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That is a bit over the top to me. Legette is athletically on higher level - like noticeably higher- to me. And I have not been a basher of either of those guys. (I mean I don’t think the are trash). I get the impression you think less of them than I do so you are putting Legette down pretty hard. Every player in the draft is a gamble, we’ll see soon enough what the deal is.

I took note of that too. No ‘save my butt screw the future’ moves. I think they are totally safe to return for 2025 no matter what. I like that they can operate that way, it should be lead to a better build. And I know there are still unaddressed needs that will be left hanging. unfortunately but it was too much to fill in a single year.

I think Wallace is going to pay off, down the road a little bit. Very athletic guy and very nimble for his size.

I would love them to draft Rattler. They won’t. I want to see the QB challenged, to see if there is any urgency in him. Or to raise what is there. I could go for the Georgia center with the future in mind, and or, another corner but I don’t know which one of who is left TBH. in general, starting in the 5th take whoever stands out as better than the field, at any position. If we have redundancy at WR or LB or wherever, then we have competition which is progress.

For the incredibly painful initial investment made in him, then add the major investments to help him which is practically every position on offense basically because he doesn’t appear to make anyone better... hell yes he needs to produce.

Well they might have taken him at 39 if not for LA. This is a lot better than that.

It is really about the last shot at a second rounder for next year. It’ll feel better then.

There are going to be guys there it looks like.

I suppose they could even trade back up a slot or three.

I understand damn it. They’ll get something at 52.

Maybe they do go RB What came back besides 52?

If it is a late first it isn’t really that great a deal.

I am old school and would love it but for a bunch of years think you can along pretty well with good or excellent but not quite special. Case in point Kamara in the 3rd vs CMC top 10.

It is literally the anniversary there, WUnderhill. The one year anniversary of what right now looks like it was pretty damned destructive to our favorite football team. I bet next year sucks too about the 2nd round but NOWHERE near what last night gave us.

At the time it seemed it was more valuable than any single pick. A young, ‘cheap’ (lol) proven WR that was a 1st rounder. I mean, look, the results are: Chicago traded the top pick in a down year for the top pick in a more fruitful year, plus a truckload of assets. And Carolina passed on the one guy that showed he was in consideration to be worth that. That is worse mojo than just Black Cat luck.

I am always torn. I understand the value of a great back that can also catch ands RAC, the value thing makes me prefer having an OL that makes a great back unnecessary.

I am looking around at ‘insider’ and thinking there is some smoke being blown.

If that is true, they don’t want anybody running.

Yeah I think you have to, he can play his position. Just hope he can stay healthy.

Knew I was gonna open it. Inside of 8 months we will know if Young is going to be any good at all. And depending on that, if the Williams selection was the kill shot that sends it into HOF level ineptitude.

Camp and preseason heroes... Who remembers Walter Young? I wasn’t there to know but I might view it more as was capable of fixing NFL QBs, Tepper wants him to fix Young or get his guy in here if he can’t. I don’t see how anybody could be that excited over a game manager, that really wants to win a Super Bowl. If that is all Young can be, then you let Canales get his guy.

There was a story about last year draft evaluations and he studies Young for due diligence. They met, and Canales had picked up a slight adjustment Young had made standing a little more upright. Young said no other team noticed, or maybe I should say asked about it. He has a track record of having helped QBs. He had seasons of being an NFL WR coach. 2010-1017 he coached WRs at Seattle. Who had a very similar, to what we have, player throwing the ball to them. I don’t know how smart That makes but he has real experience with a successful team dealing with somethjing that looks a lot like this. I say it every coach search: they all have to grow into the job. It is different than what they had done. Plenty of first time NFL HCs say stuff like that. He will have to learn too. I think what we have with this richer than normal owner is, it is no sweat to pay a guy to run the D, who is head coach level talented. Which leaves Canales more free to get the offensive side going, and spend his time doing what he has shown to be good at. I wasn’t against hiring Reich but think Canales offers a bit more, potentially. via the WR coaching aspect

Inside LB or C would be okay with me. I’m not gonna say I know which guys are studs and which aren’t, I don’t research a 100 college guys and don’t watch very much NCAAF at all.

Why do I think Bill B has a shot at Atlanta GM President of Football Operations all of a sudden? A more fun question is, could you imagine Tepper’s reaction to the same situation?