I think one of the more interesting debates is whether we should be prioritizing targeting competition for Brown at RT or a guy who can come in to compete/start at OG with the long term plan being Morse’s heir apparent at C.
Probably need to take a swing at each at some point this draft.
Fanspeak:
27: R1 P27 WR Zay Flowers - Boston College
59: R2 P28 C Steve Avila - TCU
91: R3 P28 S Ji'Ayir Brown - Penn State
130: R4 P28 LB Ivan Pace Jr. - Cincinnati
137: R5 P2 TE Zack Kuntz - Old Dominion
205: R6 P28 OT Richard Gouraige - Florida
My Mock:
27: Jordan Addison - WR - USC
59: Steve Avila - OG - TCU
91: Noah Sewell - LB - Oregon
130: Luke Musgrave - TE - Oregon State
137: Jartavius Martin - S - Illinois
205: Shakel Brown - DT - Troy
Tear it apart.
The question then becomes… Klein or deKlein?
I think he’s a good LB3/4 and like him as a player generally.
Don’t want him starting or playing significant snaps especially in passing situations.
I expect Allen, Knox, Diggs, Dawkins, Morse, Miller, Rousseau, Milano, White, Poyer, Hyde, and Bass to all play for Buffalo well into their 40s, so really no worries anytime soon.
I’d be cool with Addison, JSN, or Flowers at 27 if they fall. One of those 3, Diggs, and Davis is a solid top 3, especially with Shakir, Harty, and Sherfield fighting for snaps. You also never know who might be cut between now and September.
I’m not against further OL help high in the draft. But if we haven’t gotten Hopkins then adding a WR on a possibly 5 year cost-controlled deal sounds like the better route. Flowers to me is just the most dynamic option.
It’s really too bad that Jerry would be a needed addition to our current DE room. Just the way it worked out with the timing of Miller’s arrival and otherwise youth movement at the position, and I’d bet he’s happy to be back in Texas. But dang, Hughes as a second/third best pass rusher would be beyond solid.
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Rapp figures to be one of the key signings to our offseason imho. Something about his addition and the switch to McD calling plays has me feeling he will be involved way more than your typical 3rd safety.
I doubt things are moving so slowly this is just happening. Seems like they’d have been doing this for a while now. That, or I’ve let this thread take over my expectations.
As the roster stands today, Flowers.
We shored up the OL, can get a LB later in the draft, and Diggs/Flowers/Davis as top 3 WR is very solid.
Not against further OL help though!