BBFL

Chicago is the only top 10 team who I can see would as they will likely want more this year. Which means you’re giving up 60 to get there.

You know what’s wild is the amount of fans out there than don’t even see Josh as a top 5 QB… ”Typical team fan thinking your guy is better than they really are” Had a guy at Giant Eagle a few months back say Josh isn’t even top 10… 🤨😂 I can’t remember them all but he said Jackson, Herbert, Dak and Goff were all better. Yeah, ok.

The more I see from Walker, the more I like. Him, Polk, McMillan & Burton seem like decent guys to get if they go a different direction from WR early or choose to pick up a second guy at that position.

Where’s @teef?

Well teams try and attack a weak link in a defense and Elam made plays. That’s certainly something to be excited over regardless of the team and QB.

I think that’s fair. If not a HOF, multiple All-Pro. Ed and Milano are the only guys who stand a chance right now. Cook, Kincaid, Groot and Cyrus have the potential.

Hopefully. Like others have said, which is sad, it’s only Josh.

Still a home game you lose… Especially opening weekend which makes it worse. Opening weekend is as close to the playoffs in terms of atmosphere. At least to me. New season and everyone’s hyped. Sure they still have a “home opener” but again, you’re taking that away from opening week. That’s a joke IMO.

What a joke that a teams fans lose the home opener to the season. Absolute let down.

Insane run of WRs in the end of the 1st… Mitchell, Worthy, Legette, McConk & Franklin all went in picks 25-34. 37. Keon Coleman WR Florida State 60. Adisa Isaac EDGE Penn State 69. Roman Wilson WR Michigan 128. Dadrion Taylor-Demerson S Texas Tech 133. Jarrian Jones CB Florida State 149. Beaux Limmer OC Arkansas 160. Jaylon Carlies S Missouri 163. Jaylen Wright RB Tennessee 194. Brennan Jackson EDGE Washington State 200. Khristian Boyd DT Nothern Iowa

Worthy, McMillan & Bishop as your second, third and fourth picks would be legit. Rather see them walk away with a defender if they’re skipping the offense with the first pick.

That’s fair and a legitimate concern. Again, I have no problem with them trying to light a fire under another player. Week 1 for a successful team shouldn’t be happening.

I don’t. Just reading into what’s being reported it’s quite the thing to be saying to the guy who’s carrying the franchise the very first week. What I actually care about regarding this type of event is if anyone got into Diggs’ face after the multiple let downs in big moments over the course of the past 3 playoffs. Especially our elimination game against the Chiefs this past season where he was targeted 8 times for 3/21/0, 2 drops. Guy let potentially the biggest play of the game go through his hands to start the final drive where the FG was missed. I doubt it anyone did.

Week 1 of the season? Ha! Diggs was the only one per the report… That in itself is telling. Everyone else? Consoling Josh and essentially telling him we got this/his back.

He mentioned that in the podcast video someone linked in another thread. Not a huge fan of Tim Graham but he has my respect for keeping that under wraps, especially for the whole season, and not outing a potential rift in the QB/WR dynamic that has had so much success for our team.

We went 6-1. We went 6-1. We went 6-1. We went 6-1.

Then you end up with just benefits. Diggs coming back for a bit of fun next season then?

If Diggs is a cancer wait until you get a load of that guy… Curtis Samuel is just as good.

Yeah, you’re right somewhat. But is he having the continued success after Alex Smith; a la Pat Mahomes? He’ll be productive. No doubt. Don’t think he’s coming away with the average of 100 Rec’ / 1238 Yds / 8.6 TDs… That’s a huge average for a WR, let alone a TE. QB and system over 6 years versus the following over 4: 76.8 Rec’ / 975 Yds / 5.5 TDs with Alex Smith. Still elite numbers but not otherworldly like the ones with Mahomes/Reid. QB matters.

Yeah that would be a solid option. Those guys I was talking about are those marquee guys people are clamoring a trade for who’s salaries are/would be huge. I absolutely agree with you about the risk factor involved but looking back at all the recent drafts there is a plethora of guys who have come in immediately and produced every single year since 2017. 2017 and 2019 have produced some solid guys, just not in the early rounds. 2022 and 2021 had some great players. Solid players who appear to be home runs all throughout the draft. It’s dependent on one thing IMO; the QB. Coaching staff plays their part, sure, but a QB is delivering the on field results. Take the first 10 WRs from years draft; Quentin Johnson, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Zay Flowers, Jordan Addison, Johnathon Mingo, Jayden Reed, Rashee Rice, Marvin Mims, Tank Dell & Jaylin Hyatt. Out of those 10 they all performed to a reasonable standard. The one that comes out on top? Rashee Rice… His QB? The consensus best in the league I honestly think you double dip this year at the position. Josh is talented enough to at least help one of them into something of worth for our team.

DK Metcalf. Justin Jefferson. Brandon Aiyuk. Tee Higgins… Cant see us trading for any of those guys given the $ value that will be attached. Especially after absorbing all that dead money from Stefon. Drafting WRs is the solution, sorry to break it to you.

Year one is always blissful. Probably even more so that they voided his remaining contract years… Diggs will play nice, do all he can to get himself another contract come 2025. No one walks into a new job or employer with a sour taste to the “fresh start”. Even more so if they did indeed want “out”.

Would rather they hold on to 60 personally and move up to the teens and get a possible falling Odunze or Thomas Jr. Nabers looks to be the real deal but there’s a lot of talent in this draft that would even allow you to double dip if you can hang on to 60. They likely wont, but you never know. That’s actually a reasonable stance and I can’t go against the logic you’ve displayed here.

What are the “couple of speculations that you came across”? Would be interesting for us to know to compound strength to your perspective. Please and thank you.

It would be incredibly underwhelming or we would have made a SB at least once. Probably the former.