Titans Select DT T’Vondre Sweat, Round 2, 38th Overall

[Mythos27]

5 minutes ago, WG53 said:

Lol sure

 

 

He literally said this last year too. Doesn't mean it's not true but I don't think it means anything. 

[Mythos27]

2 minutes ago, Callidus said:

Ya, pics or it didn't happen.  Idk why he wouldn't stick to the we knew there was a DT run about to happen(we kinda started it). 

 

That's a plausible and reasonable explanation. Some asshole to not be named sending you a "man you got us good" text mid draft sounds fishy at best.

I bet GMs text each other like that all the time. It just doesn't mean much. That other GM could've passed on Sweat despite what he texted Ran for some reason or other. 

[WG53]

Just now, Mythos27 said:

He literally said this last year too. Doesn't mean it's not true but I don't think it means anything. 

Yeah it is just a big eyeroll from me with this shit.

 

No one is buying it Ran. Except maybe Bink apparently. 

[Titan8425]

To bad we don't have a stud on defense, who shoots straight and says whats on his mind, that went through character concerns/media drama during his draft time to mentor the dude.

 

You know.  A  bruv that will lay it out straight for Sweat, has the career to back his talk, and the personality to buck up to the youngin, if needed, to set a point.

 

If only he was playing beside someone like that...

 

[Callidus]

Just now, Titan8425 said:

To bad we don't have a stud on defense, who shoots straight and says whats on his mind, that went through character concerns/media drama during his draft time to mentor the dude.

 

You know.  A  bruv that will lay it out straight for Sweat, has the career to back his talk, and the personality to buck up to the youngin, if needed, to set a point.

 

If only he was playing beside someone like that...

 

The Simmons comparison is a non starter. Unless I missed a lot of shit he made one mistake in highschool. This dude has ?s threw college all the way up till the month of the draft.

[TheBukafax]

I have to say I’m not a fan of their “targeted” approach. I get having confidence in your scouting but to be so confident that you are willing to use a premium pick on someone with major character concerns is silly.

 

It seems wild to me that they valued him so much that the variance of him still being there a handful of picks later wasn’t worth it to them to add a 3rd/4th round player. I just feel that risk was worth taking for an extra prospect.

 

What do I know though I’m not GM lol, I just see the numbers.

Edited April 29, 2024 by TheBukafax

[Yoshimitsu]

Throw him in a jiu jitsu/wrestling class a few times a week and he will be ready.  One Nation Jiu-Jitsu is in Murfreesboro and has world class coaches.  Hell, I think Michael Chandler is a co-owner of a gym in Nashville too…I’d imagine those coaches are equally credentialed.  God help anyone he rolls with, lmao.  

[Titan8425]

12 minutes ago, Callidus said:

The Simmons comparison is a non starter. Unless I missed a lot of shit he made one mistake in highschool. This dude has ?s threw college all the way up till the month of the draft.

Not comparing.  Just saying JS had an experience at draft that affected his stock and may use it to establish a relationship. 

I also feel Jeff won't put up w/ BS from his linemen like Taylor did w/ Wilson. 

 

Different dynamic w/ leaders on the line

[Titan8425]

Really a moot discussion.

 

Dude's a Titan and it'll work out or it won't.

[TeamRamrod]

Yeah can we talk about the fucking player now? lol sheesh 

[TitansGuru]

1 hour ago, Callidus said:

He then refused to weigh in at the senior bowl who everyone talking about this pick has never heard of. The dude has a weight problem. People are not just making this shit up to dislike the pick.

 

Edit: can he lose the weight? Absolutely, I don't doubt for a second he will be playing weight by day one. I don't trust him at the moment to keep it there though. 

 

Does that mean he won't? No. But there are legitimate concerns here.

 

[Mythos27]

27 minutes ago, Titan8425 said:

To bad we don't have a stud on defense, who shoots straight and says whats on his mind, that went through character concerns/media drama during his draft time to mentor the dude.

 

You know.  A  bruv that will lay it out straight for Sweat, has the career to back his talk, and the personality to buck up to the youngin, if needed, to set a point.

 

If only he was playing beside someone like that...

 

Wasn't Tart playing next to a guy like that? The only person that can straighten a grown man with millions in the bank out is himself. 

Edited April 29, 2024 by Mythos27

[Mythos27]

Nice emoji @Titan8425 do you actually have a rebuttal for my point about Simmons not being able to fix Tart or are you just gonna scamper away pretending you have one? 

[Guest]

43 minutes ago, Starkiller said:

That’s not clear at all. It’s just what Ran said. 
 

But it is clear that the Titans valued him there and felt he was a need so they didn’t want to risk losing him. 

 

Well, yes. I am choosing to believe Ran in this case. He (or the other GM) certainly could be BSing. 

[BudsOilers]

FWIW Sweat was 39 on Brugler's draft board before the DUI and then dropped to 120 or something like that.  For teams that were interested and vetted him after the incident, he went right around where he should have.