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Would be mistake

We haven’t used a first on the defense since Bryce was here. And only one 2nd. If you look at what went into the offense, just to get Bryce alone was a fortune, they still owe that defense. And if Icky had not have happened I would be posting in caps that we need to spend the 1st pick on the D. It kills me not to do it, but that injury shifted everything.

Our starting oline looks good on paper. Even that is a bit of a reach given the additions, age and injuries. Problem is when someone inevitably goes down we are going to relying on some dude named Stone to step in. The Icky injury and the timing of it really mess up the overall plan for this team. I like walker but only as a stop gap and hopefully he returns to prior form. We just are a team with no depth anywhere. Its kindof wild when you think about it

Our O-line is pretty good on paper, and our D-line should be good in theory. We should be able to control the LOS (at least good enough for someone on the team to go off). We have put plenty of resources into the defense the last couple of offseasons.

Made a whole thread about sadiq weeks ago as the most logical pick if he's available and every just said no defense defense defense and Bryce sucks we need a Qb lol

He is a beast. Everyone has given up on him though. .

Most of what I see it would be nice to trade back a few slots and still get. I want to put the investment into the fronts though. That is where the game is controlled. People seem to want to make Bryce into a Stafford or something. Air Young. He is a game manager. People want to give him all this help, but if you really want to help him then build a team that can support a game manager. That means control the LOS, first order of business.

That flouts everything that free agency, a big board & BPA stands for. I could see if we were set at WR, which we aren't. I could see if Special Teams was set, which it ain't. XL was an apparent bust, and T-mac was a hit (I wonder why...). If I am skeptical about Dan Morgan and Dave Canales, I surely am not yet skeptical of Brandt Tilis. I think his addition and results alone should at least give the FA a little goodwill and some rope. Now whether Concepcion is worth a first (which I am highly skeptical about) is a totally different story.

Only if the OT has the grade. Some of you seem to be forgetting that the value HAS to be there, or what the hell are we doing?

yep, and how many combinations of the OL did we have last year? Our free agents are decent, but they could digress in this offense.

hes a good fit

the job isn’t finished. We are paper thin on OL and the cupboard is bare for the future, as well. It screams for a quality T in the draft. If the opportunity is there, passing on one in favor of a pass catcher would be a mistake. IMO.

IN the past, 2 have been enough in carolina==with a sure-handed slot.

Oh yeah, that's the guy who still insists on calling the Commanders the "Redskins". I'm truly shocked by this dumbass take of his. Even if TMac only won OROTY "by default" because Egbuka tanked down the stretch, all that means is that if he hadn't, McMillan still would have been an immediate difference maker and one of the best offensive players to come out of the 2025 draft.

If KC is the pick at 19 I will have flashbacks of the Vernon Butler and Shaq Thompson drafts….

On the surface it appears that way but I don't think it's this simple. Rivera had Gettleman and Hurney as GMs, McD had Beane the entire time. Allen's prime has lasted wayyy longer than Cam's did. And while Rivera's record in Washington looks awful, given the context of the dumpster fire they were under Snyder I think he did well there all things considered.

That site has been trending down for a while now.

I used to appreciate the site up until a couple of years ago, when it seemed like his "sources" were becoming less and less reliable. Now the site is just pitiful.

walterfootball is truly a fuging idiot. he just capitalized on being one of the first draft websites

That's why we drafted an LT, paid for starting level OGs and depth, and also got what most are calling an excellent deal on a starting caliber LT this year.

Paying for pass rushers is what it is. Pass rushers have a higher bust rate than many other positions in the first round. Moreover, drafting so-so players because they're what you need is simply nonsensical. Stick to the board!

Roster building is a yearly thing.what you're trying to do is get impactful players every year, not so-so players or busts just because you need a position. That's a recipe for failure, and in a way it just discounts what you're trying to do in FA (which is also roster building).

Not really. It all depends upon perspective. You can draft quality OTs high every year. They have one of the lowest bust rates by position. DTs, less so, but good ones still come along at a regular clip. With WRs, it's simply best to draft one in the first round if you want a legit play maker. Moreover, WR is going to set you back more than OT or DT at really all statuses, meaning JAG receivers are going to make more than JAG OTs and DTs, and elite receivers will make substantially more than elite OTs or DTs. I would also argue that it's much harder to find a franchise level OT or DT that can have an altering impact upon the game. So, if you don't believe they can, you may as well wait for day 2 or 3. That's why sticking to your board is probably the wisest thing to do. If you're not committed that the value is there, then what are you doing? Lastly, I don't think you should necessarily draft in a vacuum, but you must look at each team from year to year. People want to make them the same, but they're different. You have to start over every year and identify where the strengths and weaknesses are. You can't say, "Well we drafted [so and so] last year or two years ago, so we'll just draft this this year." That's not realistic and it can be highly counterproductive, especially in light of the reason that you should be trying to use FA to set up the draft.

If you read through his stuff, he's had a raging hate-boner for the Carolina Panthers the likes of which would make many long-tenured Huddlers blush. Every win was "yeah but" and every loss was "see I told you so".