Brandon

No, but on the bright side, at least we passed on #22 on this list.

Yeah, there's nothing that can be done about it now except hope that Coleman can improve. As it stands now, I think it's a good example of how they might be better served taking a more flexible approach on scheme fits.

I agree, I don't think he's just a slot, but regardless, even if he is, I'd rather have two high level slot receivers and ask the coaches to figure out how to get them on the field at the same time rather than have one high level slot guy plus an X receiver that I'm not sure can make it on the outside in the NFL.

That doesn't surprise me and it matches what I thought I saw in the last several games of the year. Hopefully he'll improve this year, but I'm not overly optimistic.

Fitzpatrick or Tyrod Taylor.

Reading through some comments by Jets and Browns fans, they seem to think he's better suited to the Z receiver position than slot, even though you would initially think the latter.

Nah, those picks will be LBs, since we didn't pick any this year. Even if they don't start, we can use them for the all-important special teams coverage units.

Yeah, I'm sure it's a usage issue. Curtis Samuel is kind of like that, with a 10.4 career YPC...in the 9 range the last four years....and he's probably still in the 4.3s.

I just can't see the reason to go off on a couple of radio guys regarding the WR position and then turn right around and bring in a guy who is 25 and has 120 catches over the last two years. It's basically an admission that they need some help there.

For him to come out immediately like that makes me wonder about the WR discussion inside the FO and whether there's been some heated arguments there, too. I just don't see any reason to do that, especially when you're immediately bringing in a significant FA WR for a visit.

Nah, I don't think so. It's not Allen's best throw by any stretch, but he's definitely not so bad at it that you just take it out of the offense and give up on it. He's made his share of deep passes to Diggs, Davis and Brown in the past.

That's kind of like saying that the Bills wouldn't need a CB if they'd have kept Elam.

I'm not concerned about a 5th WR so much that I am that they don't have three. Curtis Samuel can play, but can't stay healthy. Hopefully Coleman improves, but he was barely even replacement level down the stretch last year. They haven't given themselves any options here. And that's not to say that the answer was in this draft. But this is a big potential problem that's been developing over the last two or three years.

They've had to panic mid-season twice in the last three years by signing Cole Beasley and John Brown in November in 2022, then trading for Amari Cooper last year. Their answer was to draft Keon Coleman, who was completely ineffective down the stretch last year. In their defense, maybe they had terrible grades on this WR class. I have no idea. But based on recent history, I have to be at least a little skeptical of the group they've put together at the position.

One of the DBs, likely Hairston. The DLs almost always need a year or two to develop. I'm keeping my expectations in check for those guys this year.