2026 NFL Draft Thread
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So untrue. Bielema was talking up Luke every chance he got
Outstanding landing spot for Luke! A great advantage being undrafted free agent.
Looks like DaBears didn't realize they gave up 30 points each game on defense. Woof, horrible draft.
I thought Thompson was pretty much a no show until bowl game.
didn't provide him an effective enough offensive line in pass protection. left him constantly under pressure and scrambling.
numerous games like this.
Spent his senior season running for his life due to poor oline play.
Feels like had the staff managed the line better he would've had a better opportunity to avoid the game manager tag that landed him as a UDFA.
I was just trying to figure out what that graphic was supposed to be showing us?
OK, that’s been very apparent, even to us fans. Do you think the pros couldn’t see it too?
if anything they look at the numbers while under duress. if the offensive line was that bad,
how'd he put up those numbers?
I feel that's unfair. Being a "game manager" is a QB who basically just doesn't get in the way.
Altmyer went and won more games than any QB in the clutch in the past two years.
I feel teams made a mistake not drafting him, and it's a bummer. We'll see how it turns out. I have a feeling it will be good.
Joel Goodson
- how was I to know, she was with the Russians too?
far better that Altmyer (and his agent) got to choose his team than to have it dictated to him as a late rounder. the monetary difference is small potatoes vs the fit
I'm no scout, but Luke is a better QB than Drew Allar... I can't be convinced otherwise
this x 1,000
agree 100%
as a QB, getting selected in rounds 5-6-7 is almost a curse . He will be fine . He will make some team happy - whether the Lions or another
This is crazy:
Yeah, that was generally my point.
When your scouting report reads "solid production relative to the protection received"... I think the staff owns that.
He lost an opportunity to showcase those skills on game tape and given his lack of elite physical skills/measurables you saw what happened...teams are going to take a flyer on worse performing but better looking in shorts dudes like Allar or Green.
ChiefGritty
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At least with Allar his physical measurables are a lottery ticket that if the light comes on you've got a star. Athan Kaliakmanis is less productive than Luke AND physically limited like he is.
That said, Detroit seems like a good landing spot for Luke. Teddy Bridgewater is on a one-year deal there as the backup on his way out of the league, that can be Luke's spot in 2027, backing up an immobile starter in his 30's, opportunity knocks.
That's one of the fun things about football, if you're an athletic freak in any direction, football can slap a helmet on you and find some way to exploit your gifts.
Allar also played in an offense that didn't really showcase his skills either. He basically had nothing to work with from his receiving corps (Altmayer at least had Beatty). The thinking is that if Allar gets a chance to show himself in an NFL offense, he will be better as a pro than he was in college.
Some of the notable names that signed as UDFAs:
-Haynes King (Georgia Tech QB): Panthers
-Miller Moss (Louisville QB): Bears
-Joey Aguilar (Tennessee QB): Jaguars
-Mark Gronowski (Iowa QB): Dolphins
-Jalon Daniels (Kansas QB): Buccaneers
-Kaidon Salter (Liberty/Colorado QB): Titans
Also of central Illinois interest, WR Kyle Dixon, a Carlinville native who played in college at Culver-Stockton, signed with the Patriots.
-Haynes King (Georgia Tech QB): Panthers
-Miller Moss (Louisville QB): Bears
-Joey Aguilar (Tennessee QB): Jaguars
-Mark Gronowski (Iowa QB): Dolphins
-Jalon Daniels (Kansas QB): Buccaneers
-Kaidon Salter (Liberty/Colorado QB): Titans
Also of central Illinois interest, WR Kyle Dixon, a Carlinville native who played in college at Culver-Stockton, signed with the Patriots.
So they drafted 306 pounds of muscle.
Actually, once the frustration of not being drafted comes and goes, he'll realize that it's a MUCH better situation to pick a team where there's a path to playing time vs a team you because you were available and hey, why not take a QB.
The only bummer, if there is one, is that I'm not sure what they pay difference is between being drafted in the 7th round vs signing as a free agent.
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