Senior Bowl Weigh In and Practice Notes

Saw that throw to McKitty. A beaut. Then a few plays later when the pocket broke down, he looked like a less athletic Bernie Kosar. 

I'm extremely hesitant on Mac Jones. Top 3 OL in the country, best WR group in the country, best running back group in the country, and only 1 full year of tape. He may end up being very good, but I cant see reason to draft him in the first round...even if we trade back

@"Hawkvike25" said: I'm extremely hesitant on Mac Jones. Top 3 OL in the country, best WR group in the country, best running back group in the country, and only 1 full year of tape. He may end up being very good, but I cant see reason to draft him in the first round...even if we trade back

All that is true, but I just watch what he looks like when his protection breaks down...and that looks good to me. He's not particularly mobile, but he's got poise in the pocket. 

While I'm not going to throw my cat at the TV if we take a QB, I'd prefer we go DL or OL at #14. Just think he's being a little underrated right now. 

I have a hunch 3 QBs go top 3, with the Jets and Dolphins dropping down, replaced by either the Lions, Panthers or Broncos. And the 4th QB goes no later than 8th. Vikings should have some good options at #14. 

A lot of the early moc's I've seen have Mac Jones going to NE....

@"purplefaithful" said: A lot of the early moc's I've seen have Mac Jones going to NE....

Doubt he gets that far if he has a good Senior Bowl. If Lawrence, Fields and Lance go top 5, Jones still got to get past the Lions, Panthers, Broncos, 49ers and Vikings. And the Lions are gonna have ammo to move up from the Stafford trade. And the Broncos have Trader Rick's TradeMaster, George Paton, in Denver. 

Hell, this is all 3 months away. So much is going to change. 

Ok, Jones showed a bit of quickness today on an off schedule play. I dunno, there was a point last year I thought Fromm would be something. WTF do I know?

@"BarrNone55" said: Ok, Jones showed a bit of quickness today on an off schedule play. I dunno, there was a point last year I thought Fromm would be something. WTF do I know?

Dont get down on yourself...for an entire season Georgia COACHES thought Fromm was better than Fields

@"BarrNone55" said: Starting to hit Twitter.

One name to remember: Janarius Robinson. 6-5, 266, 7'-3" wingspan. Coach Dre, get your shoe out.

I didn't know much about him until I did ANOTHER mock draft today. Let's say I was pleasantly surprised. Former 4 star recruit, lots of tools in that box.

@"PurpleCrush" said:

@"BarrNone55" said: Starting to hit Twitter.

One name to remember: Janarius Robinson. 6-5, 266, 7'-3" wingspan. Coach Dre, get your shoe out.

I didn't know much about him until I did ANOTHER mock draft today. Let's say I was pleasantly surprised. Former 4 star recruit, lots of tools in that box.

@"MaroonBells" said:

@"BarrNone55" said: McShay just pounding the table for Mac Jones. He's practically turgid.

He dropped a dime in yesterday's practice. I'm tellin ya, I think Mac Jones is gonna stand head and shoulders above all others and be in the running for 3rd QB in the 5-15 range. Course that might change when Trey Lance does his pro day. 

OK, we have to talk about the star of Mobile: 6-3, 320 lb IOL Quinn Meinerz from Wisconsin Whitewater. Big exposed belly, pancaking D1 defenders left and right. DJ called his level of domination "borderline ridiculous."

Wisc-Whitewater OG/C Quinn Meinerz continued his dominant play today.

Lots of disrespect on this rep vs. Patrick Jones: Stuns w/ outside hand, feet stay balanced and knees bent through contact. And then he finishes.

Stock continuing to climb📈📈📈📈📈 pic.twitter.com/q1Skc8A580

— Dane Brugler (@dpbrugler) January 27, 2021

This is becoming an annual Senior Bowl phenomenon: D3 OL stealing the show. 

@"MaroonBells" said: OK, we have to talk about the star of Mobile: 6-3, 320 lb IOL Quinn Meinerz from Wisconsin Whitewater. Big exposed belly, pancaking D1 defenders left and right. DJ called his level of domination "borderline ridiculous."

https://twitter.com/dpbrugler/status/1354573130199662597?s=20
https://twitter.com/BrandonThornNFL/status/1354536026086273026?s=20
https://twitter.com/realcorykinnan/status/1354564127671382017?s=20
https://twitter.com/LedyardNFLDraft/status/1355012970363969538?s=20

There we go, "Bradbury, you're moving to guard".

That's not a moon.

Does anyone have any updates on the actual Senior Bowl?  I did not watch but we obviously need G, DL, DE, S....

My man QB Kellen Mond won MVP. Mac Jones didn't play.

Quin Meinerz listed above looked good along with Dillon Radunz and David Moore alone the offensive line. S Richie Grant had a good week, DT Osa Odighizuwa, DE Jararius Robinson, DE Patrick Jones, LB Jabril Cox, WR Dez Fitzpatrick and WR Demetric Felton are just a few names.

Watch this video of this guy....and he dunks a basketball

https//www.youtube.com/watch?v=so5tF4_ICxU

Yabbut....He doesn't fit the Zone scheme right???

@"purplefaithful" said: Yabbut....He doesn't fit the Zone scheme right???

Meinerz? Not especially. But his feet looked good to me. 

I've been thinking a lot about this. I think if you took the top 10 most athletic linemen in the NFL, Vikings would probably have three in O'Neill, Bradbury and Cleveland. Now all three are very good run blockers for the outside zone, but as you would expect, they struggle a little in pass pro because they're smallish. 

Makes me wonder if we shouldn't just tweak who we target a little bit. Don't dismiss athleticism, but maybe take it down a notch in your criteria. Like a QB's arm strength: if you can make all the throws, there's really no huge advantage to having a QB with a cannon. 

I go back to the 2019 draft. Packers didn't get the most athletic IOL in the draft when they selected Elgton Jenkins in the 2nd round. That would've been Bradbury. But Jenkins was a player with good size and strength and whose athleticism wasn't so bad it would kill you if put him in a zone. Packers run the same offense we do. Jenkins went to the Pro Bowl this year.