Sunday, May 17, 2015

2.07 Baltimore Brown Clowns - WR Devin Funchess

In the real world: The Carolina Panthers traded up to get Funchess in Round 2. There's no denying that he's got serious potential--terrific speed for his size, as demonstrated at his Pro Day, and a promising job situation where he could line up opposite Kelvin Benjamin--but he's had too many drops (20 in three seasons according to his NFL.com draft profile), and that could be a serious problem. One NFL scout, however, said that the play of his QB, Devin Gardner, was a cause: "(Gardner) was awful. After you got rung up over the middle every damn game, everybody would be a little timid." Evan Silva noted "a passive on-field playing attitude that reminds of ex-Chiefs bust Jon Baldwin." Funchess reportedly has stood out in Panthers rookie minicamp.
In the TUFF world: Longtime Brown Clowns starting wideouts Larry Fitzgerald and Andre Johnson aren't getting any younger, and 2013 first-round pick Cordarrelle Patterson was a disappointment last year. It was time for Baltimore to address this area once again.

Sigmund Bloom said in his Post-Draft 100 column on footballguys.com: "I'll be honest, folks, it's pretty bleak out there from the mid-second on this year." He's referring to the fact that there's not a lot of great talent in this year's draft. To go back to the menu/buffet analogy I brought up at 2.02: Baltimore just ordered the last item off the menu, so from here on out, it's strictly buffet.

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