KABrother88 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 1st round begins Thursday with the first round at 7 PM, then continues Friday with rounds 2-3 starting at 6 PM and concluded Saturday with rounds 4-7 starting at noon. Brendan Langley has been getting some run as being potentially picked as high as the 4th round. NFL.com projects him in the 5th-6th round. The days that follow the draft will be just as important to other former Cards as it becomes an open market for undrafted free agents. Kade Harrington is most likely going to fall into this catagory and I hope he gets a shot with a training camp invite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KABrother88 Posted April 26, 2017 Author Share Posted April 26, 2017 ESPN draft guru Mel Kiper put out his top 300 prospects today and Langley came in at #91. That would put him at the back end of the 3rd round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle eye Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 The Texans moved up 13 spots, from 25 to 12, to pick DeSean Watson of Clemson. It is the first QB drafted in the first round in recent memory by the Texans will come into a situation that most people think will allow Watson to sit and learn. The projected starter is Tom Savage which is fine, I'm all for giving Savage a shot to prove himself but the thing about Savage is he has been hurt and missed more games than he's been healthy and on the field. That goes all the way back to when he was drafted. I'm sure Houston doesn't want to depend on the basically undependable Brandon Weeden so if Savage falters or gets hurt we may see Watson earlier than expected by the draft "experts", the same experts who never saw this deal coming. This deal may have been done because the Chiefs moved up 17 spots, from 27 to 10, to pick Patrick Mahomes from Texas Tech. Mahomes goes to the best situation in that besides the Chiefs being a playoff caliber team they have a strong head coach in Andy Reid and a smart veteran QB in Alex Smith to learn from. Mahomes isn't NFL ready but he's got the best situation for a young QB to develop. The Cowboys didn't move from their 28th spot in the 1st round and they got a pass rushing defensive end with their pick. Dallas took Michigan's Taco Charlton. His college numbers aren't great until you look at his situation. In his first three seasons at Michigan the Wolverines ran a 3-4 defense which wasn't, and isn't, conducive for a DE to put up great numbers. In his senior season Charlton recorded 9.5 sacks and was named All Big Ten on defense. First time GM John Lynch did a nice job in the 1st round for the 49ers and the Saints did a nice job in the 1st round. You'd have to think the Bears gave away too much to move up one spot in a deal with the 49ers to get a QB they probably would have gotten anyway. Bears fans are pissed to be sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LU17 Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Brendan Langley goes to the Broncos in the third round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KABrother88 Posted April 29, 2017 Author Share Posted April 29, 2017 Honestly higher than I was expecting but this is a big deal for the Lamar program. While he didn't play under the current staff, he can still be used by them as an example in recruiting by saying if you have NFL talent, they will find you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachacola Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 The Broncos see him playing on special teams while he develops as a defensive back. http://m.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/How-third-round-pick-Brendan-Langley-fits-on-the-Broncos/8cd26df1-68f3-4a5a-afc5-c393944ae4a9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle eye Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 He might not start but if a player is picked in the 3rd round means the team drafting him expects him to play. In the Broncos case it may be as a kick returner but with Langley's size and speed he will be an interesting player to watch. He will need to excel enough to make the team and it would be even better if he makes a pretty much immediate impact for the max benefit to Lamar. When this whole process began back in February Langley wasn't much on anyone's radar but the fact that he was invited to the Senior Bowl was a really big deal but back then Langley was projected as a 7th round pick or a priority free agent. As the process progressed and he made a good impression at his pro day running a 4.43 40 and benching 225 lbs 22 times. A lot of the top CB prospects in this draft didn't come close to 22 reps. As a result his stock began to rise as he was ranked by CBSSports.com as the 24th best corner in the draft. As early as two weeks ago he had moved up to being a 6 or 7th round pick as he just kept gaining momentum and at the time of the draft he was picked to go in either the 5th or 6th round. He was picked at pick #101, just a tick outside the top 100 players and that is incredible! Langley could be used as a nickel or dime corner which would be terrific. In the Senior Bowl Langley was beaten on a couple of long pass plays but the passed fell incomplete. He did pick off one pass in the second half of the game and that may have stuck out in the NFL coaches minds when they went back to look at film. At any rate, a big congratulations to Brendon Langley and much luck going forward!! Now, if only we could get teams to see how good Kade Harrington is. I believe he would make a crackerjack 3rd down back like a Dave Meggett. I think Kade could really thrive in the right situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KABrother88 Posted April 30, 2017 Author Share Posted April 30, 2017 No other Card was drafted...in fact no other SLC player was drafted. However OL Bret Treadway has always signed a FA deal with San Francisco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle eye Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 I'm still holding out hope a team signs Kade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoonbill Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 I'm still holding out hope a team signs Kade. Kade deserves at least a shot imho. Sneaky fast and stouter than you think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KABrother88 Posted May 1, 2017 Author Share Posted May 1, 2017 Kade has been given an invite to the Cowboys rookie minicamp from May 12-14. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle eye Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 Once around the NFL post draft: Talk about a kick in the teeth, the Buffalo Bills allowed GM Doug Whaley to complete the 2017 draft and a day later Bills owner Terry Pagula fired Whaley and his entire scouting department. This seems to be all part of the massive shake up in the Bills organization that began with firing of Rex Ryan at the conclusion of the 2016 season. The only guys to keep their jobs are new head coach Sean McDermott, who seems to have earned a large helping of trust from Pagula, and his assistant coaches. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2017/04/30/buffalo-bills-fire-general-manager-whaley-1-day-after-draft/101122504/ After scoring a hat trick of top draft picks in the 1st round of the draft Cleveland has let TE Gary Barnidge go. Barnidge was released one day after Cleveland selected TE David Njoku from the University of Miami. Barnidge was a good TE but he had trouble staying on the field because of a list of injuries that plagued him during his 4 years in Cleveland. Another player to lose his job after the draft was Pittsburgh QB Zack Mettenberger. Originally drafted by the Tennessee Titans in 2014 out of LSU he became expendable in Tennessee when they drafted Marcus Mariota. Mettenberger spent part of 2016 in San Diego and he finished the season in Pittsburgh. The Steelers let Mettenberger go after drafting Tennessee QB Josh Dobbs in this year’s draft. Jamaal Charles will be visiting Denver in hopes the Broncos will sign him. Charles was released earlier this year after the Chiefs signed CJ Spiller in free agency. Denver would be an excellent fit for Jamaal and I hope the Broncos sign him. In the most stunning trades made last year both Tennessee and Cleveland traded away the 1st and 2nd picks in the 2016 draft to the Rams and Philadelphia. NFL.com’s Conor Orr takes a look at those deals a year later in the article linked below. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000805418/article/how-have-browns-titans-done-on-wentzgoff-deals The writers from NFL.com have given their draft winners as a team and SI.com has given their draft winners and losers on an individual basis and both articles are linked below. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000805536/article/which-team-won-the-2017-nfl-draft-browns-jags-49ers-lead-the-pack https://www.si.com/nfl/2017/04/30/nfl-draft-winners-losers-results Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KABrother88 Posted May 12, 2017 Author Share Posted May 12, 2017 Langley has officially signed his 3.175 million dollar contract with the Broncos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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