:clap:

We are stockpiling defensive talent.

the more you see tape on this guy the more you think we just landed a 3rd round steal.

Now if 1 guy we pick tomorrow can contribute, that's just icing on the cake to what looks to be a great draft.

He finally noticed that several teams we play, The Raiders do it constantly, literally would find Sorensen or Niemann every single time they were on the field.

I'm actually wondering the same thing....

Can we start training camp tomorrow?

I think it's pretty much a guarantee that he's going to spend some time chasing QBs. I don't know if he can be a DE convert, but bring him on the blitz regularly? Oh hell yes.

Wisconsin would play him at basically nose tackle sometimes he's nuts. He's part of the reason people are a little concerned with Linderbaums play strength.

Big athletic guy that can over pursue sometimes, but was rad for years.


This is a Veatch grand slam

I ****ing love this

Please tell me this is real???

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Brett Veach said acquiring Leo Chenal should allow Willie Gay to play more snaps as the weak-side linebacker. Chenal projects to be a strong-side defender with Nick Bolton in the middle.</p>&mdash; Nate Taylor (@ByNateTaylor) <a href="https://twitter.com/ByNateTaylor/status/1520250394433183744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 30, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Including the back tat?

Makes sense.

Chenal is really a prototypical middle but he's athletic enough to slide outside.

So his sacks all seemed to come from blitzing up the middle but if you watch him against the guards and centers he just knifes right through them and the QB has no option other than to shit himself and fold. Chenal is not a very nice man. Yes please use him off the edge occasionally....

This dude legit hates people.

This is awesome. Thank god I no longer have to scream at Sorenson or Niemann. Both are gone forever. What a day!

The Frenchman packs a punch !!:thumb: His best asset is his instincts based on all the clips that I saw.

we got some hela value picks
no more wiffing on tackles.
Some tone setters on D about f time
likey

The aggression is crazy, he sees the play and explodes, no hesistation.

What if he killed Tom Brady?

I haven’t loved the draft but I understand what Veach is doing. I just preferred different players at the positions. However, I absolutely love this pick. Imo, he’s the best pick the Chiefs made this draft. Absolute beast and fills out the LB core.

Need to get pass rush in FA (Ingram) and this is going to be a very good defense.

Ring of Honor year one.

Worth a 3rd….

I usually think of the MLB being the biggest LB in a 4-3 defense. Chenal outweighs Bolton by 30 pounds, so I figured that Chenal would be the MLB and Bolton would be the SLB. Interesting.

McDuffie is the best pick, he should have gone in the top 12.

Hold up, are we a nose away from incorporating 3-4 packages?

We're a 4-3 team...generally.

Nnadi can play nose...and we're likely going to see some of that.

We have 2 CRAZY DIRTY WHITE BOYS THAT CAN ACTUALLY PLAY ON DEFENSE !!! I LOVE IT !!!

How ****ing brilliant and stealth would it be for Veach to have held out on plans for a 3-4 transition in 2023 so that he can accumulate talent in the draft without getting sniped.

WTF?

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In a 3-4 I guess we'd be look like this on the front 7:

Jones-Nnadi-Karlaftis

Gay-Bolton-Chenal-Clark

Sorry, typo. I meant to type 4-3.

Honestly the Karlaftis pick would look better if we knew a 3-4 was coming. As a 4-3 edge, I'm still not happy with it.

I hadn't seen much of this guy, but he seems like a ****ing guided missile to the ball. I don't care if he isn't a great cover guy, I want a LB to hit someone and they don't want to get up. Oldman is getting kinda teary-eyed thinking about playing the hated Raiders.

honestly it could work well with what we have. Chris Jones was the best 3-4 RE early in his career, Nnadi at nose, Karlaftis looks like he'd be a better fit at 3-4 end. Frank Clark at ROLB and this beast Leo Chenal could work at LOLB with Bolton and Gay in middle? It could work

Okay so i just sat and watched the full 9+ minute tape, and this guy is ****ing VIOLENT.

Like.

I can't remember a more violent player that we've had in the last 15 years - he's Dirty Dan but at the LB spot, with more anger issues.

And then having him + Karloftis, Jones, Bolton, Reid and Cook? Our defense is going to be very, very mean.

Don’t forget how physical Fenton and Sneed are. Those two will mix it up for sure.

Karlaftis is a standup edge in a 3-4, he's 265, all of his scouting actually says he can play standing up.

Hell yeah Staylor! I actually like Bryan Cook too.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">“I’m gonna be bringing the juice every practice, every game. I’m gonna be violent, so I’m gonna set the tone with my physicality.” <br><br>Congrats to the newest <a href="https://twitter.com/Chiefs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Chiefs</a> Leo Chenal! <a href="https://t.co/cvnLOgkv7g">pic.twitter.com/cvnLOgkv7g</a></p>&mdash; Leah Doherty (@LeahGraceD) <a href="https://twitter.com/LeahGraceD/status/1520249502967361538?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 30, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

is our 4-3 going to hinder him Mecca, do you belief?

Edit - Dammit never mind - i misread - pls. carry on good sir.

that's some good shit.

we should win most games by at least 69 I'd say.

Sneed is such a willing tackler. Fenton I absolutely love. I think I’m higher on him than most of CP! Time to bring out the Machine Gun again Fenton!!

:clap:

Wow, love his attitude!

Bill Romanowski 2.0

I have no doubt he'll be bringing the "juice." LMAO

This defense is looking scary.

I can’t think of an attribute I’d want out of a linebacker more.

This dude looks incredible, highly impressed and can't wait to see him play. :)

Chanel Gay and Bolton is an excellent linebacking core

Seems like a steal. Hard to find anything to dislike about this pick.

Perfect.

I wasn't really looking at this kid; but reading up and looking at the highlights (yeah I know, they're highlights) and holy shit that RAS score, man.

Just from a few looks, I think SAM is perfect for this kid, and hell yeah, you can blitz him with the upgrades in the secondary. Go nuts.

I am resisting the temptation to hope that they profile him as someone they can mold into a DT (#58) long term. He certainly has the size, athleticism, and aggression.

His 3 cone and shuttle times are insane for that size. His only knock seems to be in coverage but maybe with that athletic ability, he can improve? High floor, high ceiling player. Great pick.

Someone earlier said T.J. Watt…

This is our most “feel good” pick thus far..

Like what Brett is doing.

Imagine if he drafts CB Coby Bryant tomorow lol

I wasn't after a LB at that pick, and to be honest would probably have preferred a coverage first LB. But, I've liked what Chenal can do and if there is definitely the potential there to do it all. Worst case is absolutely noone runs on us next year. Best case is his athleticism translates to a guy that can cover pretty well AND pass rush. Nice

They gave Ben Niemann captain america serum and he came out as Chenal

dude had 8 sacks last year.

More than Travon Walker. In fact, Walker had only 9.5 in his CAREER.

Anyway, I digress.

Yeah, I think You can blitz this kid from the SAM and kill people. Imagine that left side of the defense; Chris Jones, Karlaftis, and here comes Chenal right between 'em.

This guy is going to kill someone every week on STs. I’m talking….put ‘em in a body bag.

Bruh, this dude and the Greek Freak are going to be a badass couple of white boys on the strong side.

They’re going to punk mother ****ers every Sunday.

Get this guy to the ****ing weight room, and let's ****ing go! Defensive reload. I love it!
We've got some hitters!

KC D!

Have you see pics of this guy. He's buff. You can tell he hits the weight room.

He's going to improve and get better according to his interview that his current strengths were weaknesses 3 years ago. Love the attitude. Very excited bout this pick.

I thought the lyrics were
 

Leo, whoa-oh-oh-oh....
He's for the money, he's for the show
Leo's a-waitin' for another go
Leo, whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh....
"one more job oughta get it"
"One last shot, and we quit it"
"One more for the road"

Love it

Good Morning SNR

He wasn't asked to cover a lot. He may be ok there. IMO this is a very solid pick. The kid does a lot well and is one of those "consistent motor" guys, however, he is also a very good athlete.

This guy will make Jack Lambert look like Mr. Rogers! He might even give Frank Clark a kick in the pants and light a fire under his ass!

I love the pick. Begs the question... Did we run a ton of nickel and dime because hitchens sucks? Does this mean we want to move to more traditional 4-3 alignments?

The interesting thing about our draft so far is that it seems we are very committed to stopping the run. The question will be how we hold up in an afc west that is better at passing than running.

I do wonder if this attitude change on the defense with the additions the last few years will motivate Clark and Jones to give a more consistent effort.

They’ll look old and washed if they’re getting shown up by a bunch of first and second year players. That aggressive attitude can be infectious.

We can hope at least.

What’s with all those posts in the draft thread about him just being sorta athletic? These are freakish numbers.

This is what I would’ve been had Coach put me in. Would’ve won state. My whole life could’ve (should’ve) been different.

NFL Draft Buzz Scouting Report:

92% Tackling
100% Pass Rush
100% Run Defense
64% Coverage


DRAFT PROFILE:

Chenal had an elite season in 2021 logged 558 snaps and recorded 87 total tackles, 4 sacks, 4 QB hits, 20 QB hurries, and a pair of forced fumbles all while missing two games of the season due to COVID-19. He was the defensive leader and was named to the 2021 AP All-America Second Team, in addition, was a finalist for the Butkus Award, an annual award honoring the nation’s best linebacker.

SCOUTING REPORT: STRENGTHS

Supreme athlete with explosive hitting power, excellent speed, a frame that looks like it is calved out of rock, and decent agility

A natural leader on the Wisconsin defense - almost a coach on the field with a super high football IQ

Huge hitter with immense strength in the running game - who easily blows through lead blockers and easily handles being double-teamed. The best run defender on the team

An immense pass rusher who led the Badgers in both sacks and tackles for loss in both 2020 and the 2021 regular season

Overpowering at the point of attack who is elite as a bull rusher and has a nice swim move in his arsenal

Versitile player who could play all linebacker positions at a high level
Rarely out of position - has a great knowledge of running game concepts and seems to always be in the right place at the right time

Very good quality tackler pretty much always wraps up and brings his man to the ground

Keeps feet moving after initial contact. Jumps inside as a counter to typical rush, but needs to show a larger variety of moves.

Made Bruce Feldman's annual freak's list -- and quoted as saying:
"The 6-2, 255-pound junior (31 tackles, six TFLs in 2020) is one of eight Badgers who bench 400 pounds or more. Chenal does 420 and cleans 385. The big man clocked a 4.00 time in the pro agility and has hit a top speed of 20.95 MPH on the GPS. He’s also broad jumped 10-1."

Was at elite at the Combine putting up a 4.53-second 40-yard dash, a 40.5-inch vertical, and a 10-foot-8 broad jump

Good all-around athlete with very good short-area quickness and fluidity. Very good playing strength and has worked hard in the weight room, adding bulk and filling out his frame

Works hard to get better and gives top effort on every play. A heads-up defender who shows impressive field awareness.

Super hard worker who plays 100% on every play


SCOUTING REPORT: WEAKNESSES

Doesn't have the length that you look for in a pass rusher - has only average arms

Doesn't really have any experience in coverage
Builds to top speed and must take the right line to beat backs to the edge.

Maybe a bit too jacked up and may gain agility and quickness by losing 10 pounds

Needs work on angles and· finding receivers in zone. Fails to break down at times, grabbing shoulder pads and lunging to allow ball-carriers to elude him
Attacks the line well but may need some work stacking and shedding blocks.


SCOUTING REPORT: SUMMARY

Leo Chenal has developed into an elite dominator for Wisconsin who is equally talented as a run defender and a power pass rusher. He has incredible potential as an outside linebacker at the next level who given he used in a system that suits his skills could quickly become a pro bowl level performer. He needs to be used correctly and if played as a middle or inside linebacker with coverage responsibilities could easily disappoint.

We are higher on him than most and rate him as a high second-round pick in the coming 2022 NFL Draft. We're convinced the rest of the scouting community will likely see what we see especially after he puts on a show at the combine.

NFL Draft Buzz Scouting Report:

92% Tackling
100% Pass Rush
100% Run Defense
64% Coverage

NFL Draft Buzz Scouting Report: "Supreme athlete...huge hitter...immense pass rusher...overpowering...elite"

92% Tackling
100% Pass Rush
100% Run Defense
64% Coverage

Seems like an old-school linebacker. I like how physical he is. I’m just not sure I like of two linebackers that struggle in coverage (Bolton and Chenal) being on the field at the same time

Whoa! ...Sorry about the multiple posts!