Titans Get The #4 Pick In The Draft

[NashvilleNinja]

21 minutes ago, Callidus said:

Ninja used that comp before anyone dismissed tate as a prospect. We talked about him months ago in dms and he used it when I was still on the fence about tate. I may not like the comp but its not as outlandish as you are making it out to be. 15 years ago wasn't the 1980s. 

 

I've worn the comp out a bit, but I don't think I've ever said Tate was a replica of Green. It wasn't even the point of the comp anyway to say he was going to have a career as good as Green did. He may, he may not. The point of the comp was to say stylistically Tate reminded me of Green. After that was when I found the clips of a couple other football people saying they saw the same thing.

 

The hand-wringing over the comp are mostly from people looking for any reason possible to shit on the idea of drafting Tate over Love. That's the long and short of it. Bunch of little Justin Graver mini-mes in here with their "Jeremiyah Love no matter what" post-its.

 

Love is an outstanding player and likely to have a very good career. But he's not without his warts/concerns either. It's cherry picking silliness to act like he has none or that they are barely worth mentioning while at the same time acting like "nEvEr BeEn A oNe"  is an indication that Tate's some massive, horrible reach at 4, while thinking he'd be a perfectly fine selection for just about every team that drafts after the Titans.

 

Unlike some I really would be happy with either even if I prefer one over the other. It's really not more complicated than that. If others wouldn't, so be it. I'm good on the Love/Tate debate.

[Legaltitan]

19 minutes ago, Callidus said:

 I may not like the comp but its not as outlandish as you are making it out to be. 

It's pretty outlandish. Andre Johnson, Randy Moss, Marvin Harrison, Calvin Johnson AJ Green. These are all guys that everyone agreed and pretty much knew were going to be studs. Tate is just not talked about that way. He's closer to AJ Green than those other guys I listed, but that's about the best I can say.

[Callidus]

2 minutes ago, Legaltitan said:

I didn't say it was a weak WR draft. I just said there are no bonafide stud WRs

We will see. Obviously any amount of data and tape I have isn't going to sway people around here and thats fine. Draft night and the next couple years will make things more clear. 

[TeamRamrod]

1 hour ago, tgo said:

You watch any nfl games lately?

[headhunter]

I'm ready for the draft 

[Callidus]

1 hour ago, Legaltitan said:

Nobody is saying anything close to these things about Tate.

 

BR on AJ Green as a prospect:

 

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/581473-aj-green-2011-nfl-draft-scouting-report

perhaps no player in this draft is better suited to play in the NFL immediately."

 

From the New York Times:

1. A.J. Green, Georgia (6-3, 211)

has the sudden speed and quickness that you don’t see often from a man of his height. He’s a very fluid athlete with great leaping ability, which enables him to adjust to the ball in the air with a rare flexibility.

He makes over-the-shoulder catches, one-handed leaping catches — you name the type of catch and he’ll make it. However, all of these skills aren’t solely because of his athleticism. 

He has the special ball-tracking skills; the ability to adjust to the ball in tight coverage; and the fantastic concentration to make plays look easier than they really are. “late hands” are one reason: the ability to track the ball with his eyes and wait until the last second to bring his hands to meet the football. This gives him an advantage in tight coverage on deep passes.

Many athletes run faster than him, but he has more functional speed than most. It’s one thing to run fast in a straight line, but few can play football close to their top speed. We often see that kind of trait in All-Pro players.

He also has deceptive strength, especially against press coverage; he uses his hands and arms very well to eliminate being held up in his release.

If you remove the names this all sounds like tate. (I removed them)

Edited 16 hours ago by Callidus

[TeamRamrod]

1 hour ago, TerryBoats said:

I haven't looked, but I'd bet that 1st round ILBs have panned out just like 1st round TEs.  The odds of hitting at the position seem really low, and a "good" player really doesn't make the same difference that a good pass rusher or LT makes.  I'll pass.

That doesn’t have anything to do with what I said.
 

Also you think you’re telling ME something with your pass rusher or LT point? lol 

[Legaltitan]

If Tate is seen as being anywhere close to green then he will no doubt be the pick at 4.

[OnsideKick]

 

Edited 16 hours ago by OnsideKick

[NashvilleNinja]

7 minutes ago, Legaltitan said:

If Tate is seen as being anywhere close to green then he will no doubt be the pick at 4.

 

If Tate is seen as being the player in this draft that will help Cam Ward the most then he will no doubt be the pick. 

 

I think we can all agree that AJ Green will be a 0 factor in the upcoming decision, in any context. 

[headhunter]

Rewatching Ian Rapport about us trading down with the cowboys feels more like he's saying this because Jerry told him to or it's the cowboys so it'll be more headlines and not an actual rumor. I think we would stay at 4 and take Reese. 

It's the same every year in any sport the more popular teams get more headlines and don't want to see a team like the Titans get elite talent. 

Edited 15 hours ago by headhunter

[TeamRamrod]

 

 

Connor and Trev are doing their annual 7 round mock draft for charity right now live

 

Titans used their first two picks on a running back and an off ball linebacker.
 

Love and Rodriguez.

 

Horrific. 

Edited 15 hours ago by TeamRamrod

[Callidus]

Just now, TeamRamrod said:

 

 

Connor and Trev are doing their annual 7 round mock draft for charity right now love 

 

Titans used their first two picks on a running back and an off ball linebacker.
 

Love and Rodriguez.

 

Horrific. 

On the plus side its two fantastic players. On the downside you miss out on two premium positions and a couple of our biggest needs.

[TeamRamrod]

1 minute ago, Callidus said:

On the plus side its two fantastic players. On the downside you miss out on two premium positions and a couple of our biggest needs.

I would jump off a fucking bridge if that was our first two picks 

[headhunter]

Just now, TeamRamrod said:

I would jump off a fucking bridge if that was our first two picks 

Livestream it