I don't want to get ahead of myself but can you imagine Franklin at X, Coleman at Y, Shakir in the slot, Kincaid at TE able to be motioned to slot and Samuel in the backfield able to be motioned
I'm happy Josh likes him
It seems that actual scouts like the pick, just not draftniks.
I cannot in good conscience say "Oh Troy Franklin plays faster than his 40 time, I care about game speed more than how a guy looks in shorts" and then automatically dismiss someone built like a tank when Shakir and Samuel are shifty YAC
*deep breath*
He's the last guy in the group I had for the top of the second. But if you are talking about purely complementary skills, it's hard to say that he isn't the power forward to the point and shooting guard of Samuel and Shakir
I can see the logic.
I don't AGREE with the logic, but if Mitchell has character concerns he has the highest ceiling to be a number 1.
Ahh yes, who can forget the late round value of Damar Hamlin, Cam Lewis, Duke Williams, Jonathan Meeks and Da,Norris Seacry.
Safety is luxury pick right until the moment your CBs suddenly have zero help.
I'm ready to be booed:
Take Cooper DeJean at 33.
Our safety group, while less important than our WRs, is in terrible shape. DeJean would almost for sure start immediately and in a pinch could be kicked back outside to replace Douglas in a year.
I WANT WR more, but with the assets in play I am considerably more confident that Beane can move up to the top of the 2nd and get someone I would have been fine with us taking at 28 (Franklin, McConkey and AD Mitchell all qualify for me)
One thing to consider as I mulled overnight as to why 33 instead of 32: Beane now has 17 hours between rounds. If he can go up 1-2 and get DeJean AND a WR with a pick or two I'd be over the moon
I'll put it this way: if you told me going in tonight that the Bills got a 3rd and 5th rounder to go to pick 33, with their choice of Franklin, McConkey and Mitchell, all of whom I would have been fine with at 28, I'd say Beane is working the draft just fine