DrDawkinstein

Awesome! This was exactly the type of response I was hoping for. Interesting because we might be able to get him in the 2nd, so the same body type and draft position of guys like AJ Brown and DK Metcalf! If only his first name were two initials! I wonder if this is a case where Beane could trade DOWN in the 1st, and nab him in the 20s while picking up an extra 2nd or 3rd rounder.

Same reason Fitz isnt coaching. He made close to $100M and has a cushy, high paying announcing gig. Who would EVER give that up so they can have the privilege of never seeing their family, working 20 hour days, and having everyone hate you?

That is just one game, and for what it's worth I absolutely HATED Tee Higgins at Clemson because he was so soft and injury prone and would never make a tough catch or tough play... and look at how that worked out.

Dont ever use the term pop on Bad Religion again. They;ve been around since the early 80s! How have you managed to avoid them this long? And the lead singer isnt a dentist, but he is a doctor! "Graffin obtained his PhD in zoology at Cornell University and has lectured courses in natural sciences at both the University of California, Los Angeles and at Cornell University. Graffin attended El Camino Real High School, then obtained both his BA Biology, BS Geology and master's in Geology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He went on to earn his PhD in Zoology from Cornell University.[5] The PhD dissertation was supervised by William B. Provine.[6] After years of being out-of-print, the title of his dissertation changed to "Evolution and Religion: Questioning the Beliefs of the World's Eminent Evolutionists".[7] Graffin returned to UCLA where he taught natural science courses.[8] In a June 2008 interview with Bad Religion bassist Jay Bentley, he mentioned that Graffin would be teaching there from January to March 2009.[9] In April 2011, Graffin revealed that he would return to Cornell University that fall to co-teach for 14 weeks.[10] In 2011 the new type species Qiliania graffini of an extinct bird from the lower Cretaceous was named after Graffin "for his contributions to evolutionary biology, his public out-reach through music, and his inspiration to young scientists around the world"

Fair, but MHJ is the top pure talent. I'm not so afraid of what will likely be the 3rd best QB and whoever new coach they have.

I'll be shocked if we take an OL before the 5th round. There's no need. Unless we cut Morse already and are looking for his replacement.

I get it, but the counter is that our Offense is pretty much set where as the Defense is about to lose 6 out of 11 starters and most of our depth. We'll lose Davis, and maybe make a hole by cutting Morse, but other than that the entire Offense is set and returning. Starters, at least. If we end up with a CB or DT in the 1st, there will still be decent WR options in the 2nd. I dont want to wait until the 3rd for a WR, but it would still be our highest WR taken (not counting TE Kincaid).

I dont think there will be any trading up, and definitely not for a WR (unless MHJ starts to fall for some reason which he wont, and even then... shades of Sammy Watkins trade)

Not sure the coach matters when we are up against the cap, Poyer is a shell, and cutting him saves $5.5M. No brainer. But I get what youre sayin.

Very good point about QB costs and the need to make others better. But I wouldnt go past the 3rd round without taking a WR. Take Poyer out of your list too. We have no Safeties going into next year.

It's not sneaky. It's a draft thread. So what? We can talk draft year round.

We're going to have to cut Poyer, White, Morse, Harty and others just to get even on cap. We arent dropping $25M+/yr on another WR. Even with all of Beane's magic.

I'm just gonna bump this thread until @GunnerBill finishes his tea and signs back in.

I could see that. But that early, we are drafting another 3-tech instead of 1-tech where we have a hole. 1-techs can usually be found in the 2nd round or later. Maybe WR/DT in rounds 1/2, then DBs the rest of the way. Our FO has an easier time finding late round DBs than 1st rounders so that works for me. For a deep class, any of those later WRs you like?

Considering CB is a premium position and our Secondary will be wiped out, it's likely. I dont think it's so Billsy tho. It's the modern passing NFL.

I think our 1st pick will be CB. I also think the fans have a much larger demand for RT than our FO. The OL is playing the best we've seen in years, maybe decades. No need to spend a 1st there when we have bigger holes elsewhere. I could see New England, Arizona, Green Bay, Jets, and Broncos all possibly taking a WR if their guy is there, so agree Odunze isnt falling to us either. So who we got?

The Bills need to draft a WR. The Bengals are about to lose Tee Higgins, and once again find themselves without Burrow and likely with another Top 10 pick. As of today, the Bills are at #17 and the Bengals #12. I expect the Bills to end up around #15 and Bengals around #10. Neither team will have a chance at Marvin Harrison Jr. He'll be a top 5 pick, hopefully not to New England. I imagine Odunze will be off the board before either of us pick as well. Although Odunze is close to a Higgins clone and Bengals might end up pretty high if they likely lose out. Looking at Draftek's list (just to get a list), who do we like? I could see Cincy going back to the LSU well and grabbing Nabers, which would leave Coleman or Egbuka depending on who drafts between us. Or do we go CB then get one of the 2nd round WRs? Anyone there to get excited about?

Yeah, it's pretty simple and no reason for fans to get so worked up. He's been disappointing, and I didnt even expect much from him. But he's an easy cut, and saves us money.

Oof, that's an ugly list. Reich, absolutely not. Bienemy likely isnt making it out of Washington and will promoted to HC Harbaugh is a douche, has bad blood with Jim Kelly, and I'm not sure who his OC would be or what type of Offense he brings considering he's historically been a Greg Roman guy. Dabol is interesting. As is Ben Johnson.

Every sports channel does it. Shannon Sharp/Skip Bayless are the kings of hot takes to drive engagement and theyre over on Fox. 99% of sports reporting seems to be hot takes to get reactions and drive clicks. Which kinda makes sense considering sports reporting is just fancy marketing for all these leagues. None of it should be taken too seriously.

Let's be clear: Spears is an ABSOLUTE CLOWN on NFL Live. He's only there to give dumb hot takes for the real pros like Orlovsky and Ryan Clark to play off of. Spears made that show unwatchable through the 2021 and 2022 seasons. He's dialed it back a little bit now that they are back in studio. But dude is just there to make jokes and throw out trash takes. I'm not excusing it, just explaining and denoting for anyone who happens to catch NFL Live. Give me Orlovsky, Clark, and Kimes and you got a good panel.

I think given a bigger role AJE could be a game changer. We've seen it already. How many other guys on our DL have INTs this year? Let alone a pick-6? He's way more dynamic than, say, Shaq Lawson who is one of those complementary role players. Rousseau/Oliver/???/AJE could be a great starting DL as long as we fill in that DT spot correctly. Whether that's Jones or a rookie or both.

The second paragraph applies to all analysts. White or Black. Everyone bashes Allen for his turn overs, but praises Mahomes as if he never turns it over, and dont even mention Tua. That just stems from him being a project and him being so wild his first couple of seasons versus the more pedigree guys. I dont think there's a race factor there like there is with his draft position (which is actually a valid discussion if presented properly).

Hasnt AJE been part of that dominant line? There's only 4 guys out there at a time, and we'll have Oliver and Rousseau back. Maybe D Jones too, or another DT. Who has been propping AJE up so much that wont be here next year?

Good take. My thing with Johnson, besides how well he's played for us over the years and the fact he's one of the few playmakers on D, is we are already gutting our DBs. No need to make yet another hole to fill there. I'm ok going with Bates for a season, but wish we would've drafted Morse's replacement over the last 2 drafts. *sheds a tear as I gently stroke my picture of Creed Humphrey* Agreed that the OL is playing great this year. Ah, gotcha. And physically he should. But it would screw us financially.