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Well, I like Thomas, McConkey, and Mitchell. I was defending McConkey as a fella who could replace Diggs one day. I do think they should look at a big X. I don't see any chance Thomas even slides within trade range. Mitchell would be nice.

Traded back several times, and then back up. Went with where I think the strengths are in the draft, and ignored the ones where I don't think there is value. 36. Xavier WorthyWR Texas 60. T'Vondre SweatDT Texas 68. Xavier LegetteWR South Carolina 91. Cole BishopS Utah 134. Jordan JeffersonDT LSU 144. Tykee SmithS Georgia 163. Garret GreenfieldOT South Dakota State 189. Dylan McMahonOG NC State 200. Carson SteeleRB UCLA

Thomas, Mitchell, and Legette are the WRs I think they should be and are looking at. Thomas is likely out of reach. Mitchell is a maybe at #28. I think Legette will be there. What I can't get is a consistent read on where he is stacking up in the draft. A lot of boards seem to be projecting him as a late 2nd, even 3rd rounder. I don't see that, but I'd like to have a sense of where the consensus on him is among NFL teams. Regardless, I'm taking him over Coleman, and I still think he's a good bet for our pick in the first.

I'm not sure what Sutton's salary is, but I'd rather trade a mid-round pick with Denver, than sign one of the UFAs.

Nope, it's one of the worst positions in the draft. And no to Chop Robinson in the first.

And as it happens, there's very good depth at WR in the draft, and pretty good depth at DT, though not so great at 1T. I think they take WR early, at least 1 S, and 2 DL. I'm sure they'll take a mid-round RB, as well. Personally, I don't like the edge players. Take a flyer late, I suppose, but I would spend my DL picks at DT. Lot of good free agent safeties. I bet you can get someone decent on the cheap if you wait on that. In the draft, I hope they take a UGA safety. Bullard early, or Smith later, though I like that fella Bishop from Utah as well. My spidey sense, which could be way off, is suggesting that Beane may be more aggressive in the first than folks anticipate. I'm not sure he's going to wait at #28 for the sixth WR off the board.

I'll take it.

I'd prefer a trade back rather than taking Robinson, but I suspect McD would prefer otherwise.

I'm not sold on Chop. I don't like it.

Only posting this one because the Titans went bonkers, and I ended up with the first four picks of their 2025 draft. 38. Ladd McConkey WR Georgia 105. McKinnley Jackson DT Texas A&M 127. Tanor Bortolini OC Wisconsin 133. Brenden Rice WR USC 143. Jordan Jefferson DT LSU 145. Tykee Smith S Georgia 159. Jacob Cowing WR Arizona 162. Isaac Guerendo RB Louisville 188. Isaiah Adams OG Illinois 199. Marist Liufau LB Notre Dame 203. Zion Tupuola-Fetui EDGE Washington 248. Jamree Kromah DT James Madison 2025 TEN 1st 2025 TEN 2nd 2025 TEN 3rd 2025 TEN 4th

They for sure are not going to create a hole at LT when they already have a big task ahead of them to field a solid team. I think it means they are going to open up enough space to make a somewhat bigger move in free agency, but even if it's not that, it isn't trading away a key piece of the best Oline you've had in years. Especially after letting Morse go. It makes absolutely no sense.

Better, and polychromatic. I'm an UGA fan, so approve of day 2. How did you get the pick for Van Pran? Be shocked if Thomas falls to 28. Dropped back two spots to regain something close to the lost comp pick value. Not so bad. 30. Adonai MitchellWR Texas 60. Kris JenkinsDT Michigan 102. Mike SainristilCB Michigan 127. Brenden RiceWR USC 133. Jordan JeffersonDT LSU 136. Beaux LimmerOC Arkansas 143. Tykee SmithS Georgia 159. Isaiah DavisRB South Dakota State 162. Keith Randolph Jr.DT Illinois 188. Marist LiufauLB Notre Dame 199. Joe MiltonQB Tennessee 248. Anim DankwahOT Howard

I think Beane may have a stealth splash move planned. Rework Dawkins and Allen, sign DJ Reader.

I like Jackson Powers. I doubt that happens, but it would be interesting. Doesn't change the fact that draft strategy in the first is typically driven by positional value. I was one of the few who was arguing for Kincaid months before the draft, btw. You can look it up if you're particularly bored. It was a weak WR draft, and he is a playmaker. We still need more of them, especially at WR.

Zebras tried their best. UPL deserved it.

Kincaid is not a conventional TE. Beane called him a flex, but he's really a hybrid big slot. And worth the pick. I don't see anyone at the positions you are recommending who is likely to be of more value than the top WR left on their board. And in general, you spend the high draft picks on the positions that are expensive to fill in free agency. Beane is not going to jump a round to grab the top NT, and I doubt he's got a first round grade on Sweat, for instance.

He should be able to find enough cap space to bring in a DT, maybe resign Epenesa, and pluck one of the veteran safeties available. It doesn't seem an exorbitant ask to me. Beane will find a way to get a third. I can't believe he will be content with one pick on day 2.

Beane does not like to have holes on the roster. He likes depth, and has been good at fielding a roster that can absorb hits. I think we need to risk some depth, and go after more playmakers. That's what wins in the playoffs, and where we have been lacking. I think they will sign a veteran at DT, S, and DE. I would try and get 2 DT in the draft. I would take Sweat in the second if available. There are a number of 3rd and 4th round fellas that would be worth a look. I suspect Beane will find a way to trade up into the third. I've already said numerous times, but I don't like the edge players in this draft. Latu, yes, but he'll be gone before #28. I don't think you're finding the answer in the draft, and I would not expend a high pick on one. The plethora of safety options in free agency ought to tell you that the position is a buyer's market. Mid-round, I really like Tykee Smith, and there are others who should be available. I think Javon Bullard would be great, but you'd have to grab him earlier than I believe we should draft a S. I personally think they need to keep stocking Oline. Folks are kind of forgetting about that. You can get a serviceable day 3 RB. WR early, and another early day 3 is where I think they need to concentrate.

You're a joke. I worship God. Josh Allen is not an idol. He's a flawed human being, though probably not as flawed as you.

Yes, everyone is going to have their own idiosyncratic preferences, and none of us have all the data and inside information on personal character, football intelligence, and injuries the way an NFL team with due diligence will possess. On Legette, I think the consensus is too low on him, and I suspect he is higher on draft boards, but that's just a guess, obviously. When you say "at least for now, they could not even put a full defense on the field and 60 and two very late 4th round picks are not going to fix that" you seem to imply that they are virtually forced to use #28 on D in order to "put a full defense on the field." Of course, yes, there is also free agency, which evidently is going to be used to some extent to plug holes. I simply don't have your level of recurring anxiety about the D. I expect there will be sufficient low to mid-level investment in defensive free agents to modestly provide for current holes, given adequate drafting. What I don't at all agree with is the notion that the exigencies of the roster are such that it is both rational and almost dire necessity to pick a D player in the first. My sense of need, as is evident, is to enhance the WR room. Where your proclivities are drawn towards the D, mine are drawn towards offensive weapons, and also, offensive line needs to be bolstered in this draft. We'll see how it plays out, but I think it would be a massive fail not to err on the side of the ball where Josh Allen resides, if one has to employ an asymmetrical option in this draft.

It's so odd that you have decided to make casting Josh Allen as the villain (albeit, with facile claims that you really aren't) a source of amusement.

You're the fella with the fancy metrics, no? I've no idea about that stuff. I'm not analytical, though that kind of thing has its place. It does look like a modest trade back might end up being the most prudent course, provided you have a trade partner to work with. If I recall correctly, very few WRs seem to merit a high pick by your criteria. Since I don't really know what constitutes your methodology, and it's not my interest or forte, I can't have a strong opinion. I see an exceptional draft at the position. I don't expect Thomas to be available. I think it would be a mistake to pass on Mitchell and Legette. I personally like McConkey, who seems to be a very polarizing player. I think Polk is the player I would want at #60 if he is there.

Well, to each his own. I would hate it. And "shiny new" has a subtly pejorative connotation. I think you build the offense into as powerful a unit as possible when you have a generational franchise QB. The lack of relative investment in weapons for Josh Allen is borderline criminal. And as I said, I don't see a player at #28 on D that is worth that price. If I were going to pay that price, I'd rather overpay and grab Sweat. He can be a 1T next to Ed, which could pay off. I think this is a draft where you just don't bother with edge, or grab a few late flyers.

That might be so, but if they don't go in the first, they are going to go in the top 45 or so. The best ones aren't making it to #60 most likely. And regardless, WR talent is much better than DE. There's pretty good depth at DT, though not so many 1T which is what we really need.

Deep draft at WR means you are getting real value at #28. If you wait till #60, that benefit is significantly diminished. It's a terrible draft at DE. The few that are truly worth a first will be long gone. (I'm not sold on Chop Robinson.) One should not conclude from that that making a rush to grab a mediocre player on DL is justified. What the loss of the third means is that the 2nd rounder is not going to be WR, unless they end up trading back from #28.