04-02-2024, 01:53 PM
(04-01-2024, 12:37 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: When pick #18 rolls up and the board looks like this.
18. Mims
19. Latham
20. Brian Thomas Jr.
21. Johnny Newton
22. Byron Murphy II
23. Powers-Johnson
24. Chop Robinson
I run to the podium and take Mims or Latham. Easy choice for me.
#18 is too high for a WR3/Boyd replacement. Higgins is going nowhere this year. Or likely next if wexwant to keep him. It is a deep WR class. Day 2 or Rd4 (McCaffery) can suffice IF we think Chuck Sizzle isn't ready.
DE is not on my radar at any point. Trey & Sam will start. We just drafted Murphy Rd1 last year. Ossai & Sample ate both signed and decent depth. Gunter on PS.
IOL is not a premium position. Not a great draft class. And teams can usually get premium IOL drafting late first or even 2nd. Don't waste #18 on one when we have RT, WR, CB, and DT needs. Those are all premium positions.
Speaking of DT. We have 2 starting quality DT/3T types. I do not really see the need to pick another. This is what we are paying Rankins $12 mil for. The need is at NT and neither Murphy nor Newton fit that bill. Nor are they THAT much better prospects (if at all) to Mims/Latham.
Protect Joe better. Run the ball better. Help the D. Sew up RT for 5-8 years.
