04-24-2023, 12:56 PM
Yes. I am not fanatical about positional value. I'd rather have a stud RB, TE, LB, S than a mediocre CB, OT, DE. Plus, we pick 28th. All this "You can't use a first on a TE)RB" chatter ignores the fact that this pick is more of an early 2nd anyway.
Plus, let's look at our roster at the "prime" positions:
QB: Burrow. QB2 Open/Browning
OT: Brown, Williams, Carman, Collins (Inj), Ford, Adeniji, Smith
WR: Chase, Higgins, Boyd; Irwin, Morgan Taylor
CB: Awuzie (Inj), Taylor-Britt, Hilton; Jones, George, Davis
DE: Hendrickson, Hubbard; Ossai, C. Sample, Basham, Gunter
If Chido is ready to go, and Williams isn't traded, I think the starters are locked. I am all for advanced planning and everything, with RT, WR3, and CB1 all due up next year, but a prime position guy is likely a backup this year. But TE1 & RB2 are holes right now, and they play a lot. Generally speaking, advanced planning mode/BPA kicks in once I'm cool with my starters. TE is not there yet for me. And, FWIW, NT and LB have a oot of FAs coming up as well.
It is a deep TE class, we can get a decent one Rd 2. But if we have a chance to draft a stud, we should do so. For me, guys in that category:
QB: no way we spend a 1st on a QB
RB: Robinson
WR: Smith-Njigba, Flowers
TE: Mayer, Kincaid
OT: Skoronski, Johnson, B. Jones, Wright
OG: no one worthy
C: no one worthy
DE: Wilson, Van Ness, Murphy
DT: Carter, Kancey
OLB: Anderson, N. Smith
ILB: no one worthy
CB: Witherspoon, Gonzalez, Porter, Banks, Forbes
Edit: S: no one worthy
That's 25 when you figure in 4 QBs. I'd be happy with any of those guys. Even an OLB like Smith, though the fit is iffy. Lou would figure it out. Beyond those 25, you are either reaching or trading down or taking a guy with injury/production/size/speed issues. Or going for a less desireable position.
For me, if we make the pick, beyond those 25:
RB: Gibbs
TE: Washington, LaPorta
OT: D. Jones
OG: Torrence, Avila
OC: Schmitz
DE: White
DT: Bresee
CB: Brents, Turner
Edit: S: Branch
The last 3 years have been excellent drafts, 2019 was poor.
Plus, let's look at our roster at the "prime" positions:
QB: Burrow. QB2 Open/Browning
OT: Brown, Williams, Carman, Collins (Inj), Ford, Adeniji, Smith
WR: Chase, Higgins, Boyd; Irwin, Morgan Taylor
CB: Awuzie (Inj), Taylor-Britt, Hilton; Jones, George, Davis
DE: Hendrickson, Hubbard; Ossai, C. Sample, Basham, Gunter
If Chido is ready to go, and Williams isn't traded, I think the starters are locked. I am all for advanced planning and everything, with RT, WR3, and CB1 all due up next year, but a prime position guy is likely a backup this year. But TE1 & RB2 are holes right now, and they play a lot. Generally speaking, advanced planning mode/BPA kicks in once I'm cool with my starters. TE is not there yet for me. And, FWIW, NT and LB have a oot of FAs coming up as well.
It is a deep TE class, we can get a decent one Rd 2. But if we have a chance to draft a stud, we should do so. For me, guys in that category:
QB: no way we spend a 1st on a QB
RB: Robinson
WR: Smith-Njigba, Flowers
TE: Mayer, Kincaid
OT: Skoronski, Johnson, B. Jones, Wright
OG: no one worthy
C: no one worthy
DE: Wilson, Van Ness, Murphy
DT: Carter, Kancey
OLB: Anderson, N. Smith
ILB: no one worthy
CB: Witherspoon, Gonzalez, Porter, Banks, Forbes
Edit: S: no one worthy
That's 25 when you figure in 4 QBs. I'd be happy with any of those guys. Even an OLB like Smith, though the fit is iffy. Lou would figure it out. Beyond those 25, you are either reaching or trading down or taking a guy with injury/production/size/speed issues. Or going for a less desireable position.
For me, if we make the pick, beyond those 25:
RB: Gibbs
TE: Washington, LaPorta
OT: D. Jones
OG: Torrence, Avila
OC: Schmitz
DE: White
DT: Bresee
CB: Brents, Turner
Edit: S: Branch
The last 3 years have been excellent drafts, 2019 was poor.
