DrDawkinstein

Who promised you the bold? Beane watched us lose a ton of starters. We have holes all over the Defense, especially in depth. Anyone who thought we were going to sacrifice a bunch of picks for mid-round WRs was on the wrong track. Plus, you need 2 to tango and most of the teams are aware that the talent in this draft drops off a cliff after about 130 players. So those 5ths are worthless for trades. Case in point: You need to move next year's good picks just to get up in this draft.

lol not with Bo Nix throwing to him. Wonder what teams had on him that slid him to the 4th round? Even headcase Jermain Burton went before him!

Bullard is a short/stocky Strong Safety type that will come up and plug the box, like Poyer's role. We already have 2 of those in Rapp and Mike Edwards. We were missing the long, rangy Free Safety ballhawk to replace Hyde. That is Bishop. And he can come up and hit better than Hyde. I like Bullard, but was hoping for Bishop or Bullock. Happy we got Bishop. Exactly what we needed.

A young DT was a huge need. Yeah, Beane recently found some bodies, but he always does at positions of need before the draft, just in case. With our rotation, and keeping DTs fresh and healthy anyways, Carter should see the field and have chances to contribute as much as any "starter". Franklin, Rice, Baker, and Tez Walker are all still out there and dont seem to be flying off the shelf any time soon. It aint over.

Guilty. Still crazy he's still available.

If Jeremiah has them listed in his top 100, and no NFL team in reality drafts them in the top 100, who was inaccurate? All 32 teams, or Jeremiah?

I want Mitchell, but I expect we'll take DeJean. I think we end up with DeJean and Coleman in the 2nd. DeJean because McD cant help himself. Coleman because Beane gets stuck on big WRs from FSU (like Benjamin). Now, if we somehow ended up with DeJean, Coleman, AND Franklin then that changes everything.

We all have plenty of misses when it comes to QB evaluating, but that isnt the topic. Everything I referred to was regarding digging up talent in the late-1st/2nd round where it gets extra tricky, why I said "in this range", and where we have had issues historically. The Allen pick isnt relevant in the scope of this discussion. Beane has had some recent hits in this area with Rousseau, Kincaid, Cook, and O'Torrence. But none of those picks were made in lieu of another player we were all banging the table for.

Ehh, there are some others too, but those were the examples where the board was SCREAMING and ended up right. Plus Beane wasnt here in 2017 yet. But that does highlight their WR acumen.

Same thing I used to say about the Bills and Brady Pats "rivalry". The hammer does not consider the nail a rival.

I know it's easy to sit out here and criticize and second guess, and I love me some Brandon Beane, but... The board calling for: Linderbaum or Dax Hill over Elam Humphrey over Basham DK Metcalf over Cody Ford We've been more correct in this range than the Bills FO. Beane better have a few more magic tricks up his sleeve tonight.

Exactly what Im afraid of. When is the last time the Pats were good at drafting?

Right now, no. After we see how tonight, and the entire draft, plays out I might change my mind. But right now, not thrilled.

It's happening more and more in modern times now that kids specialize in sports at a young age, and the pipeline to the NFL is workable with their connections (and obviously inherited physical traits and athleticism). Ed McCaffery, Christian MCCaffery Patrick Surtain, Patrick Surtain Jr. Antoine Winfield, Antoine WInfield Jr. Asante Samuel, Asante Samual Jr .

I was out at an Atlanta sports bar for the draft and the place EXPLODED at this pick. Good times. What a ***** show in the Falcons FO. The Cousins signing had me thinking maybe they were getting back on track. But now this is more like it.

BARF

Numerous analysts, and our own resident TBD experts, have this draft at barely 150 "draftable" guys. Where years prior there were 200+. The COVID eligibility adjustment has played out, and more guys are staying in school for NIL money. To the bold, easier said than done when the other teams know the talent falls off a cliff after the 4th round. I'm just not real happy with this strategy right now. We'll see.

This draft isnt 5 rounds deep in talent tho. Maybe barely 4.

Vikings arent trading JJ. They have a rookie QB who 1. needs weapons around him and 2. will be on a rookie contract allowing them to pay JJ. I think Aiyuk is our best hope.

Did they? Drafted a dude 8th overall while theyre paying another guy 4/$180M to start?

If we are abdicating our picks to the Chiefs in order to save a mere $2.5M, then we are already done.

As someone who was out at a bar in Atlanta for the draft, at least we arent the Falcons. The place exploded when that Penix pick came in.

The end of the McDermott era is upon us.

I stayed up for THIS?!?!

I'm disgusted. The Chiefs?!? Abdicating to the Chiefs, again?!? Even if we get a guy I like at 32, and we will, I'm just sick of getting cucked by KC.