Pick 19 of the 2019 NFL Draft: Jeffery Simmons, DT, Miss St.

Hope this dude isn’t just another Antonio Johnson rotational d-lineman who was picked high by us.

Especially when explosive offensive weapons like Hollywood Brown were available to expand the offense

 

people cried when we didn't take myles jack, then cry when we take simmons.

 

Give suh whatever it costs for a one year deal as a gap fill and additional mentor. Do it today.

 

It’s funny just watched the video of Simmons with his family when he got picked instead of the foul footage espn showed . Still upset about the injury and fact he may not play but definitely pulling for the kid and he looks beastly , he got that vibe . Hope we can make up through free agent signing and rest of draft what we’re not getting immediately from a 1st round pick.

 

Pretty sure JROB hit the OH SHH button once Wilkins and Burns were gone.

Oh well, he's ours now.

Don't rush him back like we tried with Jack. I would imagine he'll play, but probably not til Week 8 or so.

 

Hope the ACL heals well and he’s a long term titan. Too me, that’s what the draft is about, finding guys that will be good enough to stick around. If he’s as good as advertised, we’re going to be talking about him like Casey in just a couple years.

Sucks he won’t (probably shouldn’t anyway) play this year which doesn’t really help the DL hole still existing. 2nd round is coming, fingers crossed for no Dodds.

 

Just out of interest, regardless of your view on the pick, where do you think Jrob had him ranked on our board? Brutal run of DEs / DTs taken before us..

 

to be fair, the majority of the complaints were that Dodd (our #33 overall pick, and the 3rd of our picks-not the titans 1st pick ) was picked instead.

But I get what you're saying. I have no criticism of this pick. Without the injury- a no brainer pick. We got upside value with the "potential" the injury caused at the #19 pick. ACL's are usually much stronger after rehabbing. And they occur somewhat "randomly", and don't indicate a predisposition for injury like other orthopedic injuries.

I prefer that a 1st rounder contribute right away, the higher the pick, the sooner they should be contributing (except QB's). But all the other picks that were high probability immediate contributors were off the board, so I don't mind the use of the #19 pick on upside value. I'd have preferred to trade down and still get this guy, but that requires a trade partner and I'm sure we didn't have any. So as unsatisfying as this is going to be next year, don't mind the pick.

 

That is flat out BS. There were MANY, myself included, pissed the moment Dodd was announced. And we gave Dodd a chance and after the 5th game, the critics started questioning the production and were blasted that we were expecting too much too soon from a "2nd round pick". The idea that a #33 overall pick is VERY valuable, and not a typical "2nd round pick" was dismissed.

 

I agree. I wouldn't give play this guy ANY in 2019. I'd be afraid he'd stress his rehab and not be ready to handle the NFL level stress until 18 months after. I wouldn't risk blowing up a 1st round pick right away for minimal production return.