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Oliver is one of only 2 DTs on our roster with significant NFL experience, and he's a damn good player (most of the time). No chance he's traded.

The NFL will surely create some version of the Bat Phone for next year. Some kind of secure line to each player that only the GMs phones can access.

I'm an advocate of starting them young so they can learn tackling/blocking technique & how to absorb contact properly long before they'll ever face guys who actually hit hard. Having coached multiple seasons of every grade of football up until HS, there really aren't many injuries at the youth levels. When they're 6/7/8 yrs old they really can't move fast enough to hurt each other, they can barely keep their heads up with the weight of the helmet, all you see are maybe wrist or ankle injuries. It isn't really until 7th/8th grade when you get the early puberty kids who can be dangerous. Even then, most youth orgs have weight limits for playing anywhere other than OL/DL. If a kid doesn't start playing tackle until HS, he's at a big disadvantage compared to the kids who've been playing for years. HS coaching at the freshman level is a joke in the majority of HS programs. It's usually 2-3 coaches with limited experience for 40-50 kids, there's no way kids can properly learn tackling & taking hits in a couple weeks before games start. I've seen lots of kids quit after freshman year because they weren't ready for the level contact or started playing scared- due to the limited coaching they received. If you go into HS with that experience already, you'll be ready for success.

I was not happy when Beane traded both 2nd rounders to move up. But then when you realize we would've taken Landon Jackson with one of those 2nd rounders anyway, it worked out perfectly.

Sad-faced Eli posing with the Chargers jersey on TV was utterly hilarious. I bet if the Browns had drafted Shedeur early in the 1st round, he'd have looked just as sad holding up the jersey. After sitting undrafted for 2 days, no doubt he was happy as hell to hold up that Browns jersey.

Our Defense got utterly abused in 5 games last year (Ravens x2, Chiefs AFCCG, Rams, Lions), and got "pretty much" abused in another 4 games (Texan, at Jets, Miami at home, & Pats at home). That's half our season that our Defense was nearly useless. Teams could complete any short/intermediate they wanted on us, and we sat back let them. Thank god we didn't play Cincy, Burrow would've had 500 yards & 5 TDs. It took a historic Offense to overcome the D & make it as far as they did. This offseason had to be like this. Defense was always going to be the major priority. I'm excited for all the Defensive additions & can't wait to see this year's iteration, and forget about last year's.

Both of my sons started playing tackle football when they were in 1st grade, six years old. That was 10+ years ago, but at that time there were several 1st grade teams in the local in-house league alone. Numbers started to decline soon after that and nowadays they don't even offer tackle until 4th grade. I spent 10 years coaching 2nd grade thru 8th grade, and it was amazing to watch the kids bond & grow. No sport brings a team together like football. My oldest stopped playing after freshman year to focus on baseball. My youngest is a rising senior varsity QB & going through the college recruiting process. It's been a great journey, no concussions or major injuries.

I've watched a lot of Jackson's film since the draft. I didn't want Beane to use #30 on him coming in, but 3rd round was a steal. I really like his potential. He is somewhat stiff, this is true, but his hands are near elite. And he makes up for some of that stiffness by going 110% at all times & by having the length to keep OTs from getting inside him. He doesn't have the bend of the top DEs & may never develop it, but he'll get better over the next 2 years. He ran a 4.68 40- so he has long speed, but his short area explosion doesn't match his 40. His side-to-side quickness is pretty average & his get-off is just OK. I think these are the areas he can most improve. He's already a high-level technician, he just needs coaching to get more explosive. I think he has more tools & upside than Epenesa, with a chance to surpass him before Week 1.

How stupid was it that Ewers even entered this Draft? He had another year of eligibility left & could've made $5M for another season playing for an upper echelon college team. Now he'll be lucky to be drafted before Round 6, and will get paid about 20% of what he could've made in another college season to be a QB3. He could've also improved his draft stock.

Somebody tipped Miami taking Grant about a minute before it happened on TV. I found it annoying, but got over it.

I think Shedeur being an arrogant a-hole is as big a part of it as his meddling father, though Deion is partly to blame for that too. I don't see NFL players being willing to follow him as a leader, espcially when he's likely to walk in on Day 1 & acts like he owns the place. Nobody wants the attitude, or the media circus that comes with a player who's just pretty good.

Yep, in his pre-draft interview outside Lambeau, he talked about how he never considered transferring to a bigger program even though he had to wait a year for his opportunity. He said committing to a program is exactly that, a "commitment", and he was determined to honor it & develop to the fullest there. He's the anti-SEC portal guy.

Malaki Starks would be a great pick. He's a Free Safety & that still leaves Strong Safety for Bishop if he can beat out Rapp. Starks is a legit 1st round talent, and you can't say that about most of the players who could be available at #30. He'd be a Day 1 starter & monumental upgrade over Hamlin.

NFL players don't respect a nerd with no social skills who wears capri pants? Color me shocked.

Milroe might not even go in the 2nd. There's a chance he doesn't go until Day 3. It's crazy that he's going.

Even in the twitter highlight vid posted above, he doesn't get his head around on any of the downfield balls he defended. He's in great position to make a play on it, but doesn't even know where the ball is. It hits his helmet or the back of his arm & falls incomplete, or the receiver gets hands on it & he knocks it out. He looks great other than that, but I don't know how fixable it is.

It's absolutely hilarious that Rashee Rice's mom stole packages from her neighbor's doorstep with a Ring doorbell cam while wearing a Chiefs jersey with Momma Rice on the nameplate.

Yeah, Cook & #30 might get you to #25. Keeping Cook another year is worth far more than that.

Maybe this Burden news will drop him well into the 2nd. Every year there's a guy or 2 who drops in the Draft for minor concerns & some other team gets an absolute steal. Why not us? I still think he'd be a great fit, he is not a Slot.

It's really stupid that they have 300+lb linemen running the 40. They will never run even 20 yards in their entire career. They should do a 10 yard drill for the Bigs that measures the initial quickness/explosiveness that actually matters for their positions.

People here mentioned bringing Diggs back for the vet minimum, and most of us said "naaaa". The Pats go and pay him $23M/yr. LOL Can't wait for Diggs to say that Maye is the best QB he's ever played with in an interview this summer and watch the media run with it.

There's a very real possibility that Luther Burden is BPA at #30. I'd be OK with taking him, as long as we took CB & DL in the 2nd.

I hope they don't put the 8 that off-center on the front of his actual jersey. It looks like one of those Norwood wide-right jerseys.

Benford is not getting $20M+ on the open market. He's a perfect fit for our coverage scheme, but not the case for most other teams. I want him extended, but after the concussions, I'm on board with riding the season out & seeing what happens.

6 feet on the nose is very short for an NFL LB. His athletic measurables are all great, but with no senior bowl evaluation or combine, I can't see a team using a draft pick on him with that listed size. He'll have multiple UDFA offers for sure though. It's a shame his agent couldn't pull strings to get him into one of the all-star games or the combine. I bet that'll be the difference.