He might still be there at 16. 33 probably not, but 16 is very possible. Would be interesting what Mooge will do in this scenario. Tate and Lemon will probably be gone, and if they are off the board, a WR at 16 and 33 might be a very similar guy... Looks like a deep WR class, but not really much differentiation in a fairly solid size pool after top few. I personally would prefer to trade up for Tate or Lemon, but if not and they are taken, in this scenario Simpson might actually be in play there.
I want absolutely nothing to do with Lemon. He screams bust to me. He’s incredibly dumb and Lincoln Riley schemed him open. He’s a real Lemon lol. Tate won’t make it past the Fins at 11. I feel that’s his absolute floor and will probably go in the top 8 picks If Simpson is there at 16 I think it’s worth the price. He operated a pro like offence with Ryan Grubb and I think he will pick up the speed of the NFL quickly
IMO we should pick a qb a year until we have a quality one and after that it should still be a priority in the draft even if not a top priority. We need a pipeline
Just met the staff in my hotel lobby on their way out. Kept it short and sweet but I made sure to tell them that every single person on tgg.com supports every single thing they do and never doubts them or thinks they are stupid. In all seriousness, Glenn and Reich were extremely cool. The only other person in the hotel decided to talk to Reich about the Panthers and that’s when I bowed out. Gotta go out on top.
Saw an interview w/Lemon… I imagine I shouldn’t read too terribly much into how people speak, however, you can tell when some people simply have “nothing” going on upstairs and this kid seems like he’s one of those. I get it, rocket scientists need not apply to the NFL, but it would be helpful if they could put together two declarative sentences without saying.”like” 100 times a second. what I want to know is how he qualified for college and actually was able to maintain staying there for any longer than a few minutes. Fields…Fields…Fields at 33 please!! Considering what I’m reading, does anyone think the organization is stupid enough to draft Simpson at two?
No, but there was a brief moment early on when I thought JD was going to do things right. So you never know. Mougs and JD's beginnings are very similar.
I tend to agree with those that are not in favor of Lemon with the second pick for many of the reasons already mentioned, including his mental make up. I hope we get a much needed outside the numbers X WR type big and physical. If we want another weapon to roam the slot and middle of the field Sadiq the TE would be a great weapon along side Taylor. There are not too many LBs or safeties that will keep up with him.
Which is why I want to trade up for Tate, depending on the cost, but somewhere around 7-10th spot. Or if someone like Bain slides to around 10, can you imagine both Reese and Bain on the team? So, I would keep trade up option open. But if these blue chip prospects are gone and we can't/don't trade up, I can see us taking Simpson at 16 and then a WR at 33, which will probably have similar success probability as the one at 16. It will complicate things for us though as 2027 is supposed to have a lot of good QB prospects, and Simpson might not play enough this year to know if he is the guy. So, come 2027 we might be in a tough spot. Which is why I would prefer to trade up for a blue chip player, but if not and all of these are off the board (there are not that many of them in this draft), I would not kill them for taking Simpson at 16.
Even if they draft simpson and he doesn't play this year, they still should draft a qb in the 1st round next year.
