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I think he’s implying the pass rusher at 28 probably takes essentially zero points off the opposing totals while the wr may add 50 or so to ours if we get the right guy

because every teams needs are different while we have one huge hole and are contenders, another team could really value multiple picks and pushing some of that value back a year to better meet their window (maybe a more developmental project plus picks next year instead of an instant impact)

cam you imagine if he also raps, and has controversial vaccination views?

it’s also cheaper/easier to find a lunch pail guy than an elite traits guy in free agency Also- I swear I meant that as a hard working technician of the game and not as a white guy

I’ll be totally honest - I’ve spent very little time with a lot of these qbs…. But I don’t think this will be a memorable class 10 years from now. I wouldn’t be shocked if the top guy of the class lands somewhere in that cousins/dak/herbert range (viable starter, but not top 5 tier player) and I think the rest will be huge disappointments. I think there are quite a few that lose coaches and GMs jobs and it’ll be interesting to see if some of them slide more than expected or if the feeding frenzy happens

Do I think he’d be good in this defense? Sure. Does the pick move the needle at all for our record? Not really. as you say, we could look at a guy like Thomas or Mitchell plus Simmons… or for same investment dejean plus Tyler Boyd? seems easy to me.

I absolutely think some coaches will be subject to following the subconscious stereotype. no catastrophic harm but you watch the film and the comps that jump to mind inevitably will share some physical characteristics. Our brains naturally create buckets for patterns. No white guys play corner isn’t an absurd one to instinctually have lingering back there somewhere fair to him? Probably not. In the scope of we are all human for better or worse? For sure.

I tend to agree and think they could substantially fill major holes immediately instead of minor upgrades or long term projects.

if you don’t think they are top ten, you don’t understand how qb driven the league is. as to whether they improve more than average- I think having a massive hole at the best position in the draft allows for a very large delta. Moving wr1 from worst to middle of the pack is a huge change; while another team going from a dine enough to a good safety probably won’t see the same change on the field

or, you know, making a play

yea but how shaq was handled was certainly the exception not the rule

I think you and weo and doc should get your own board. Just the three of you. I haven’t come up with a name yet.

I do hope they aren’t targeting guys that are easy to match up against whether fast, big, great at routes, shifty, great at reading defenses, a high pointer with great hands… I hope he stresses defenses a few different ways

but I think his point is that it is a slim sampling compared to 6 from the school

If we had those answers it would be in the post but the process seems to be just starting

The ultimate PSL

these are the interesting underlying structural impacts that I think are really interesting that a lot of even rabid fans don’t catch.

my point being he didn’t say much. Might stay put or trade up or down a little. Probably not up a lot cause it takes a lot lining up is loosely the gist and that’s a really practical statement even from a guy desperate to get there. I don’t believe he hasn’t talked to anyone. Even if on a surface level you don’t think he particularly wants to move up - but you do think he wants to move back… who would he be talking to about those possible moves? Teams at the top of 2. The same teams at the top of the first. ultimately I do believe also that alpha will have his chance to spike the ball and do a victory tour reminding us for all eternity that he was right about the lack of trade up but I think in not an inconsequential part that’s because it’s a lot harder to make a big move than it is to make a small move or no move at all. similar to @BADOLBILZstatements - he’s managing that expectation now. He knows there are viral clips, and his star player saying he’s doing it. He can’t let the fans expect it though even if he’s actively trying because it’s difficult and he has only so much control over it

And knock on wood working on their craft if they are smart it’s an extra year of serious reps, and if they don’t just party and coast on talent - development. once the pool normalizes with fewer juniors coming out, you might see those mid-late picks be a little more ready to contribute with more lifting, more film study, more experience in games etc… heck, even less shock with having big money in their pockets All he needs are 2 draftable guys on his board, or it’s a priority UDFA. Same as every other year.

what’s the one thing he can least afford to say today? Honestly would that worst thing be: “I have a glaring hole at WR1 and need to trade up to fill it”

my take away is you generally heard what you wanted? the summary essentially reads: they aren’t talking to top ten teams… but would be talking to trade back with exactly those same teams they aren’t trading up to the top of the round and don’t want to trade the 1 or 2 unless of course they decide to trade the 1 or 2

Alpha touted him as an mvp candidate caliber player in his you can’t win with a top tier wr posts. it only seems fair he sets the bar

to reconcile this a bit- the star that most disappeared in the playoffs was right to hold his teammates accountable in the playoffs because it was a them problem and not a him problem. also, despite him doing it in an ineffective way, you loved seeing it.

whether to move up from 28, or from 60 I’m near certain it’ll package into a trade and one of those two picks will be a wr… whether edge 28 and wr at the top of the 2nd or a trade up for the big 4 wr… id be shocked if we don’t use it I like his way more

yea, that basically buys you two swings at the position with hopes you can come close to an elite option. I’d probably be ok with the Lawrence tier if arms were twisted but a great qb is such a talent multiplier for the other 52