As much as I love Hockinson at TE, as he could be generational, it does make sense to take Taylor at 9, or trade down a few slots, then get Hockinson. Either way, offense, offense, offense.
we can always trade up with 10 picks to get back in the first round to take one of the other two specialties you mentioned. I read too much about volume, but wouldn’t you rather get 7 picks and move up a couple of better players. Hardly anyone starts at the 5 th round or later. Those are depth picks. I know there are many exceptions so I understand, but the higher the pick, the greater the chance if picked well, we could get four day one starters, and maybe someone else before the end of the draft.
we’ve made a lot of solid decisions in free agency, and still have $33 mil after the draft based on SPOTRAC. We can save some for next year, and make some decisions post draft as there will be talent out there.