Khyber53

Okay, so here's my prediction. 19. Jacob Rodriguez, LB, Texas Tech 51. Jalon Green, S, South Carolina 83. Lee Hunter, DT. Texas Tech 110. Germie Bernard, WR, Alabama 158. Caden "Vanilla Gorilla" Barnett OT/OG/C Wyoming 159. Ephesians Prysock, CB, Key and Peele State U. (Washington) 200. Beau Stephens, OG, Iowa

He won't be there by the time our pick comes back around in the second round. We've got to move in the first. Maybe, if the waters seem calm at the time, trade back with Buffalo and pick him then. Oh what the hell. Grab him if he's there in the first and then roll on. Take Jalon Kilgore, the safety out of SC in the second, and Lee Hunter the DT from Texas Tech in the third. And somewhere deep in the draft snag Caden Barnett "the Vanilla Gorilla" RT from Wyoming to study behind all of our linemen and set up to take over for one of them in 2027.

Yeah, in the end, this is what should be happening. Even at vet minimum, Will's soaking up some money that could be going for a younger player with some upside.

It's like watching those first faint bits of light on the horizon before dawn. It's going to be a good day, a good season.

Right now, it would be the swerve that would make things incredibly interesting. Look, I've tried to be someone who says Bryce is developing and that he needed time to grow, especially under the same coaching staff for a few years. And, well, he has, but there's still a lot of room to grow left. I've also regularly couched that with the idea that Bryce's best position might be as a top end back up QB. That sounds like a slight, but that's a damned good job to have in this world. If we chose to pick up Ty with that first round pick, it would set up some serious competition in training camp, pushing Bryce either to the next llevel (Dalton was there as a mentor/coach rather than competition) or giving Ty a chance to show he can win the day. At which point you have a new guy to develop and a couple of relatively inexpensive years with Bryce at QB2, adding to the mentorship or becoming trade material. But let's say it happens and Bryce actually takes off like the Artemis rocket and goes way beyond our expectations and becomes a top 12 QB. Then you've got a young guy on the bench behind him with great credentials, no pressure to come in and compete on a rotten team (like the one Bryce was brought in to) and he'll be learning at the side of a coach that will have sealed his reputation as a QB-developing coach. And that creates the QB factory situation that we've seen in Green Bay back in the day or SF now... taking draftees or retreads, rehabbing them and trading them off for other players or draft picks. If we take Ty, and I only think it's a minor chance, there's some upside to it and it would also signal that Morgan and Canales are happy with who they've picked up in the off season or developed here. Sheesh, can't wait until draft night.

Great write-up!

This ^!

It could be epic to grab one of the top edge rushers, to be honest. But the cost... and the fanbase would howl considering what happened the last time we did it. Right now, maybe we're picking at the best spot possible for us at this time. Some of the future Pro bowlers will be gone, but some of the overhyped as well. At 19 the dust should clear a bit, leading us to better decisions.

I'd be happy with those. Let's just get this thing done. Tired of the wait.

I'm a happy guy.

If you weren't always predicting against the team, I might pay more heed to what you're saying. But man, I just refuse to step in the turds you're dropping. At some point, especially in the off season, you've got to give yourself a chance to hope.

Nah, 10 wins this coming season. NFCSouth crown a second time, modest run in the playoffs. Tampa Bay is going to crumble. New Orleans is a couple of years behind us on the rebuild, but they've got a good young QB. Atlanta is a rumbling wreck.

Bet the over.

Anything that causes turbulence for the Patriots...

I'm not crying at all if this ends up being our first two picks. We need to get that defense to the next level.

I used to watch him daily on Good Morning Football before he moved over to ESPN. And yeah, he seemed to be pretty nice to us, but he honestly was pretty positive to each team as a whole, just pointing out individual situations when they arose. Smart broadcaster/pundit there. Never burns the bridges, just keeps the conversations rolling. Man, I wish we could just skip to the draft, yanno?

But I don't wanna.

I wouldn't cry over the pick, could work out well. I just see a crowded TE room that is already underutilized and some glaring needs elsewhere. But hey, what do I know? I wonder if the picks had been in reversed order and Jeremiah had picked (he has a North Carolina/App State background) would his better knowledge of Carolina have made a difference? Schrager has a great football mind, but we're such a minor league team to him I'm not sure if he knows or cares about our nuances.

I agree wholeheartedly. Now if this guy has the skillset and the mindset to be a Center... then having a road grader type guy there is definitely something we can work with.

While I want to see an MLB in that mix, if it went this way, I wouldn't be sad. One thing about that Tackle out of Clemson... he's had years to get used to the heat he'll be working in during training camp and the first of the season. That's not a minor thing. Also, high football IQ is always a plus (and we find that in the TE prospect, too... who I'm liking more and more.) Guard in the third? Sounds like a good one, but I wish that somewhere it said he could play Center as well. That'd sell me.

New video is up. Brutal and I think it was a case of self defense.

Yeah, there's a lot not being said about our OTs right now, just picking up a starter-quality in Free Agency spoke volumes, since we haven't done that in years. Still... maybe we get lucky and we have three active quality tackles moving into next season. Big guys all have normal-sized knees, though and those ligaments and menisci are just as vulnerable to them as they are to you and me. Gosh, I really wanted that Jag, too.

Whew. Lot of Alabama...

Like I said, I'm not all fired up about going OT in the first, but like picking the minivan at the car lot when you have four kids to haul around rather than the two-seater Jaguar... sometimes you've got to cover home base first. And sadly, I just don't think we can swing for a late-round OT with upside. If there are top notch big men available when we pick, then take one and move on. We might not have time to grow our own, yanno? And yeah, LB in the second. If not, we riot.

I want something else, but I've got to say I think we grab an OT in the first. We are looking at future issues at OT on both sides of the line after this season (and that's IF there are no further injuries). If Icky can come back, he's going to be somewhat expensive. Moton is winding down his career (and I hate to see him go, but his cost vs value curve is tightening up about as fast as his sciatica is on Monday mornings). In a perfect world, we grab the best OT available and let him learn behind Rasheed Walker, Moton and the rest of our experienced linemen. If Icky comes back next year or late this season, that's great. If not, and Walker proves to be too expensive, we have our guy in place. If Icky does come back, we slide the guy to OT and move ahead, with five years of reasonable costs for OT. If I had my drothers, though, I want a TE or MLB right off the bat, the best one available. Just not another WR. We need to let our current trio cook a bit more. I'm not completely given up on XL. Third season tells the tale on WRs and he deserves at least that. Plus, on first rounders, grab someone who is involved in either every offensive or defensive play. Get the mileage guys here.