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I'm guessing D.J. Burns is intended.

If they are trading the 2025 1st to move up, I hope they go big and trade up into the top 10 to grab a top 3 WR if someone falls. (It would cost more than #28 and next year's first to do so, I know.) But I would take Thomas as a solid choice, though that would be a high price to pay. Not sure I would. Coleman I just don't like, even at the top of the second, so I'll have to hope I am wrong if he is the pick. I like Mitchell, Legette, and McConkey there. Anyway, going to be a long three-and-a-half weeks while we endlessly rehash the scenarios.

Coleman may be the most polarizing WR in the draft, followed by Franklin. I don't trust either of them, but some of the folks who like them are certainly bright. Looks like the experts are all over the map on the next tiers, though it seems BTJ is nearly always in the top 5. Maybe Beane will have a plan to go get him. If not, I think you stick at #28, and decide based on what's on the board and what trade back deals are available.

Understood. I like an entirely different set of players. Thomas, Mitchell, or Legette as a big X. McConkey if they go outside that box. I don't think Gabe and Shakir is where they ought to be aiming, though Shakir is a nice player, and Gabe, while inconsistent, obviously had his moments. I'll be surprised if Davis flourishes enough to justify the payday he got in free agency.

Maybe you're right, but I'd be unhappy if he is the main selection at WR. If he's a second option, that's fine, but it appears unlikely, given the lack of a third round pick. Beane can move around a bit. I expect he will try and get back into the third, but some of those early picks are going to DL and probably S, though I wouldn't rule out OL, or even, given past proclivities, RB.

Traded back multiple times. Posting this one as an example of how I think the edge position ought to be addressed in this particular draft. 39. Ladd McConkeyWR Georgia 69. Cole BishopS Utah 80. Braden FiskeDT Florida State 97. Devontez WalkerWR North Carolina 128. Mason McCormickOC South Dakota State 133. Javon SolomonEDGE Troy 142. Jordan JeffersonDT LSU 144. Dylan LaubeRB New Hampshire 158. Cedric JohnsonEDGE Ole Miss 160. Elijah JonesCB Boston College 163. Garret GreenfieldOT South Dakota State 184. Marist LiufauLB Notre Dame 189. Xavier ThomasEDGE Clemson 200. Dylan McMahonOG NC State

I dunno. I don't always read in the context of a thread, so if it is dependent on that sort of interaction, maybe it is. I still say, btw, that trying to get an X like Thomas, Mitchell, or Legette is worth the risk, though I have also consistently said I love McConkey. I agree with the fella who says McConkey and Kincaid would be a natural and excellent pairing.

Fortunately, you can find very good players at those positions in the third round and on day 3.

Well, let's hope so.

I don't know what you paid to get #14, but I suspect it was too much. And you held onto #28? Something illegal is involved. I traded back from #60 in order to acquire two day 2 picks. This is perhaps more realistic. 28. Adonai MitchellWR Texas 80. Javon BullardS Georgia 97. Braelon AllenRB Wisconsin 128. Tanor BortoliniOC Wisconsin 133. Jordan JeffersonDT LSU 144. Zak ZinterOG Michigan 160. Justin EboigbeDT Alabama 163. Luke McCaffreyWR Rice 189. Marist LiufauLB Notre Dame 200. Caedan WallaceOT Penn State 204. Eric WattsEDGE UConn

That only happens if Beane is trading high picks from 2025, because from his list, Latu and Sweat in a best case scenario cost you #28 and #60. That in itself has an outside chance on a propitious couple of days. I don't think that it is too likely, and then where are your two WRs? Most likely way after the run on WR that will peter out around pick 45 or so, which means you are no longer getting even late third tier WRs. That would be a massive fail given the quality of WR in this draft.

Latu might fall because of the injury concern, though I share that concern. I mostly have a different list at WR. I like Thomas, Mitchell, Legette, and then I like McConkey, who isn't an X, though he can play outside. I am biased, because an UGA fan, but I think he is going to be better than many imagine. I like Polk and Baker the best from the rest of your selections. I've said a few times here that I am afraid McD is going to rush the podium to select Cooper Dejean. Newton is the only fella that could fall to #28 that I wouldn't blame them for taking, though I strongly favor WR.

I presume ahead of time that most folks recognize that everyone is making a guess, educated or not. And so much depends on the specific situation that offers or complicates the opportunity presented to a player. All that said, in any field, one ascertains which voices hold a degree of authority for you. That Cosell was off on Mingo doesn't really answer to whether Mitchell will turn out well or not. In a similar, analogous way, the Bills making a trade up for Watkins years ago bears zero import for whether any other putative trade up for WR would work out well or not. Anyway, I am not tied to Mitchell. It's a shame we are not really in a position to move up for one of the top 3. All you can do is take your shot and hope for the best. This is the question that occurs to me as well, but I was distracted and too lazy to ask it. I have those two ahead of Coleman for the reason you stipulate.

So, he has to play where Kincaid plays most of the time? I don't think I like that. I wish Odunze would fall far enough to make a play for him. (I presume he is WR3.) I'd gamble on Thomas' traits, but even he is probably out of reach. I think Legette is the next best play at WR that is likely to be there at #28, but I think Franklin might be their pick. Read an article comparing Franklin to Diggs. And Worthy might be an option, but neither of them is a big X.

I know you think you're brighter than the rest of us. The wise are few, but taking an unpopular opinion doesn't mean you're right. As I wrote above, I like the player, just not the cost. And I gave alternatives that I think are excellent players. If you view Dejean as a unicorn, that might justify the choice, but I know from other threads we just have strong strategic and interpretive differences.

I'd much rather find a way to trade back up into the third and take Javon Bullard or Cole Bishop. WR in round one or trade back into the early second and take WR. That should be the play. I don't like the edge players likely to be there at #28. If Newton is sitting there, I'll understand taking him at #28. He's a really good player, but it's not what I would want to do. I do think McD would love to have this fella on the team. So would I, if it doesn't mean you spent #28 to get him. Well, I think it would put the fan base over the edge. Except for you, you like that sort of thing.

To be honest, the more I research, the more I think I would be willing to pay a fairly high price to move up and grab one of the top 3 if someone slips to 8 or 9.

Appreciate your thoughts. I'd gamble on Thomas and his traits, but I don't think he's likely to fall within a modest trade up, and I'm not sure Beane is plausibly in a position to do much more than that to get him. I'm mostly not on the fellas you are liking, but I can see how you could make a case for them. I'd be fine with Polk at #60 if they do something rather crazy like taking Cooper Dejean at #28. (Like the player, just not NFL S in the first. I just have a feeling he is McD's crush.) They ought to go find a way to get Bullard in the 3rd, btw. Worthy would be exciting, but he's really a feather. I'd prefer a WR that doesn't just scare with speed, but can punish a tackler, and block. Ideally. Legette is the fella I come back to. I can't get past Franklin coming in shorter and lighter, then that awful Combine. That's probably not fair, and folks like his tape, apart from some drops issues. I'd rather not repeat that aspect of the Davis WR2 era.

Devonshire is a CB, no?

So you're worried about Thomas and you don't like Mitchell. I'm sure you've said who you like at WR who is outside the top 3 impossible to get fellas, but I don't feel like searching for it. If you rule those two out, I'm on Legette, then McConkey, even though he's not what most folks are looking for.

If that is a true story, the day 2 Center won't happen. Move up DT -- Sweat, Jenkins, Fiske, there are a bunch of candidates. The main point is that while Beane "has work to do," what needs to be done is not some unlikely and super difficult task. A good GM can accomplish what needs to be done.

I'd like to end up with Legette (or Thomas/Mitchell, if they fall), Van Pran, and Bullard/Bishop by the end of day 2. Beane would have to make some trades to pull it off, but it's not a ridiculous ask. Then I'd take the best DT left on my board, and then the best RB. With what I have left, I take BPA, though I'd opt for OL and maybe a late round edge if it's a tie.

They should just take him at #28 if Thomas and Mitchell are gone.

I think he's trying to speak it into existence. It's magical thinking.

I was hopeful at the end of last season. Turned out to be a mirage. I expected KA to make more aggressive moves in the off-season, and pretty much all he did was bring in Clifton and ancient Erik Johnson. They absolutely need an experienced coach who will demand results and be mean. The Sabres are soft, and they reflect their kind, mild-mannered leader. I know folks will say nostalgia, but I'd love to hire Ruff. Still mad about Peca. Unfortunately, I think this analysis is correct.