Who are your big winners and even bigger losers after round 1?
not including the Bills.
Winners:
1. Bears
Caleb and Rome was the best they could hope for.
2. Jets
This sucks but trading back, getting some more picks and a high value OT prospect for Rodgers is the smart, but not sexy move.
3. Vikings
Depending on you felt about McCarthy, the Vikings had a good night. Active around the board, and used their capital to get their two biggest needs. Reminded me of the Bills in 18.
Now, for the actual important part. The LOSERS.
Losers:
1. Falcons
I slept on this thinking it was the worst move of the draft thus far and I woke up thinking I was being generous. Alienating the QB you just gave 2 fully GTD years to make a deep playoff run so you can have a 9 year senior ride the pine for 2 years is absurd. Now, to be fair, if 3 years from now, Penix is a franchise QB no one will care, so I give them some fraction of credit there. But the whole reason you throw stacks at a Kirk Cousins is because you believe the rest of the roster is close to contention. Falcons are just unserious.
2. Raiders
oh boy. To spend multiple high picks on the TE position two years in a row when you don’t have a QB on the roster is certainly a strategy. They saw the Bills extend Dawson Knox to big money to ride the pine and block on goal line and said “hold my beer.”
3. Broncos
They drafted Bo Nix.