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You're not trading a first or second from next year to grab a DT.

I think given Beane's proclivities, Hairston at CB is where he would land, though I personally love Grant at #30. A lot of folks think you'll need to trade up to get Grant, but this mock has plausible trades and rationale.

Unfortunately, you've just defined the usual Beane first round pick.

We'll see if they can replicate the very wide turnover margins with an offense that has to matriculate down the field, because they don't have a fella that can scare the defense and win as a boundary receiver that can separate. Maybe Palmer gives them that; at minimum, they need him to play that role sufficiently to make the opposing defense respect that dimension of the offense.

Expenditure is not a reliable metric, yet those who just can't get it probably won't. Yes, it was very smart and necessary to build the o-line. That doesn't mean one should then suppose it's fine to consistently ask the best qb in the league to elevate a mediocre WR room (in a good year). Having superior talent at WR would increase your margins for attaining victory, increase explosive plays, and chances of winning in the post-season where elite talent makes clutch plays in big moments. And for the folks that can only think in very simple binary logic, that doesn't mean you should ignore the defense.

I agree, but there is that one fella. Some say his limited production is a product of the Volunteer offense. I don't know, but I hope Beane manages to grab Dont'e Thornton. He's got the traits.

Ah, if you keep both seconds and Collins is there, could happen. If they trade up, I don't think they're using both seconds to do it.

I don't really trust him to figure it out, unfortunately.

Well, if he doesn't have the mental cabbage to process at NFL speeds, it's a problem that won't get fixed. I was very happy when we drafted him, and I'm hoping it's more injuries than that, but I can't say I'm confident about it.

I know folks think we just have to go CB, and others think you shouldn't spend a late first on 1T. I like him a lot.

These things are like slot machines. Play enough of them, and eventually it will spit out something unlikely, but nice if it happens. 36. Derrick HarmonDT Oregon 56. Trey AmosCB Ole Miss 62. Isaiah BondWR Texas 88. Alfred CollinsDT Texas 109. Billy BowmanS Oklahoma 132. Sai'vion JonesEDGE LSU 169. Jack KiserLB Notre Dame 170. Marcus TateOG Clemson 173. Mitchell EvansTE Notre Dame 177. Nohl WilliamsCB California

Inexcusable not to, really.

I've said this before here, but the lack of explosive plays means a better chance of regression towards the mean on the turnover front. The margin for error is much less, and I think it also bites you in those gotta have it moments in playoff games. Not wanting more elite talent at WR is just not smart, and it's consistently been missing from Beane's approach to team building.

That characterization isn't really correct, but it certainly tilts the conversation towards a particular stance. 2024 was not good enough, and if it were, there wouldn't have been a mid-season trade of a third round pick for the oft-injured and relatively disappointing Cooper. If anything, you could say that bringing in Palmer at least establishes a higher floor for boundary receiver, so I expect on paper 2025 is slightly ahead of last year. I would have liked Metcalf not because he's a "name," but because he is an excellent boundary receiver with speed that can beat press coverage. For the same reason, I'd like to draft a WR relatively early with those traits, but given the needs on D, it likely won't happen till day 3.

Stop yelling at my clouds!

I think he meets the criteria of difficult name to pronounce.

You could be an insider with thousands of followers on X.

30. Kenneth GrantDT Michigan 56. Landon JacksonEDGE Arkansas 62. Jayden HigginsWR Iowa State 109. Jordan HancockCB Ohio State 132. Malachi MooreS Alabama 169. Jack KiserLB Notre Dame 170. Raheim SandersRB South Carolina 173. Marcus TateOG Clemson 177. Ty RobinsonDT Nebraska 206. Luke LacheyTE Iowa

Advocating for a nuanced understanding that allows for complexity is not allowed. This is a football forum. Now go jump through a table.

Doesn't matter. All the Chargers are signing with us.

I am puzzled by the presumptuous hypotheticals that keep showing up in these threads. You couldn't have had Sweat unless the player was willing to sign a deal. It wasn't his preference, so that wasn't an alternative option that we just decided not to take.

There's zero indication that Hendrickson would be available to the Bills. You sound like we are actively refusing a deal that isn't there.

To be honest, I'd love to grab Grant and then take another big fella for the middle on day 3.

Palmer is a boundary receiver for the most part. What WR1 do you have in mind, because I don't see one out there that is available?

We absolutely needed a boundary receiver with his skill set. It opens up the field for everyone, and adds some explosive play ability. I agree that we still need elite difference makers. I surely wanted one at WR, and personally I still think Metcalf could have been that guy. But I feel a lot better having this role filled by at minimum an adequate player.