Sarkisian selling Golden

Then you have to readjust your perspective. The draft is relatively weak in terms of blue-chippers. I guy you normally would take 18-24 in most drafts you would take 12-16 in this year’s draft.
I wish more people would understand this. Each draft is going to be unique in this way. You have to evaluate the talent as you have it now, not as it was last year.
 
There are only a few players in round 1 who don’t have questions…Hunter, Carter, Graham, Jeanty. Everyone else? CBs are too short or too slow or had a bad senior year or good in press man but lost in zone. OL are great pass blockers or run blockers, athletic but not strong, T’s who should play guard or top tackles who would have been the 4th or 5th T’s last year. TE….not a good in line blocker….last year he’s behind 4-5 other TEs, WR is tall but not fast and doesn’t separate or he’s fast and separates but not big enough. The top safeties didn’t make plays this past year despite being great athletes. After Carter, the edges are either pass rushers who can’t set the edge or run defenders who don’t get sacks.

We already have 2 3-tech DTs signed. The 1 techs don’t go in round 1. The LBs are the weakest part of this draft.

So stop talking about what you don’t want at 12. Tell me who you value at 12 after the top 4-5 players are gone. In my mind, there will be no dropping of a true blue chip defender, so you either try to trade down and take your favorite wr or if you are stuck at 12, you still take your favorite wr. CB, DT, edge, and RB are very deep positions. TE and OL don’t excite me at 12. After the top 4 WRs who will all be gone before pick 44, we are basically drafting WRs who give us more of what we already have….jags.
 
There are only a few players in round 1 who don’t have questions…Hunter, Carter, Graham, Jeanty. Everyone else? CBs are too short or too slow or had a bad senior year or good in press man but lost in zone. OL are great pass blockers or run blockers, athletic but not strong, T’s who should play guard or top tackles who would have been the 4th or 5th T’s last year. TE….not a good in line blocker….last year he’s behind 4-5 other TEs, WR is tall but not fast and doesn’t separate or he’s fast and separates but not big enough. The top safeties didn’t make plays this past year despite being great athletes. After Carter, the edges are either pass rushers who can’t set the edge or run defenders who don’t get sacks.

We already have 2 3-tech DTs signed. The 1 techs don’t go in round 1. The LBs are the weakest part of this draft.

So stop talking about what you don’t want at 12. Tell me who you value at 12 after the top 4-5 players are gone. In my mind, there will be no dropping of a true blue chip defender, so you either try to trade down and take your favorite wr or if you are stuck at 12, you still take your favorite wr. CB, DT, edge, and RB are very deep positions. TE and OL don’t excite me at 12. After the top 4 WRs who will all be gone before pick 44, we are basically drafting WRs who give us more of what we already have….jags.
Williams, royals and Noel aren't jags at all. Just as usual you are listening to these experts. Watch their film and come tell me they are jags
 
There was a guy on Twitter that broke it down and he didn’t actually run a 4.29, was a 4.37

Either way, if we don’t leave the 1st round with a WR it would be a monumental fail

Don’t care who it is, Tet, Golden, Egbuka, Burden. Just draft one. We have 1 NFL quality receiver
Egbuka is a fluid human. Trade back and you’ve got a stick mover.
 
I am not going to avoid Golden at 12 because I think he should go at 18 to 22 if he is my guy.

I am not sold on WR at 12 but if they do take one, I prefer Golden.
Brugler has him ranked 15, and McMillan 12, so not much difference in them.
 
Once you have a WR tapping 4.29 and a resume playing at UT horns in the competittive SEC conference, I think you'll be having a receiver drafted in the mid to late first round.

- Maybe some NFL teams will envision Golden can do for them what Xavier Worthy did for the Chiefs.

- I myself have puzzling questions why Golden wasn't a Dalllas/30 visitor.
But could this be a don't tip your card hand move?

- I heard cowboys did not invite Ceedee Lamb on a 30 visit becuz they didn't think they'd have a sure fire chance of drafting him, could same hold true for Golden ?
golden is visiting today.
 
In terms of draft grade, compared to last years draft Golden would fall here (rec/yards):

Travis Hunter 6.89
Marvin Harrison Jr. 6.83 62/885
Malik Nabers 6.86 109/1204
Rome Odunze 6.74 54/734
Brian Thomas Jr. 6.47 87/1282
Matt Golden 6.42
Ladd McConkey 6.4 82/1149
 
In terms of draft grade, compared to last years draft Golden would fall here (rec/yards):

Travis Hunter 6.89
Marvin Harrison Jr. 6.83 62/885
Malik Nabers 6.86 109/1204
Rome Odunze 6.74 54/734
Brian Thomas Jr. 6.47 87/1282
Matt Golden 6.42
Ladd McConkey 6.4 82/1149
Lance having Hunter that high might be the dual position thing.

If he has Hunter over MHJ and Nabers as a WR that’s laughable.
 
Lance having Hunter that high might be the dual position thing.

If he has Hunter over MHJ and Nabers as a WR that’s laughable.
I'm not a talent evaluator but a lot of folks I've watched that have sources say that teams are 50/50 on Hunter playing WR or CB. If the Browns did take him and play him at WR it may not be indicative of his ability just because of the situation.

 
Right.

Golden is a nice player. Not worth 12 when you have so many other tier 2 WRs to choose from.

It would be blowing a 1st round pick. Doesn't make sense at 12. I don't think it happens.
This draft could very well be leaving us looking at a TE at 12, nobody wants to hear that but let's take a look at how the top 12 picks could possibly turn out.

1 - Travis Hunter
2 - Abdul Carter
3 - Mason Graham
4 - Ashton Jeanty
5 - Will Cambell
6 - Jalon Walker
7 - Will Johnson
8 - Armand Membou
9 - Tyler Warren
10- Cam Ward
11- Kelvin Banks JR.
12- Colston Loveland

I don't believe Dallas builds its board based solely on ranked talent, so this is only my evaluation of the top 12 based on talent and where I believe they should be drafted.
I do not believe Dallas will follow their very own board at 12.
 
This draft could very well be leaving us looking at a TE at 12, nobody wants to hear that but let's take a look at how the top 12 picks could possibly turn out.

1 - Travis Hunter
2 - Abdul Carter
3 - Mason Graham
4 - Ashton Jeanty
5 - Will Cambell
6 - Jalon Walker
7 - Will Johnson
8 - Armand Membou
9 - Tyler Warren
10- Cam Ward
11- Kelvin Banks JR.
12- Colston Loveland

I don't believe Dallas builds its board based solely on ranked talent, so this is only my evaluation of the top 12 based on talent and where I believe they should be drafted.
I do not believe Dallas will follow their very own board at 12.
0% chance they taking a TE in the first. We have 2 serviceable TEs, and Schoonmaker showed significant improvements towards the end of the season.
 
I just can't see this team going for a 5'11 receiver in the first round. The 40 is awesome and you could argue that the sky is the limit for him. He's a good route runner, reliable hands, good at contested catches. By all accounts, he's got great character and was their clutch player.

But this team loves length. Off the top of my head, I want to say that all our recent WR draft picks are over 6'1. I just don't see it happening.
I have to ask:

Who is ‘this team’?

With all of the changes made over the past several years, who’s left?

I’m of the opinion that many previously widely-held beliefs are no longer the case.

The times they are a-changin’.

My pick is Golden, and that’s who I see the team drafting as well.

Tyreek Hill measurables with his head screwed on straight? Sign me up!
 

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