Bear Hands

I can see some arguments but Wharton’s contract is what sticks out to me on the DL with Brown and Robinson in tact. Especially with bringing Brown II as NT. Unless Evero can pull off a 6 man rotation (counting Clowney going hands in dirt on sub packages) That Wharton contract is the move that could impact us in the future, hamstrung further by adding an IDL R1 contract, but it doesn’t seem to be stopping us. We must be comfortable with the potential dead cap that would come from this type of overinvestment to assure something works out in the front 7.

Don’t add qualifiers— You said the definition so I asked lol

Let’s ask AI: If I bought something for 1 dollar that is really worth 99 cents, am I getting fleeced? It depends on a few things: What is it? If it’s something like a plastic spoon, a single sticker, or a small candy that usually costs a few cents when bought in bulk, then yeah—you might be overpaying. Where did you buy it? A convenience store, vending machine, or tourist spot might charge $1 for the convenience or novelty. Are you okay with the price? Sometimes people pay more for ease, packaging, or just not caring to hunt for a cheaper option. So, are you getting fleeced? Maybe a little. But sometimes a dollar isn’t worth the hassle of worrying too much—unless it starts adding up. What did you buy?

Ez, Noel, & Schwesinger is the haul to monitor. If we trade down, that could be a scenario we’re looking at.

Rams going with Hampton is a new one I have not seen much - Kyren and Corum there…

Some interesting omissions (Will Johnson, Walter Nolen) likely happen with adding the QBs, extra RB and DBs. Hairston as CB2 is juicy.

The one he proposed is +70 in DAL's favor on value charts (a 4th round value), but given our position (per now Breer, McShay, and more) about giving a team a slight deal), that plus a late-2026 is probably getting it done for us. And before you say it, yes, I get that you personally won't do it, but I would caution those exceptions.

Yeah I can see you're take. I don't object to the value scale. There was some article I remember (out there, somewhere) about how we gained the most value per the trade charts of any team from last year's draft moves. It was mainly because of the Fiske trade, but still, there was nothing egregious. We've just been very obvious with a lot of stuff/moves. Doesn't make them all necessarily bad. Oh and fans love to point and say how stupid their FOs are.

Felt like the Rams trade was good, but then we traded back up for the wrong guy when there were Frazier and Sainristil right there for us. It seemed we got so set on XL & Brooks, it was "get those two and think about the rest after"

To open a few hours before the draft begins Draft Start Time: 8PM ET/7PM CT

TETAIROA MCMILLAN 6'4 213 University of Arizona 22 years old from "the beast" https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/the-beast/2025/player/tetairoa_mcmillan-wide_receiver-6Gsv1seUH7Ev19sd/

The week of ship is rocking and these mock drafters are blowing with the rumor winds. It’s amazing haha So much variance compared to last week.

Love to see Ez, Noel, and Sanker Gotta think Ez would only happen if we sell 8 and are in that 15-30 range— maybe it could happen and we land him and Noel somehow. That’s my dream scenario.

page 150 I can dream...

Holy moses, what a find Icege. Very cool stuff.

First 3 picks are my ideal scenario (oh and my mock from the other week haha) which means this is obviously not happening lol. Love Noel and Swinson

That'd be nice. I don't have a problem with Nolen, if a team did their homework and he's good to reek some havoc, let's do it. And if we like that UCLA ILB...all the better. Those 2 and still have another 2nd and 3rd to work with for OL, EDGE, WR, etc.

Nolen wouldn't be bad, but if we're considering him, then we absolutely should be considering Harmon as as a base DE, sub package 3-tech as well. If all of these prospects are such similar value, then give me DH.

I know where you stand and I don’t anticipate much agreement here. I really don’t. He’s a bit better at perimeter work and reliability in the seams, but take away all the wildcat, trick play and college-specific work, I don’t see it. My eyes must be broken.

Definitely hit/miss. That shmuck was not getting the juice from league circles and did not have a real scouting network. He’s a personality (and characature at this point) Some of the younger guys on the Athletic, Ringer and elsewhere tend to have sources and certain teams their close with…unsure who McShay’s closest sources are but he hits every now and again and tends to get some good AFC intel from what I can tell.

The Kenneth Grant and Shemar Turner (not Stewart) notes were really interesting. Seems like 2 guys that could go way higher than expected

Yeah a few programs I listen to had similar sentiment. Lots of stuff coming out to just expect the unexpected compared to what you have not seen from the mock drafters of the world. This year is going to be different in how much it varies.

McShay's intel drop today had a few very strongly confident points: QBs are absolutely dropping, Ward may be the only one in Round 1. Maybe Dart as QB2 (PIT or CLE/NYG trade up), but Sanders is for real dropping. Jeanty isn't going to LVR Best talent is at not-premium but doesn't mean they go high. The the pass rushers are very talented with just minor things setting them back/it's not a huge gap. And they are always coveted. So get ready, teams will still go premium. Carter, Walker, Mykel, Harmon, Ez, Pearce, Green, Nolen could fly off the board. He's in on the Mykel to CAR train with Campbell and others. The league loves him. Got a glimpse at one of his trusted scouts' boards and he was top-6 overall.

Yeah that's kind of where I was going. Our board may be 1A Walker 1B Mykel ahead of Graham. Don't think it's necessarily a good thing, but he could slip to SF. And not to mention, we have a lot invested in the group of Brown, Robinson, Wharton & Brown II for our 3 DL spots. Not that those guys should be predicating a draft move (they're not world beaters). Really think they're weighing LB on our board.