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I think there will be receivers available. This class isn’t as top heavy as last year, but there will be a few that will be late first rounders.

I don’t disagree. Epenesa and Basham are not good and we’re misses. But I can’t fathom a scenario where Beane gives it another go and drafts DE again unless it’s the last couple rounds. Please tell me you are joking…

Neither. Use a first round pick on one. Control him on the cheap for five years.

Saffold as a one year solution only really works if you have someone ready to step in after that one year. They didn’t do enough to get other guys in here to learn the system and step right in.

Definitely disappointing but I still blame coaching. These guys didn’t just forget how to play football. They are put into bad situations. Just like last year we all thought a first round corner would help avoid another 13 second disaster. Well…no one wanted to put the blame on the coaches that rushed 3 and kept the corners off the ball. It was coaching, not personnel. I agree that the personnel on offense needs upgraded, but I equally think that a new DC and scheme could make the guys we already have on d more than serviceable.

Haha…same here! That was horrible.

Funny you bring up Oliver. It’s pathetic he’s our last top 10 pick and is completely taken out of games. I’d be ok with trading him for picks.

Considering that we missed Daquan Jones more than anyone else yesterday, I have to disagree somewhat. We have pieces. Jones was a late round draft pick and a FA addition last year and played his butt off. He would have been a major factor yesterday. The point is…we don’t need to keep investing premium resources into the d. We can go dumpster diving there as much as we have with the o. Bring in a new DC with a more aggressive philosophy and get the most out of the players that we have on that side of the ball.

I don’t think McD or Beane are going anywhere anytime soon. However…I do believe pegula needs to step in and insist that more is put into the offense. That means premium resources and not dumpster diving while they invest a ton into a DL rotation. They stumbled onto Allen and it’s absurd if they have any plans of adding to the DL this off-season.

You completely lost in this post with the “brown is solid” comment.

If I was Allen I’d be dejected too…the reality that Beane will draft the BDPA (best defensive player available) is looming already… Agree. Bring in reich. He won a sb with the eagles and would be great for Allen.

That’s kinda the point i was making. He was forced into the slot after they let Beasley walk and crowder got hurt. Now…Beasley is back because McKenzie was struggling and now he can do what suits him best.

Can’t argue this. Other than the pick used to trade for Diggs, the highest pick Beane has used for a WR is round 4. I do expect it to change this draft, though.

I think the only way McKenzie sees any burn is in gadget situations. With Beasley back, I think the slot is his for the rest of the playoffs.

You beat me to it!

Can’t pay everyone and you can draft a running back and have years of control on the cheap.

We have needed WR and OL all year. We can’t keep using first round picks on defense just to replace guys we are losing. At some point, we are gonna have to use premium resources on the offense. We can find a safety or LB just as easily in the mid to late rounds. Those rounds don’t always have to be relegated to the offense. Really? So you just choose to leave out Epenesa, Basham, and bernard?

Well we only have 6 picks, and I can guarantee they won’t all be spent on offense.

It’s early, but you “know” BPA is going to be defense? This is very contradicting.

I could definitely see this and wouldn’t mind as long as the offense is addressed in 1 and 2.

Yeah it will be interesting. Epenesa is on the last year of his rookie deal next year and I wonder if he’s in their plans. If he is, keep him and move Basham. If we got a 4th for him, we could use that pick to move up in the draft of a player we like is there.

It was a horrendous pick so far.

No option behind Edmunds? Did you forget about the third round pick that they wasted this past draft?

So you would spend a first round pick on a DE to cover for Von the first half of the season? Sorry…that philosophy seems way off to me. Meanwhile…Davis has been a huge disappointment and there isn’t anyone behind him as a boundary receiver. That’s more of a need than a fill-in DE IMO.

I’ve also seen guys like Davis and Oliver mentioned too. I can’t see either of them, but who knows what beane has up his sleeve. I can’t imagine Davis’s value is too high right now, so it might be smart to keep him. Oliver has underwhelmed as well and it will be interesting to see if he’s in their long term plans or they plan on letting him walk.