glazeduck

Might want to Google him…

When you include the resources used in FA and resignings, the question really is, at what point are you throwing good money after bad? No one’s arguing that we haven’t had success under this current regime, but that’s a ton of resources to dedicate to one aspect of the game… May not happen next year, but if these investments don’t go better than past… it does feel like something has to happen before too long…

I acknowledged that defense is the problem. Our offense is currently made up entirely of short and intermediate route runners. To pretend that a guy to stretch the field vertically wouldn’t help with that shirt area traffic is either naive or uninformed. We spent most of our resources in FA on defense and now 6 draft picks of draft capital on defense, yet refuse to give THE MVP OF THE LEAGUE more help. I stand by my point, there are opportunities on both sides of the ball but apparently only interest in fixing one of them (and I’m lukewarm at best on the attempt there…)

Seen this sentiment a lot, and I’m sorry but it’s a terrible take. It’s like looking at your kid’s report card and seeing a B and a C and saying that they can only improve the C. Just because our defense has bigger issues doesn’t mean there’s not significant room to improve our offense, and help to provide our best and most important player… We obviously have no idea what the bird looks like, and as I said earlier, I’m fine with the pick, but to pretend like we can’t open up more opportunities on offense is silly.

🙄 fine with the player. Hate trading up for a tub’o’goo. Hate even more taking him over a deep threat…

Won't happen, but if we do end up trading Cook, Treyveon Henderson would be a fun/surprising selection

Pass on SkattePoo, kid's tough as nails but I think he's gonna get eaten alive by NFL defenses...

Yeah there's also those whispers... I think we'll have a good indication of how true those may be based on when/if he comes off the board tonight... He's unquestionably very talented, that's the kind of guy that GMs will put BS stuff out there to get him to drop. If he goes early tonight, either that was all smoke, or a team is comfortable with it. If he goes later or not at all, there's likely fire to that smoke...

That would certainly fit their previous model. Like I said, I'm just hoping for some innovation (ala more man coverage)

I'll admit that I'm projecting a lot with Emmanwori (knew I was butchering it...) but between what McDermott did with a slow and undersized cb in Jordan Poyer and the many undersized LBs he's been able to turn into productive players, AND some scheme change, I'm more or less hoping he can do something innovative with a physical specimen like him. On drafting for the future... I get it, and I've never been a fan of Oliver, but we're in our Super Bowl window and we have picks to burn. Go get a guy or two who can hopefully get us over the top.

I like Burden the player, but I'm not sure he's an ideal fit in this offense... We need a guy to stretch things vertically and he's at his best when he's running routes shorter and intermediate routes -- the same area where Keon, Shakir and both TEs are already finding heavy traffic...

Agree that they will wait on a run-stuffer, but I'd be a little surprised with 3T unless an obvious one is sitting there... Neither are my favorite, by any means, but Oliver and Ogunjobi should be able expected to give us a majority of the necessary snaps there. Emmanoari is a day-1 starter for us, Scourton and the BC guy probably get plenty of burn in pass-rushing situations, the right WR could make a big impact on this offense... I'd say package both 2s and a later pick or a '26 to move up and get back something in rd. 3...

Pass on the fat guys. Go up and get Scourton, Emmanouri (butchered that), or a WR if they like one well enough. Get difference-makers now.

Didn't see this in time, also have had about 4 seconds to study this class, so wouldn't have been confident in any pick, but my response would've been something like "barring a no-brainer edge or WR falling, I'll go with a CB. Based entirely on groupthink [because again I was pretty much completely tuned out this year] I would guess Amos, but whoever they like the best that can play man and zone"...

Perhaps. I guess I'm speaking more philosophically and based on anything else. We're pretty consistent in targeting impact positions early and 1Ts are not that... neither are safeties, for that matter... We'll find out soon enough!