thebandit27

That's exactly what teams that draft well do. The only exception is QB, because if you don't have one, you should be drafting any QB that could potentially become a franchise guy. Exactly.

I think that would be a poor decision. Use FA to fill needs; drafting to fill needs tends to leave talent on the board.

This is precisely what @K-9 was talking about.

Beane loves to trade; there's a very good chance that they'll only end up picking between 5 and 7 players. That, and I think they understand that the offensive is in a state of emergency. They absolutely need to find out what they've got in Allen in 2019, and that means adding veteran WRs in addition to any rookies they draft. I fully expect them to deal a mid-round pick for a WR, and maybe do the same at OL. As to the OP, mostly on the money. I look at it in terms of needs, which are (IMO) as follows: Backup QB - I'd sign Fitzy in a heartbeat Starting RB - I'm assuming Shady won't be here, and I'd like to see a 3rd/4th round back get into the mix with Murphy and Ivory 3 WRs - Trade for a veteran (like D. Thomas), sign a speed WR, and draft a speed WR 2 starting OGs - let Miller walk, cut Vlad, go with Teller as a competition guy, and sign 2 veterans (I'd go with Quinton Spain and Ramon Foster) 1 starting OT - pick your favorite of Daryl Williams, Ja'Wuan James, Ty Nsekhe, and Jared Veldheer 1-2 pass rushers - by virtue of need, they probably will be forced to hang onto 2 of Hughes/Shaq/Murphy; I'm happy to spend a first round pick on their favorite of this draft's crop of pass rushers 1-2 LBs - I'd definitely re-sign Alexander; he's been good in this D, is versatile, and is a good locker room guy, but the depth is scary, especially if Humber is let go 1 CB - the veteran market is always stocked with corners that can play

Maybe...I also think it's possible that Jerry would promote Kris Richard. Not only is he a "hot" candidate, but Jerry loves to promote from within. Since he's owned the team in 1989, the 'boys have had 7 head coaches, 3 of which have been promotions from within.

I'm not an expert in campaign maneuvering, but I get the feeling that someone in Trump's campaign team is going to recommend that he take an ancestry test too...and if (when) he finds that he's 0.5% of some type of minority (Native, African, Asian, Middle Eastern; really doesn't matter) he'll break that out whenever the subject of Warren's 1/1,024th Native American heritage comes up. I mean, being able to say "Yeah, well I'm 500% more [Middle Eastern] than she is Native American" would be so Trump-ish

Not necessarily on both accounts What modern FA has shown is that what you spend isn't anywhere near as important as how effectively you spend it. I'm advocating for assembling the most talented team possible so that you can make a determination on your QB as quickly as possible. Also, cap jail isn't a real thing. Teams that end up there do so of their own volition and tend to get out of it quite easily

Good chance that at least 4 of them are gone next year too. I think that Hughes and Shaq could stay if they play well for the rest of the season, and I suppose there's a chance that LorAx will get re-signed for a cheap veteran sum, but I can't see anyone else from that list being back with the team in 2019 I could see GB being interested, as could Seattle, Philadelphia, or Washington.

Good scouting from Veach...DOD was part of a group of primarily coverage 'backers along with Fred Warner, Jerome Baker, Oren Burks, Genard Avery, and Jermaine Carter that were projected to go in rounds 3-5 and play in sub-packages almost immediately. Unless you're shooting for the moon with a guy like Tremaine Edmunds, then there's no need to spend an early pick on an ILB in today's NFL.

I'm just guessing that the poster is intimating that he/she and Patricia share an alma mater

You have something against having a good defense? Is there some rule that I don't know about where a team can't acquire players on both sides of the ball?

Agreed.

I was a big Kris Richard fan when McDermott was hired, and I'm still on board with him as a good HC candidate. I think Waldron's start could be rising, especially if he keeps that offense humming without Cooper Kupp.

I don't think anyone said that. I do, however, think that being able to outbid nearly everyone else puts the team in a good spot to fill several holes with solid FA pickups.

Agreed. I remember thinking when he signed with NYG that $9M/year was absurd for a run-stopping DT, but his ability to push the pocket against the pass has gotten better, and he's justified every bit of that deal.

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/10/23/report-derek-carr-has-fractured-relationship-with-teammates/

Pittsburgh?

While I recognize the attempt at humor, in order for it to be full of wit it needs to be somewhat grounded in reality. I mean, this team did trade 2 picks for Kelvin Benjamin.

Cooper gets back-to-back bye weeks

Daboll has not had anything close to McCarthy's level of success in any stop as an OC. In fact, he's been largely horrid on the whole--bottom 1/4 in yards every year, bottom 3 in points every year, and only once in 5 seasons did he have a passing offense better than 29th (and in that season Miami finished 23rd in passing yards). You can lol all you like, but "look beyond the numbers" doesn't mean "ignore terrible performance at every turn" Because on the whole, the defense has played very well for the last month; having one bad game is much more excusable than being putrid all the time.

He's an example of a young, forward-thinking OC. Did I say that's who they should hire? No...it was an example of the mold of coach they should be looking at IMO Sometimes you need to look past the numbers in a single season. For example: would you hire an OC that had the 30th ranked offense in terms of points and 32nd ranked offense in terms of yards, purely based on reputation? What if that same guy had previously coordinated an offense that finished top-5 in points scored, but had finished no better than 14th since? That guy just so happened to be Mike McCarthy back in 2006, who went on to become a great HC in Green Bay. He got that job because he was a forward-thinking OC and play-caller that could work with their young QB.

Yep, that's true. I am guessing that McDermott wanted to establish his own culture (as he said) while still being competitive, and felt that old school run-and-play-good-D was his only path to do so. Now, if that's his long-term model, then yeah, I'm out.

As do I...hire a forward-thinking offensive play-caller (say, Matt LaFleur) and use your cap space and draft picks to stock the roster with offensive talent. I'm not so sure that's true. I think he saw that his only chance at wins right out of the gate was to use that model, and that's what he's preaching in order to get buy-in from his players. Now, if that's truly his ultimate blueprint for building a perennial super bowl contender, then yes, you're absolutely right.

That's, like, exactly what I said:

I don't see it happening. The best chance that McDermott has to keep his job is to see Allen improve in year 2, and I'll bet money that McDermott believes that the best chance that Allen has to do that is if he has an entire season in the same offense.