The Tankathon thread,i.e., the 2026 Draft

[KillerRaider30]

https://www.tankathon.com/nfl

[HesterLayes]

Yeah but Geno won’t be playing

Did ya see Pickett the last time?

[raidersince63]

3 things for sure we can count on.

A week full media bullshit nonsense if this will be Kelcey's last game.

Kelcey soaking up the...... all off season speculation if his is returning.

A dancing with the stars Kelcey/Swift win.

I've been sick of both of them for quite awhile now...they deserve each other.

[Corleone]

Yeah but Geno won’t be playing

Pickett is just as bad

[Sold My Soul]

Aiden O'connell

SCOUTING REPORT: STRENGTHS

Possesses very good vision balance, elusiveness, and deceptive speed and power as a runner.

Mentally, O'Connell was able to make checks at the line of scrimmage and manage the run game

Good zip and ball placement on the quick slant. Good touch down the seam and on post-corner, flag routes to attack the defense vertically and horizontally.

O'Connell has a quick release and shows good accuracy on shorter throws when on the move to either side.

High football IQ with the mentality of a gun slinger

Really nice anticipation a passer and has outstanding overall touch

Very accurate quarterback - especially on timing throws


Fernando Mendoza

Throws with surgical precision between levels, threading windows that don't exist for quarterbacks lacking his touch and anticipation on intermediate routes.

Keeps his head on a swivel when chaos erupts, maintaining downfield vision while maneuvering through traffic like a downtown cabbie at rush hour.

Built like a power forward at 6'5" with long levers that create unique passing angles and help him see over collapsing pockets.

Absorbed relentless punishment behind Cal's turnstile protection yet never flinched from delivering strikes.

Manipulates safeties with subtle eye movement and shoulder fakes, creating lanes that weren't there at the snap through veteran-level deception.

Eats blitzes for breakfast, posting a 15:0 TD-INT ratio against seven-man pressures across two seasons while maintaining elite efficiency numbers.

Displays ice water in his veins during crunch time, engineering comeback drives when seasons hang in the balance without his pulse ever spiking.

Shows enough wheels to make defenses respect his legs, using functional mobility to buy time and convert broken plays into positive gains.


I don't know.

Just posing the question.

[pfish57]

Aiden O'connell

SCOUTING REPORT: STRENGTHS

Possesses very good vision balance, elusiveness, and deceptive speed and power as a runner.

Mentally, O'Connell was able to make checks at the line of scrimmage and manage the run game

Good zip and ball placement on the quick slant. Good touch down the seam and on post-corner, flag routes to attack the defense vertically and horizontally.

O'Connell has a quick release and shows good accuracy on shorter throws when on the move to either side.

High football IQ with the mentality of a gun slinger

Really nice anticipation a passer and has outstanding overall touch

Very accurate quarterback - especially on timing throws


Fernando Mendoza

Throws with surgical precision between levels, threading windows that don't exist for quarterbacks lacking his touch and anticipation on intermediate routes.

Keeps his head on a swivel when chaos erupts, maintaining downfield vision while maneuvering through traffic like a downtown cabbie at rush hour.

Built like a power forward at 6'5" with long levers that create unique passing angles and help him see over collapsing pockets.

Absorbed relentless punishment behind Cal's turnstile protection yet never flinched from delivering strikes.

Manipulates safeties with subtle eye movement and shoulder fakes, creating lanes that weren't there at the snap through veteran-level deception.

Eats blitzes for breakfast, posting a 15:0 TD-INT ratio against seven-man pressures across two seasons while maintaining elite efficiency numbers.

Displays ice water in his veins during crunch time, engineering comeback drives when seasons hang in the balance without his pulse ever spiking.

Shows enough wheels to make defenses respect his legs, using functional mobility to buy time and convert broken plays into positive gains.


I don't know.

Just posing the question.

His stock might drop after facing a SEC D next week..just saying;)

[Sloth_Fratelli]

Did ya see Pickett the last time?

Yup but I trust Geno to throw the timely interception more

[LayneStaley]

His stock might drop after facing a SEC D next week..just saying;)

Ohio State has a better D than Alabama and his stock raised after that game so I can’t see Bama rattling him.

[Hellbound]

His stock might drop after facing a SEC D next week..just saying;)

You mean like the #1 defense he played in Ohio St?

[pfish57]

Ohio State has a better D than Alabama and his stock raised after that game so I can’t see Bama rattling him.

Really...time will tell, just saying don't get to bold like you did with Texas A&M, Bama was really banged up in the last 3 games they played & now we have a little rest and a few players healthy we are a proven commodity unlike Notre Dame lol

[pfish57]

You mean like the #1 defense he played in Ohio St?

We will see how it plays out, like I said IU hasn't seen the wrath of a SEC D for 4 Qtr's because they play Big 10 panty waste for the majority of the season, and yea they beat Ohio State, but that doesn't put them on a pedestal lol

[Viper]

Really...time will tell, just saying don't get to bold like you did with Texas A&M, Bama was really banged up in the last 3 games they played & now we have a little rest and a few players healthy we are a proven commodity unlike Notre Dame lol

DeBoer is no Saban, so there is that.

[Raider_Dave]

That same Bama D that lost to FSU

[pfish57]

Don't get to cocky lol we will see, I'm just saying the Idiot media pundits don't have a clue...I will be back to say you were right or laugh in your face next week, and I know I'm like one of two Bama fan's on this board because I live in the glorious deep south:)

[DanKD]

Looking at the schedule, because its all division games i don't think NYJ could mathematically pass us if we win. So a top two pick seems guaranteed

[Xramfan]

Don't get to cocky lol we will see, I'm just saying the Idiot media pundits don't have a clue...I will be back to say you were right or laugh in your face next week, and I know I'm like one of two Bama fan's on this board because I live in the glorious deep south:)

Let’s maintain the first pick getting through next weekend with a loss.

Then you have to draft Mendo.

THEN we can worry about how he performs at the NFL level. Hit or miss, it’s a no brainer we have to go QB with the first pick.