.Buzz Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 10 hours ago, Forge said: Hope it's Banks Preference or for a Forbes drop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 Just now, .Buzz said: Preference or for a Forbes drop? Preference. I'll let someone else fall on the grenade that is the two dimensional football player if it's going to be in the first round. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teen Girl Squad Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 Stroud has been taken into the predraft ringer in this final stretch. As far as I can tell, its pure smoke, but anyone have any legit info on his predraft process? I guess a team wants him to fall but it seems all a bit too aggressive this close to the draft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWil23 Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 5 minutes ago, Teen Girl Squad said: Stroud has been taken into the predraft ringer in this final stretch. As far as I can tell, its pure smoke, but anyone have any legit info on his predraft process? I guess a team wants him to fall but it seems all a bit too aggressive this close to the draft. You're hearing things like "He's hard to coach", or "He's too quiet in interviews", or "The Georgia game is an outlier in big games". I believe a lot of it is smoke, but it's also hard to say how some teams view things. So many coaches and FO personnel seem to be enamored by traits and interviews. Richardson has "Madden Create A Player" tools. Levis supposedly is interviewing well. (Put me firmly in the "who cares?" camp) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teen Girl Squad Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 1 minute ago, MWil23 said: You're hearing things like "He's hard to coach", or "He's too quiet in interviews", or "The Georgia game is an outlier in big games". I believe a lot of it is smoke, but it's also hard to say how some teams view things. So many coaches and FO personnel seem to be enamored by traits and interviews. Richardson has "Madden Create A Player" tools. Levis supposedly is interviewing well. (Put me firmly in the "who cares?" camp) Its the timing mostly. Usually when info like that is legit, it leaks out much earlier via more credible sources (like Darnold struggling on the white board) but this time its much more sudden and at the optimal time to hurt his stock (enough to generate a narrative, not enough to let cooler heads prevail if its fake news). I'm not even a Stroud fan, just seems odd relative to other drafts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWil23 Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 9 minutes ago, Teen Girl Squad said: Its the timing mostly. Usually when info like that is legit, it leaks out much earlier via more credible sources (like Darnold struggling on the white board) but this time its much more sudden and at the optimal time to hurt his stock (enough to generate a narrative, not enough to let cooler heads prevail if its fake news). I'm not even a Stroud fan, just seems odd relative to other drafts. I legitimately believe Houston wants to trade out at #2 and perhaps Indianapolis wants Stroud to fall to #4, so it wouldn't surprise me if a lot of smoke is being set to drive up interest on guys like Levis and even Hooker to drive up the "supply" of quarterbacks taken in the first. Who knows, I could be wrong. I guess we'll find out in a week or so. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT14 Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 7 minutes ago, MWil23 said: I legitimately believe Houston wants to trade out at #2 and perhaps Indianapolis wants Stroud to fall to #4, so it wouldn't surprise me if a lot of smoke is being set to drive up interest on guys like Levis and even Hooker to drive up the "supply" of quarterbacks taken in the first. Who knows, I could be wrong. I guess we'll find out in a week or so. I'd love that if I was them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Buzz Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 1 hour ago, Forge said: Preference. I'll let someone else fall on the grenade that is the two dimensional football player if it's going to be in the first round. Forbes intrigues me once you get to the 20s, but I do prefer Banks if we went corner. We’ve been linked to Stevenson a lot too but idk if we’d take him that high or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmittyBacall Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 44 minutes ago, MWil23 said: I legitimately believe Houston wants to trade out at #2 and perhaps Indianapolis wants Stroud to fall to #4, so it wouldn't surprise me if a lot of smoke is being set to drive up interest on guys like Levis and even Hooker to drive up the "supply" of quarterbacks taken in the first. Who knows, I could be wrong. I guess we'll find out in a week or so. I think you're right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 I still think betting against Stroud getting past 3 is pretty safe money. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmittyBacall Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 17 minutes ago, Daniel said: I still think betting against Stroud getting past 3 is pretty safe money. At this point who is leapfrogging IND at 3 for Stroud? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 16 minutes ago, SmittyBacall said: At this point who is leapfrogging IND at 3 for Stroud? I don't know, but if I'm a team that's interested, I wait til draft day to make sure he's even available anyway. It might be Indy moving up to make sure they get him. It'd be in AZ's interest to move down, especially if Anderson is already off the board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DUKE Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 1 hour ago, SmittyBacall said: At this point who is leapfrogging IND at 3 for Stroud? Raiders, Titans, Jets (tell Rodgers to go pound sand), and Patriots should all be gung ho for that if the price isn't too steep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MikeT14 Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 47 minutes ago, THE DUKE said: Raiders, Titans, Jets (tell Rodgers to go pound sand), and Patriots should all be gung ho for that if the price isn't too steep. Wouldn't rule out the Falcons or Lions on Hail Mary's. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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