wide receivers

[nosejob]

9 hours ago, BuffaloBillyG said:

This is NOT the year to look to FA for a WR. With Higgins tagged and Godwin likely headed back to Tampa, it leaves the top of the WR free agent market rather thin. The draft isn't as deep or talented as it has been in recent years. And there are a LOT of WR needy teams. Supply is low and demand is high.

 

What this translates to for me is a year where second tier WRs like Brown and Slayton are signed to larger than deserved contracts. When it comes to WR contracts next week once we see numbers of guys signed I think a lot of popular sentiment will be "dang, really wanted him but not at that price". 

I don't think Slayton will get over paid. A Gabe Davis type deal, yeah, but we can do that and with upfront money and incentives, we could get him. Done

8 hours ago, The Firebaugh Kid said:

I feel you. I think we need two honestly. A vet/proven WR who can beat man, and somebody with ludicrous speed/upside/youth (see Atwell).

First person to get that reference wins a high five. 

Iron Mike.  Slayton is my guy. Fast, affordable and looking to prove himself.

[Warriorspikes51]

DK

Shakir

Coleman

Hollins

Samuel

Kirk 

 

fun competition

 

[YoloinOhio]

5 hours ago, Mat68 said:

That doesn't sound like a first rd Wr.  How is he different then a host of other day 2 day 3 type?  Solid pro.  Wont be elite or has wr 1 potential.  

He’s projected to go in the 1st, you would just need to look up the analyst write ups.

[BuffaloBillyG]

1 hour ago, nosejob said:

I don't think Slayton will get over paid. A Gabe Davis type deal, yeah, but we can do that and with upfront money and incentives, we could get him. Done

Iron Mike.  Slayton is my guy. Fast, affordable and looking to prove himself.

I definitely think Slayton is in the "about to be overpaid" lost. Rumblings of quite a few teams in on him should drive up his price. I'd say the Gabe Davis deal is his absolute floor with potential to hit Christian Kirk money possible. We shall see 

[Solomon Grundy]

I say run it back with receivers from last season. Draft Don'te Thornton to open up the field vertically and horizontally. This guy is a natural football catcher with 9 5/8" hands and speed to burn.

[Mat68]

3 hours ago, YoloinOhio said:

He’s projected to go in the 1st, you would just need to look up the analyst write ups.

I get it.  I don't understand pounding the table for him is all.  A fairly large group of guys would need to be gone before im going with him at 30.  

[Alphadawg7]

On 3/2/2025 at 7:17 AM, nuklz2594 said:

what are we going to do? imo....drafting wr in 1st round is an admission we screwed up with coleman pick. should have taken ladd. ladd and shakir would have been dynamic. so we have mack...multidimensional guy. i like him. samuels...meh, but kind of stuck with him.  cooooop....great locker room guy. i am confused on where we go from here. 

 

What?  At no point was Keon the end all be all final WR piece.  We lost 2 starters in Diggs and Davis in one offseason, you think drafting a WR in consecutive drafts means we missed on the first one?  LOL...we were always going to be adding another WR this year...always.  We only had one last year (Shakir) and added around him with some lower cost vets and a rookie because we had $31M in dead cap invested already at WR from the Diggs trade.

 

I honestly don't get how people come to these kinds of conclusions.  Cooper and Hollins are FA's...we still need to add more WR's, and we will.  It literally has nothing to do with Keon.

Edited Thursday at 12:29 PM by Alphadawg7

[The Firebaugh Kid]

14 hours ago, nosejob said:

I don't think Slayton will get over paid. A Gabe Davis type deal, yeah, but we can do that and with upfront money and incentives, we could get him. Done

Iron Mike.  Slayton is my guy. Fast, affordable and looking to prove himself.

Nope, although he did say that word famously. I'm referring to Spaceballs. Love that dumb movie. 

I can get down with Slayton. 

[YoloinOhio]

11 hours ago, Mat68 said:

I get it.  I don't understand pounding the table for him is all.  A fairly large group of guys would need to be gone before im going with him at 30.  

 he likely won’t be there so it doesn’t matter. Destined for Houston at 25.

Edited Thursday at 02:07 PM by YoloinOhio

[Mat68]

1 hour ago, YoloinOhio said:

 he likely won’t be there so it doesn’t matter. Destined for Houston at 25.

Maybe.  With no Diggs and Dell now getting knee surgery it is def a need for them.  As a two it makes complete sense.  With Shakir and Coleman I dont see the fit as much.  I like Colemans upside more.  I think he could be what Nico Collins is now in a year or 2.  It took him a few years too.  If Embuka was there at 30 and Buffalo did draft him I would not hate it just not my first choice.  Same with Coleman last season.  

[BuffaloBillyG]

Wave Tutu byebye...

[OldTimer1960]

On 3/5/2025 at 1:00 PM, Mat68 said:

That doesn't sound like a first rd Wr.  How is he different then a host of other day 2 day 3 type?  Solid pro.  Wont be elite or has wr 1 potential.  

What are you expecting at pick 30 in a middling draft?  Late in round 1 I would be fine with a solid pro who will be worthy of a 2nd contract.

[Mat68]

19 minutes ago, OldTimer1960 said:

What are you expecting at pick 30 in a middling draft?  Late in round 1 I would be fine with a solid pro who will be worthy of a 2nd contract.

First rd I would want a player with more potential.  Luther Burden or Golden.  If they are drafted higher ok.  Late second the options at wr are the same to Embuka.  Higgins, Elamoyer(sp), or Restrepo imo are in the same tier and im probably leaving a few out.  I think DT, DE and DB will have higher ceiling players available.   I can see the idea of waiting because the dline class is deep.  I would rather have a higher impact player there vs the typical rotational pieces. 

[YoloinOhio]

1 hour ago, Mat68 said:

First rd I would want a player with more potential.  Luther Burden or Golden.  If they are drafted higher ok.  Late second the options at wr are the same to Embuka.  Higgins, Elamoyer(sp), or Restrepo imo are in the same tier and im probably leaving a few out.  I think DT, DE and DB will have higher ceiling players available.   I can see the idea of waiting because the dline class is deep.  I would rather have a higher impact player there vs the typical rotational pieces. 

Curious why you think golden or burden have more potential? Egbuka is Daniel Jeremiah’s #17 overall prospect. Golden is only 2 spots higher  and burden is 31. 

Edited Friday at 03:30 PM by YoloinOhio

[nosejob]

On 3/5/2025 at 8:31 PM, Solomon Grundy said:

I say run it back with receivers from last season. Draft Don'te Thornton to open up the field vertically and horizontally. This guy is a natural football catcher with 9 5/8" hands and speed to burn.

So....Grant/ Harmon.....Princely....Porter/Emmanwori?.....Thornton?

[Mat68]

45 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:

Curious why you think golden or burden have more potential? Egbuka is Daniel Jeremiah’s #17 overall prospect. Golden is only 2 spots higher  and burden is 31. 

Imo both are more explosive.  I think they have potential to be #1 WR.  I do not see that with Embuka . Maybe I’m wrong and he is Jefferson or Thomas playing with Chase and Nabers.  I think he is a 2 in the NFL.  In the first rd even late would want more at whatever position.  If they draft him I would be ok with it.  He isnt a bad player. 

[OldTimer1960]

2 hours ago, Mat68 said:

First rd I would want a player with more potential.  Luther Burden or Golden.  If they are drafted higher ok.  Late second the options at wr are the same to Embuka.  Higgins, Elamoyer(sp), or Restrepo imo are in the same tier and im probably leaving a few out.  I think DT, DE and DB will have higher ceiling players available.   I can see the idea of waiting because the dline class is deep.  I would rather have a higher impact player there vs the typical rotational pieces. 

I think I understand your point, but what makes Luther Burden have a higher upside?  When I watch Burden, I don’t fully understand the hype.

 

I would much rather have a defensive player at 30 than WR because I think the defensive players will be better prospects.  Still, I think the idea that a good solid starting player is somehow a letdown/failure at pick 30 is not realistic.  

[Mat68]

Just now, OldTimer1960 said:

I think I understand your point, but what makes Luther Burden have a higher upside?  When I watch Burden, I don’t fully understand the hype.

 

I would much rather have a defensive player at 30 than WR because I think the defensive players will be better prospects.  Still, I think the idea that a good solid starting player is somehow a letdown/failure at pick 30 is not realistic.  

I agree with defense being priority at 30.  I like what Burden offers after the catch.  I think that translates to having the ability to improve his route running.  I see him as potentially becoming a complete wr who can win at all levels of the field.   

[Homelander]

Cooper Kupp to be released?

 

@bean - get it done!

[MrEpsYtown]

7 minutes ago, Homelander said:

Cooper Kupp to be released?

 

@bean - get it done!

 

I know most don't like it, but I really think this is the move they make. They want route running and precision. I worry about his age and production. But he gets open and catches the football.