grimesgoat

Ironically Keith Taylor and Phil Hoskins both have super bowl rings.

Many of the same people bitched and moaned that our front office leaked like a sieve, we always telegraph our picks, charlie campbell always knows our pick because we're so predictable, etc. etc. Glad to see those guys finally STFU.

That's a double win. Picking up an extra 3rd and sticking them with Sanders. If we had an extra 3rd, I would not be so stressed about getting an edge in the first. Get Warren, then pick up an edge, wr, and s in rounds 2-3. Depth t, cb, dt, and lb in rounds 4-5 and we're ready to roll.

If they move up for anyone, I bet its Warren. Jones and Warren could be something.

What would it take for us to move back to 9 and let NO get their guy and prevent someone like Indy from jumping them? Would you do it for a 3rd or insist on the 2nd?

We could move back to 10, 11, or 12 (Chi, SF, or DAL) and get an extra 3rd. The only team I could see willing to give up a 2nd is Seattle, who have 50 and 52. That would drop us back to 18. Still lots of really good guys back there and that extra 2nd would be sweet.

campbell? I like him.

I think you are right. 1. E Walker 2. WR Noel 3. OT (MBow or Trapilo) 4. S (Sanker) 4. CB (Riley or Strong) A solid draft with 1 potential superstar in Walker. All of these should be starters/solid contributors by 2026. I think they use their 5ths to move around a bit to get their targets. They walk away with the players above plus a few other late round selections at TE, LB, RB and DT.

If we are stuck at 8, I'd go with Warren or Walker. Closest to best available that fits our needs. In my mind, we need future starters at Edge, OT, S, and WR/TE from this draft. So we need to find another second rounder. Seattle and Chicago each have two. I'm targeting Seattle with 50 and 52. So my preference would be to move back to 18 and pick up 52 and 92. At 18, the following would probably still be around - Emmanwori, Mykel Williams, Pearce, Starks, Grant, Barron, Eziuraku. Lots to choose from. 52 and 57 are great spots to grab starter-level players at S, Edge, or WR/TE. 74 should be a good spot for our future RT. 92 can be used to move up a bit if necessary. Use the rest of the draft for depth/backups - CB, LB, DT, TE, RB.

I think it was 3 picks. We gave away 3 but got one back. According to Linville, the 2 extra 5ths were just dart throws anyway. I, for one, was ok spending a high pick on RB. It was a shallow draft at RB and we needed a good one. At the time, Chubba was ok (3.8 ypc) with questionable hands. Sanders was not good. So we drafted the consensus best RB in a shallow class (i.e. not as many good choices as usual). This is a deep RB draft. My understanding is that means there are a lot of good NFL-level RBs. But has the need for RBs increased significantly from last year to this year league-wide? If not, it makes sense some some really good RBs will fall and may not even get drafted. Its just supply and demand.

If the choice is a top 15-20 corner and a RB that will be either 3rd or 4th on the depth chart, my choice is CB. We have 2 good corners and 3 average backups. The CB will get reps and play special teams. I felt differently before we signed Dowdle. After the draft, we should be able to grab someone to field punts and kickoffs and with some upside for the practice squad.

Just a thought, but if RB is super deep - there should be some that fall out. Why not just wait until after the draft and grab one? Use the draft to grab the depth where there is a more limited supply.

I like the guys Morgan picked. And his first draft isn't over. He's still got the 2025 second rounder he picked up last year.