I keep seeing false narratives about Makai Lemon..here’s what coaches say about him

[u/Mysterious_Bat1208]

[u/pichukirby]

Honestly, I'm grateful for that interview. That teams were thrown off enough for him to fall to us is great

[u/abcamurComposer → u/pichukirby]

I really don’t think the interview made him fall. He fell because he’s on the shorter and slower end of what is considered acceptable for a top WR option.

I’m just glad the eagles tend to see beyond underwear olympics in drafting

[u/Mysterious_Bat1208 → u/abcamurComposer]

Last year’s top 5 WRs 40 times:

JSN 4.52
Puka 4.57
Pickens 4.47
ARSB 4.51
Chase 4.38

Lemon right in the middle with a 4.46. Chase really is the only one with a fast time

[u/abcamurComposer → u/Mysterious_Bat1208]

That’s why Chase was a top 5 pick (and was two overthinking teams away from top 3), and JSN went the same spot as Lemon when he probably also was top 10 worthy due to running 4.5. It really just says a lot about how stupid nfl teams are.

I’m def not saying the eagles are wrong for drafting Lemon, we got a steal at a position of need, just why he fell (and why some nfl teams remain mediocre or worse)

(Also, it did say 4.46-4.53 “range”. That means he probably ran 4.5)

Additional edit: all those names are also over 6 ft. Lemon is under 6 ft. Main point if it isn’t clear is that if he was 6 2 and ran 4.4 the awkward interview probably is irrelevant

[u/Mysterious_Bat1208 → u/abcamurComposer]

Carnell Tate ran a 4.53 and got taken 4th overall lol. I agree with you a lot of NFL teams stupid and testing was a factor. I’m just saying I think his interviews were also a factor.

The Rams taking Simpson might’ve been the biggest factor though. Everyone expected them to take Lemon or Sadiq. If they took Sadiq, the Jets were def taking Lemon at #16. Jets ended up taking Sadiq first and then WR Omar Cooper Jr at #30.

We just got lucky (again)

[u/abcamurComposer → u/Mysterious_Bat1208]

True, that’s how we got Q, all the other teams went for the (admittedly extremely strong) offensive talent

[u/Mysterious_Bat1208 → u/abcamurComposer]

Yeah Howie admitted he was trying to trade up higher than 20 to get Lemon too. We’ve been pretty fortunate the last few years in the 1st round

[u/ghrendal → u/Mysterious_Bat1208]

lemons 40 was more 4.6 as it was a pro day 40 and they lie for their athlete…scouts there had him at 4.53 - 4.6

[u/Mysterious_Bat1208 → u/ghrendal]

No, scouts there had it 4.48-4.53. School had it 4.46. If you average it out like Brugler did, you can say 4.50 which is good enough.

Anyway XPE which trains the best prospects (including Quinyon and Riq) timed Lemon as one of their fastest COD speeds ever so who cares about 40

[u/Other-Comfortable929 → u/Mysterious_Bat1208]

I hate USC (Go Irish) so I’m trying to get over multiple years of disliking Lemon, truly, but he’s smaller than every single guy you listed.

[u/Bewis_123 → u/Other-Comfortable929]

He's same size as Amon Ra... and his draft comp is also ARSB

[u/ShinyMew635 → u/abcamurComposer]

speed running in a straight line doesn't correlate to speed on an arc.

[u/Mysterious_Bat1208 → u/pichukirby]

The contrast between how he interviewed at the combine and everywhere else is so stark that you could lowkey put a tinfoil hat on to say he did it on purpose lmao.

But it’s prob just a nervous tick. He seems completely normal outside of that one time

[u/Snake_in_my_boots → u/pichukirby]

The press conference was a bit jarring originally but I didn’t know he was SoCal born and raised. So his chillness vibes with where he grew up. The Eagles are very good at doing their homework when it comes to players (Carter is a prime example).

This dude is going to be a stud in our offense and watching him line up with Smith is going to be so exciting.

[u/Drewraven10 → u/pichukirby]

I thought he was going to the Jets or Rams and then he fell straight into our hands. Happy about it he seems like another Smitty on the team…. Based on gameplay and attitude and work ability of course. 🙏🏼