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I feel like Shemar to the saints is a guaranteed bust. I just don’t get it. Maybe the freakish traits will correlate if he can ever turn on the technique and instinct but I feel like he’ll be significantly overdrafted. Another name that flew up your board from V1 is Walter Nolan. I think that’ll be interesting as he’s gotten more buzz but a guy like grant or Harmon has fallen. Is Shavon Revel no longer in contention in RD1 Another name at 30 I feel like might be low key sleeper pick would be Landon Jackson. They seem to love him and I am not a big fan but think it’s one of the high floor picks I could see Beane making

Keon Colemans phone probably uses dial up internet

When are these starting up? I have seen any reported yet

No thanks to Cooper at this point with the addition of Palmer. Hed just be standing in the way of a young guy coming in and possibly contributing or growing into a player. Coleman Shakir Palmer Samuel Rookie Draft WR5 who hopefully can contribute on special teams.

Bet he’ll treat himself to a yummy vanilla yogurt with berries mixed in.

this all makes sense so I can get on board with that perspective. I also think it’s important to look past this season in regards to positional depth. When they brought in Bosa, many people dismissed DE as an idea at 30…to me, no 1 year investment should factor into how they approach the draft. After this season, we’ve really only locked up Groot, Hoecht and Solomon on the edge. Of those three, Groot is your only true hand in the dirt true 3 down player. At DT, it’s Ed and Carter past this season. Not only would adding a player on the DL be provided with the runway to immediately impact this team, they’ll also be a much more central piece in year two. The class being deep only helps this. In regards to my sunk cost, I understand it is not a heavy investment so maybe I worded that poorly. What my point boils down to is that Beane tends to like “his guys” and I don’t see him pivoting from any of them and bringing in a WR early especially in a thinner class. Beane is heavily relying on those guys to continue to ascend. I think they’re counting on Keon and Kincaid to take another step. Is this the right strategy? At this point after free agency, it might have to be barring some significant moves IMO

I think mature players who have been around the block understand this. CJ Gardner-Johnson said as much when he got traded. I don’t have the exact quote but it essentially alluded to “I’ve been around, there are some young guys who have stepped up and now need to be paid. It’s part of the life cycle and the business of the game. I had my moment and now it’s someone else’s”

My pre-draft prediction will be a base 11 personnel of: Palmer - X Coleman - Z Shakir - H Kincaid/Knox - Y

It’s not adjusting a strategy. It’s doubling down on it. Ever since the Elam draft Beane has allowed need to drive his early round selections. I don’t expect that to change. The difference now is that it feels the draft pool of rookies plays much better into the more substantial and immediate needs we have on D. That being said, in a draft flush with receivers, we ended up taking the 8th one off the board with our first pick. Nothing would surprise me. Honest question because idk the offensive guys. Do you foresee a weapon available in RD1 or 2 that would come in and raise the floor of the offense? More so than a rotational DE/DT or CB2 would add to the defense? I don’t see how that piece works into our team based off of contracts and draft capital that are sunk costs.

Maybe. But not immediately. I would not expect a 3rd round WR to come in and immediately contribute given the current state of our roster. I feel the impact of a rookie class needs to be immediate given where we are. You can frame it based off need AND based off of who is currently in the WR room (this year and next). All this considered, I think it’s best to punt on any early selections and try and continue to evolve what we currently have while adding a back-end WR who can contribute down the road or immediately on ST.

Round 4 WR book it

Would Williams be there at 56? If so I’m game. I don’t see the early investment at WR earlier than round 4. We are locked into Keon/Palmer/Shakir to a least next season and you are likely drafting WR5. This guy needs to play teams (esp. since Palmer doesn’t) and likely isn’t playing meaningful snaps in year one. A DE/DT/CB has an immediate pay for significant upside and a better ROI initially especially considering the suspensions.

For the last handful of years Beane has opted to find stop-gap re-treads in the interior. I agree it would be nice to take a larger investment into the position and I truly think they will. That said I don’t love the idea of taking a 1 tech run stuffing player in RD1 who will potentially come off the field on money downs. In fact the more I simmer on this the more I believe he’ll end up at DE or CB at 30 and adress 1T at 56 or 62. I also don’t see them taking a guy who is a 3T that early, as it’d be a bit redundant with Oliver/Carter combo. Is there an edge player that can play at 7T DE on early downs and pump inside on 2nd/3rd and longs? I think versatility continues to be something they seek. Is there a DT who can play the 1T on early downs and also offer some get up on passing situations bumping out to the 3? I am very intrigued by all the scenarios

As much as I love the trenches and want to see them go big early and often, I am wondering if the value is too good in RD2 to take a DT at 30. What is the drop off from 30 to 56? If they do go RD1 DT at 30, Harmon and Grant are the two I really like. I think Collins can play, but I’m a little worried about his height/size and ability to play with a low pad level vs some of stalwart guards of the league. At the end of the day, I am sure everyone has their favorites. I just hope they walk away with 2DTs and 1 DE early in the draft.

This is my biggest fear. We’ve fallen into this trap three consecutive years in RD1 and it’s always ended up poorly. If the run on corners happens early, I hope Beane is wise enough to not again draft this years version of WR8 off the board at CB or DE