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What did he expect? Bellichick is a great coach. He has proven himself. Of course it's going to be a lot harder without Brady. BB is now having to deal with QB issues like so many other great coaches who got fired basically for not having one. The fact that he was able to get back to the playoffs so soon when he had such a weak roster is a testament to his skill IMO. I will never take the Pats lightly while he is running that franchise.

I don't know the field, but you draft the best OL and if your 3rd best OT is still 1 of your top 5, slide him inside. If there is a G there whose talent is on par with other players at that spot, go ahead. I'm wondering if we wouldn't have been better off taking an OT in the 2nd round last year. I like Basham, but he isn't likely to help us any time soon. We say G's don't affect the game much even our weakness there hurt us considerably last year. We say we approach the draft with needs, but when you have to pay several huge salaries, you're going to have them. Right now CB and RG are huge holes and I would add that RT is also. I know Brown filled in admirably and I hope that some day he'll be a starting caliber RT, but he's clearly got a very long way to go to reach that level. We will pay a steep price if we don't address these needs in the top 2 rounds. I'd like to see us trade down and garner 2 top 40 picks to address both positions. This is a bigger than usual draft for Beane. He needs to nail it on days 1 and 2.

I agree with this except the comparison between McKensie and Bates. McKensie is an average WR -- Borderline starter/backup. Bates is nowhere near that level.

I hope we aren't overpaying him. He's a career backup. I assume the 4 year deal was to lure him away. We still have a gaping hole at RG. Brown is terrible in pass protection and not much better as a run blocker. I'd love to see us draft a CB in round 1 and go OL twice on day 2 or go OL/CB/RB. If Singletary goes down, our run game goes down with him. Moss and Johnson don't give me any confidence. Neither do Bates or Boettger. We will pay a price for our biggest salaries with a few more holes in other starting spots.

The future belongs to QB's that place a higher value on winning than money. Brady gave the Pats a discount and it paid off big time. This isn't to suggest that players are greedier than owners. Still, the more you take, the less you have to surround yourself with talent.

From Mahomes to Tua? I think the Chiefs will be better off in the long run.

I'm glad he's not picking for us.

I honestly don't know enough about college football to predict. I do know that the front and back of a defense have to work together. If the pass rush doesn't get there, the DB's and LB's are forced to keep receivers covered longer. If the back end doesn't keep receivers covered longer, the pass rushers don't have enough time to get to the QB. We just signed Miller. Let's take full advantage of his skills and shore up the very important CB2 spot. Then let's try to shore up the craterous hole that is the right side of our OL so we can both keep Allen standing and pound the rock. I'm not saying we shouldn't draft a WR, but it's not as urgent right now and I'm fine with giving Gabe Davis a shot at a starting job. He's earned it. Let's not keep burying him on the depth chart. My dark horse is Kyler Gordon, but I don't know if he'll be able to start right away.

I will reserve judgement on this point until I see if the right side of our OL is functional, and we have at least 3 very good CB's as well as a decent 3rd. Right now those are 2 cavernous holes in this roster that have yet to be addressed. We need to sign at least 1 FA at CB. I'm thinking a guy like Poole or someone of his caliber could come at a good price if he's healthy and motivated. I'd rather not sign a CB into his 30's, but we may have no choice.

Another Greg Norman? Well, we got nuthin' at outside CB after Tre. I don't think he's the answer, but we're desperate. We do need to upgrade CB3 after we draft a CB in the 1st.

I'd be fine taking a RB in this draft after we draft a CB and a RG. We do need better depth. I'm not at all enamored with anyone in our RB room after Singletary. We're in trouble if he goes down or we can't fix the right side of our OL.

Why is CB a short term need? Other than White, there is no outside CB worthy of a starting job on our roster. I'd much rather roll with Davis and Crowder than have Davis' snaps cut yet again and a cavernous hole at CB that teams can exploit. Besides, who is going to replace a 1st round CB in our starting lineup? Jackson? I can't imagine that. Besides, a 1st round CB has a much better chance of starting than a WR with Davis, Diggs, McKenzie and Crowder on the payroll.

Seriously. People are worrying about replacing Singletary who played well last year. Meanwhile we haven't got 1 starting calibur OL to the right of Morse. Go figure.

Camp body. I hope he never has to see the field in any game that counts. Bates is bad, but Mancz is still worse. If we don't seriously upgrade the right side of our OL, we could get Josh killed back there.

Camp body. I'd rather have a 3rd or 4th round pick out there as Singletary's backup.

It seems like he would be out of reach. I don't expect to see him in Bills blue. Still, I have to wonder if a 1 year prove it deal might be tempting. The Chargers released him and he's still out there. He's been pretty banged up these past 2 years, but if we showed him just a little love, it might sway his loyalty if he can get back into playing shape. We certainly could use him if he ever returns to form. Maybe he'd move inside if Brown becomes starter-worthy. Right now, I see the entire right side of the OL as a huge question mark. I know we couldn't afford to pay him as well as the Chargers did, but you never know. If a couple recent draft picks become solid players, we could go with more rookie contracts and save enough to keep one more solid (healthy?) veteran OL. How crazy is that idea? I don't see it happening, but Beane has certainly surprised us before. It's a nice thought anyways.

Bezos football? God help us.

Beane takes a bit of a gamble and picks Kyler Gordon -- A redshirt sophmore CB from the Washington Huskies. The draftniks will hate it more than Rousseau. Very high ceiling, but a risk. Great tackler -- Runs through ball cariers. He is scheme versatile and has great short area burst. I think Frazier and McDermott could maybe make him a probowler. He also has studied dancing and Kung Fu. Just a wild guess. I read that he's projected to go late 1st or early 2nd. It looks like there is good value at CB in this range of picks.

PFF has this FA signing rated among their top 10 FA moves this offseason. They think we got a steal. I hope they are right.

He wasn't all bad, but he had a HUGE swing and miss with EJ Manuel. That was his downfall. If he's drafted Russel Wilson, he might still be working as a GM. Most of his 1st round picks underperformed. His day 2 and 3 picks were OK as were his FA moves for the most part. Still, you HAVE to nail those 1st rounders to be successful.

Why do we need a thread for a backup caliber IOL? It's not like he can't be easily replaced on day 3 of the draft.

CB. No question. I'd be ok with a WR in round 2 or OL or RB, but definitely CB in the 1st. I've been saying that since Wallace became a starter. Unless something changes...

I agree completely. Also, Saffold doesn't suck at pass protection. Bates isn't better at anything. That's ridiculous. Saffold is average there and a mauler in the run game. Brown still has a very long way to go and I wouldn't mind resigning Williams for a year and drafting or signing another OT. If Brown does become worthy of a starting role at some point in the future, someone moves inside. Right now I view Brown as a liability.

That's weird because I heard some guy in a podcast say 12-14 months. I feel better now.

If he can play Cb, ok. We got nothing at CB until...