Is Jordan Davis a prime candidate to eat himself out of the league?
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With Brockers Alim and Levi, Davis can play about this same 50% ratio, or less, and be effective as a rookie. After 2 years he will be unstoppable. He’s basically a wookie with a helmet. 90 pounds heavier than Too Tall Jones…and he can move for a big guy…hes not Pat Williams.
Also know he’s gonna improve. He’s gonna get stronger, and he’s already strong…Love what you said about closing down the size of passing lanes too → so true.
I think he’s a slam dunk if he’s there at 32.
Also, I don’t see that happening. I feel he could be a high ceiling guy.
The problem is last year nose tackles only played 60% of the snaps. So you have a log jam at nose tackle and if you try to move Mcneil to 5t, well at 6’2" he is probably the shortest 5t in the NFL so I don’t think that is realistic. That’s a lot of capital invested in one position that will hardly ever be on the field at the same time, at a position that already gets limited PT.
Like someone already said, I would rather take his teammate, or maybe even Winfrey or Hall who would be be a better fit for what we need.
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Those are all good points.
Our interior DL was terrrible last year. Terrible. I dont think itll be a “run it back” type of passive solution. Brockers life is very limited here.
There will be some changes and adjustments for sure.
I like his teammate as well. My guess is he will be gone by 32 and likely Davis as well. But they need help, one way or the other.
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It wouldn’t shock me if Cross was the top OT taken. Teams put such a premium on OT who have pass protection skills.
Months agoI suggested Jax could take an OT 1OA. See quote below.
It wasn’t a very popular take at the time. Cross was one of the guys I felt was capable.
I still think they will take Neal based on his size and potential though.
But I think this draft will have a run on OT’s and Edge guys early.
I do not see us taking Davis even if he’s there. However out of the 3 DL coming out of Georgia I think Devonte Wyatt would fit our needs the best due to his positional versatility. If he’s there at 32 then I think we would seriously consider him.
I’m not surprised that you like Pitre. He has some similarities to Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah. Who I know you were big on.
I really like Pitre too and for me he comes into play at pick 34. I could see us moving around in round 2 to land him.
I’ve been on the WR at 34 kick for a while but I am starting to think Holmes will go DB either at 32 or 34. Maybe both.
There’s a lot of players I like in the late round one to early round two range.
If we could land one of Dean or Wyatt at 32 I would be thrilled, two favorite players on UGA’s defense.
I definitely agree on Davis. Besides, Brandon Staley missed the playoffs before they couldn’t stop the run when they knew the Raiders were running it. He vowed that he won’t let that happen again in 2022. I think Davis will be gone if he’s there for them.
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You don’t not take Jordan Davis because you have the inconsistent rookie Alim McNeill.
Stop betting on guys to make steps forward.
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Though you could pass on him bc there is better value. Let’s say Davis is immediately a top 3 run defending nose but offers little on third down. What’s that worth in today’s NFL. I’d rather have the stud CB, WR, LB or S.
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I remember and I disagreed at the time because I’d already done a deep dive on Neal and had him ranked behind Sewell, Slater, Darrisaw, Wirfs, Thomas, Becton, Wills and roughly even with guys like Josh Jones and McGlinchey.
But I hadn’t graded the rest of the class yet and it turns out this one is so much worse at the top than most classes that Neal (or Cross or Ekwonu) could go first and I wouldn’t be shocked. I still have Hutch graded as far and away a better player and think there’s still a >50% chance they go that route despite the current narrative, but certainly it’s more likely they go OL than I thought at the time.
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I’m leaning in that direction too. Brockers will be gone next year for sure if not final cuts this year, so I can see Wyatt at 32.
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Clearly some risk involved with Davis, in that 1st Alabama game when they went hurry up offense, it was real ugly for Davis, real ugly.
However, if you got him in shape and he was motivated, look out. I think he falls to the 2nd round due to those concerns and the fact that he played so few snaps in college.
The major issue is if he’s on the field and the offense goes hurry up and starts passing the ball, you can’t substitute unless you call a Timeout. So, he’s gotta get in better shape to be successful in the nfl.
If you don’t expect a 2nd year guy to take a step forward, than either the coaching staff sucks or your GM can’t evaluate talent. A 3rd round pick should be improving in his second season or something is seriously wrong.
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You can say that about almost any position on our team.
And we wonder why we’re picking 2nd overall.
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But id rather put my hopes on Mcneil improving than Anzalone or JRM or Reynolds or W Harris.
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Woah woah woah…
He has Travon Walker going 5th overall?!?!?!?!?!
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Just think of the upside of Jordan Davis if you got him in shape. Because he’s way out of shape now.