Draft Bowers

[Jpoore]

(12-02-2023, 04:44 PM)Whatever Wrote: You cannot argue "TE isn't used in this offense" when our starting TE last year was 15th in the league in targets, which is slightly above average usage.  

Beyond that, our WR2 and WR3 are both slated to hit UFA, which means we are going to need talented targets in the passing game.

Are you seriously looking at what our projected draft needs actually are?  We likely lose Jonah, so T is a need.  We likely lose Boyd and/or Higgins, so WR is a need.  Our top 3 TE's are all UFA's, so TE is a need.  Reader and Tupou are both UFA's, so NT is a need, but Newton is a 3 tech, which makes him a luxury pick, not a need.  

So you're talking BPA at a position of need, but Newton doesn't play a position of need and he won't be the BPA at our pick, so there's absolutely no reason to even consider him.  It would be nice to upgrade at 3T, but there are plenty of guys in FA or later in the draft that can do that.  

A. Newton can play NT or 3-tech, also the fact 3 tech isn’t our top need is laughable. Also, hurst targets were mainly dump-offs/screens. Not like it was a focal point and it won’t be. We already drafted our wr3 replacement. Tee will be here at minimum another year. Yes te is a need but not a high pick need. I still think we resign Jonah assuming he wants to play RT. He would easily be bpa at our biggest position of need.