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(03-21-2023, 11:45 AM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: TE and RB in the first round are just a no go for me. There are so many better ways to spend that pick. Having a good CB, DE or OT on a rookie deal is infinitely more valuable than having a TE or a RB on a rookie deal. The surplus value in the former cases vs the latter cases is insane. 

To put it another way, it doesn't matter how good the incoming rookie class is, a top 10 OT is not signing a 1 year 9 million dollar prove it deal.

And RBs have so little value that second contracts for running backs are being regretted across the NFL daily. Titans are shopping Henry, Elliot was cut, Mixon is being talked about as a cut, Aaron Jones took a pay cut, Kamara may go to jail (granted, unrelated to his play on the field but still noteworthy).

Maybe Dalvin Cook? I'm not sure.

I think this is sound reasoning. However, I am a bit less fanatical about it. There comes a point where the value of the players available at the higher value positions is lower than that of the value of the players at the lower value positions. 

I'd rather have the stud TE, RB, LB, C, G, or S than reach for a OT, WR, CB, DE whom isn't significantly better than the guys available in Rd2 at those spots. 

If you offered me Creed Humphrey for 5 years at #28, I'd take him. You? I'd haveno problem taking Micah Parsons or Christian McCaffery or Travis Kelcie or George Kittle at #28. 

Plus, we already have stud level guys at QB, LT, WR1, WR2, DE, and NT. My #1 option is always gonna be the stud level guy (all pro/pro bowl level) at a premium position. But I'd rather take the exceptional guy at a lower value position than the average guy at the high value position. Especially if there is no glaring need there. 

I'd take Wright, Van Ness, Kancey, or any of the top 3 CBs (Witherspoon, Gonzalez, Porter) if available. But if it is Banks, Dawand Jones, Keon White, and Bijan Robinson? That is closer. TE value is so good I probably wait, but Washington really has unicorn potential. He is almost like taking a RT.