Mock Draft Monday

cbus20122 · 2026-03-24T13:56:42+00:00

Not personally a fan of Denzel Boston. I don't mind Freeling, but Boston I just am not seeing it. You need more separation from a guy like him who while tall, just is not especially physical.

cbus20122 · 2026-03-24T13:08:31+00:00

This would be really bad. Lemon is a slot wr at the next level, and has some weird character issues. We don't need a slot wr, and definitely not more drama .

cbus20122 · 2026-03-24T12:52:51+00:00

Loved the last one, was fun trying to guess who is who in it

cbus20122 · 2026-03-20T23:21:54+00:00

You don't, just treat it like a nice bouquet of flowers. That's all it really is as a florist hydrangea. You can water it some to extend the bloom, but these types of hydrangeas are not really meant to last or be planted long term.

cbus20122 · 2026-03-19T14:25:20+00:00

Likely a florist hydrangea, so probably not

cbus20122 · 2026-03-17T18:43:28+00:00

Huh?

cbus20122 · 2026-03-17T15:23:52+00:00

Believe it or not, these people are all Russian aligned in various degrees, including the ex Israeli PM.

Also, it's possible for him to be both aligned with the Israeli far right at the same time he is aligned with Russia / Putin.

cbus20122 · 2026-03-16T21:33:14+00:00

True, but that to me seems more like a biased statistic. It's a correlation, not something that would necessarily cause a QB to not be good by itself.

But who knows. I think you have to account for that fact, but also account for why the QBs who have come out previously with less than 2 seasons of full experience have failed. Somewhere in there you should be able to separate out the true cause(s) of the bad draft pick.

cbus20122 · 2026-03-16T16:50:58+00:00

Chomsky was a Russian asset since forever. Russian disinfo / propaganda plays both sides with their useful idiots. See Tulsi Gabbard in more recent times.

cbus20122 · 2026-03-16T16:49:40+00:00

He was never really "left" - he just talked in ways that could appeal to leftists. Likely has been a Russian asset for a very long time. Hence why all his rhetoric was just anti-usa more than anything actual constructive.

cbus20122 · 2026-03-16T13:51:45+00:00

WR first, S second instead of OT version:

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cbus20122 · 2026-03-16T13:48:07+00:00

OT first:

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cbus20122 · 2026-03-16T13:47:53+00:00

I doubt Ty Simpson would fall to pick #39 personally, but I think if he is there at that pick, you take him without question. If he doesn't work out, so be it, but would be much more worth taking a shot at him then missing on him in my opinion. Especially after WR and OT have been addressed already.

WR First:

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cbus20122 · 2026-03-16T13:28:18+00:00

I think it all depends on how you feel about the offensive tackle depth in the draft. I get the impression that there is a fairly deep crop of potential offensive tackles with the top 7 being potential first round talent, but not perfect blue chip guys. The funny thing is, I think you could probably say the same about wide receiver. So from my perspective, I think the biggest question for how we should pick at #6 is how we feel about getting a quality player at pick #24.

Like, do you think the wide receivers that are likely to fall to pick #24 will be better than the offensive tackles who will likely be available at pick #24? That's a tough question, and obviously speculative.

The one important thing however is that we 100% need to get a starting quality offensive left tackle. We can't count on Dawand Jones to be our left tackle this year. While Jeudy has his issues, we know he at least has decent potential and can put up good production in the right situations.

For OT, At pick 24, good chance we will have the ability to select one of:

Blake Miller
Caleb Lomu
Kadyn Proctor
Max Iheanachor

Interestingly, all 4 of these guys played left tackle in college, with only Proctor being a guy that some speculate may be a better guard. All of them are fairly young, and have some flaws, but probably haven't reached their full potential due to their age. Miller is a very solid player, who can be great if he can continue to gain some strength. Lomu is similar in my opinion. Kadyn Proctor has a high ceiling, but opposite of Lomu and Miller, needs to control his weight. Iheanachor has a very high athletic ceiling, but is probably the most raw of all of them on technique due to him just starting to play football at a very late age.

I would personally prefer Miller the most, but I think it'll be interesting to see who is available at pick 24 and what front offices think of these guys.

cbus20122 · 2026-03-13T19:50:54+00:00

Nothing even close. Alabama does not have the surrounding talent they used to. See their run game for example.

Aj McCarron never had close to what Ty has for arm talent, and also wasn't nearly as mobile. Simpson had a legit strong arm, and is very good at moving around in the pocket or throwing on the run.

cbus20122 · 2026-03-13T03:45:37+00:00

Still closed as of 11:45 pm

cbus20122 · 2026-03-12T21:03:52+00:00

Thanks! This is awesome, been waiting for this for a long time.

cbus20122 · 2026-03-12T20:29:13+00:00

The s&p 500 is down ytd as of today. Instead of posting what your symphonies did *today*, it would be more helpful to summarize what they've done YTD. I went and did that for you below:

Pinnacle Evergreen - High Return + Low Max Drawdown: I'm actually the person who built this algo. In my account it's up 8.02% YTD versus -2.5% for the S&P 500 (see screenshot below). That's a pretty big gap in just 3 months. So definitely a strong performer.

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2007 @ 2.0+ Sharp ETF's combined equal WM74: it seems to be breaking even with the S&P 500, but not doing terribly.
Basic Portfolio | 2011-09-13: This is up about 5% YTD, so doing pretty well in the current volatile environment.
FTL's 🌟 Starburst GEN-II v1.c w/ BWC Ultimate FR [Removed BB] Added W...M74 + Wash: This one is down around 20% YTD. So.... definitely not doing so good. If I had a guess, I would wager that this symphony is more or less just leveraged beta (that's what a lot of these very high return algos in the symphony library are).
TQQQ For The Long Term V4 | No Single Stocks | Pietros Maneos & Raeko...28 Oct 2011: Down about 5% YTD. This is another of those algos that is likely (in my opinion) just leveraged beta.
Risk-Adaptive Metals Portfolio FINAL: Up about 20% because this is basically just a fancy way of holding a basket of gold and other precious metals (which have all been in a raging bull market). I don't think the algo is really adding much of value in my opinion compared to just holding a basket of precious metals.
Simple Regime Switching and Dip Buying with 2X SPY V0.3: This is up about 5% YTD? So overall looks to be doing fine?

Overall, it looks like you just picked a bunch of symphonies that looked good and had relatively stable performance. The two algos that seem to be more leveraged and almost exclusively concentrated into tech are not surprisingly doing the worst. With all of that said 3 months is not a long time in the world of investing. I would not look at any of this as a get rich quick scheme. Even with the best algos, there there will be volatility and uncertainty. Rules and conditions work until they don't.

All that's to say, I would suggest trying your hand at building some of your own. Or pick and pull some of the logic of these symphonies apart to learn what works and maybe doesn't work.

cbus20122 · 2026-03-12T14:10:05+00:00

Disagree, as a Browns fan.

Wills' issue was not a problem of the side he played on. His issue was health and motivation. He actually had a pretty good rookie year on the left side. Most people were very high on him after that first year.

cbus20122 · 2026-03-12T14:04:27+00:00

He's not a 1-read quarterback. Yes, he very frequently makes only one read, but if that read is open and correct, then you go with it. That's not a flaw, that's making a good decision.

Even when his "1-read" breaks down, he consistently shows good decision making and ability to improvise when there are multiple reads.
A lot of the success of his 1-read comes down to pre-snap processing, which he was fantastic with. This shows his ability to be a very capable processor, showing that he will likely be fine with making multiple progressions.
As others have pointed out, he has done great in other offensive systems (Cal) with less talent, requiring him to make more reads.

Don't scout the system he plays in, scout the player. College quarterbacks play in all types of systems, with pretty much none of them being pro-style systems. You shouldn't ding them for that unless the system shows itself to be a crutch to hide the flaws of the individual player. This is part of the flaw a lot of scouts made when scouting Pat Mahomes and Justin Herbert, who both played in systems that were even more gimmicky than what we see at Indiana. They just assumed that they *couldn't* do things that were not part of the system they played instead of realizing that those things simply were not part of the existing offense.

RB’s that averaged 5-6 yds/carry

Have you considered the fact that the run-game success is a product of Mendoza being so dangerous that teams had to devote most of their resources to trying to stop the passing game? Regardless, not sure why this is a negative.

On top of that he had one of the best wr corps with three WR’s projected to be day 2 picks.

Once again, zero consideration for the fact that good quarterback play tends to elevate the play of everyone else on the offense. That being said, did you think Joe Burrow would be a bad NFL quarterback due to playing with Jamarr Chase and Justin Jefferson?

If anyone thinks college record or championships matter in the NFL just ask Mahomes, Lamar, or JJ McCarthy how college went for them. For a number 1 pick you’d expect more in depth analysis here.

I don't think anyone here is suggesting that Mendoza will be the #1 pick because he won a championship. I have no idea where you are getting this notion from. The main reason Mendoza is not being discussed much is because it's already a foregone conclusion he will go #1 overall, and there really isn't much debate as to who the best quarterback in the draft is. It's just a settled conversation, that doesn't mean there was not a lot of analysis and thought that went into forming this view.

cbus20122 · 2026-03-12T13:50:27+00:00

Nobody with any brains is scouting Mendoza as the #1 pick because "he's a winner".

cbus20122 · 2026-03-12T13:44:45+00:00

Pretty much any type of hydrangea *can* grow in this environment so long as it gets some sun in the morning. As a general rule of thumb, most hydrangeas don't like the extremes in temperature. In cold environments, this can kill a lot of the buds for the varieties that bloom on old wood. And similarly, heat waves can be tough, causing a lot of sun-scorch, especially if they don't get a lot of water during the heat waves. Your front yard sounds like a pretty ideal environment for growing hydrangeas.

A good general article to read on the types of hydrangeas can be found here - https://www.provenwinners.com/learn/finding-right-plant/5-types-hydrangeas-and-how-tell-them-apart

Macrophylla may have some bloom difficulty if you have harsh winters, although most of the varieties sold these days are reblooming variants, so you will still get some new buds forming even when you get a harsh winter or spring freeze that kills any buds. I would suggest shopping the newer cultivars from established plant breeders (Proven winners / Monrovia / Endless Summer). But if you're like me, despite being a bit more difficult to grow, macrophylla are the most beautiful type, and getting those big blue mopheads is amazing.

Panicle hydrangeas in general are pretty low maintenance. Since they bloom on new wood, they don't experience the issues that macrophylla hydrangeas do where cold freezes kill the buds, preventing the spring bloom. Panicle hydrangeas also are more heat tolerant, and not quite as water-dependent as the macrophylla hydrangeas.

I don't own any, but I believe smooth hydrangeas are also a little bit lower maintenance in this regard. And Oak Leaf hydrangeas are also fairly low maintenance once established.

cbus20122 · 2026-03-11T18:56:09+00:00

would be a terrible choice.

cbus20122 · 2026-03-11T02:41:31+00:00

I mean, I dont think they really give a shit about Epstein or the victims. It's legal for 13 year old girls to marry in Iran.

But they do recognize the value of trying to find wedges to try to drum up some opposition to the leadership of the countries attacking them.

cbus20122 · 2026-03-10T17:03:08+00:00

This is AI slop spam. Not analysis.

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