DRAFT DAY DISCUSSION Official 2022 NFL Draft Thread: Day 2

FreeTedWilliams said:

This isn’t even funny anymore, trading up in the second round for a guy with a 4th round grade.

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You put too much stock in the "experts" opinion.

He is a guy who may have not been available by round 3. I still don’t get the trade up though. Who was going to take him?

zimmy said:

Are we all going to claim someone was about to pounce on Thornton too to justify a massive reach?

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something made them go from 54 to 50 for him. You think they just wanted to fck with draftnik's heads?

Mack Herron said:

With WRs not so much.

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There is that. It's a new day.

PatsFanInVa said:

So the 4th round grade was.... what?

Starts with a "W"

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well deserved?

PatsFan2 said:

Just Hope Mac have the arm to get it to him I love the Pick.

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Slants galore.

Patriot Missile said:

better than sky moore or pickens? Wait and see.

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Talent wise no where near Pickens, but not likely a head case

WaterfallJumper said:

Whew. I did not see that pick coming. @ChrisR2223 happy?

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Yes I identified him weeks ago as that thin lean Robbie Anderson build.
I didn’t think BB would listen to me.

PatsFanInVa said:

Because clearly somebody thought he was going before our pick. How hard is this?

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Clearly Bill’s seeing ghosts.

lancerman said:

Again, these both could be good players. We could have easily got Strange at 54 and Thornton with one of our third round picks.

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And you know this how?

He's GONE, "See ya *****es"

I don’t know enough about him to love or dislike the pick, but just from the highlight video he seemed to have a bit of an AJ Green vibe to him. Not sure how accurate that is, but just initial impression.

People are complaining about the pats drafting WR that ran a 4.28 in a league where speed matters for WR production more than ever. I’m a fan.

Deus Irae said:

???

Given how they trade, they have to "give a ****".

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True

PatsFanInVa said:

Because clearly somebody thought he was going before our pick. How hard is this?

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Maybe thought Steelers would take him. Seems like a Steelers kind of receiver.

Deus Irae said:

well deserved?

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RRRRNNNT.

Another hint.

Starts with "W", answer could be followed by "QED."

Seems consistent with their drafting of high upside types in the second.

Pickens is going to be a star

ashley1992 said:

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What I like about Thornton is that he gets faster with every minute that passes.

By the time the season starts, this guy will be faster than the Concorde.

zimmy said:

Are we all going to claim someone was about to pounce on Thornton too to justify a massive reach?

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They explicitly traded up for him. Clearly they thought so. Whether it‘s true or not, we won’t know.

Boomer B said:

Wow. He was way down on most draft boards. Surprising to see him picked ahead of Pickens, Moore, and a few others. Can't teach speed though.

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Can you share those draft boards?