DattMavis

I like the GAS rating a lot, but I'll agree that it doesn't match what my eyes see with McConkey, or what his separation numbers showed. If I had to guess, I think Ladd tends to get open with his route running and subtle body movement. He puts guys in skates, even when he isn't explosive in a route. I believe I read a few weeks ago that when compared to the college numbers of all current starting NFL WRs, Ladd's separation numbers are in the 98th percentile. That's not among current college players. That's against the numbers of starting NFL WRs when they were in college. Ladd is clearly elite at separation, but it seems GAS doesn't translate to his game. In general, I'd prefer a player with a high GAS score, but Ladd is an exception, 100%.

I believe one of the PFF guys he's going to start using the GAS score heavily into his personal big board for WRs, because WRs that score well have a much higher hit rate than those who don't. Apparently Puka Nacua was around like the 98th percentile. RAS doesn't matter if the player can't get open and move with the ball in his hands.

That's very likely. I'm not sure how Ballard views the value of WR at #15 if the big 3 and Bowers are gone. I've been going back and forth recently on BTJ. If the pick is WR, I would expect a trade back first.

Unless TJ Tampa or Ennis Rakestraw are there, the 2nd round isn't good value for a CB. The 2nd and 3rd round are AMAZING value for WR however.

You had me until the AR doubting. The kid is 21 years old, and he has more athletic ability than probably anyone in the league. Let him heal, teach him to protect himself, and from the glimpses I saw last year, he's a top 5 QB in a few years.

In 2015 the Colts were considered winners of free agency. Granted there were a few good signings, but we haven't been the same since. Ever since then, I've been completely fine with not signing free agents. 😅

I work for a large government agency and one day someone accidentally sent an email to the entire agency (30,000+ people). People started sending reply-all emails saying things like "You accidentally sent this to me." Then people started angrily sending reply-all emails saying "DON'T REPLY-ALL!" but they were sending reply-all emails too. It became a vicious cycle, and by the end, I had received 500 emails because of this one accidentally sent email.😅

That's rough. I'm 150 miles from Indiana, but only 15 miles from St. Louis, so it's easy to get out of Illinois. 😂 When I've driven through Iowa, it feels like a safer and less populated Indiana.

It looks like Delaware is between 6-8 depending upon the metrics used. Indiana was either 7 or 10 in the lists I found. Florida is always #1. Illinois is always #2.

I think the Houston hate is above Jacksonville. Also, I think the Ravens deserve to be on the list. I've had a lot of old salty Baltimore people say terrible things to me for no reason. I didn't move the team! 😂

Illinois is the 2nd flattest state in the US. I believe Indiana is 7th. Southern Indiana has more hills. Being from Indiana and now living in Illinois, I can say Illinois is the worst.

I liked him in the combine when he finished his drill all the way to the end zone when he didn't have to. Shows he's driven. I think he'll be an excellent backup to JT.

I'm confused. Did I not watch the same QB that everyone else did? To think that Minshew is better than AR is the most hilariously ridiculous opinion. I would think it was a joke if I didn't know how absolutely insane our fan base can be at times. You want my opinion? If AR is healthy from here on out, I guarantee he will be in talks for winning MVP multiple times in his career. Come at me! 😉

Division? Wait! You can win that?!?😱

This is exactly what I thought. You might as well lock your guys up as long as possible, because the price will increase dramatically by the end of the term.

I've been 100% on AR being our franchise QB even before we drafted him, but I don't see anything wrong with looking back to critique the past to ensure you don't repeat it. God forbid in three years Anthony decides to retire after another bad injury, I would hope Irsay and Ballard would try to swing for another early pick QB rather than signing a 38 year old Kirk Cousins to limp along.

I've been a Ballard defender, but this fact is a massive indictment on his tenure. The second Luck retired, we should've put some random kid in at QB to get the #1 pick. I was always against his plan of putting in old used QBs to try and win. I would rather have had one terrible season over seven years of disappointment.

I obviously would love Marv for the nostalgia, but I agree that Nabers will be better. He's unreal.

Dang. Has it really gotten that bad? I worked half a block from the Fieldhouse, but I moved in 2016. I worked until 1am many nights and never really felt unsafe.

Puka didn't have mind-blowing stats in college though. Maybe Keon Coleman is the next Puka. Numbers don't wow you and his combine was downright slow for a WR, but he ran faster in the gauntlet drills than anyone because he trusts his hands and his body. Disciplined WR who is always where he should be, and just catches the ball. Maybe Ladd McConkey is that too.

I think we can get a true #1 with our #15 pick. I think at least a few of the top 5 corners fall to the low 20s. If we can get a MPJ replacement and a #1 corner, that would be a great draft.

Same! I think MPJ is a Corolla. Not gonna win in a race, but he's reliable for a long time and gets you where you want to go.

I agree. I love MPJ, but there are probably at least 5 WRs in this draft better than him after one year. By better, I mean a true #1 take over game WR.

Kid is coming out 5'7, 160lbs with a 4.32 40 out the birth canal.

I've been watching BTJ film recently, and while I originally had a late 1st grade on him, I've changed to mid-1st, so I agree with this at this point. I would be completely fine with us drafting him at 15. I won't be surprised if both LSU WRs are top 10 receivers in the league in a year or two.