Bear Hands

I’m here haha. The 2 most coveted spots are QB and a premiere Pass Rusher. I have a hard time seeing him go outside the top-5, definitely not outside the top-10. It shows how highly they’re thought of when Mykel Williams and Shemar Stewart go as high as they did. Bain would’ve easily been ahead of them and Carter last year.

I just can’t believe he was a 1st rounder. Albeit pick 32 but ooof. Who knows, maybe he turns it around but there’s something that is so off with him… its his whole game… His pace, lack of short area quickness, poor awareness, a lot of stuff that going into year 3 is pretty much make or break. It’s wild because our FO seemed soo intent on the guy but he really doesn’t fit with the team well. I just don’t see a guy that’s a net positive when you put him in. You hold your breath when he’s the first or second read.

I would be indifferent to the trade honestly. Unless we’re landing a 3-down guy somehow via trade, edge rusher is a huge hole that has a trickle effect when bad/good. Critical position, so if we think there’s a legit immediate starter talent then it is tempting. Gut says to stand pat and target an ILB if value aligns. But I have a strong inkling that and OL are getting addressed at minimum FA. Problem is, edge rusher is sparse as hell in FA. If Bain is within reach, I wouldn’t be mad. But I always prefer an even pick package swap. IE send a 1st, 3rd, gain a higher 1st, 5th type thing.

It depends but he’s an appealing guy for our needs and one of only a few pass rushers with 3 down skills in this draft.

Dolphins gotta be the faves given the new coach. For the rest: -Raiders get Mendoza for better or worse -The Cards run back Brissett and a 2nd/mid round rookie (Simpson/Beck/Nuss/etc). They angle for 2027. -Steelers get Rogers for one more season but pick a mid round guy as well (Simpson/Beck/Nuss/etc). Another team angling for 2027 or beyond. -NYJ - No way in hell do they pair Reich with Murray. I see them as the Mac Jones fit. -Tua could make sense backing up his old bud in Philly. -Kyler...I have trouble with. I kind of think the Browns could make sense. That would also be his only remaining starting spot. Also think pairing him with Watson and Shedeur is pure craziness. -The Vikings are a sleeper Kyler team...maybe. Although I think McConnell is wise and they rid themselves of the guy who wanted "nine". They end up bringing Cousins back for a last hurrah and also angle for 2027. Maybe draft a guy too like Allar.

Probably one of the most unexpected SB matchups (compared to what was assumed at the start of a season) in forever.

As we all thought at the start of the season. McDonald/Darnold hoist the Lombardi. What a year. Spoon and Emmanwori are lethal btw

Seems like a great kid - happy to have him on the squad. Bright future ahead.

Awesome for the guy. One of the best LBs of all time.

He was more of a role player behind two studs in Bolton and Tranquill but managed to get more snaps in and impressed a lot. 1 injury in 4 years which closed him up in December. Definitely a guy who was touted early on looking to become a starter for a team. Good setup for us. And him, Turk and Tillis overlapped/should know each other. Could be a pulling factor, who knows.

*Chenal You fashion forward huddlers have some fancy autocorrect going on lol. He makes a lot of sense for more than a few reasons. I've mentioned it before- he'd be the defensive FA that I would target if he fits with what we want.

You either 1- Get the right HC/System & QB combination 2- Get the top-tier HC 3 - Get the top-tier QB (All scenarios require a legit defense) We could've had option 1 or 2 with Darnold but Rhule was simply the wrong hire. Everything comes back to that. Everything since that disaster has been overcorrections or correcting those over-corrections. We're finally at a point where things have been reset enough to feel mostly past it, but it is hard to see the ramifications and what-ifs. Oof.

Interesting with them both being so close in draft position in what was perceived as that monster WR class. Going through the 2024 list (and remembering that offseason)-- AD Mitchell, Polk, Baker, Coleman, XL, Corley, Malik, Roman W, Rice soooo many of them were fairly hyped. Just shows how you can only take so much from the college material out there. Interestingly enough, some of the early hyped that were forgot about during the process ended up being the decent ones all along -- Franklin, McMillan, our own Coker

An owner, publicly undermining his own players, claiming they didn't want him and it was all the coach he just fired and is also publicly panning. Constantly shouting and interrupting his newly promoted GM to Prez, complaining about refs, saying he fired McD because of the loss but the calls were the reason they lost. He was absurd and is rightfully being mocked around the league. Promoting the GM who, yes, did a nice job the first few years, and then has slowly watched the defense turn to mush and has never found a decent weapon outside of James Cook. Buffalo looks bad in all of this, and it's not a jab exclusively at Beane. Like I said, noting the parallels doesn't mean a one-for-one "Beane" was the problem. But it's interesting and watching this unfold is kind of telling the owner is in his own head like crazy.