Or they realize that most rookies WR aren't going to go the Ja'Marr Chase route and be a star in their rookie seasons. I give them credit for trying to help Wilson but as we saw with Josh it took more than a 1st rounder to get bonafide #1 WR in a trade.
Jordan Stout- He's got better control and hang times than the other guy.
Isaiah Likely- both Knox and Howard are UFAs after this season might as well groom a kid for a year to replace one of them.
It's possible the Saints are a question mark without Peyton though. Yet think they lost a good one in Armstead and think they'd better suited staying where they are and grab best OT left on the board as imagine a QB will fall to them.
Willis has the most upside potential of the QBs in the draft. I'm sure the teams that were in the Watson hunt could be eyeing him. I wouldn't be shocked if Seattle leap frogged a few teams to get him at #5 in a trade with the Giants.
To me Dotson is a solid pick assuming some higher rater player didn't fall. As think he can be a return specialist as a rookie, maybe be our slot guy in his 2nd season and if he proves to be as fast as he looks in college a potential replacement for Diggs in 2024. Yet Kyler Gordon is my top fit for the Bills in the 1st.
We wouldn't be being back Bates on such a long term deal nor signed Stafford if thought Ford is anything more than a backup. He might end up off the 53 if we draft someone in first 4 rounds.
Julio is AJ Green. Best years behind him and might have one big ge in him but honestly like Manny Sanders back if had a choice yet younger serves this team better.
It's weird seeing Phillips and Lawson as backups but it shows how much this team has changed in 3 seasons. Stafford likely goes to LG and Bates starts at RG unless we want a vet helping our young RT.
It's a deep WR draft so I wouldn't say mandatory as need some long term answers for OG, LB and RB assuming we go CB in Round 1.