McShay Mock 1.0

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(12-16-2022, 09:07 PM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: Agree that 3 young pieces in the secondary as starters would be bumpy.  Bell would be my #1 priority of all our pricier FA's for that reason (Bates, Bell, Pratt, Hurst, Apple, Perine). Still, we drafted Hill (who should step in for Bates), CTB (looks like starter quality), and Anderson (on IR all year) last year. 

Bates, Bell, Apple, Flowers, and Davis are all FA's. So is Michael Thomas. So is Brandon Wilson. We may not have a choice. Breaking it down: 

Safety. Hill and Anderson are signed. Both drafted this year. Bates & Bell are both FAs, Bates almost certainly is out of our price range and/or we'd have to forgo signing 2-3-4 of the other guys to retain him. He's good. Not sure he's THAT good, and we already have Hill. All of our non-Hill S depth is either hurt (Anderson, Wilson), mostly a special teams player (Thomas, Wilson), and/or also a FA (Thomas, Wilson). Point being, even if Bell stays, we could use a S who can actually play some (I do like Robinson as good value 5th/6th). If he leaves, we need a starter quality guy ASAP and likely cannot afford to pay a vet FA. If we lose Bell & Bates, it would also probably mean Pratt, Hurst, and Apple are back, so the pressure to draft a TE/CB/LB would be a lot less. But safety would rise to the top of the list. 

CB. Hilton, CTB, and Chido are signed. Apple, Flowers, & Davis all FA's. George on the PS is interesting. Still, with Chido hurt and Apple a FA, and a deep CB class, I can see taking a CB in Rd1 if one of the top 6-7 are there. Can never have too many corners. Even if Eli is back. If CTB continues balling and Hill shows well in the slot, maybe CB becomes less of a priority. 

If we bring back Bell and leave Pratt to find another team (hope not), do we consider drafting one of these down hill S and maybe consider a 4-1-6? What thoughts would you have on a S but converting them to a LB/Slash role like a JL Skinner from Boise? I figure a long term S would likely have as good coverage skills as upper tier LBs and add the harder hitting traits?