Buffalo Junction

You don't need a bonified #1 prototype WR. However, the alternate solution is to scheme around that.... This means having a set of players that creates a mismatch against every defense. The Rams do this by having three #2 WRs and a dominant RB. I'd be more than happy to follow the Rams' method where you overwhelm a defense with a multitude of #2 receiving options; particularly with a younger QB that is still growing into his leadership roll.

This^^^^^ Beane basically filled all the holes on the roster, so now he's free to pick whomever he feels is BPA in every round of the draft. It's going to come down to how he has guys graded when we pick. I doubt he's going to be gunning for a TE, but I'm sure he'll go with a TE if he feels it's the best prospect available.

I doubt they are thinking of replacing Mack. I think it’s more dependent upon whether they think Bell can play around 50% of his snaps in the slot. If so it provides a lot of scheme versatility.

Ballard is being judicious. They’re likely going for Bell. After that I expect them to shop vets who get cut... Bargin bin for 1 year deals they can use for depth and comp picks later.

Pretty much. I just think that the drought built up the idea in the media. When you couple that with the weather: moving a game to Detroit, etc. it get played up even more. No one likes losing, bad weather, and high taxes. This team needs to turn the corner in an obvious way to make this a prime destination.

Well, the first two went to the playoffs las year. Green Bay has been a dominant franchise since 1992.

The Packers are quietly filling holes. They stole Amos from Chicago as well. I'm interested to see the money involved.

Additionally, if you found the link on TBD, the link has already been posted on TBD.

That would actually be a pretty cool thing as a father.... Playing in the same city with your son, being able to attend each others games, etc. I can imagine that there's some appeal to that situation.

Joking about booty calls is a good way to end a mutually beneficial arrangement.

The problem is there’s only room for one of those contracts at each position. Definitely the ultimate ego stroke contract though.

IIRC, Sterling Sharpe was the last player to have a real escalator contract. However it wasn’t directly tied to the cap. It was a 5 or 6 year deal that guaranteed that he would be the highest paid WR (by $1) every season.

You just need the proper coach. “Right turn Clyde”

Irv Smith seems to fit the mold of H-back rather well. I don’t think he displayed enough speed & athleticism to be a smaller TE you can split out reliably in the NFL. What the value is on that... ?‍♂️

I’m not sure if they go after Barr. Barr would have been the logical FA replacement if Alexander had retired. I’m not sure if the money lines up with need now. That said, the combination of Barr and Edmunds could really change the timing and depth of routes while providing versatility with blitzes.

Makes sense. I’m assuming D Bush has issues with sifting through traffic and getting off blocks? Admittedly, I only watched one Michigan game this year, and wasn’t keying in on LBer play.

Day 2 if we’re picking him, or day 2 in general? 5’11” isn’t a huge deal in today’s nfl with all of these spread concepts and 11 personnel sets. I could see Bush going in the late 20’s.

Which is why I compared him to Lawson who went around pick 20 despite a freakish combine instead of Clowney.

I think he’ll be a steady player at worst... a la M Lawson or Barr. I don’t think he’s a can’t miss probowler though. If he was we’d be talking about him usurping Bosa instead of sneaking into the top 10. That said, his combine confirmed his production: 2 years of 8+ sacks and 14+ TFL’s in the SEC. He could live up to that potential if he improves his rush moves. Plus he seems to play contain first, and IDK if that’s him or coaching. I’m not sure if Beane will gamble on the kid. He did get booted from Michigan State and had to work his way back from Juco. He seems to have taken that setback seriously and matured. I wouldn’t be disappointed with him at 9, but I’m not going to ? either. I’d probably react similar to drafting J Allen... “okay. Let’s see how it turns out”.

He’s having a Manny Lawson combine. I could see them grabbing him as a replacement for Alexander.

It certainly seems as though Beane will gamble on physical freaks if he deems them to be “coachable”. We’ll see with Metcalf.

For real. Such a freak. Now to see what Deebo runs.

He’s not far off. Gronk ran a 4.68. TE’s are often difficult to predict because there’s such a variation in skill set, body type, and usage.

Soooo...… Sterling Sharpe...… Neck injury included Deebo Samuel is probably the best for starting potential combined with return ability.

You may be correct. Sweat is interesting because his combine numbers will actually serve as confirmation. He also has enough elite traits for a team to take a shot. In other words... He’s more likely to be Manny Lawson than John McCargo. The two things that Sweat actually impressed me with are 1) he has already developed inside and outside rush moves and counters, and 2) he does a good job of identifying screens and containing the edge. That’s the fun part of all this though. We have no clue how scouts actually have these guys graded. Heck, they might view these Clemson Dlinemen like the 2005 Wolfpack line.