William Birach

Lions Rookie Breakdown Series Terrion Arnold. Loose Hipped Demon 🧵

Learning the ability to truly make some one miss is more rare than we think. Not just pure speed, but truly being able to change a tackle into a miss, whether thru shifting gears or cutting that hard. True YAC ability is something to treasure.

@DavidBetlach (No one tell him that it makes 15 in the Top 20)

@CoachBirach That makes 47 players in the top 20!🤓

Re: Chris Brazzel This WR retrospective has been crazy informative. I'll post the full list once it's done, but the tiers are becoming clear as day. Chris Brazzel is a Top 20 player. You don't get to be that fast, fluid and tall with that ball tracking and not be Top 20.

@JunyJunebug Gonna be soon

@CoachBirach is this retrospective public? 👀

@captbuccaneer I think the teams may have already viewed him as an interior guy, so that was more to confirm their beliefs.

@CoachBirach He took center reps at the Combine. Probably there

Something I noticed post combine was that everyone started saying Spencer Fano is an interior player. Not once pre combine did I hear that take. And now everyone acts like that was the take the entire time. Opinions can change, but it's weird how uniform the shift was.

@_NickWhalen If you want a pass rusher who can win now (While Caleb is cheap), go Mesidor. He's out the box a high single digit winner. If you want a developmental project, go Faulk. I think the Bears would go Mesidor, even if you only get 1 real contract out of him. Maximize the window.

1) Schematically they weren't asked to do the same things. 2025 snaps Outside OT: Mesidor 86.1% Faulk 60.3% Head up OT: Mesidor 12.6% Faulk 29% B Gap: Mesidor 1.3% Faulk 8.7% A Gap: Mesidor 0% Faulk 2% 2) They're built very differently Mesidor 6'3" 259 lbs -24% wingspan -10% arm length Faulk 6'6" 276 lbs -86th% wingspan -85th% arm length -97th% vertical jump -96th% broad jump This is like comparing Arik Armstead to Nic Scourton. They play the game differently and are asked to do different things on the field. I would hope Mesidor can bend easier than Faulk because he's shorter and smaller. I would hope Faulk could run through an OL's face because he's bigger and longer.

Doing a WR retrospective today. Jerry Jeudy is weird. Stiff ankles showing up all across his film. Between that, lack of working thru contact and lack of true 1 on 1 wins, I think I would have settled on hi as a Top 75 pick. Funny that I have Germie Bernard as a Top 75 as well.

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@matushka1976 “Struggled” against David Bailey?

Joel Klatt in his pod said that Spencer Fano (OT, Utah) has a chance to fall in the draft to the 20s because multiple GMs see him as a Guard in the NFL. 1. Small arms are a liability vs. Elite Edge rushers 2. Struggled against good competition (e.g. vs. David Bailey from Texas Tech) If that's the case, Chargers will run to the podium to draft him and play him as a Guard who can play Tackle in a pinch. Elite movement, quick processing, power, torque and agility makes him a "perfect" fit for zone-blocking schemes.

@heykayadams Please lord know the comps you are talking about. These two athletes are nothing alike.

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Never got the recognition he should have. People hype up his time with the Eagles, but he was an All-Pro level player for a good 4-6 year strech with the Lions. Will get snubbed for the Hall of Fame even though his tape says he should be in it. Elite elite player and dude.

BigPlay✌🏾

*Whispers* You aren't high enough on Treydan Stukes

Dillon Thieneman I'm coming around to the Top 20 grade. Watched some college tape of good Safeties in the league. The common thread is a dude who's bursty, instinctive and makes plays. Can't worry about fluidity as much cuz those dudes get moved to corner.

Taking a quick peak at the 2027 class The hype is not a lie. There's like 3-4 1st round grade OTs, Maybe 2 WRs, QB class is nuts, 2-3 CBs, 1 Safety, Multiple edges, Minimum 1 DT. Next year's class is gonna be a blast to breakdown. Could easily be 20-22 easy first round grades.

@AnthonyWriter5 We can be optimistic without lying. Inzien and Scruggs are not better than Amik and Glasgow lol Scruggs was a tag on, not something to count on. Inzien was the Maddox replacement, not the Amik replacement.

Just to make it clear Mays > Glasgow Borom > Skipper Inzien > Robertson Scruggs > Glasgow Bridgewater > Allen Yes there is more to be done but they are bringing in upgrades

@KevnMalek @AnthonyWriter5 He's more of a backup, maddox type. Ideally he's a backup option rather than a true starter.

@CoachBirach @AnthonyWriter5 That’s exactly what they did yesterday.

We have our starting LG, CBs, and S

@MatzeB92 Patriots also got older players and some with injury concerns. Harold Landry Stefon Diggs Morgan Moses CD3 Only true younger guy was Milton Williams. It's all about the process and the correct evaluation of where your team is. Otherwise you get the 25 Commanders all over again.

@CoachBirach Tbf the Vikings signed some older players with injury concerns. You have to evaluate the signings themselves.

To Lions fans upset about free agency. The Vikings did what you us to do last year. Jonathan Allen Javon Hargrave Will Fries Ryan Kelly There are multiple ways to build a team. Didn't work with the Vikings, but did for the Patriots. Be patient and examine the moves after FA.