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On 12/23/2021 at 9:27 AM, mrcompletely11 said:

why would someone move up from 8 to 6 in this draft and what are you picking up?

I was thinking the same thing. It’s really cute how everyone thinks other teams will bend over backwards to help us get more picks plus the players we need. 

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Trade down. Trade CMC.  Acquire two 2nd round picks.  Believe or not trading down could effectively move us out of the range of Linderbaum, Cross and Ikem.  That said we are in prime real estate for a second tier tackle or guard.  I feel we need four picks in the top 100 to progress the team. Add a linebacker and free safety during the first 3 rounds and hit on em the defense is set.  

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6 hours ago, mickeye76 said:

Trade down. Trade CMC.  Acquire two 2nd round picks.  Believe or not trading down could effectively move us out of the range of Linderbaum, Cross and Ikem.  That said we are in prime real estate for a second tier tackle or guard.  I feel we need four picks in the top 100 to progress the team. Add a linebacker and free safety during the first 3 rounds and hit on em the defense is set.  

What team is giving us 2 seconds for mr glass?

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On 12/23/2021 at 9:54 AM, mrcompletely11 said:

If BC can play LT then that allows us to get either the Iowa center or the kid from NCSU and just like that the line is upgraded

 

QB comes next year.  I dont want this lame duck coaching staff anywhere near our next qb.  Next years class looks loaded and this one is kindof meh

I do not see them waiting a year for a QB.  Maybe impulsive before building the OL, but they will bring in a new face at QB some how.  But you are right--the OL SHOULD come first, but...

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6 hours ago, stbugs said:

I’m starting to think Linderbaum isn’t a good pick at 5 or 6. I want a tackle. Humphrey and McCoy were both the best centers in their draft class and they were 2nd round picks. You can get lucky with a tackle later but their draft value is so much higher than C. We’d be way better off taking a T at 5 or 6 and then taking the best C with our 2023 2nd than if we did the opposite. Do you want Wirfs and Humphrey or Linderbaum and Little?

I'm not crazy about drafting a center at 5 or 6 or either, but with a trade down I would consider it.

I could really see a tempting prospect for a need of ours falling to that 12-15 range.

C1 (Linderbaum), OT3 (Ekwano?), QB2 and/or QB3 (maybe Correll or Howell)

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