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I dont like it, I would rather draft at 25 then do that deal.

Even if you think that, that would still mean he was runner up to DPOY. Point is, he is better than you are saying he was.

Is DK the player worth it. Yes. Is it worth it for us. No. We cant afford him and Diggs, and Diggs is a better all around receiver. So we would sacrifice those picks for a one year rental and lose him for nothing next year. I would rater hold those picks and draft a WR who can be here 4 to 5 years before big money would be due. Plus, we are pretty strong already at WR this year, not a pressing need. Not gonna happen.

Yet he would go on to win DPOY in NE. A lot of players feel that way about "mandatory" camp, its not unusual. While I seriously doubt Gilmore returns as I don't think we can pay him enough, and he doesn't need to ring chase given he is already a SB Champion, there is no denying he would be immediately be the 2nd best DB on the team behind only White and could help us win a championship this year.

Its way too early for them to know or think that with any confidence. Setback can also happen at any time. Even if Tre is ready week 1, its going to take a while, maybe most the season for him to start approaching what he was before the injury. This isn't an injury that you typically step back onto the filed near your peak. There is a physical and mental aspect to it that usually takes players the better part of a season to work through. Even if we had Tre, we still only have 2 CB's on the roster in him and Dane, its by far our thinnest position even if Tre wasn't hurt. So IMHO...nope. I do not think where he is currently at, good or bad, will impact their draft approach in anyway. A CB will be a massively high priority come draft night unless we make some sort of a move or sign someone who is capable of being a solid or better starter.

Good pickup by the Pats. Won’t be enough, but I think it’s a solid move.

Why do you guys do this to yourselves? Let it go, move on to next season, you will have more fun.

Honestly, I think the draft class is weak in terms of top tier QB talent...but actually very strong in that next tier of QB prospects. Guys who are going to go in the 2nd and 3rd rounds dont really grade a lot lower than guys likely going in the first. Its a good year to take a stab at one here where the investment into them is minimal (a single non-first round pick) but have the potential to emerge as a good starter still in the NFL. Guys like Howell, Corral, Ridder, Strong all guys that still have some legit upside. Personally I have Corral and Howell very close, and I was previously leaning Corral, but honestly I think Howell is being slept on and is better built to have a longer career. If I am the Falcons, I am eyeing a QB in the 2nd and taking a top tier prospect at 8 in the first.

With the 43rd pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, the Atlanta Falcons select: Sam Howell, QB North Carolina. While QB was a consideration for us at the 8th pick, we didn't feel we could pass up on an elite talent like Garett Wilson at that spot. But here with the 11th pick in the 2nd round, we are excited to select what we feel is one of the best QB prospects in this draft to come in and learn behind our veteran leader Mariota. We feel people are sleeping on Howell over what was for some reason a perceived down year. This down year still saw him throw for over 3000 yards, 24 TDs while rushing for over 800 yards and another 11 TDs. He is a strong armed and accurate QB who can extend and make plays with his legs. We feel there is a lot top end traits in him and watched him remain accurate and productive even as he continued to lose weapons each year to the draft. We look forward to seeing him come in and compete with and learn from Mariota. @frostbitmicand the Cleveland Browns are now on the clock.

I don't know that I agree that he has a low ceiling, I think that is being a bit over exaggerated with him personally.

I get your “logic” here, and Chiefs definitely need the defensive help. But I think it’s unlikely they don’t give their half billion dollar QB a new shiny toy here with one of these 2 picks. Hill was just too important of a piece for them.

Beane is pretty stealth about his plans, but if hes reached out and inquired about a potential move up, I can see how it leaked out of that teams side. So, its certainly possible we might make a trade up just on the sheer fact that we don't have an easy roster for rookies to make. Going after a player he covets that can immediately help this team certainly makes sense for a team like us right now. Its gonna def be interesting to see how this plays out, hard to put stock into any Bills rumors the way Beane stealthy operates, but a trade up wouldn't surprise me at all, especially for a CB.

Oh I thought someone here said he got a 1 year $10M or $11M deal...maybe I misread something. Yeah, if it was $4M then that would have likely been in our ball park at least.

I didn't say we wouldn't draft one WR or that we wouldn't even take 2 WR's in the whole draft...I scoffed at the idea of drafting 2 with our first 2 picks while we have only Dane Jackson as a corner who could start week 1...and that is just not gonna happen. We very well could take 2 WR's in this draft, but I will bet you anything our first 2 picks are not both going to be WR's if our CB situation is the same on draft night.

Huh? Back to back WRs even though we signed crowder? How does this make sense? Diggs, Davis, Crowder, TD Jesus, Stevenson. Yet you draft 2 WRs with first 2 picks even though we literally have just one cornerback on the roster who could start today? I’ll take “Things that will never happen for $500 Alex”

Where do we vote for this pick?

Brady to Dolphins next? lol

He got way more money than I think Beane was offering.

No brainer here, good pick and I’m sure Steelers would be thrilled if this is how the draft fell to them

Thats a man who wants to be great right there. I can't wait to see what he does this year in a bigger role.

I mean I would be lying if I said I wouldn't love to land Jameson in the first...but that being said, there will be guys there in the 2nd who are exciting WR prospects still and unless we make a move for a CB before the draft in FA or trade, its hard seeing how CB isn't the pick in the first given the perceived drop off from there to our next pick. Personally, I think we could take 2 CB's in the first 4 to 5 rounds. And if we were to go WR in the first, wouldn't surprise me to go back to back CB in rounds 2 and 3

It won't. Hamilton is gonna go top 10 and so will at least one more QB I am assuming, possibly 3. 7 of the first 10 picks could all take a QB or trade out of that spot for someone who wants a QB. Its not a great QB draft, but this isn't a top heavy draft for elite prospects, so I think with the amount of picks in the first 10 that could take a QB, plus some people outside the top 10 who might find a cheaper than normal trade up this year into the top 10 will result in more than 1 being taken as we have in this mock. Personally, I think its more plausible that one CB goes top 10 than 3. Its a deep draft CB this year, so I think some teams will prioritize other positions that are less deep early given the lack of truly elite prospects at the top of the draft.

Yup, totally agree. Some nice players going in the top 10, but this isnt one of those top heavy drafts even though its a deep draft at several positions. Lucky for us, its deep at positions we likely need to draft still, especially WR and CB.

I don't disagree, we always see QB's go earlier than one would think in classes like this still and he probably goes top 20 if the draft was today. But, its still possible Corral and Willis go ahead of him too, in which if that happens, Pickett could potentially slide to or past 20. But yeah, there are a lot of spots in the top 10 this year where a QB can go. I mean we can see a QB picked in the top 10 by either the team with that pick or someone trading up to those picks with Lions or Texans at 2 and 3, Giants at 5 to 7, Panthers at 6, Falcons at 8, and Seahawks at 9. So its not out of the question we see 3 of these QB's go in the top 10 still despite it not being a top tier class. So basically a QB has a real shot of being taken by 7 of the first 10 picks this year by the teams that hold those picks. Personally, I think Lions are a toss up, but if I had to guess now, I think they don't take a QB at 2 and either take another guy they covet or maybe trade down a few spots with someone looking to leap frog to insure they get their QB. I also think Houston passes on a QB, but they could trade down with someone there as well. The top 10 is really hard this year to predict accurately because it can go so many ways. That is usually the case in a weak QB crop year because its hard to know whether teams like Lions or Houston (who don't have ideal QB situations, but aren't desperate either) would pull the trigger on a QB, will other teams feel confident enough to trade up for a QB, etc etc. And I like years where the top 10 is less obvious. Some years, its easy to nail down 7+ of the top 10 picks, and maybe it will be more clear by draft night, but right now, the top 10 can go a lot of different ways.