Derrik Klassen

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For the Rams specifically, they've shown they dont really care about small CBs (at least for the time being) but yeah Terrell is ideally a nickel to me

Draft another corner at 13 and keep it moving.

Very curious to see what they want to do with him. McDuffie is quite obviously better in the nickel, but the Rams have Quentin Lake and, imo, a bigger need at outside corner than anything else in the secondary rn.

Does Lake just go back to S to replace Curl and McDuffie is then the nickel?

Kyler’s floor is better than all but like seven weeks of Daniel Jones’ career

100%. Even for the same amount of money and equal/clean health, Kyler Murray is better

Fernando Mendoza’s arm talent blows me away every time I watch him. Not as sexy or creative arm slot wise as someone like Caleb Williams but the velocity and arc control to all three levels is phenomenal

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I also don’t subscribe to the idea that a QB capped at QB20 is worth a first. Sure, QB20 at a cheap price is nice, but this is the one position Im drafting for what I’m getting beyond their rookie deal

A lot of people keep saying that about the injuries, which is totally fair, but I don’t think his film even before that looks like a first round player. Feet all over the place, too often kills YAC opps with his placement, up and down with how he sees the blitz

I agree with the traits — they’re like B/B- level to me which is totally workable. But imo that’s not good enough for a player his size unless he had some other exceptional skill or was very polished, and I don’t think he’s got either of those things

Yeah that definitely makes a lot of sense. He's got the size and strength and explosiveness they'd want

I like him! Nothing special and there's a couple times where he's a little too upright/stiff at the top of press reps but he does a lot well and he's explosive

Kevin should be begging for a veteran — any veteran!

He feels to me like a third round player who is benefiting from a void at QB2 in this class and the narrative (assumption?) that the Rams specifically are interested in him because of Stafford’s age and the extra first

I also keep seeing processing / decision making as his sell and I’m just not sure I get that, at least to the degree that would warrant a first round pick.

I’ve seen at least half of Ty Simpson’s season now via watching defensive prospects and I’m struggling to see a first round QB here.

His best three throws a game are sick but the rest feels way too scattered and unreliable.

good rep from Colton Hood (CB 8)

cut split so he knows speed out might be coming. triggers well off the QB's eyes. efficient and explosive flip of the hips to get downhill. plays the ball over the inside shoulder to shut the window.

I think this is fair too! Im not necessarily saying McDermott didn’t deserve to be moved on from — Im saying Im not sure all the changes they made will actually produce better results

I think it worked for me because it was the spiritual successor I always wanted for New Vegas and so, even if imperfect, I could love it. very excited to hear the new one has a lot more to it though, Im for sure gonna have to dig in

hell yeah. How does it compare to the first one in terms of scale? I loved OW1 but my biggest complaint was it just felt small and limited (makes sense tbf — smaller company starting a new product)

I think it can happen one of these years. Maybe if his best pass catcher doesnt go down it even happens last year. The volume does hurt him now but I also think the offense could shift a little as Love continues to mature and LaFleur’s trust in him grows

four new LBs and safeties. at least one of each HAS to be a vet — idc if that means overpaying for Devin Lloyd or whatever. get anyone in the building who has A) done this before and B) can tackle

I’m not all that jazzed on it either. Think the vision is this is a rebuild period for the Dolphins and Hafley has been an HC before (albeit in college)

I get how frustrating some of the final losses were but man it’s extremely hard to win 10+ games all the time even with a star QB

maybe Outer Worlds 2? that is a comfortable brand of mid for me when it comes to solo gaming experience

I plan on hitting Diamond in R6 but that’s about it. I don’t play a ton of single player games and when I do there’s no rhyme or reason for what motivates me to play them or which ones I choose

genuinely a great call. the familiarity with Chenal at Wisconsin is easy but the Buffalo back 7 also just needs to be bigger