04-29-2023, 09:40 AM
(04-29-2023, 09:29 AM)Bengalbug Wrote: The guys we drafted could take the jobs this year in camp.. and be starters.
Not many immediate needs going into the draft so you can go bpa. Pretty good concept
Was hoping for an upgrade at RB for Mixon, whose terrible pass-blocking was quite a detriment and whose running could be very frustrating at times. And was hoping for an upgrade at TE. Irv Smith is only 6'2", which is quite short for a TE. One of those two starting positions could have benefitted from an upgrade for the coming season.
I don't see the guys drafted being starters for 2023. Some say Battle could replace Scott, but Scott is ready made, having started a year at safety on a Super-Bowl winning team. Hard to see a third-round rookie taking his place in camp. And Murphy is not taking a starting spot from Hendrickson and Hubbard. He will give them breathers, and keep them fresh, and improve the overall pressure on opposing QBs, which I admit is vitally important, but he is not taking a starter spot unless they suffer an injury.
I'm not upset with the draft picks. I just came into the draft with more hope for a jump in the starting 11 on offense and defense. Hopefully they hit some homeruns in this third day, as KC did with Pacheco.
