04-19-2016, 01:12 AM
(04-18-2016, 09:38 PM)bfine32 Wrote: ...or a WR we pick up in the later rounds. As receiving options go this team currently has AJ Green, Tyler Eifert, Gio Bernard, Brandon LaFell; the cupboard is not bare. We are looking to replace a 3rd and 5th rd WR, To point to it as a must in the first is not the best draft strategy.
There is a good chance WR is the best option here, but I do stress the word option.
34 catches 355 yards is what we got combined from MJ and Sanu their rookie year. So we could go the same route in the draft again this year. And take guys later in the draft who are going later in the draft for a reason. And if/when our offense falls off we will all know the reason. Guys go early for a reason. Doesnt always work out. But its generally accepted the higher you go at WR the quicker you should be able to contribute.
Lafell was cut. By one of the best teams in the league that has a shallow WR corps. MLJ got the biggest WR contract in free agency and Sanu got paid very well. Lafell was there as we searched the bargain bin. According to the guys who pay NFL players we lost a lot more than we gained.
Deep DT class. Shallow WR class.
If Michael Thomas, Doctson, and depending how i feel that day Treadwell are off the board when we pick at 24. Fine. Go with another position.
We dont have a glaring need other than WR. We have some depth issues that need attention. But not the kind that scream we have to spend a first to address it. Its a unique position. Because we already have one of the best WRs in the game. Now we have a need at WR and an opportunity to pass on other positions in the draft and not hurt the team while potentially creating the best WR duo in the league. I say go for it.
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Higher chance of hitting on a draft pick the earlier they get taken. We need the best chance we can get of bolstering that WR depth.
Who would you feel good about trotting out there in a 3 WR set? And if AJ twists an ankle?
