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If he wants to come back for the same kind of $$$ we gave Spain last year? Sure. Other than that, nope.

I think there are the clear-cut top 3 in Jeudy, Lamb, and Ruggs then the rest of it gets a bit muddied up. All of them have something to offer in various ways, if not multiple traits where they could make an immediate impact. Shenault reminds me a bit of Fitzgerald with his body type, the body control at times, the way he plucks the ball out of the air, and his after the catch ability, but he's not really a refined WR at this point. I am not saying he is Fitz, but that some of his traits and abilities remind me of him. His use as more of a gadget type of player at Colorado shows he has A LOT of versatility, but is he really what we need? Reagor does remind me a bit of Lee Evans as another poster indicated on here a while ago and he adjusts to the ball well in the air, but there are noted concerns of him letting the ball get to his body instead of using his hands consistently causing some drops and he doesn't seem like that great of a contested catch kind of WR. Aiyuk is another guy who can burn you all over the field, but struggles at times with press coverage, not a big contested catch kind of WR, and only had one year of production at ASU. Tee Higgins is a good prospect, but also struggles at times when a DB is right up on him at the LOS and can seemingly disappear in the middle of a game at times. Justin Jefferson is another good WR prospect, but there are some of the finer details to his route running he will need to address for the next level and he's not a big short area quickness type of WR. I love Claypool, but I am also a Notre Dame homer obviously. Claypool has size @ almost 6'5" and 238lbs, good speed, good with the contested catch, good athleticism as he has a basketball background as well, knows how to use his body to shield defenders, excellent hands, excellent body control, and is the type of WR Josh could throw it up to anywhere on the field if he is left in 1-on-1 coverage. The young man reminds me a lot of Mike Evans. All that being said, he's a big guy so he's not that quick changing direction after a catch. He's not going to catch an 8 yard pass, juke 3 people, and take it 60 for a TD. Also, being a big guy, DB's/LB's will just take his legs out after he catches the ball and he goes down. He's not gonna be a huge YAC guy unless he catches the ball in open space with a head of steam already rolling. At that point he CAN outrun pretty much anyone on the field. KJ Hamler, Tyler Johnson, Collin Johnson, Antonio Gandy-Golden, Michael Pittman Jr., Bryan Edwards, Donovan Peoples-Jones, Van Jefferson, Jauan Jennings, KJ Hill, Quintez Cephus, Stephen Guidry, Omar Bayless, and the list goes on. It's an insane crop to try to sort through.

As have I my friend, as have I. The talk of moving him to TE is just talk imo. He's still gonna have a 36" vertical at least and I bet he runs between 4.5-4.55 in the 40. What he's gonna be is a problem for DB's.

Claypool put up 19 reps. Solid for a WR.

I wouldn't be surprised at all if Claypool puts up 25+ on the bench press

Nothing will ever diminish this moment

Maybe ole Danny boy has given Ron the keys to the car unlike he has down with past regimes? Either way I would be COMPLETELY shocked if they didn't select Chase Young.

Dude this was October of 2017

JJ Watt has had TWO 20+ sack seasons and is an absolute game changer. He's had 4 season with 16 sacks or more. He's a 3 time DPOY, a 5 time First Team All-Pro selection, and he's put up his 96.5 sacks mainly rushing from the interior of the DL in just 112 total games. Kerrigan has less production in almost 30 more games played and Matthews less in over 40 more games played. Your comparison holds no weight my friend.

Tyrel Dodson

True, Brown does have speed. What we need is a guy with speed who still runs precise routes. Brown had a heck of a year last year, but there were a few All-22's that showed his route running costing us at times. One that especially stands out was the Baltimore game on the final play. I also agree with you that we need to grab one of these big WR's in this draft who can be Josh's 50/50 guy at all times. Josh sees him 1-on-1 and feels comfortable hanging the ball up there to him because he knows the WR can go up and get it.

Kerrigan has been solid, but he's never really been anything special imo. Definitely over exaggerating with the "one of the most dominant DE/OLBs in history" talk. I can't see him getting in the HOF. Same with Matthews being a solid, but not spectacular player, and I don't see him getting in the HOF either.

I know the idea had been floated out there that players would only be allowed to play in 16 games still, but people in this thread have said it is not part of the agreement anymore. But yes, they are proposing a roster increase by 2 players in total and 2 active on game days I believe.

Baker tired of being fat shamed

This

I'd take Ogletree in a NY minute. I really liked him when he was at Georgia and he's had success in this league. Still only 28 years old as well.

Agreed, I'm sure they will be looking for someone more like Riley Reiff whom he had in Minnesota.

He's strong, but is he Jonathan Ogden at that playing weight or is he Langston Walker? Even Ogden played around 345-350lbs at 6'9".

So, what you are really saying is

Yes sir, everyone stands to profit from this in numerous ways. From the uptick in base salary, to the extra players kept on rosters, to the larger PS where years in the league don't exclude you, the NFL getting extra money, the owners getting extra money, the TV networks who will get additional advertising revenue, it's a laundry list of prospective cash flow for all involved.

Make no mistake about it, it's definitely about the $$$.

Is the stipulation still in there about players only being able to physically play in 16 games, that at some point during the season they have to sit one out?