ghostwriter

I'm hoping our first three picks look like this: 1.) Jonah Williams, G 2.) Marquise Brown, WR 3.) LJ Scott, RB

That creates a hole though. Why not leave Mills there? He's a starting caliber RT. There's more to be desired for sure but I don't agree with creating another hole and I wouldn't draft a RT that high neither. Guard is a different story. I would take a Pro Bowl guard in the top 10 for sure.

Pretty sure he is their top prospect this year. As far as other prospects from the past, the only tackle I remember from Bama is Andre Smith and Jonah is a way better player. Jonah could be a starting LT on most teams.

I'd take a flyer on Ryan Kalil. Good to have some age in there too. Especially since he is calling the blocking audibles. He has that Carolina connection as well. LT- Dion Dawkins LG- Jonah Williams C- Ryan Kalil RG- Wyatt Teller RT- Jordan Mills Pretty solid group of linemen. Keep Miller and Bodine as our backup. Good group of guys.

I like Marquise Brown but I have no idea where he'll go, probably nowhere near where we're picking. Jonah will be a Pro Bowl lineman.

Don't want him anyways. I'm just starting to get familiar with the prospects this year and so far I like Jonah Williams and Marquise Brown.

I'd bump Teller to RG. If Dawkins went down we'd just bump Jonah outside. I'd love to have him either way though. I think he is a fantastic prospect.

I think he would be a Quenton Nelson caliber of G. He would also provide plenty of insurance in case Dion Dawkins went down. That entire left side would be solid. May not be there when we pick and it's still early on in the process but I would not be upset if he was the pick. I'd leave Dawkins at LT and Mills at RT. Center and RG would be our only weak spots on the OL.

Nobody likes Marquise Brown?

Well we seemed to do just that for Kelvin Benjamin. I'm not saying you're wrong, I can definitely pickup what you're laying down but who's to say he wouldn't have done better here? And who's to say Sammy doesn't rebound? There is a chance that happens. And we will probably overpay an average WR in free agency, you'll see.

Last time you quoted me you were a total dick unprovoked. Don't quote me. I hold grudges. Well, he grew up a Bills fan and he produced while here. His production after Buffalo matters not.

Fair enough. I have done zero research on this QB crop so I cannot comment, I'm just open to another, doesn't have to be a high pick. The numbers I suggested are the floor of what I find acceptable.

I think he will be ok and as far as drafting another goes, that needs to be done now. I'd take one as high as RD2. You don't mess around with QB and if you're McDermott, you're a fool if you go into next year with just Allen and Barkley. So long as Allen throws a 2:1 TD:INT ratio I'd leave him alone. Doesn't need to be jaw dropping numbers. 3,200 yards 21 TDs and 10 picks or something in that vicinity and I'd leave him alone. That to me is plausible improvement.

He just needs to show the juice is worth the squeeze. Eli Manning was notorious for his struggles as was Drew Brees and it went on for quite some time. QBs continue to get better and better over time. To me it's all about an upward trajectory.

Not quite. We need to see an upward trajectory that's all. QBs take a painfully long time to develop but it'll payoff if you're patient. Could realistically see growth over a 10 year period with Allen.

Could be. Could also be worried about an injury. A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush.

Sammy's best years were in Buffalo. Isn't that ironic? We're supposed to be the place where WRs go to die. Two 1,000 yard seasons back to back and then a down year. My point is, if we kept it inhouse there'd be no bidding war and the free market couldn't drive up his value. No doubt he'd be making less than 16m here.

For one year. His 5th year option would be substantially lower.

Maybe he didn't want to get into it? I would have acted no different than Bell. It's not out of spite, smart guy.

In @ScottLaw defense though, had we kept Sammy he wouldn't have got this much money. I truly believe that. Pick up his 5th year option, franchise him if you have to and work out a deal.

They didn't just overpay slightly, they overpayed massively. That's their business though. He's still a good receiver though.

This is what separates bad GMs from good GMs. Can Beane find a diamond in the rough?

I want Ryan Kalil in free agency. In the draft I like Marquise Brown and LJ Scott. I'd keep Matt Barkley around but I'd draft another QB in the mid rounds somewhere. Someone that we can develop and perhaps be a lifesaver to McD if Allen craps out.

I hope I eat crow on Daboll, Beane and McD. I'd love for them to make me look stupid and I'm beginning to think that's going to happen. Win the next 4 please. Shut me up.

I couldn't do a better job so I'm not going to embarrass myself. I'd hire McDermott back and tell Terry to give him one more year.