What I am Hearing a Day Out

[Speedy Thomas]

(04-27-2022, 04:19 PM)Au165 Wrote: Just figured I'd throw this in here as I talked to a guy who is in a personnel department for an NFL team at lunch today.

• Did mention the Bengals have had conversations with some teams at top of the 2nd round, but that is normal for teams on the backside of the draft just checking in on potential interest to come up. Doesn't mean it's happening but definitely in play.
• Potentially 7 WR's going in the 1st round could shake up who is actually there late in the round in a good way for us. It also may come into play for the scenario above as people try to get back up to get the last of a run on them.
• Kenyon Green's knee is a major concern to some teams, not so much to others, so he could be a weird faller like we saw last year with Tevin Jenkins. In a similar vein, watch for Nakobe Dean and Devin Lloyd to also have some drops around injury concerns.
• The media narrative right now is that more people want to move back than up, this particular person thinks plenty want to come up into the late top 10 early teens but are keeping it quiet so we could see chaos at that point.
• QB trades could come into play late Thursday night into Friday during the day (Mayfield, Jimmy G, and Jordan Love). Sounds like some of the teams are waiting to see what happens with Ridder and Pickett specifically.
  

These were the main things I was told, as always take them for what they are worth 3rd hand knowledge from a guy on a message board.

Au, I'm surprised that an NFL personnel guy would take time for lunch with a friend the day before the draft.  But I guess their prep work is done.  

I will watch for Green, Dean and Lloyd.  If they do in fact drop we expect you to pump him for info next year and pass it on to us.

Thanks for sharing.