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After Day three.... New draft strategy?

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I have been playing with a few mock drafts today.  Four times in a row on two different platforms I had Travis Hunter fall to me.  After today's free agent haul, I would pound the table for him.  Legitimately could fill two voids at the highest of levels AND give us more positional flexibility.  I think his usage would be so unique and frequent that he could not be a "starter" but play the same in not more snaps than most starters.  Hunter played 1,443 snaps last season.  If he gets 30 snaps per game on each side that's a starter's level snap count.

  • 3rd / back up starting CB, 1/3 time nickel back
  • #3 WR that could be a #1 depending on the game plan or injuries.
  • Dan could figure this out.  I can now see the vision.  

Think about the draft board ahead of us:

  • Titans - nope, it's Carter or Ward
  • Browns - not really, I see QB or Carter
  • Giants - maybe, but I think it's trade or QB.  Sanders feels like the best option.
  • New England - Maybe, but OT or Mason seems like the Vrabel move to me.  But after sitting under the BB tree maybe he could see it in a similar fashion.
  • Jacksonville - Maybe, but they need OT/OG/CB too.  Would Coen have the stones to make his 1st draft pick such an unconventional one?
  • Las Vegas - It just feels like Jeanty is the pick here.
  • NYJ - you know full well Aaron Glenn is going defense here. 

I could see it!

 

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If you're drafting as high as 8 you get the most sure fire player almost regardless of position IMO that falls to you. 

I don't care if that's Tet McMillain, Tyler Warren, Jaylon Walker, Mason Graham, etc. Only positions I wouldn't draft is QB and RB at 8. 

You're over thinking this stuff about Travis Hunter. I don't think he drops to 8. Of course he'd be a steal at 8, but you also have to hope he doesn't end up being a Chinn/Simmons where he's a jack of multiple positions but a master of none. Also worry about him staying healthy with that thin frame and insane snap count. 

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1 hour ago, coffee said:

Absolutey!  Drafting for needs is the equivalent of prevent defense.

I would argue the Legette, Mingo, DJ Johnson picks were drafting for need vs BPA .

I really think Morgan and Canales fumbled hard in their first draft. Could've had something like McConkey and Fiske vs Legette and Brooks which is criminal. 

Draft last year was mid with legette ,JT Sanders,  Wallace, and CS Wade being decent but nothing great thus far anyway. The Brooks injury really pulled this draft down from maybe a B to a C . Now we're banking on Legette making an exponential leap coming off foot surgery in year 2 to make this class redeemable. 

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It’s all a huge wildcard now. Titans seem primed to take Ward but then it’s anyone’s guess.

Cleveland’s starter is Kenny Pickett which is a problem…and they just paid Garrett. There’s not a ton of Hunter smoke and Shedeur is not going this high. Do they just take Carter? Trade down? They’re in a quagmire.

I see 4 likely off the board: Ward, Carter, 1OL, & Hunter 

But then..Jeanty? McMillan? (Both have Raiders smoke), OL2, Johnson, Sanders, Graham, Walker, Warren?

I think we’re still looking at a top guy, I’m leaning Johnson or Walker. Just hope we don’t turn and say, “it doesn’t matter just get that edge rusher we want (Pearce/Stewart/Mykel/etc)

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1 hour ago, Icege said:

I'm still going Tyler Warren in the first, Xavier Watts in the second.

If Warren has already been selected, Jalon Walker come oooon dooown.

I want Warren too, but signing Tremble solidifies that that's not an option for us. Tremble is pretty much TE2, and you don't pay a TE3 16 mil. They think Sanders and Tremble is enough. 

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9 minutes ago, Super Grateful said:

I want Warren too, but signing Tremble solidifies that that's not an option for us. Tremble is pretty much TE2, and you don't pay a TE3 16 mil. They think Sanders and Tremble is enough. 

Tremble is on a 2-year deal and Sanders' blocking is awful.

Warren is still in the cards. :3

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