sportscoach
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@raiders91sc it's your turn to draft!
I blame the Cavs!I think 4 rounds might be good next year. Lost a lot of steam during round 5.
I blame the Cavs!
Bump.Houston takes Mekhi Blackmon, CB USC.
The Indianapolis Colts and @Melancholy Jaques are on the clock
With a 91.1 coverage grade, Blackmon has the skills to develop into a #1 corner in the league--and we don't need a #1 corner--we just need young talent to grow alongside Stingley and Pitre, while having Steven Nelson, Jimmie Ward and Desmond King to learn from.
Quick as a button, Blackmon can stick with anyone at the next level. Just look at that 10-yard split. That's the sort of closing burst that generates turnovers and catches QB's by surprise.
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Blackmon is also someone who tackles well and has a nose for the football. Here he is stacked up against other corners who will go in the first two days of the draft:
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Brett Kollmann's scouting report on him:
Mekhi Blackmon: Feisty, physical press corner that definitely has to play more under control in the NFL to avoid flags, but he has all the competitiveness you want from a potential CB1 at the next level. Never backs down from anyone, and has EASY gas to stay in control of a route from the top down, even against true burners. Legit 4.4 speed, and gets up to it quickly. Outstanding ball production with 17 forced incompletions and three picks on top of that last year, and held up extremely well despite being targeted often. Battle tested, aggressive, and confident. Only real hole in his game is that's not a physical tackler despite being physical in coverage, but he's at least willing to throw his body into the mix and isn't a pile sniffer. Overall, I think he's very similar to Des Trufant in terms of size and skillset, and could start early in his career
Sorry for being absent. Had a family thing come up and it was a mess the last few days. I appreciate you all.
Oh yeah, we're all good. Grandma needed placement at a memory care. But the family came together and got it taken care of. Thanks!Everyone doing alright?
Oh yeah, we're all good. Grandma needed placement at a memory care. But the family came together and got it taken care of. Thanks!
I heard she still remembers the top five on her draft board better than @sportscoach. What a lady!
I mean I don't remember what I ate for breakfast, but I can tell you the 40 man roster and the Guardians top prospects off the top of my head. I have my priorities straight, don't worry! Lol