him to Donald because they both have surprising speed. But Oliver is not Donald. Donald is extremely strong, and you could see that at the Senior Bowl when he was tossing guys around. Oliver has issues with mass and problems with double teams that Donald does not. [Oliver's] lateral anchor is a problem."

Because of the size issue, Oliver could have some problems fitting certain schemes in the NFL. Obviously teams that want heavy nose tackles who play a two-gap scheme would not have a fit for Oliver. His speed, explosiveness off the snap, and quick-twitch athleticism would make him a fit as a three-technique. Weighing in the 270s, however, is very light for that role as well. and it would almost make him more of a designated pass-rusher. Evaluators feel there are scheme issues, but think he could play in a 4-3 or 3-4.

"My issues are, one, it is scheme specific that he has to go to the right team and used in a particular way," said an area scout. "If [Oliver] were to go to a 3-4 scheme with two awesome ends like Pittsburgh with [Cameron] Heyward on one side and [Stephon] Tuitt on the other, that could work because it would allow him to get off. Or Houston between Watt and Clowney, but that is a tough situation to find. I graded Oliver as a late [first-rounder], but I think someone will take him in the mid-first [round]."

In the past few years, WalterFootball.com has routinely reported that the media was way too high in their projections and hype on players like Teddy Bridgewater, Mackensie Alexander, Robert Nkemdiche, Anthony Averett, A.J. Cann and Connor Williams. Oliver looks like a safe first-round pick, but he could end up going much lower than the hype machine currently suggests.

[NinerSickness]

Houston has him weighing at 275 [pounds] and say he has played as heavy as 282. They say that 285-290 [pounds] is too heavy for him to play at."

I honestly did not know that. I thought he played at 292.

Nick Bosa or bust. There's literally nobody else I want at the top of the draft.

GO VaGIANTS / COLTS!!!

[Ray_Dogg]

Hakeem Butler and David Montgomery still looking like studs. Quite possibly about to upset West Virginia with a hell of a performance from their freshman QB Brock Purdy.

[Ray_Dogg]

Porter Gustin. I like.

[ChrisPozz]

CFB related, not draft related.

Rutgers freshman QB Artur Sitkowski today vs. Maryland

2 completions
16 attempts
8 yards passing
0 TDs
4 INTs

Pulled late in the 3rd quarter. His backup, a senior who has been forced into action in 4 games now, came in again in this one and threw 1 pass.........and it was picked.

Rutgers as a team had only 179 total yards and 107 of those (72%) of those were by a 3rd-string freshman running back. No other player - quarterback, running back, or wide receiver - totaled more than 28 total yards for the game.

Rutgers also allowed a Maryland kickoff to be recovered by Maryland after it was kicked high and short of the return man.

If you can find me a more putrid offensive output for the week I'd be interested in seeing it.

[Ray_Dogg]

Son of a bitch. Baalke special. : ) Had 7 sacks in 6 games. Missed most of previous season with pins in a broken toe and a bicep injury. He should fall in the draft.

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[NinerSickness]

Son of a bitch. Baalke special. : ) Had 7 sacks in 6 games. Missed most of previous season with pins in a broken toe and a bicep injury. He should fall in the draft.

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Wasn't on my radar...

With that kind of injury history, he sounds like an UDFA / 6th / 7th rounder if I had to guess.

Edit: saw a taste of him playing; why does the name John Engelberger come to mind when I watch that guy?

[Bingo_AlphaMan]

This kid is as strong as an ox:

Quinnen Williams - DL - Crimson Tide

NFL Draft Scout's Rob Rang lists Alabama redshirt sophomore DL Quinnen Williams as the highest riser from Week 7 after his performance against Missouri.

The stats for Williams (6'4/295) were exceptional: seven tackles (six solo), two for loss, and a sack that resulted in a safety. As is often the case for defensive lineman, however, the stats don't tell the whole story on how dominant Williams was -- and has been -- in 2018. "Williams’ stout frame and fantastic weight-room strength make him a virtually immovable object in the middle at nose guard," writes Rang. This is a loaded defensive line class, but if the redshirt sophomore does enter the draft, it sure seems like he's going to be a first-round lock at this point, if such thing exists.
Source: NFL Draft Scout

Oct 15 - 6:28 PM

[Bingo_AlphaMan]

D.K. Metcalf - WR - Rebels

Ole Miss junior WR D.K. Metcalf will miss the remainder of the season with a neck injury.

Metcalf injured his neck in the second quarter of Saturday's win over Arkansas. At the time, it was hoped that the injury was a minor neck strain. The news the Rebels got back from doctors was decidedly worse. HC Matt Luke declined to elaborate, but did say the injury will likely require surgery but that it won't threaten Metcalf's availability beyond this season. Such unfortunate news. Metcalf was in the middle of the breakout campaign we'd all hoped for, ranking eighth nationally in yards per catch (21.9) with a 26-569-5 line. The 6-foot-4, 230-pounder is the consensus top WR in the 2019 NFL Draft class according to The Draft Network's team of analysts. With only 67 career catches, it'll be interesting to see if Metcalf declares over the winter, or if this injury will be enough to convince him to return to Oxford.
Source: Clarion Ledger

Oct 15 - 1:15 PM

[ChrisPozz]

D.K. Metcalf - WR - Rebels

Ole Miss junior WR D.K. Metcalf will miss the remainder of the season with a neck injury.

Metcalf injured his neck in the second quarter of Saturday's win over Arkansas. At the time, it was hoped that the injury was a minor neck strain. The news the Rebels got back from doctors was decidedly worse. HC Matt Luke declined to elaborate, but did say the injury will likely require surgery but that it won't threaten Metcalf's availability beyond this season. Such unfortunate news. Metcalf was in the middle of the breakout campaign we'd all hoped for, ranking eighth nationally in yards per catch (21.9) with a 26-569-5 line. The 6-foot-4, 230-pounder is the consensus top WR in the 2019 NFL Draft class according to The Draft Network's team of analysts. With only 67 career catches, it'll be interesting to see if Metcalf declares over the winter, or if this injury will be enough to convince him to return to Oxford.
Source: Clarion Ledger

Oct 15 - 1:15 PM

Yeah, that's pretty sad. I was REALLY hoping he would declare. He's going to be a favorite of mine as I don't expect anything too stupid to come up with him.

[Bingo_AlphaMan]

https://www.thescore.com/ncaaf/news/1629831

[Bald Bull]

Son of a bitch. Baalke special. : ) Had 7 sacks in 6 games. Missed most of previous season with pins in a broken toe and a bicep injury. He should fall in the draft.

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Wasn't on my radar...

With that kind of injury history, he sounds like an UDFA / 6th / 7th rounder if I had to guess.

Edit: saw a taste of him playing; why does the name John Engelberger come to mind when I watch that guy?

wow, that's a name i forgot.

[Ray_Dogg]

Bosa leaving Ohio St. and prepping full time for the draft. Wow.

[Ray_Dogg]

Son of a bitch. Baalke special. : ) Had 7 sacks in 6 games. Missed most of previous season with pins in a broken toe and a bicep injury. He should fall in the draft.

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Wasn't on my radar...

With that kind of injury history, he sounds like an UDFA / 6th / 7th rounder if I had to guess.

Edit: saw a taste of him playing; why does the name John Engelberger come to mind when I watch that guy?

wow, that's a name i forgot.

You know what is sad. Engleberger would be an improvement over what we have right now. Smh