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If it gets to a point where it's late in Round 5, he's still on the board, and we still have 4 picks between 169 and 177 - I'd pull the trigger. I don't think he'll last that long and I don't know that Beane would do it. But I would. Sanders could easily end up being a better Backup option than Trubisky or White and if he showed something in Training Camp or in garbage duty, he could become a trade piece after a year for more than we paid. And if he causes problems or doesn't work out for whatever reason? Just cut him. At that point in the Draft, it's not the end of the world if a player taken at 176 or later doesn't make it. Low risk gamble.

While I don't expect it, I could see a scenario where Beane uses all 7 picks. The way I see it, they have open roster spots at WR (lost Cooper and Hollins, signed Palmer), TE (lost Morris), DT (lost Johnson, Jefferson, and Phillips, signed Ogunjobi (suspended) and Drafted Sanders), and Punter (lost Martin, signed a couple cast aways that neither are a given). So that's 4 (possibly 5 if they want to Draft someone late to hold Ogunjobi's spot). Then there's positions like LB, where they could want to upgrade depth or at least have competition on Buffalo Joe or Olofoshio. Safety if they want to upgrade depth or have competition for Hamlin or Forrest. A late 6th or 7th flyer on a RB that they might want to try and stash wouldn't surprise me either. And they always tend to throw in a Late Round flyer on an Offensive Lineman as well. Again, I don't expect him to stand pat at every pick. But it's less crazy than you'd think that he'd use all 7 picks on Day 3. Especially when the last couple picks are in the glorified UDFA, unlikely to make an NFL roster area anyways.

I think I got it... Like Boogie Basham, TJ Sanders... also plays somewhere on the Defensive Line.

Yeah, that's where I'm at. I was pretty anti-Landon Jackson bc I assumed that meant we were taking him at 30 or moving up in the 2nd to grab him. Taking him in the 3rd after moving down from 62 and after taking a CB and a DT? I'm def on board with that.

They won't be Drafting a RB that high. They may take a guy in the 6th or 7th that will end up cut with a Practice Squad ceiling if he looks good. But we don't carry more than 3 Tailbacks. And none of James Cook, Ray Davis, or Ty Johnson are going anywhere. Cook's replacement will come in next year's Draft, if he isn't re-signed.

Read the affadavit. It's public knowledge "what's going on here". In a world where most investigations stemming from an allegation generally go nowhere because SA is difficult to build a case around without substantial evidence - he was officially charged with the felony after a quick investigation bc of the mountain of stuff they had. This isn't an allegation. This is someone criminally charged with SA. With damning text messages (some done while the police watched), him trying to negotiate an NDA payoff, and a rape kit that had the Hospital calling the police and meeting her there. He will not be Drafted by the Buffalo Bills and likely won't be Drafted at all.

You had Deion saying to the press months before the Draft that there were teams "I won't let my son play for". Then he goes to the Combine, where an anonymous NFL Head Coach said "it was the worst combine interview i've ever been in, in my life". Combine that with him being a pocket passer in a league where that's antiquated and one with a pretty unimpressive arm on top of it - and i'm honestly not surprised he's fallen this far.

I started the thread and wondered how long it would take until I saw the word "motor". 8 posts.

There goes Will Johnson. If the rumors of a degenerative knee were real, that seems high. If it isn't, that's really low.

56, 62, and 109 = 212 pts. 41, 72, and 240 = 210 pts. So a fairly even trade. It's ever so slightly titlted to the Bears. https://www.drafttek.com/NFL-Trade-Value-Chart-Rich-Hill.asp

We must have given up multiple Day 3's as 56 and 109 shouldn't get us that high.

We're on the clock! Donovan?!

Haha Slough over Sanders.

The highest 56 and 109 (our next highest pick that isn't 62) is going to get us is 46. So I wouldn't expect a move up before then, if at all.

Amos won't be there when we pick and Johnson is off of a lot of Draft boards for a degenerative knee.

Yeah, I was pretty upset when we passed him. I was under the assumption he was coming off an injury that would still have him ready to play by Week 1. But then it came out his injury isn't the main issue - it's that he has a degenerative knee issue. And if that's the case, I totally understand passing on him.

Considering Khalil Shakir runs 4.43 and Curtis Samuel ran a 4.31 (probably has declined a bit due to age, but probably still in the range of 4.41) and the feeling is we don't have someone that's going to win with speed - I don't think 4.41 really meets the mark of a "Speed WR". Again, not slow. But not exactly a speed demon.

You're essentially straight up trading James Cook for Jaydon Blue. Maybe not even a straight up trade as it's quite possible Blue goes before the pick you would get for Cook. And asking Blue to be what Cook was for us last season out of the gate is a big ask. I fail to see the logic. Ride Cook out, Draft his replacement next season, and get a comp pick for him in 2027 - that will most likely be more than what you'd get in trade for him this season. Don't worry, with the way you fall in love with prospects and think they're all sure things, there will be a RB in next years Draft that you like as much as Blue and likely even more so.

He's a 4.41 guy. That's definitely not slow. But that's not exactly someone you're Drafting to add a Speed element to your WR core either.

I also want Burden III. But there's a number of issues there: 1.) He's not a speedy WR and I think they want speed. 2.) If he falls to a spot where we can pick him, that probably means that the concerns with his practice/work ethic and his inner circle (reportedly his mom is "a problem" and his girlfriend is his manager) are real. In which case, they'd probably pass. 3.) Those things aren't real concerns, in which case they'd have to trade up quite a bit in Round 2 for him and I don't see them doing that for a WR. Though, like my thoughts on Collins' fit, I'd love to be wrong here too.

I like Collins too. But while being a great run stuffer, he provides little to nothing in terms of Pass Rush. And Beane generally doesn't go for big space eaters who can't Pass Rush. My gut is he prefers Joshua Farmer and I almost expect him to be one of the pics. But I'd be happy to be wrong and he takes Collins if he's there.

You can't just switch just any aging CB to Safety. They need to have the traits of a Safety to make that switch. They need to be good tacklers and good open field tacklers. That is not a strong point in Tre White's game.

Ray Davis IG story (sadly no one's reposted it to a Tweet) is a really good watch. https://www.instagram.com/stories/hbk_ray/3618275287888920602?utm_source=ig_story_item_share&igsh=emQ1bnJ4bjlyM3ly

We paid him 2.2m. We paid Dane less than that. Neither is guaranteed a roster spot or is any sort of long term solution.