MHS831

I am thinking we draft a developmental swing T later than round 1 now. I get the feeling that if we draft a T, and we will, it will be Moton's successor, not Ickey's. A developmental guy maybe? (World, Shelton, etc). It is important that we do not appear to have given up on Ickey and they think it is too early to tell. Drafting a LT is a 4-year commitment.

II see it this way: We have to look at long-term needs and current depth. We have filled some key spots with players on one-year contracts. I firmly believe that they intend to pay Bryce some big bucks next year. That means you cannot hope that your rookies in 2027 can fill the spots vacated by the veterans you could not afford to re-sign. We need to consider the cap and the fact that the need to start a rookie is not viewed as a positive by coaches and general managers, but they value first contracts--so it is a delicate balance. I think they have to look at the cap by position--"Can we afford a $50m QB and a $100m OL? That is half the cap, before you pay your WRs and RBs and TEs. They need to start getting younger on the OL as well. I am not suggesting that we draft OT in round 1, but we could and I would get it. RT on a 1-year deal, they may have intel about Ickey (who was not the best LT, to be honest) and 32-year old Moton is on a bad wheel. Now if you go by Morgan's history, you can almost tell what position we are going to address with the first pick by noting the positions he has not focused on in free agency. DT, considering the lack of performance by those not named Derrick Brown and the loss of Robinson, is screaming to be addressed with a top player. Wharton is not an early down DT (DE if you want to get technical) and our LBs need to be clean--they were not in 2025. Look for a DT early. I also think we will address ILB (pass covering Will) on day 2. The other day 2 pick will be an OT, in my view. Do not rule out CB. We are thin there too, and Jackson is in his final year. I am not sure that we love Smith-Wade. Some crackhead on here talked about moving him to S----stay tuned. Hopefully, a team wanting Ty Simpson will move up and offer us a pick or two to move back. DT WILB OT OC QB (you heard it here 337th--but this pick could come sooner than you think.

They are broke by 30-33. (nearly 80%) https://finance.yahoo.com/news/charles-barkley-reveals-why-nearly-095700400.html

They should contact you before making any personnel decisions.

This is not a bad signing. Edge/OLB Scourton Phillips (FA) Jones II Umanmeilen Gipson Incoom Hampton

They are already making the Pickett signs. It s a matter of time!!

I would like to see a study on RB career length by running style. Those upright runners that need size to succeed often take a beating. Short careers, I would assume.

I think he will be 28. I am not opposed to this. 240 lb back (think blocking too). 34 inch quads. who does that?

Nothing about that picture says, "Super Bowl Bound" and I could say the same obout Bryce and Pickett. I hope that we draft a guy who can develop and compete. Someone like Allar, for example. Has the tools, was hurt, just never put it all together. I think you keep shopping for QBs until you get that franchise QB. Bryce is entering year four and he has never been challenged. Sure, Dalton came in for a bit, but his career was dropping off--Pickett? Are we worried about insulting Bryce? Bring in some competition and when we find our franchise QB, THEN we bring in complimentary backups. I honestly believe they dont want the crowd screaming for the backup all game.

People take a young guy whose team was surrounded by more talent that the opposition 95% of the time in college, put him on a bad NFL team in his early 20s, and suddenly, he sucks. People develop at different rates. My experience is that success is usually determined by the system of support as much as anything else. When the coaches are desperate, the team is underqualified, and the fan base is brutally impatient and critical, I can see a player failing to reach expectations.

Mr. T Seriously, I did not realize there was a window open and I had teed it.

I think three or four of these names were considered first-rounders this year.

I know he is listed as a nose (0-1) but I see the athleticism.

worth the cap relief alone. I think we will draft (day 3 another qb)