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This just seems like too good of value to pass up even if I might've preferred help at WR. Hopefully, we can help this kid refine some moves.

You still missed what I was saying. I was talking about moving up five spots worst case for Alexander (or Turner or Norman-Lott) because we were live at pick 51 when I made that post, or just stick at 56 and take our pick of those guys rather than moving up to take Sanders. One might argue that Sanders will be worth that but outside of Collins, no DTs were picked between where we took Sanders at 41 and where Bears ultimately started the DT run at 62.

Why re-sign when we can just re-draft

i have to assume Beane is going to tell us Sanders will play some 1T. He line up there some in college.

That's not the whole trade which I'm sure you know but you also seem to have missed what I was getting at which is if we'd just held til now we might've been able to just draft Alexander at 56 or move up a few spots and take him and not have to move back 10 spots from 62 at all. Some might also argue Alexander will be the better player though I'd be inclined to trust Beane on that part of it.

This pick caused me to go look at our payroll, and it turns out we can get out of Ed's contract next offseason with the low low cap hit of only 21M. 😐 Edit: also, Darius Alexander is still available with six picks to go. This could become interesting if he falls that far, but either way, you don't need to give up your 2nd to move up six spots.

Oh boy. Trade up to take an undersized need pick. That usually doesn't work out well. Edit: double ouch on the trade specs

I don't think that's it. More like, fans are trying to get excited about the Hairston pick which looks like a legitimately solid pick, but for some it's harder to get as excited if they know Williams was actually our first choice and we just missed out.

Not sure why he would've said that if it wasn't true. Seems like we got a pretty talented DB though which we also really needed. The pressure to get a 1T next year in the 1st round will be much higher if we don't stumble into something.

I kind of like the FSU tackle Farmer. He's not as big as Collins but he's long and seems to have some tools as a rusher. This pick would depend on how Bills view Carter. I assume Alexander will be long gone by the time we pick.

Given the elite 1T options turned out to be pipe dreams, I'm still quite happy with this outcome. Having someone who can turn and run with guys from press is such an advantage even if you don't do it often. But even our base look off the line is way more dangerous now with Hairston's closing speed and ability to recover. This is one way to make our DL more effective in pass rush.

Harmon works too

Damn I guess the Grant dream is dead.

LFGooooooo Edit: we still need a starting boundary CB but I like Tre in a support role. Also, he makes sense to me as a FS in a pinch. Could a position switch be in the cards?

Seems reasonable. I was bracing for 4/100M so 4/78M feels like a decent compromise. I still think Benford has to improve at the line, and until he (or someone else) does we don’t really have a true CB1 shutdown corner.