Post by goldenratio on Feb 6, 2019 9:29:52 GMT -5
"This is a weak CB class, and Greedy Williams is overrated
This CB class is widely viewed by analysts as being pretty weak at the top. For instance, Isaiah Oliver would probably be CB2 or CB3 this year, depending on your rankings. In a weak class, players that shouldn’t be considered so highly wind up getting pushed up the board. This happens with QBs all the time—and the results for teams that fall for it are usually not great.
Let’s just get right to it: Greedy Williams is overrated, and has been all offseason. I get the hype because of his size and ceiling—the splash plays are there, and the upside of a Patrick Peterson type could be in reach. But Greedy is not physical at all and routinely shies away from contact. Does that sound like a fit in Dan Quinn’s defense? It’s not.
I think analysts got used to mocking and seeing Greedy mocked in the top-10 or even top-5, which has always been ludicrous. Now that his stock has faltered, the belief is that he’s “good value” at pick 14. That’s simply not true—Greedy’s stock is probably more realistically in the top-20, and it’s simply correcting itself as more people finish their scouting evaluations.
If the Falcons were to take a CB in Round 1—which they still shouldn’t do, mind you—Washington’s Byron Murphy makes a lot more sense. Murphy is much more versatile and consistent, and could wind up being either an outside or slot CB. I think his best fit really could be on the inside, where he might have Chris Harris-like upside. That could fill a pretty significant need with Brian Poole’s future uncertain and give Atlanta a potentially dominant trio of CBs for years to come."
www.thefalcoholic.com/2019/2/5/18212513/the-falcons-arent-going-to-draft-a-cb-in-the-first-round-nfl-draft-2019
This CB class is widely viewed by analysts as being pretty weak at the top. For instance, Isaiah Oliver would probably be CB2 or CB3 this year, depending on your rankings. In a weak class, players that shouldn’t be considered so highly wind up getting pushed up the board. This happens with QBs all the time—and the results for teams that fall for it are usually not great.
Let’s just get right to it: Greedy Williams is overrated, and has been all offseason. I get the hype because of his size and ceiling—the splash plays are there, and the upside of a Patrick Peterson type could be in reach. But Greedy is not physical at all and routinely shies away from contact. Does that sound like a fit in Dan Quinn’s defense? It’s not.
I think analysts got used to mocking and seeing Greedy mocked in the top-10 or even top-5, which has always been ludicrous. Now that his stock has faltered, the belief is that he’s “good value” at pick 14. That’s simply not true—Greedy’s stock is probably more realistically in the top-20, and it’s simply correcting itself as more people finish their scouting evaluations.
If the Falcons were to take a CB in Round 1—which they still shouldn’t do, mind you—Washington’s Byron Murphy makes a lot more sense. Murphy is much more versatile and consistent, and could wind up being either an outside or slot CB. I think his best fit really could be on the inside, where he might have Chris Harris-like upside. That could fill a pretty significant need with Brian Poole’s future uncertain and give Atlanta a potentially dominant trio of CBs for years to come."
www.thefalcoholic.com/2019/2/5/18212513/the-falcons-arent-going-to-draft-a-cb-in-the-first-round-nfl-draft-2019