S&P+ is a believer in our defense

[Todd4State]

I love PFF for nfl, but I'm not so sure about their college ratings. PFF's top 50 on April 1, 2019, had sweat at #46 with aj brown and dk Metcalf top 20

https://www.pff.com/news/draft-pffs-...fe02f60a24060d

You agree with them?

I trust them a lot more than Walter football. Which is who you are going off of.

[msstate7]

I trust them a lot more than Walter football. Which is who you are going off of.

Pick any mock

[Todd4State]

Only because of the logo on their jersey. You, like many of our fans, need to realize that the jersey doesn?t make the player. So many just assume their players are better at every position. That?s not at all the case. I will never forget our o-line punishing their d-line in 2017. Punishing. As in physically dominating them in the second half.

NFL teams took Alabama and Clemson players before Simmons and we all know who the best is.

The reason why Simmons dropped had nothing to do with his jersey. We all know why.

[Todd4State]

Pick any mock

Pick one that is actually objective and doesn't look at the name of the jersey at this point. All of them are way off at this time and not worth a dime. I'm basing my opinion on actual objective data. Which is a lot less flawed than Bama Network CBS mock draft or Walter Football.

[msstate7]

The reason why Simmons dropped had nothing to do with his jersey. We all know why.

And he had a serious knee injury

[1bigdawg]

NFL teams took Alabama and Clemson players before Simmons and we all know who the best is.

Your general point may be correct, but this is a bad example. Simmons was injured and won't be able to play for most of the season. How many times has ANY injured player been picked in the first round?

[1bigdawg]

Pick any mock

No mock draft is an accurate indicator of how good a COLLEGE football player someone is. They are projections of a player's PRO prospects. As you correctly pointed out, some guys have better measurables. That does not make them a better college player.


We can all argue who had the best linebacker group, but pro draft projections and even the pro draft is not indicative of how good a player is in college.

[MaroonFlounder]

DL has always been plug and play for us.

The 2016 football season called. They say you're full of shit on this statement.

[Jack Lambert]

I'm not sure if he's anywhere close to the same type of tackler or has the instincts, but he is absolutely more explosive

I think there are guys who want to be like Abram's on that roster and are going to play like him.

[msstate7]

No mock draft is an accurate indicator of how good a COLLEGE football player someone is. They are projections of a player's PRO prospects. As you correctly pointed out, some guys have better measurables. That does not make them a better college player.


We can all argue who had the best linebacker group, but pro draft projections and even the pro draft is not indicative of how good a player is in college.

That's true, but Moses is projected 1st team AA this year. He was 2nd team all sec by coaches last year. He's 1st team all sec preseason, along with his team mate (Jennings) and Thompson. When all this lines up with the mock, I think it's pretty clear Moses is the real deal.

[1bigdawg]

That's true, but Moses is projected 1st team AA this year. He was 2nd team all sec by coaches last year. He's 1st team all sec preseason, along with his team mate (Jennings) and Thompson. When all this lines up with the mock, I think it's pretty clear Moses is the real deal.

I don't necessarily agree with the line above about mock drafts being biased by the logo on the helmet, but I definitely think "all-whatever" teams are.

Having said that, I have not staked out a position on who was better, only that the mock drafts were not a reliable indicator.

[msstate7]

I don't necessarily agree with the line above about mock drafts being biased by the logo on the helmet, but I definitely think "all-whatever" teams are.

Having said that, I have not staked out a position on who was better, only that the mock drafts were not a reliable indicator.

When deciding who I thought had a better lb core, I pictured both teams' top 3 along a wall and thought in what order would I pic them if I were building a team. My first pick would be Moses. My 2nd/3rd picks would be Thompson/Jennings. 4th/5th would be gay/Lewis. My 6th would be Leo, no doubt. Bc my first pick is Moses and the last is Leo, I think that shifts things in bama's favor

[Coach007]

I think equal in secondary is to be determined. Abram is a big loss

DL was by far the strength of our team last year and it goes to probably one of the biggest question marks on the whole team. Simmons and sweat were a freakish combo. We won't have that that insane inside/outside combo... how much did those 2 help our back end? Hard to say, but I do think they did

Andrews is listed at #8 in the nation safety.

[Coach007]

Our LBs aren't better than Bama's

I'm not sure what this has to do with MSU having a great defense

[msstate7]

I'm not sure what this has to do with MSU having a great defense

It doesn't. We can be a damn good defense, and still not be better than Bama at lb

[R2Dawg]

Cole is better than Abrams. Watch how many more game changing plays he makes this year.

Maybe Cole has a great year and drafted high but don't think that statement can be made in preseason. Abram was best safety in college last year. Chance of us having the next best safety a year later would be rare. Cole is very good and will not be much drop off. We could have best tandem CB in SEC and country again (Banks Slay, Bean Smoot).

Landrews and Morgan complete a dynamic DB group that as a whole I think is better than last year.

[Coach007]

Pick any mock you want and tell me where they fall. Tell you what.... I'll say 2 of theirs go before one of ours for a permanent ban bet. Moses is a given.

Again.. What the HELL does this have to do with MSU have a strong defense?

There were 4 DTs taken before Simmons.. 5 DE before Sweat.. Did that make our defense any less than #1 on the year???

[MedDawg]

Pick one that is actually objective and doesn't look at the name of the jersey at this point. All of them are way off at this time and not worth a dime. I'm basing my opinion on actual objective data. Which is a lot less flawed than Bama Network CBS mock draft or Walter Football.

(to both of you and others) Keep in mind this is an MSU sports board. Generally we should care a lot more about college production than NFL draft position or even long-term NFL production. I know I do. There might be a guy who produces crazy good for MSU but not drafted as high because the NFL thinks he's too short, etc. So someone who produces more for State is 'better' than a guy who is drafted higher or does better in the NFL but produced less for State.

[bulldawg28]

Maybe Cole has a great year and drafted high but don't think that statement can be made in preseason. Abram was best safety in college last year. Chance of us having the next best safety a year later would be rare. Cole is very good and will not be much drop off. We could have best tandem CB in SEC and country again (Banks Slay, Bean Smoot).

Landrews and Morgan complete a dynamic DB group that as a whole I think is better than last year.

Meh

[Jarius]

I think they're too high on our defense, but pretty cool to see us listed that high.

They really like tenn's offense

Shocked you would think someone is too high on our team.