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Reminder: GM George Paton doesn t have time for your low-ball trade offers ☠️#BehindTheBroncospic.twitter.com/gWFLOxqqFr Denver Broncos (@Broncos) May 3, 2021
I don t think Benjamin St-Juste is going to convert to safety any time soon. From watching him today, he looks like a press man corner and had some struggles playing off and in zone Mark Bullock (@MarkBullockNFL) May 3, 2021
And by on the field I mean throughout the spring. See how guys are moving. Are they “getting” it. etc. John Keim (@john keim) May 3, 2021
We heard rumblings about 24 hours before the first round that the Cardinals were likely to take Collins, though he was someone expected to go in the mid-to-late 20’s. Could they have traded back and landed him? Maybe. But his versatility combined with that of Isaiah Simmons and Budda Baker make this a tough defense to play against. Moore makes so much sense in the second round, as we still don’t know if Larry Fitzgerald will return. No matter what, he’s a perfect fit to play the slot in their offense. I liked Gowan better than Wilson, so getting him two rounds later saved their score a bit, as Wilson seemed like a bit of a reach. If there’s one thing I would’ve liked to see them do, it was to add a nose tackle seeing as many of them fell much further than expected.
B1G Ten NFL Draft: Who was Drafted and Where? By BoilerUp2304 on May 4, 2021, 12:02pm CDT 2 Follow Off Tackle Empire on Twitter
The Ohio State University (10 players drafted):
1st Round, 11th Pick: Justin Fields (QB) Chicago Bears
2nd Round, 60th Pick: Pete Werner (LB) New Orleans Saints
2nd Round, 62nd Pick: Josh Meyers (C) Green Bay Packers
3rd Round, 86th Pick: Wyatt Davis (G) Minnesota Vikings
3rd Round, 88th Pick: Trey Sermon (RB) San Fransisco 49ers
3rd Round, 105th Pick: Baron Browning (LB) Denver Broncos
4th Round, 132nd Pick: Tommy Toigai (DT) Cleveland Browns
5th Round, 145th Pick: Luke Farrell (TE) Jacksonville Jaguars
Evaluating the WFT’s 2021 draft through the lens of the Draft Commandments
Time for a reckoning
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In the week leading up to the 2021 draft, I published 6 Draft Commandments, essentially guideposts by which I think good teams can make solid decisions as they move into and through the NFL draft. Now, in the hangover period after the draft is over, I’d like to take a look at how our new front office may have applied (or not) each of those commandments to their draft this year. A brief refresher is below:
The 6 NFL Draft Commandments:
So long, 2021 NFL draft. Hello, offseason. With all seven rounds in the books, front offices for all 32 teams are surely confident that they improved their rosters over the weekend. That s not always the case, though. Which rookie quarterbacks will actually play in Week 1, and which organizations found the best value on Days 2 and 3 of the draft? We ll find out in a few months when teams report for training camp.
For now, we re looking ahead to what s next for each team. What positions do all 32 still need to address, and what s still lingering ahead of the 2021 season? We asked our NFL Nation reporters to identify the biggest looming question for the team they cover. There were a few that hit on the quarterback situation what s going on in Green Bay? while others were tailored toward taking a franchise from good to great next season.