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From Charlie Campbell: "However in speaking to a number of team sources during the fall of 2022, they said they did not see a freak athlete or generational talent with Anderson. They saw a good football player, but not a player with a special skill set like other high first-round pass rushers like Garrett, Chase Young, Clowney, or the Bosa brothers. "I love Will Anderson but have some question as to how well his dominance will translate to the NFL," said an AFC director of player personnel. "What is his dominant trait other than instincts? Size? No. Speed? No. Strength/power? No. He's not special athletically, so are these sack numbers inflated?"

You're basing this too much on what draft pundits say. Anderson is very advanced and instinctual, and he's a good athlete, but far from a physical freak. There will be teams, based on their schemes and system, who have other defensive players graded higher. He's a good prospect, just not the generational type you sell out for.

Chark is the x receiver, Williams is the z, St Brown is the y, Reynolds and Raymond, as you say are depth. Reynolds shouldn't be starting.

You want to go into the season with Williams, St Brown and Reynolds as your top three? Aim higher.

Anderson is not that caliber, need or fit. This draft is noteworthy for it's depth, but it's not very strong at the top. If he falls great, but otherwise there are too many holes and too many players with similar rankings.

That's beside the point.

Yes, and the Lions shouldn't draft us either.

The tear was purportedly a very basic one, and isn't expected to be any kind of an issue.

He's only been pitching for a year, probably with little coaching. He was an outfielder.

He's 28, same age as Cam Sutton. Is Sutton old and slow now also?

He's fast and athletic, prove otherwise.

Again, not sure where this perception is coming from, but it's not accurate.

Anzalone: 4.62 40, 1.59 10 yd split, 6.88 3 cone, 21.2 mph

I do not know where this slow perception comes from, he is not.

He's a very athletic backer who was plagued by injury and inconsistency earlier in his career, who last year was healthy and consistent.

Yes, spring training is always about the process, never about the stats.

Not batting average, that's practically useless for spring training samples. Like people worrying about Torkelson because he's posting a buck fifty, when in actuality he's been hitting the hell out of the ball.

He may and they won't.

Boy, is that poorly worded.

From the Free Press: "LAS VEGAS — The Detroit Pistons' most recent offseason trade with the New York Knicks became official Monday. And the deal has changed slightly from the initially agreed terms. The Pistons have acquired Alec Burks, Nerlens Noel, their own 2023 second-round pick, a 2026 second-round pick from either the Knicks or Minnesota Timberwolves and cash in exchange for the draft rights to Serbian point guard Nikola Radicevic and a protected second-round pick in 2025, the team announced. The Pistons were initially slated to receive a heavily protected 2024 second-round pick from the Miami Heat, rather than the 2026 pick from the Knicks or Timberwolves. "

Detroit received two 2nd round picks in the deal. And i believe one of the 2nds was their own '23 back which is fairly valuable, and the one they gave up is protected.

He doesn't have any traits above average, maybe his hands but that's still pretty subjective, he doesn't have any traits much below average either, except he's smallish for a Y.

To be clear, i like him, hes a decent prospect, he's pretty good at everything, not great at anything, and if everything breaks right he could be an average tight end, and an average NFL player is pretty damn good.

32 3/4 arms, 77" spread, nope, obviously couldn't run for combine or pro day, but before injury was running mid 4.7's, 4.41 shuttle, 29 vert, so nope.

Name one non-subjective trait that's above average.