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May 1, 2016 at 8:01 am #43166
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http://www.seattletimes.com/html/seahawks/?from=stnvs1
The 10-player class of draftees was a pretty back-to-basics group consisting of three offensive linemen, two defensive tackles, three running backs, a tight end known mostly for his blocking, and a lone receiver taken in the seventh round. (Goff’s favorite target, Lawler)http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/seahawks/seahawks-take-germain-ifedi-with-first-round-pick-in-nfl-draft/
On the first day of the NFL draft the Seahawks got player they described as “a big, big, powerful guy’’ and an additional draft pick they called “huge.”Indeed, on paper it was a win-win for the Seahawks. They filled an obvious need by picking Texas A&M offensive lineman Germain Ifedi and indulged in their favorite draft strategy — moving down to acquire more picks.
May 1, 2016 at 10:19 am #43174
znModeratorI think Seattle is running in place, trying to keep up with their losses. Right now it’s not clear who replaces Okung for example. They have to fix a creaky OL and fill in gaps on the front 7. I doubt they took a step forward. Not that they were bad before obviously but I don’t know if they staved off the erosion that much.
IMO the team to worry about after this off-season is Arizona.
May 1, 2016 at 10:48 am #43177wvParticipantI think Seattle is running in place, trying to keep up with their losses. Right now it’s not clear who replaces Okung for example. They have to fix a creaky OL and fill in gaps on the front 7. I doubt they took a step forward. Not that they were bad before obviously but I don’t know if they staved off the erosion that much.
IMO the team to worry about after this off-season is Arizona.
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Well, i think Seattle and Ariz are both equally annoying.
I think Arizona is gonna be a beast, but I like Russell Wilson
a little more than Carson. Carson can get a little wacky
sometimes. A bit Farve-like with his INTs sometimes.w
vMay 1, 2016 at 10:54 am #43178wvParticipanthttp://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nfl/cardinals/2016/04/30/bickley-cardinals-taking-risks-road-super-bowl/83759600/
…Character matters in football, where great teams are built with good people, on the foundation of trust, sacrifice and discipline.It’s easy to get lost in the pursuit of a championship.
Like it or not, the Cardinals have officially entered this murky realm. To fortify their defensive line and bolster an anemic pass rush, they have traded for Chandler Jones and drafted Robert Nkemdiche. Both are significant additions, pushing the Cardinals closer to the finish line. Both have made favorable first impressions in Arizona, smiling bright and saying all the right things.
Both have been the subject of bizarre police reports in the past 4½ months.
Jones was shirtless on a Sunday morning in January when he wandered into the back of a Foxboro, Mass., police station. He got down on his knees and put his hands behind his head, as if voluntarily surrendering. It was later reported that he suffered a bad reaction to synthetic marijuana.BICKLEY: Cardinals hope risk nets reward
Jones called it a mistake.
Nkemdiche was bleeding on Georgia concrete last December after jumping 15 feet from the window of the Grand Hyatt hotel in Atlanta. A 911 caller said that Nkemdiche was more delirious than coherent, and police found seven rolled marijuana cigarettes in a room registered in his name. He was arrested and admitted only to being “drunk.”
Shortly after joining the Cardinals, Nkemdiche called the incident a mistake. And this is where the intersection of perception and reality veers into a dirt road.
Start with the shifting societal view of marijuana. It’s legal in a handful of states and currently prescribed by doctors as pain medication. And here’s a news flash: Football players experience a lot of pain.
Stigmatizing the drug is hypocritical and short-sighted in a league that breaks bodies, a league that often leads players down the rabbit hole of much stronger and highly-addictive prescription drugs. It also encourages the use of synthetic marijuana, which has led to some cases of extremely erratic behavior but remains untested by the NFL’s drug panel.
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In 10 years, we might look back and view marijuana offenders a little differently.
To reiterate, Nkemdiche denied any drug use. But to the caretakers of a football team, cases like this are never about the drugs. They’re about the decision-making process.
Jones’ incident occurred six days before the Patriots played the Chiefs in the 2016 playoffs. Nkemdiche jumped out of a window less than three weeks before his team’s appearance in the Sugar Bowl, for which he was suspended. He fell all the way to the 29th pick in the NFL draft, where teams fretted about his character, his unconventional personality and the influence of an older brother who has also shown up in police reports.
This is such a slippery slope. None of us want to be defined by our worst day, our lowest moment. In the age of social media, professional athletes don’t get that luxury. And when asked, here’s how Nkemdiche described himself:“You’re getting a great person first. I feel like that’s important. Secondly, you’re getting an amazing player who is going to give it his all on the field, who is going to be an asset to the locker room, be an asset to the community and who is going to help people around him better themselves. I bring charisma, I bring energy, I bring effort. I’m going to bring everything a coach is looking for in a player. I’m going to fulfill the best me possible. I had an incident. I had a mistake. It was scrutinized largely because that’s what they do in the draft process …”
BOIVIN: On Nkemdiche and ‘character issues’
At this point, I interrupted Nkemdiche, reminding him that he jumped out of a window. He smiled sheepishly.
“That didn’t help my case,” he said. “I had some explaining to do.”
For the record, I love both acquisitions. The Cardinals have addressed their most pressing needs. Conceptually, they are pouring everything into the present, doing everything necessary to grab the trophy in the upcoming season.
They are also highly qualified to handle a diversity of personalities. There are clear standards and lines of authority. There is great veteran leadership all over the locker room, starting with Larry Fitzgerald, Carson Palmer and Patrick Peterson.
The Cardinals have also made it a point to fill their roster with players that served as team captains in college. And they benefit tremendously from the reformation of Tyrann Mathieu, the poster boy for second chances, a player that allows the Cardinals to take some personnel risks, and a player who has already had conversations with Nkemdiche.
MORE: Cardinals believe last four picks can contribute
There is also a lot on the line.
By NFL standards, the Cardinals enjoy a wholesome image in the community. Their likeability factor is off the charts, leading to sellout crowds and huge merchandise sales. The Valley has turned red with replica jerseys. The Cardinals brand has become very valuable.
Furthermore, team President Michael Bidwill is a rising player in the NFL boardrooms, and he chairs the committee that oversees the new personal conduct policy. His football team must remain an example, a shining light. That’s why Bidwill personally flew to Los Angeles to interview Nkemdiche earlier this week, before he would sign off on his team’s draft board.
The Cardinals take this stuff very seriously.
“It essentially is a checks and balances system, where players are graded from an A to F on personal character and graded from A to F on football character,” Cardinals General Manager Steve Keim said before the draft. “So, there may be players who have had some issues in the past. Off the field, a lot of these college kids make mistakes, and it’s a great balance to understand, ‘OK, he’s made some mistakes, but his football character is tremendous. He’s been a hard worker. He’s got great intangibles. He’s a great teammate.’
“So if we’re willing to take a risk, it’s going to be a risk on a guy who has great football character.”
Lately, the Cardinals have taken some risks. Maybe they’re real, maybe they’re just perceived and maybe they’re overblown. Head coach Bruce Arians doesn’t seem a bit concerned, saying “the culture of our locker room speaks for itself.” Translation: the Cardinals are ideally situated to absorb some rough edges in the name of talent.
Let’s hope he’s right, for history proves something else about the NFL:
One too many knuckleheads can stain a brand and ruin a good thing.
Reach Bickley at dan.bickley@arizonarepublic.com or 602-444-8253. Follow him at twitter.com/danbickley. Listen to “Bickley and Marotta,” weekdays from 12-2 p.m. on Arizona Sports 98.7 FM….
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AgamemnonParticipantOur guys don’t surrender. You have to taser them!
AgamemnonMay 1, 2016 at 11:06 am #43181wvParticipantOur guys don’t surrender. You have to taser them!
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Damn right, our guys dont surrender.Our guys make stupid penalties, get injured,
miss field goals, and go 3 and out repeatedly.Still….they dont surrender.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_McAuliffe…On December 22, 1944, von Lüttwitz dispatched a party, consisting of a major, a lieutenant, and two enlisted men under a flag of truce to deliver an ultimatum. Entering the American lines southeast of Bastogne (occupied by Company F, 2nd Battalion, 327th Glider Infantry), the German party delivered the following to Gen. McAuliffe:.[citation needed]
To the U.S.A. Commander of the encircled town of Bastogne.
The fortune of war is changing. This time the U.S.A. forces in and near Bastogne have been encircled by strong German armored units. More German armored units have crossed the river Our near Ortheuville, have taken Marche and reached St. Hubert by passing through Hompre-Sibret-Tillet. Libramont is in German hands.
There is only one possibility to save the encircled U.S.A. troops from total annihilation: that is the honorable surrender of the encircled town. In order to think it over a term of two hours will be granted beginning with the presentation of this note.
If this proposal should be rejected one German Artillery Corps and six heavy A. A. Battalions are ready to annihilate the U.S.A. troops in and near Bastogne. The order for firing will be given immediately after this two hours term.
All the serious civilian losses caused by this artillery fire would not correspond with the well-known American humanity.
The German Commander.
According to those present when McAuliffe received the German message, he read it, crumpled it into a ball, threw it in a wastepaper basket, and muttered, “Aw, nuts”. The officers in McAuliffe’s command post were trying to find suitable language for an official reply when Lt. Col. Harry Kinnard suggested that McAuliffe’s first response summed up the situation pretty well, and the others agreed. The official reply was typed and delivered by Colonel Joseph Harper, commanding the 327th Glider Infantry, to the German delegation..[citation needed] It was as follows:.[citation needed]
To the German Commander.
NUTS!
The American Commander
The German major appeared confused and asked Harper what the message meant. Harper said, “In plain English? Go to hell.”[3] The choice of “Nuts!” rather than something earthier was typical for McAuliffe. Vincent Vicari, his personal aide at the time, recalled that “General Mac was the only general I ever knew who did not use profane language. ‘Nuts’ was part of his normal vocabulary.”[4]
The artillery fire did not materialize, although several infantry and tank assaults were directed at the positions of the 327th Glider Infantry. In addition, the German Luftwaffe attacked the town, bombing it nightly. The 101st held off the Germans until the 4th Armored Division arrived on December 26 to provide reinforcement.[citation needed]
For his actions at Bastogne, McAuliffe was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross by General Patton on December 30, 1944, followed later by the Distinguished Service Medal.[citation needed]..
May 1, 2016 at 11:17 am #43186znModeratorOur guys make stupid penalties
Last year the 6 most penalized teams were
Seattle
Buffalo
St. Louis
Denver
Washington
New EnglandMay 1, 2016 at 11:22 am #43190wvParticipantOur guys make stupid penalties
Last year the 6 most penalized teams were
Seattle
Buffalo
St. Louis
Denver
Washington
New EnglandYeah, its not the penalties ‘per se’ but if a team
doesnt have a passing-game, and doesn’t have Denver’s Defense,
then penalties are gonna be a problem.I mean lets face it, Third and Six, is catastrophic
for the Ram Offense. Third and ten or Third and Fifteen
is…..what’s a word beyond catastrophic ?w
vMay 1, 2016 at 11:22 am #43191AgamemnonParticipantMay 1, 2016 at 11:36 am #43194znModeratorYeah, its not the penalties ‘per se’ but if a team
doesnt have a passing-game, and doesn’t have Denver’s Defense,
then penalties are gonna be a problem.Then the thing to do is to get a passing game.
Either way I was wrong. Those are actually the numbers for 2014, not 2015.
In 2015 the Rams were 9th most penalized, not 3rd.
Though Denver and Seattle were still ahead of them. As was (this time) Carolina.
The 6 least penalized teams were
Minnesotta
Tennessee
NY Jets
Chicago
Atlanta
NY GiantsMay 1, 2016 at 12:01 pm #43201
InvaderRamModeratorso we should encourage penalties! haha!
i am scared of arizona. that defense. is going to be scary.
May 1, 2016 at 12:04 pm #43202znModeratorso we should encourage penalties! haha!
i am scared of arizona. that defense. is going to be scary.
Yeah, ARZ may have stepped up on defense.
And they were already good.
May 1, 2016 at 12:34 pm #43204InvaderRamModeratorgoff pick is important for sure, but i think picks like higbee and thomas and randolph as a udfa could make a big difference in closing the gap. really need to hit on these draft picks.
ogletree and quinn getting healthy could too.
May 1, 2016 at 2:55 pm #43213
bnwBlockedOur guys don’t surrender. You have to taser them!
Yeah! Even then that battery better be fully charged! Take that you SOB Arians!
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The upside to being a Rams fan is heartbreak.
Sprinkles are for winners.
May 1, 2016 at 3:03 pm #43216bnwBlockedso we should encourage penalties! haha!
i am scared of arizona. that defense. is going to be scary.
Rams had no passing attack. With a good QB we sweep AZ year after year. Palmer will break again before he has to retire.
The upside to being a Rams fan is heartbreak.
Sprinkles are for winners.
May 2, 2016 at 11:47 am #43274znModeratorhttp://mmqb.si.com/mmqb/2016/04/29/nfl-draft-first-round-breakdown
from The First 31 and What Each Pick Means
Breaking down the ‘why’ of each of Thursday night’s first-round picksAndy Benoit
1. Los Angeles: Jared Goff, QB, California
It’s still surprising the Rams preferred Goff over Carson Wentz—not because Goff isn’t worthy of being a No. 1 pick, but because Wentz would have been such an outstanding stylistic fit for this offense. The Rams are built to be a run-based team. Not only do they have what could be the league’s best running back come season’s end, Todd Gurley, they also have an offensive line packed with high-drafted young maulers.
Left tackle Greg Robinson was the No. 2 overall pick in 2014 and weighs 332 pounds; right guard Jamon Brown (third round in ’15, 323 pounds), right tackle Rob Havenstein (second round in ’15, 321 pounds). And expensive veteran left guard Rodger Saffold was a second-rounder in 2010 and weighs 318.
Factor in a very limited receiving corps, plus the high likelihood of this team drafting a tight end to replace Jared Cook on Friday or early Saturday and it’s clear: The Rams are built to pound the rock. Now, let’s understand something: being a run-based offense does not mean you line up and hand the ball off 40 times a game. What it means is that your commitment to the run goes a little deeper than most teams’ and—this is where the quarterback comes in—that much of your passing game is predicated off your running game.
That means more dropback play-action and downfield deep shots out of heavy max protection concepts. And because so much of running the ball depends on the defensive look—how many men in the box? How deep are the safeties? In what gaps are the defensive linemen?—it means more importance on pre-snap adjustments at the line of scrimmage.
Carson Wentz did all of these things masterfully at North Dakota State. Goff was not asked to do much of them in Cal’s Air Raid offense, where the Bears would so often spread out and snap the ball quickly. This doesn’t mean Goff can’t do them, it just means he’ll have a sharper learning curve.
With this in mind, the Rams must have liked Goff markedly more than they liked Wentz. (And that’s fine; to each his own. Goff has outstanding pocket mobility, a lively enough arm and strong physical measurables.) But if Goff and Wentz had really been that close in Los Angeles’s grade book, the pick would have been Wentz.
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7. San Francisco: DeForest Buckner, DE, Oregon
A bit of a head-scratcher given who the Niners already have along their three-man defensive line. Last year’s first-rounder, Arik Armstead (also from Oregon), underrated Quinton Dial and stable veterans Glenn Dorsey and Tony Jerod-Eddie. All are good fits in the pure 3-4 scheme that Chip Kelly wants new defensive coordinator Jim O’Neil to run. The Niners finished 29th in overall run defense, but 10th in yards per attempt. This selection is hard to understand.
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28. San Francisco: Joshua Garnett, G, Stanford
Who? Doesn’t matter. Garnett has a pulse and so he’s better than the guards San Francisco had going into the night. In Chip Kelly’s system, mobility and athleticism are crucial along the inside O-line. Garnett is known as more of a brute blocker, however. Can he fit the scheme?
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29. Arizona: Robert Nkemdiche, DE, Ole Miss
Cardinals GM Steve Keim told ESPN’s Suzy Kolber that a lot of Nkemdiche’s issues have to do with him being a “people pleaser.” (One of those people is his older brother Denzel.) Interestingly, people in the Cardinals organization have privately said that Tyrann Mathieu’s issues in college were also “people pleasing.” The guy didn’t know how to say no. The Mathieu risk has turned out marvelously (credit to the player and the team).
But remember, Mathieu was reuniting with his college teammate and role model, Patrick Peterson. Plus, the Cardinals risked a third-rounder on him, not a first-rounder. If Nkemdiche fulfills his talent, then a defense that was already dominant through scheme, and had already added Pro Bowler Chandler Jones, just got a lot stronger.
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31. Seattle: Germain Ifedi, OT, Texas A&M
Ifedi is exactly what Seattle needed: an athlete who can play offensive tackle or guard. They’re hurting at both positions. Don’t be surprised if the Seahawks look to O-line in the next few rounds, as well. It used to be that with Russell Wilson’s random style, O-line play wasn’t hugely important. (Not in the way we think of it with other teams, anyway.) But that changed last season when Wilson became a proficient pocket passer down the stretch. Many believe his epiphany was a result of greater trust in his front five. It’s a front five that has since been torn down and is now being rebuilt
May 4, 2016 at 12:47 am #43373znModeratorfrom PFF: THE 16 WORST PICKS OF THE 2016 NFL DRAFT
https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2016/05/02/draft-the-16-worst-picks-of-the-2016-nfl-draft/
Now that the dust has settled following the 2016 NFL draft, it’s time to look back at which picks stood out — for the wrong reasons. A number of elements can lead to a selection being deemed the “worst” — the value of the player at the time of the selection, how he fits with his team’s scheme, and whether he fills a need. Here are the 16 worst from this past weekend:
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3. Germain Ifedi, OT, Seattle Seahawks
Philosophically we’ll probably never be fans of Seahawks draft picks on the offensive line. They tend to take physical projects and hope to teach them how to block. Pass-blocking, however, is one of the most technical skills in the NFL, and it helps to at least come from a solid base. Ifedi doesn’t have that at the moment. His hands and feet are terribly out of synch in pass protection, and unsurprisingly Ifedi had just the 76th-best pass blocking efficiency in the country last year. He may be the answer to their offensive line woes, but it will take a few years of coaching to get him to that level.…
13. Nick Vannett, TE, Seattle Seahawks
Vannett isn’t a bad receiver by any means, but he’s a completely un-dynamic receiving threat who wasn’t very productive in college taken in the third round. Over the past two seasons he’s broken a grand total of two tackles after the catch. He has great size for the position and some potential as a run blocker, but he has limited experience as an in-line blocker and athletically he’ll have a difficult time separating from linebackers.May 6, 2016 at 7:44 am #43499znModeratorNFC West draft grades: Seahawks, Rams collect impact players
Bucky Brooks
NOTABLE SELECTIONS
BEST PICK: Jarran Reed, DT, Alabama
Seattle Seahawks, Round 2, No. 49 overall.It’s hard to find big-bodied defenders with non-stop motors and excellent hand skills in Round 2. Yet, the Seahawks were able to grab the standout interior defender on Day 2 to fill the void created by Brandon Mebane’s departure. Reed not only steps into the lineup as a rugged nose tackle on early downs, but he could create bigger “run-through” lanes for linebacker Bobby Wagner by occupying multiple blockers at the point of attack.
MOST SURPRISING PICK: Joshua Garnett, OG, Stanford
San Francisco 49ers, Round 1, No. 28 overall.The 49ers shocked the football world when they moved up several spots to grab Garnett at the bottom of Round 1. Although the mauler/brawler was considered one of the top offensive guards in the class, it is hard to quantify the value of a road grader in Chip Kelly’s zone-based system. Sure, the 49ers will likely execute some “down and around” schemes in the running game, but Garnett’s physical style appears better suited to a power-based system that allows him to mash defenders at the point of attack. Time will tell if the 49ers employ a running scheme that allows him to play up to the lofty expectations that will accompany his arrival as a top pick.
BIGGEST SLEEPER: Pharoh Cooper, WR, South Carolina
Los Angeles Rams, Round 4, No. 117 overall.Cooper is the kind of “catch and run” specialist who shines in a spread offense that gets the ball to playmakers on the move. He flashes exceptional quickness and wiggle in the open field, but he also possesses the strength and power to run through arm tackles in tight quarters. With the Rams poised to incorporate more bubble screens and RPOs designed to make young quarterback Jared Goff comfortable, Cooper could play a big role opposite Tavon Austin in Los Angeles’ revamped offense.
TEAM GRADES
NOTE: Draft classes are ranked from best to worst within the division.1) Seattle Seahawks
» Round 1: (No. 31 overall) Germain Ifedi, OG.
» Round 2: (49) Jarran Reed, DT.
» Round 3: (90) C.J. Prosise, RB; (94) Nick Vannett, TE; (97) Rees Odhiambo, OG.
» Round 5: (147) Quinton Jefferson, DT; (171) Alex Collins, RB.
» Round 6: (215) Joey Hunt, C.
» Round 7: (243) Kenny Lawler, WR; (247) Zac Brooks, RB.The Seahawks have assembled one of the most talented rosters in football through shrewd draft-day moves and superb player development. The team has traditionally knocked it out of the park in the later rounds, but the Seahawks also scored well on their early-round selections in 2016. Germain Ifedi and Rees Odhiambo will anchor a revamped offensive line with their collective size, strength and athleticism. Position coach Tom Cable should quickly whip them into shape and insert the young duo into the lineup. Nick Vannett could make key contributions as a TE3 behind Luke Willson and Jimmy Graham. At running back, the Seahawks grabbed three players (C.J. Prosise, Alex Collins and Zac Brooks) to fill the void created by Marshawn Lynch’s retirement. Prosise and Collins should push Thomas Rawls for playing time as role players in a deep and talented backfield. Keep an eye on receiver Kenny Lawler as a red-zone playmaker with excellent potential. The 6-foot-2, 203-pounder is a terrific jump-ball specialist with outstanding hands and ball skills. And, as documented above, Jarran Reed was an absolute steal in Round 2. GRADE: B
2) Los Angeles Rams
» Round 1: (No. 1 overall) Jared Goff, QB.
» Round 4: (110) Tyler Higbee, TE; (117) Pharoh Cooper, WR.
» Round 6: (177) Temarrick Hemingway, TE; (190) Josh Forrest, ILB; (206) Mike Thomas, WR.The grade on the Rams’ 2016 class will hinge on the performance of Jared Goff as the team’s new franchise quarterback. Los Angeles essentially mortgaged the farm to jump up to the top overall spot for the Cal product, so the pressure will be on him to help the Rams become perennial contenders in the NFC. Some observers question whether Goff can transition effectively into a pro quarterback after honing his skills in the “Bear Raid” system, but the pinpoint passer is deadly accurate, and his distribution skills could make the Rams’ offense more dangerous with a cast of “catch and run” specialists on the perimeter. To that point, the Rams deserve credit for snagging Tyler Higbee, Temarrick Hemingway, Pharoh Cooper and Mike Thomas to provide their young passer with athletic weapons to target on quick-rhythm passes. With coach Jeff Fisher and general manager Les Snead surrounding Goff with a host of young, athletic playmakers on the perimeter, the top pick could make an immediate impact as a Day 1 starter. GRADE: B-
3) Arizona Cardinals
» Round 1: (No. 29 overall) Robert Nkemdiche, DT.
» Round 3: (92) Brandon Williams, CB.
» Round 4: (128) Evan Boehm, C.
» Round 5: (167) Marqui Christian, SS; (170) Cole Toner, OT.
» Round 6: (205) Harlan Miller, CB.The Cardinals certainly aren’t risk-averse under GM Steve Keim and coach Bruce Arians. The team’s ultra-confident leaders have a knack for getting maximum production from enigmatic prospects, which is why the Robert Nkemdiche pick didn’t come as a surprise to the scouting community. The freakishly athletic defender flashes a rare combination of size, strength and explosiveness for a 6-3, 294-pounder. Yes, his pedestrian numbers and potential character concerns made him a tough evaluation for some observers, but the Cardinals snagged a Darnell Dockett clone with tremendous upside as an interior disruptor. Brandon Williams is an intriguing prospect as a converted cornerback with limited experience. The former running back possesses the speed and athleticism to run with receivers down the field, but he must refine his fundamentals and footwork to become more effective on underneath coverage. Cornerback Harlan Miller could surprise as a late pick. The Southeastern Louisiana product has the length and aggressive temperament to thrive in the Cardinals’ aggressive scheme. GRADE: C+
4) San Francisco 49ers
» Round 1: (No. 7 overall) DeForest Buckner, DE; (28) Joshua Garnett, OG.
» Round 3: (68) Will Redmond, CB.
» Round 4: (133) Rashard Robinson, CB.
» Round 5: (142) Ronald Blair, DE; (145) John Theus, OT; (174) Fahn Cooper, OT.
» Round 6: (207) Jeff Driskel, QB; (211) Kelvin Taylor, RB; (213) Aaron Burbridge, WR.
» Round 7: (249) Prince Charles Iworah, CB.The Chip Kelly era begins with a host of rookies poised to play pivotal roles on both sides of the ball. DeForest Buckner will join former Oregon teammate Arik Armstead on the front line to give the 49ers a long, rangy set of defenders to build around. Will Redmond and Rashard Robinson will compete for playing time on the perimeter as sub-package corners. Each corner is a bump-and-run specialist with the agility and quickness to challenge shifty receivers at the line. Ronald Blair is a productive pass rusher with a non-stop motor. He could crack the rotation as a situational rusher on passing downs. On offense, the 49ers pulled off a head-scratcher with the selection of Joshua Garnett at the bottom of Round 1, as I mentioned earlier. Yes, he is a powerful run blocker, but the 49ers might’ve expended more capital than needed in trading up to acquire an interior blocker with a game that doesn’t appear to suit the athletic blocking scheme Kelly used in his previous stops. GRADE: C+
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