Post by Purple Pain on Jul 13, 2019 15:03:50 GMT -6
Tony Pauline Mailbag: NFL Draft, Jalen Thompson, and Rookie Impacts
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What rookie do you think will have the biggest year/impact this coming season?
There are two rookies who I think will have the biggest impact this coming season. The first is offensive lineman Garrett Bradbury from the Vikings. Obviously, you won’t be able to measure his impact with stats but he’s going to be a day one starter and I think he’s only going to get better as the season progresses.
The other is wide receiver N’Keal Harry from the New England Patriots. When you look at the situation Harry is in with the Patriots, when you look at his strengths and the Patriots needs, I think this is a match made in heaven.
There are two rookies who I think will have the biggest impact this coming season. The first is offensive lineman Garrett Bradbury from the Vikings. Obviously, you won’t be able to measure his impact with stats but he’s going to be a day one starter and I think he’s only going to get better as the season progresses.
The other is wide receiver N’Keal Harry from the New England Patriots. When you look at the situation Harry is in with the Patriots, when you look at his strengths and the Patriots needs, I think this is a match made in heaven.
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Tony, you wrote an article the night before the supplemental draft and said three teams were targeting Jalen Thompson; the Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, and Arizona Cardinals. You were right on the mark with Arizona. Any word on how close the other two were to bidding on Thompson?
I was told the night before Wednesday’s draft that the Packers decided not to use a pick on Thompson during the supplemental draft despite the fact they liked him. Their game plan was to go hard if Thompson was not selected in the draft and offer him a big free agent contract. I was informed the Texans put in a fifth-round bid for Thompson but it was too late as the Cardinals got to him first.
Were there any other teams interested in Thompson? Were you hearing of any late interest?
The Minnesota Viking were doing a lot of digging deep and the belief was they had put in a late round bid (6th/7th) for him. However, this is only what I’ve heard so there is no confirmation. The New York Jets also had a lot of interest in Thompson but like the Packers, they were not going to use a draft pick on him. Rather, they were looking to outbid everyone else with a free agent offer. They did the same thing in last year’s supplemental draft with Brandon Bryant, who is still on the roster.
I was told the night before Wednesday’s draft that the Packers decided not to use a pick on Thompson during the supplemental draft despite the fact they liked him. Their game plan was to go hard if Thompson was not selected in the draft and offer him a big free agent contract. I was informed the Texans put in a fifth-round bid for Thompson but it was too late as the Cardinals got to him first.
Were there any other teams interested in Thompson? Were you hearing of any late interest?
The Minnesota Viking were doing a lot of digging deep and the belief was they had put in a late round bid (6th/7th) for him. However, this is only what I’ve heard so there is no confirmation. The New York Jets also had a lot of interest in Thompson but like the Packers, they were not going to use a draft pick on him. Rather, they were looking to outbid everyone else with a free agent offer. They did the same thing in last year’s supplemental draft with Brandon Bryant, who is still on the roster.
Link: www.profootballnetwork.com/tony-pauline-nfl-draft-jalen-thompson/
... and neither is this Chris guy.