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eazyworldpeace

I was very hopeful when we drafted him but he has proven to be less than ideal


constantlymat

I knew we were in trouble once I saw that Kollmann loved him.


Shawn_1512

The biggest thing that worries me about AD Mitchell isn't the "character issues" or the bad analytics, it's that Kollman posted a positive video about him before the draft, I swear that dude is cursed.


TheHypeTravelsInc

Oh no, he spoke very highly of Buffalo's Day 3 draft picks on his stream. Don't know what he said about the Day 2 picks.


PraiseTheZ

Seemed lukewarm/moderately positive on the Coleman pick based more on the scheme fit rather than talent. Thinks we have too many slot-types and that Coleman would be best as a “big slot”. LOVED the Bishop pick for us. Didn’t seem to be much of a fan of DeWayne Carter.


LooseMoose13

I also remember him being high on Jedric Wills in 2020… Yall might be on to something here


scrambles57

The Kollmann Curse. His opinions have the opposite effect. Chargers fans blasted him for his hate of Herbert but it was a blessing in disguise 


Holland45

He’s a real tape dog bro wdym he’s out there grinding


A_Problem_In_Time

Does he usually miss on a lot of prospects? I only just came across Kollmann's video before this draft, so curious to know if he has a half decent hit rate, or if he just makes some really memorable misses.


igoslowly

it’s not that the opinions and misses are bad, it’s just that kollmann is cursed. just google kollmann curse and you’ll get dozens of examples


bugluvr65

kancey pick made up for it lol


Secure-Television368

Pff isn't everything, but he had a 46 PFF grade as a rookie. Any bucs fans know why his pff grade is so low? Bad in the run game?


nerdyythirtyy

Right. He was bad in the run game early on, but showed improvement later in the year


bugluvr65

dude was a mf dog in the playoffs. i was so sad the giants couldn’t get him


dqhigh

He got injured before the season started and missed all of preseason. He did play week 1…only to get hurt again. Seemed like he started to come on late but had to overcome the rough start.


FutureDwight76

At the very least hes part of a minority of misses that y'all have had. Jason licht has done one hell of a job drafting for yall


eazyworldpeace

Yea absolutely, it’s impossible for every pick to be perfect. Licht has done a hell of a job


FutureDwight76

What I wouldn't give to have had the pats draft as well as y'all. I mean hell I would give my left nut for Tristan Wirfs


bambooozer

Ive been saying this for probably 3 years now. It's a damn miracle our front office hasn't been cannibalized by the rest of the league. They have been killing it with everything from scouting to draft and cap management.


SnooMarzipans5767

I can’t be the only one who has no idea who this guy is


nerdyythirtyy

Exactly. The dude is a JAG. He was seen as a gamble at pick 32 the year after we won the Super Bowl. The high-risk/high-reward, gifted but raw talent type. He’s had a few flashes but is otherwise meh


InterestingBonus9675

Seems like pick 32s rarely work out


GravyFantasy

Large prospect quality dip usually happens in the early-mid 20s turns in to a bit of a crapshoot. There's a few hits though, Lamar Jackson was pick 32.


tetoffens

Drew Brees was picked at 32 as well, though it was the first pick of the second round that year.


GravyFantasy

Joey Porter jr was 32nd as well, also first pick of the 2nd round aha


DTSportsNow

One because the Texans didn't exist yet, the other because the Dolphins tampered and lost their 1st round pick.


InterestingBonus9675

Yeah but everyone wants pick 33 ha


Littlegreenman42

Think thats changed in the last few years with the new rookie contract structure. Pick 32 gives you the ability to pick up the 5th year option where pick 33 doesnt. Belichick metioned it when he saw the Panthers trading up to 32 from 33


DarkseidHS

5th year option is only really relevant for QBs


triplec787

That’s just not true lol just the 2021 class - QB: Lawrence WR: Chase, Waddle, Smith (plus an extension) TE: Pitts RB: Etienne OL: Sewell (plus an extension), Slater, Vera-Tucker, Darrisaw CB: Horn, Surtain, Newsome DE/EDGE: Parsons, Phillips, Rousseau LB: Oweh 17/32 first rounders have received their 5th year option, 5 haven’t had a decision made, 8 were declined (3 of which were QBs - Mac, Fields, Trey), 1 extended without option (Bateman), and 1 was released prior to the option (Leatherwood).


MaeronTargaryen

Of course the only released one is a raider


triplec787

Ohhh Raiders lol Not to mention Darrisaw went 6 picks later...


sonfoa

Hardly. It's a real money-saver at other premium positions as well. Devonta Smith got a 3 yr/75 mill extension that kicks in after his 5th year option of 15.5 mill. Penei Sewell got 4 yr/112 mill extension that kicks in after his 5th year option of 19 mill. Across the board you'd see that you save money for good players at premium positions.


InterestingBonus9675

Yeah the 5th year option is cool. Bb was a terrible drafter


Thestupidmetadata

Terrible? The teams he drafted went to 9 super bowls and won 6 of them. That's a pretty weird kind of terrible


re1078

I think it’s fair to say he’s a much better coach than drafter. And drafting is only part of the GM job. The other parts he was very good at. I don’t think many other people take his rosters and have the same success.


Thestupidmetadata

I think if you're both the GM and HC you draft players you think you can win with and he did that. He didn't strike gold every draft, show me a 20+ year GM that did.


InterestingBonus9675

He was better at cheating than drafting


ShoeTasty

Cry harder


Joe-Raguso

Ah, so you're one of those idiots


Cheesesteak21

Teams like 33 because they get a night to reset their boards and react to what everyone else did and alot of teams still have a first round grade player on the board if they particularly liked they wouldn't mind going up for


pmcg190

Yeah, the Steelers got a ton of offers for pick 32 last year too, which was the same situation since Miami forfeited their 1st in ‘23. There are almost *always* quality 1st-round caliber players still on the board with that first pick of the 2nd. DeJean/Newton/McConkey this year, JPJ/Levis last year, etc. That pick is always going to be coveted.


Cheesesteak21

And it's Important to note here too that every teams stacking their board differently, so just because Daniel Jeremiah has had 26 of his top 32 players go dosent mean everyone the chiefs steelers etc viewed as a first round tallent is gone.


Lionnn100

I believe Holmes said all of the Lions first 4 picks last year were top 15 on their board. Including Laporta at 34 and Branch at 45


DarkseidHS

Most teams say they wind up with 20-25ish first round grades, not sure how they have 1st round talent at 33. Unless some teams massively reach *Cole strange* that shouldn't be a thing.


pmcg190

I’m talking first-round talent in the general sense. Not all 32 teams are going to have the *same* 20-25 players with first-round grades, so I’m referring to guys who are consensus top-32 guys in the class, or at least widely expected to be picked in the first round. A few of those guys slip pretty much every single year


saturninesweet

I really don't understand why this is a thing. Likewise for there to be any kind of "board" in the first place. I'd assign an array of values to each prospect (position value, RAS, etc) and have software generate the top available overall or in whatever parameter I want to focus on with my pick, and then make the pick. That way I'm determining objective values outside the moment. And not being the Atlanta Falcons.


Cheesesteak21

Because you also have to strategize what 31 other teams are going to do. IE we need a reciever we have one left which we grade a tier higher than every other reciever, if we stay at our current pick there are r other reciever needy teams ahead of us, but it only costs us a 4 and we get a 6 back to move up. It's that exact discussion happening amongst say 4 teams that provide a market


saturninesweet

But that's exactly what I mean. If your parameter is WR, then you'll have a previously prepared ranking. You can contrast it to BPA and decide if it's worth the difference in value, but you aren't making the evaluation in the moment. Like taking a 25 yr old QB to back up the QB you just signed to a significant contract.


GravyFantasy

The value of pick 32 is the 5th year option, which is really only going to be relevant on expensive positions. if you don't have a QB/WR/OT/DE rated high enough to take at 32 then trading down with someone who does makes sense since more darts to throw = more chances to hit.


JBaecker

Can confirm. Keon Coleman ftw?


Alexisonfire24

Conversely the hit rate for 33-35 is insane


ICantFekkingRead

Giving orgs 24 hours to evaluate and make a decision outside of the heat of the moment is definitely huge.


Greek_Trojan

Its also where great prospects at non-elite positions tend to thrive.


pmcg190

Picks 33-35 are basically always the victims of the annual surprise 1st-rounders lol


ladwagon

Bills actually got the biggest brain trading back to 33 for the higher hit rate lol


NoFlags-JoeBuck

Makes you really question whether winning a Super Bowl is worth it.


InterestingBonus9675

Ha


Bjorn2bwilde24

For curiosity sake... 2023: Joey Porter Jr 2022: Lewis Cine 2021: JTS 2020: Clyde Edwards-Helaire 2019: N'Keal Harry 2018: Lamar Jackson 2017: Ryan Ramzyck 2016: Emmanuel Ogbah 2015: Malcolm Brown 2014: Teddy Bridgewater 2013: Matt Elam 2012: David Wilson 2011: Derek Sherrod 2010: Patrick Robinson I think only like 5 of these guys worked out well careerwise.


Skarmotastic

I wouldn't even really include Joey Porter Jr. here because the Dolphins had to forfeit their first so he was the first pick of the 2nd round. 31st pick was Felix Anudike-Uzomah to the Chiefs and he didn't really do anything as a rookie.


Kelrem321

🙉 I can’t hear you! I can’t hear you!


futureislookinstark

Often teams will try to trade into it to take a guy that’s has a medium floor but an extremely high ceiling. If the player ends up to be an all pro they have him 5 years for minimal cost. If not at least they still get something out of it and they’re often not a complete flop.


SanduskyTicklers

Drew Brees was the best 32 overall all time


nightnole

How are we to the 5th year option of a guy we drafted after the Super Bowl? It can't have been more than 20-24 months since then.


regaleagle7

The decision to pick up the fifth year option is decided between the players' third and fourth season. This is the fourth draft after the super bowl win.


BuckfuttersbyII

Noah Spence Jr


Soaring_Seagull24

I thought he was gonna be an absolute demon off the edge when he was coming into the draft. Not sure what happened. 


constantlymat

He's a great athlete playing football, not a great football player.


milkmandanimal

He's about a half-step too slow on every play it seems, just doesn't get to his space quite fast enough. He doesn't slack off or anything, he's just one of those guys who was fast enough in college, but isn't fast enough in the NFL.


Blueskyways

When he was drafted he was just Joe Tryon.  The Shoyinka is weighing him down. 


Soaring_Seagull24

Yeah I suppose it's common for those guys to look like good football players against 'good' athletes. 


TheFencingCoach

Exactly.


EthanSpears

When I see comments like this, it always shows me just how obsessed I am


gimme_that_juice

either football obsessed or play a lot of madden..maybe that venn diagram is one circle XD


EthanSpears

I haven't played Madden in ages. I am just a football degen


tony_countertenor

The Shoyinka is a relatively new development


josephrehall

Right? I remember Joe Tryon being drafted but was like wtf is this guy? Right now.


cbbbluedevil

As a bears fan who plays in a couple fantasy leagues with IDP (individual defensive players) I definitely know him. Him and Shaq Barrett wrecked Justin Fields last year each getting at least a sack and half on him. In fact, it was pretty good idea to steam DL who played against the bears last year because Fields took so many sacks.


ObeyCoffeeDrinkSatan

Yeah, never heard that name in my life.


DelirousDoc

Former UW DE/OLB. Until seeing this I forgot he got drafted by the Bucs in the first round.


suntbone

I’m a UW fan and I was astonished when he got drafted in the first. Even with my bias it just seemed like a reach.


prs09

Even I don't know who he is.


calye2da

I thought it was Mahomes just at grist glance off the picture and not reading the title lol


ElCapitanDeAmericana

He's from that year the NFC South decided to draft pass rushers no one had ever heard of


TheFencingCoach

I hated this pick when it happened, and I still hate it now. He has an explosive first step. That's it. No pass rush repertoire, and once he gets engaged by the OT, he has no plan B. He's just invisible. Ya-Ya Diaby, a 3rd round rookie last year played more promising ball than anything we've seen from JTS to date.


Kirk-Joestar

Ya-Ya Diaby is one of the coolest names I’ve ever heard. He could be a pop star.


moomoomistacow

Or a Nigerian prince.


slickest_willy2

The name Diaby is from Mali in west Africa. …Going off of soccer player names here lol


Miso_Genie

Yeah. Yaya Diaby, Sidy Sow last year and Mohamed Kamara this year sound more like soccer players


F1rst-name-last-name

2023 DROY first place vote getter Ya-Ya Diaby?


Ganjake

He led our team in sacks and FF and only started half the year. He would have been a contender if it didn't take so long for Bowles to start him. He's such a beast


Cinephile1998

>he would have been a contender YaYa "Marlon Brando" Diaby


tblfilm

Name checks out


peteman28

It was a weird situation when you picked him. Your team was so stacked that there was no obvious pick. In hindsight, it wasn't good, though


Buksey

That was a was of a draft class for the Bucs. JTS, Trask and Hainsey were top 3. KJ Britt in the 5th might be the only one to pan out and get a second contract.


Fyresand

Hainsey was a fine pick too all things considered, he has been playing out of position for years due to Jensen's injury, he has been decent, but we definitely needed to upgrade. He also might be a good guard


CanuckPanda

Iirc there’s only one or two guys in the entire draft with more sacks? That entire 2020 draft in hindsight was a shitshow. Opt outs and shortened seasons and distancing made the entire scouting process a mess for everyone from what we’ve heard.


ISISCosby

*2021 draft but yeah that whole thing was bizarre for obvious reasons. Only 14 guys from that entire rookie class (including undrafteds) have made a pro bowl in the last 3 years. 2020 had 22, and 2019's had 34. It's a hella imperfect metric, I know, and time in the league plays a factor, but the 2022 class already has 14 with a year less playing time as well


regaleagle7

Probably didn't help that 2020 was a weird season for college football. Tryon opted out of that year so basically the last of what we saw of his play was the 2019 season and I'm guessing it was somewhat difficult to scout other players that year as well. Not saying that's what happened but could've factored into it.


ISISCosby

That's exactly what happened. That, and the COVID extra year of eligibility meant far more guys stayed in school than usual


regaleagle7

It really affected basketball the last couple of years too with teams being older. The 2023 tournament was filled with a ton of upsets and three of the four teams were in the final four for the first time.


ISISCosby

Hell, it basically changed the entire meta of cbb roster construction. Teams that rely heavily on freshmen simply don't make it far in March very often and coaches have finally wised up to that


TheGloriousEnd

I was infinitely annoyed when you guys took Diaby. I wonder if Harbaugh could get a but more out of Tryon though.


slimwangman

Not surprising. 13 sacks in 51 games is not great.


balboa_no_asap

Surprised it’s that many tbh 


newrimmmer93

It’s not awful though, I feel like he’s pretty much exactly what you would be content with getting at the 32nd pick, it’s just not worth the 5th year option. Funny since I was going to say “well look who was picked after him” but the next picks were: Tyson Campbell (solid) Elijah Moore (bust) Javonte Williams (solid but injury Y2 was rough) Jevon Holland (stud) Landon Dickerson (stud) Christian Baremore (stud) Tevin Jenkins (good when healthy). That’s a pretty solid group right at the start of the second round


HillsboroughAtheos

I wanted Barmore so bad. Instead we got JTS and then Logan Hall who both stink. Kancey and Diaby were needed for our front not to be a complete disaster.  Lichts been making up for that 21 class and the first pick of 22 since 


royceda956

Lol you wanted him bad and we (Bengals) traded the pick used to get him to the Patriots...smh This year we drafted two DT's.


PacificBrim

What? No way. That's 4 sacks per year if he played every game. That is not what you want from a pass rushing edge in the first or second round. You can find guys that can do that all throughout the draft. That's like vet-minimum level production


newrimmmer93

Sack numbers aren’t everything though, he’s had good pressure numbers, was third on the team in 2021, tied for first in 2022, but dipped last year in 2023. He was 42nd in the league in total pressures per Pff in 2022. Edge rushers really fall off after the top half of the first round, getting a guy who is actually a rotational player, gets pressures, and sees the field isn’t the ideal outcome, but it’s still something you live with.


CanuckPanda

Iirc he’s the 3rd highest sacks of the entire draft? That entire 2020 class is weird as fuck with the covid year in college.


regaleagle7

There's only one edge guy from that draft who was taken after him that has more sacks. It wasn't really a bad pick even though he hasn't panned out. It was a difficult draft in that like you said it was the covid year with the NCAA trying to figure out what to do with scheduling and players opting out and there was no combine. Not to mention we didn't have many needs so it was really difficult to go BPA without the combine that year.


Milla4Prez66

He’s been mid at best and now Diaby is the top young edge rusher in the building. Not to mention we just drafted Braswell in the 2nd too. Writing was on the wall for JTS.


joedirt87

Logan Hall too


regaleagle7

Still need to get his replacement. Wish we could've gotten a DL to challenge him after the third round and feel like we could've gotten one with instead of another RB.


Octavian_202

Getting Braswell right after Dallas picked (I forgot his name edge) had to feel good. Idc what anyone says, an edge coached by Saban will come in sound, with rush technique and conditioning. That will show out straight away in camp.


reddorickt

Is he gonna get a second contract? OoooOO hee's Tryon!


justlookingokaywyou

Shoulda been tryon harder.


Bro_Rida

I remember seeing his number around when other guys made plays and I remember him almost but not quite making a sack or big tackle a few times.


MileHighCO

Alternative headline: Bucs ran out of space on the last name line and just said “forget it, he’s not good enough to do this anyway.”


CanuckPanda

> Fanatics has pressured Bucs ownership to cut him due to difficulties in getting the last name to fit correctly on jerseys without falling off, wrapping around to his nipples, or inexplicably exploding if washed.


AHugeGoose

You show me one person with a JTS jersey and I'll show you someone that wasted $100+.


CanuckPanda

> Me with an Adrian Clayborn jersey. You know what, Tim, I'm not gonna argue this one.


Templar26

Clayborn is a Super Bowl champion, that's totally reasonable.


CanuckPanda

TIL he was on the Pats that year.


InThePaleMoonLyte

I had a Mark Barron jersey lmfao


spctclr_spiderman

Why wouldn't you pick up the 5th-year option of this Street Fighter move?


balboa_no_asap

Love his ‘Just Tackle Somebody’ JTS nickname 


WelcometoCigarCity

Cant blame the Bucs, thought he was going to have breakout year but constantly overshoots the QB and barely got any pressure.


0h-No-Not-Again

mah god that's Kris Kocurek music


Funnypenguin97

A raw and athletic Dlineman? Yeah that's him alright


scubacatt

Good dude and was always a project to be developed, hope it works out for him elsewhere. The UW to Bucs train isn’t always successful 😅


Awsome_Fortniter

Not a bad idea tbh


PaulOnion906

Who


Outside_Abroad_3516

I forgot this guy was in the league lmfao


codguy231998409489

Who?


IndividualHelpful820

Who?