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2025 NFL Draft Gameday Thread

What position will the Ravens select with their first pick in the draft?

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29BmoreBird22 said:
So, has anyone done scouting for kickers at all?

I'm not even going to attempt to spell the New England kicker's name, but it sounds like he might be the most consistent with his approach and drive through the ball, but he lacks some leg strength.

Fitzgerald was generally well thought of, but he was inconsistent from 40+ in his career until 2024, nailing 5-5 on 50+. Doesn't seem to have ideal leg strength on field goals or kick offs, though.

With Loop, it seems like he can be a bit inconsistent, but he's also got by far the most leg strength to him.

Is the leg strength something that is more desirable when talking about the kickers? Would you not rather have a guy who is money from within 50 and try to limit the long field goals? Or is there something in Loop's game that looks fixable? Because in the highlights, it seems like he'll pull to the left, so maybe there's something there that can be fixed?
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My only thought is that you can fix accuracy, you can’t really improve leg strength
 
29BmoreBird22 said:
So, has anyone done scouting for kickers at all?

I'm not even going to attempt to spell the New England kicker's name, but it sounds like he might be the most consistent with his approach and drive through the ball, but he lacks some leg strength.

Fitzgerald was generally well thought of, but he was inconsistent from 40+ in his career until 2024, nailing 5-5 on 50+. Doesn't seem to have ideal leg strength on field goals or kick offs, though.

With Loop, it seems like he can be a bit inconsistent, but he's also got by far the most leg strength to him.

Is the leg strength something that is more desirable when talking about the kickers? Would you not rather have a guy who is money from within 50 and try to limit the long field goals? Or is there something in Loop's game that looks fixable? Because in the highlights, it seems like he'll pull to the left, so maybe there's something there that can be fixed?
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To me, K is a true workout scouting thing. So much of what makes them good is in the tiny, mechanical details and it's so hard to see those in the tape.
 
QtR Nevermore said:
Is this draft getting slower or am I just losing the will to live?
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definitely going slower
in the past when the broadcast got off track they would just reveal the picks on the ticker
seems like they're not doing that as much this year, but then they're not actually spending much time talking about all those guys either so seems like the worst of both worlds, it's longer but you're still not getting any extra detail about all these players
 
still guys on my board that i like

OL:
Seth McLaughlin
Cameron Williams
Chase Lundt
Willie Lampkin

DB:
Kitan Crawford
RJ Mickens
Cobee Bryant
Korie Black

DL:
Aeneas Peebles
Jared Ivey

TE:
Thomas Fidone II
Joshua Simon
 
This aversion to drafting DL feels very 2014 at WR, where there were tons of good options and we waited until the 7th and got the legend known as Michael Campanaro.

I will say though, I know they have a vet or 2 in mind, but it really felt like an opportunity to get younger.
 
Simba said:
This aversion to drafting DL feels very 2014 at WR, where there were tons of good options and we waited until the 7th and got the legend known as Michael Campanaro.

I will say though, I know they have a vet or 2 in mind, but it really felt like an opportunity to get younger.
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In a good D line draft at that
 
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