I don't think that Herro's play was dirty but those two plays were in now way comparable. I've seen that level of contact by Sherri called a flagrant 1.
There was nothing out of the ordinary by Oubre. Butler's knee was just in a weird spot
If anyone wants Dane Brugler's detailed write up on any prospect and doesn't have an Athletic sub, let me know which player and I'll post it here.
Here's Fautanu's..
I would be pretty happy with Fautanu.
As I've said I would fine if we took Penix at 16 but I would be pretty shocked by it. Maybe if we still had a 2nd we would have done it. But not addressing OG or LB until day 3 would be really risky.
I do hope they trade down.
Penix and Nix remain all over the map. Some people see one of them in the early teens. Others have him in the 2nd round.
I think at least one of them will go in the 2nd and maybe both. Or maybe late 1st
https://nfldraft.theringer.com/mock-draft?list=heifetz&_ga=2.40288034.1016947698.1712782166-988552807.1707491174
This mocks has us trading down with the Chiefs for their 1st and 2nd and a 2025 3rd rounder.
I would be happy with this trade down. Especially if Fautanu is gone at 16.
I don't know how much the age factor actually plays into any of the teams draft considerations. I don't believe any of them would care about career length. It is possible that they may seem him as more of a finished product though.
A lot of pundits kinda reflect that thinking with their...
Obviously JS has a lot of influence in personnel decision. But I don't think it is reasonable to say that JS' role is the same with Macdonald as it was with Pete.
Because the draft board is a mix of talent and need and value. Pete wasn't scouting the players of course. But he was probably the final say on where each player slotted.
I think it is far more likely that Pete was the one who defined the draft board than any particular trades.
JS traded up or down based on who was left of their draft board.
So the Saints haven't taken a QB in the 1st round since 1971(Archie Manning) and the Seahawks have the second longest draught of any team at any position. 31 years since we drafted a QB in the 1st round. Pretty crazy.
I think you would likely find a similar hit rate for most positions, or worse. Even when you are talking about the top drafting teams, they still don't do much better than 50%