Brandon

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.

We won't know the final grades for at least a couple of years, but the preliminary grade I would give is a B+. I'm not a huge fan of effectively going all in on defense, but I can't argue with the value of the picks...Jackson, Strong and Hancock, in particular. The message of this draft is that they had everything they wanted and needed on offense. That's the only way I can interpret taking a blocking TE and competition type picks at OT and WR that will struggle to make the bottom of the roster 200+ picks in. And now, after Carter and Bishop last year, plus the three DL FAs this year and now this draft, the defense has everything it needs as well. No more excuses. This is the team they want.

Thankfully, the offense has everything it needs. That's the message when the top offensive picks are a #3 TE for run blocking and OT competition for the last roster spot. The defense now has everything it needs, too, after this draft and day 2 last year, plus the three DL guys they signed in FA. And so, there are no longer any excuses. They have the team they want.

Kaden Prather. Decent height/speed combination.

OT Chase Lundt. I don't really get this one, unless he's an instant OG projection for them.

Well, that was quick. Pick is already in.