We went BPA all weekend

[RumHam]

Too bad one wasn't a tight end. These top 3 picks though, currently. Initial impact is I didn't hate any pick, and they all grew on me. I think icky needs to move to RT to replace Moton, he's better run protecting anyways 

[Soul Rebel]

50 minutes ago, RumHam said:

I think icky needs to move to RT to replace Moton, he's better run protecting anyways 

I would venture that this is the most probable path for us to explore. I would wonder:

A - Would Icky be open to it and the potential money lost annually for being paid as a RT vs. LT?

B - Would the transition to RT be as seamless as we hope it would be?

Icky's playing style always made me wonder how he stayed at LT for so long in his career. His strong suit is run blocking and Freeling's is pass blocking. As long as we don't sacrifice the new guy to appease a vet that had only one truly good year at LT and a few mediocre-at-best, I'm fine with whatever we do.

Edited yesterday at 12:05 AM by Soul Rebel

[rebelrouser]

2 minutes ago, Soul Rebel said:

I would venture that this is the most probable path for us to explore. I would wonder:

A - Would Icky be open to it and the potential money lost annually for being paid as a RT vs. LT?

B - Would the transition to RT be as seamless as we hope it would be?

Icky's playing style always made me wonder how he stayed at LT for so long in his career. His strong suit is run blocking and Freeling's is pass blocking. As long as we don't sacrifice the new guy to appease a vet that had only one truly good year at LT and a few mediocre-at-best, I'm fine with whatever we do.

Icky will be fortunate to come back to play RT or Guard. Very slim chance of him being able to handle LT. And as you mentioned he was more of a RT anyway.  That injury he has is nasty.  We will be in the best spot to determine what he is capable of after rehab.  

[TD alt]

I mean, you've seen it two offseasons and drafts You can see it in the value ratings more in this draft than the last one. We had more to work with, but you could see the setup of this draft by the moves in free agency as clear as day also. No, BPA is not a myth.

 

 

 

 

[csx]

I feel like they targeted needs in a good way. Canales and Morgan specifically stated afterwards they wanted to bolster the trenches and get a deep threat 

Edited yesterday at 02:29 AM by csx

[strato]

50 minutes ago, TD alt said:

I mean, you've seen it two offseasons and drafts You can see it in the value ratings more in this draft than the last one. We had more to work with, but you could see the setup of this draft by the moves in free agency as clear as day also. No, BPA is not a myth.

 

 

 

 

We don’t know these players will succeed so I am not counting chickens but it was crazy how we met just about every pick at the intersection of needs and BPA. 

Edited yesterday at 02:51 AM by strato

[csx]

Nm

Edited yesterday at 03:06 AM by csx

[TD alt]

13 hours ago, strato said:

We don’t know these players will succeed so I am not counting chickens but it was crazy how we met just about every pick at the intersection of needs and BPA. 

That's the way that it should be if you're doing it right.

I think some people are under the assumption that ALL the players are on a board. Some players are on everyone's board of course, but others just don't make the cut on every board. All that being said, of course the board is likely going to be heavily skewed toward positions of perceived needs and suspected upgrades. 

[pantherclaw]

At this point, I just pray Icky's career isn't over, though it probably is with the Panthers.  So much depends upon his recovery.  

[Khyber53]

On 4/26/2026 at 10:29 PM, csx said:

I feel like they targeted needs in a good way. Canales and Morgan specifically stated afterwards they wanted to bolster the trenches and get a deep threat 

Lets be honest. There was need in just about every position on the team if you look at it critically. So following BPA was going to improve us no matter who we got. There's not a position group that didn't need some kind of help.

And I think we had some added luck in who fell to us. 

[SmokinwithWilly]

On 4/26/2026 at 5:08 PM, rebelrouser said:

Icky will be fortunate to come back to play RT or Guard. Very slim chance of him being able to handle LT. And as you mentioned he was more of a RT anyway.  That injury he has is nasty.  We will be in the best spot to determine what he is capable of after rehab.  

Right now I think we're proceeding as if his career is over. The recovery rate back to full NFL readiness is very low. If Icky returns, he probably needs to go inside where he won't have to rely so much on the lateral movement. Unfortunate situation, but it shows why you need guys training to be a #1 at key positions. LT, QB, green dot LB. Any of these guys are 1 injury away from their careers being on the rocks. 

[mrcompletely11]

Just now, SmokinwithWilly said:

Right now I think we're proceeding as if his career is over. The recovery rate back to full NFL readiness is very low. If Icky returns, he probably needs to go inside where he won't have to rely so much on the lateral movement. Unfortunate situation, but it shows why you need guys training to be a #1 at key positions. LT, QB, green dot LB. Any of these guys are 1 injury away from their careers being on the rocks. 

Even if he comes back, we drafted his replacement and he doesnt have a deal.  I doubt we franchise tag him so if he is "healthy" some other team will give him LT $ as good/average tackles like him rarely hit the open market.

[Khyber53]

40 minutes ago, SmokinwithWilly said:

Right now I think we're proceeding as if his career is over. The recovery rate back to full NFL readiness is very low. If Icky returns, he probably needs to go inside where he won't have to rely so much on the lateral movement. Unfortunate situation, but it shows why you need guys training to be a #1 at key positions. LT, QB, green dot LB. Any of these guys are 1 injury away from their careers being on the rocks. 

And we saw that with Luke and Cam and Jake. TD spoiled us into believing anyone could come back if they wanted it enough. TD was the exception more than the rule, though.