What are we doing in the draft?

[Jared Patterson]

I wonder what Verge thinks. I don't think Verge saw this coming at all....And if you see this Verge are we still going QB in the draft?

[CRA]

14 minutes ago, Jared Patterson said:

I wonder what Verge thinks. I don't think Verge saw this coming at all....And if you see this Verge are we still going QB in the draft?

To @Verge’s credit, she had Darnold on our radar as someone we would want depending how things went.  

sounds like post 49ers trade that got speed up and more expensive.  Sounds like we negotiated the picks for a bit.  

I would like to know if QB is still in play and not off the table come draft like the GM said

[MHS831]

27 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Where he looked FAR better than Darnold has ever looked.

He had a better OL

[LinvilleGorge]

2 minutes ago, MHS831 said:

He had a better OL

Did he? His two best seasons in Miami he was 5th and 6th in most sacks.

Darnold was 19th, 19th, and then 9th this year.

[Verge]

9 minutes ago, CRA said:

To @Verge’s credit, she had Darnold on our radar as someone we would want depending how things went.  

sounds like post 49ers trade that got speed up and more expensive.  Sounds like we negotiated the picks for a bit.  

I would like to know if QB is still in play and not off the table come draft like the GM said

I got clarity about Darnold on Saturday. Didn't leave much room for speculation lol

 

I still think we could go QB, but it is much more likely we got get a CB or olineman.

[OldhamA]

13 minutes ago, CRA said:

To @Verge’s credit, she had Darnold on our radar as someone we would want depending how things went.  

sounds like post 49ers trade that got speed up and more expensive.  Sounds like we negotiated the picks for a bit.  

I would like to know if QB is still in play and not off the table come draft like the GM said

Apparently discussions started at Justin Fields' Pro Day - so this has been 5 days in the making.

[LinvilleGorge]

1 minute ago, OldhamA said:

Apparently discussions started at Justin Fields' Pro Day - so this has been 5 days in the making.

Discussions continued. Evidently they've been ongoing for weeks.

[45catfan]

8 minutes ago, Verge said:

I got clarity about Darnold on Saturday. Didn't leave much room for speculation lol

 

I still think we could go QB, but it is much more likely we got get a CB or olineman.

I think people are reading too much into the "they didn't like QBs #3 & #4" as opposed to ensuring we had Teddy's replacement already in house in case plans went awry on draft night.  Teddy was not going to be here next season and Darnold was the nail in that coffin.    In 12-24 months Sam might be very well  be getting that same one-way ticket out of Charlotte.  I mean does the staff love Grier and Walker that much?

[CRA]

21 minutes ago, Verge said:

I got clarity about Darnold on Saturday. Didn't leave much room for speculation lol

 

I still think we could go QB, but it is much more likely we got get a CB or olineman.

Word on which one we prefer?

[Verge]

Just now, CRA said:

Word on which one we prefer?

Nope. I have asked and he does not know.

[Verge]

6 minutes ago, CRA said:

Word on which one we prefer?

I know the Falcons prefer Trey Lance, so whatever that means for you.

[Shocker]

I think we will trade down to be honest.  OL will almost certainly be addressed with our first pick regardless.

[Agent Blue]

well this is a terrible pick

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[LinvilleGorge]

2 minutes ago, Shocker said:

I think we will trade down to be honest.  OL will almost certainly be addressed with our first pick regardless.

If we aren't drafting a QB, honestly trading down and picking up future assets is probably my preference.

I don't want to trade WAY down, but sliding back to say a few spots and getting that '22 2nd rounder back? Yeah, I'd take that.