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Don’t forget that Beane might not wanna pay Davis big money if he continues to ascend. There is a legit need at WR.

A late rookie that gave us no reason to get excited is gonna be the answer? You’re really reaching here dude.

Yea we are thin. Beane just tried to get Patrick Peterson and I’m sure he’s in on some of the others as well. I’m also saying that we don’t have to take one in the 1st just to take one. That’s a horribly dumb move. It’s what gets GMs fired and Beane has proven that he’s not gonna make those kinds of mistakes.

Don’t forget about Dane Jackson…who is still very much a part of this team.

No way. Mccreary has t-rex arms. Like insanely short arms. Gross.

McDs defense has made many late round or undrafted guys look good. There is ZERO reason in trading up in round 1 for a corner. Tre will prob be back sooner than most people expect and Dane Jackson has two years in the system. Our safeties take a lot of pressure off the corners. To think we need to trade up for a corner in 1 is crazy to me.

Exactly. Beane doesn’t draft for need. He’s too smart for that.

He might, but I’m not so sure. Even if that’s true, it might not be a bad idea since crowder is on a one year deal and McKenzie is basically on a one year deal too.

I really want Dotson. His hands are unbelievable. Runs good routes. Has good speed. He honestly reminds me of Diggs.

This tells me Beane is busy finding a vet corner. It’s coming any day now…

I would be ok with that. So Jeffrey Simmons didn’t slip because of is acl tear? How about jaylon smith? Happens all the time. Simmons and smith were considered top 5 picks. The question is…where was he originally slated and how far will he fall.

Disagree. There was a chance if there wasn’t a timeline on his recovery. Only certain teams have the benefit of being able to wait a few months…we are one of them. Even though it was our offense that lost a couple games in the middle of the season last year? Sorry. I disagree with this. Dane Jackson has two years in this system and he was the reason they didn’t draft a corner last year. They really like him. Can someone please remind me who had the number one defense last year and led the league in fewest tds allowed?

Great news on one front, but not on the other. Been saying that Tre will likely be back sooner than most of us expected. However, Williams will now be out of our reach if he’s cleared that early.

Oh my goodness. Here we go again. Where was Dane picked? 7th round. We are talking about Gordon being a potential first round pick with 4.52 speed? I don’t think so. My son had ACL surgery on 1/25…the hope is he is able to start practicing by end of summer as well. And he doesn’t have an entire professional strength and conditioning staff helping him get there like Tre does. This is an EXCELLENT point. The fact that they haven’t done anything tells me two things. They are confident in where Tre is with his recovery and they like Dane Jackson more than we know.

Not to mention they specifically said last year that they didn’t think there was a corner in 2 that could beat out Jackson. That was before he had another year of development and multiple games started.

I think this staff thinks very highly of Dane Jackson. Home grown and has two full years of development under McD and this defense.

You realize we still have the need to get younger on offense, right? Most of Allen’s “weapons” are on expiring contracts. Hardly locked up for success after this year. This staff likes Dane Jackson despite how most of you view him. He’s capable of being a really good corner. We can get another starter at the position in round 2-4. It doesn’t have to be round 1. I would argue that there are guys that are projected on day 2 that have better measurables than guys like Kyler Gordon and Roger McCreary. Cam Taylor-Britt for example ran a 4.38 with 31.5” arms. Tiger McCreary has 28.75” arms! Gross. Gordon ran a 4.52. No thanks.

You had me until the end. Gordon, mccreary, and Elam would be reached in the first round. If one of them is there in the second, then fine. I’m actually in the camp that wants nothing to do with mccreary. His arms are less than 29” and no corner with less than 31” arms has ever made the pro bowl. That’s a full 2-2.5” shorter than most great boundary corners. I’m sure they will. But it doesn’t have to be the first round like people are clamoring for.

You don’t draft for need. Are you kidding me? IF corner is BPA at 25, then fine. But I’m hearing a lot of you say it has to be a corner. That’s completely reckless. Not all the corners are the same. Guys like Gardner, Booth, McDuffie, and Stingley are the obvious first rounders. Gordon did not have good numbers at the combine and his stock has dropped. Elam has his issue and mccreary has absurdly short arms. Do you really think Beane is gonna draft a guy with sub 29” arms to play the boundary? No way. Heck, McDuffie has short arms too. Dane Jackson has better measurables. All four of the corners I mentioned as first rounders will probably be gone. Do you still want Beane to draft one “just because we need one”? Count me out on that. We can possibly get someone like Gordon or Woolen in round 2 and get a big upgrade at the position. It doesn’t “have to be” corner at 25.

Yeah…I mean if there is a run on WRs and someone like Booth is there I guess it would be ok. But I’d hate to pass on a top wr for a corner and the wr goes to KC where he burns our corner for years.

We don’t need a first round corner. We have waited for offense for years. Can’t keep doing it. We can get a good corner later in the draft.

I like this.

I’d be all for it. 100%. Proven player and takes care of CB.

What sort of compensation would get this done?

I get the feeling you were one of the guys that didn’t want us to trade up for a qb in 2018, but instead continue to “build the defense” and take a guy like Rudolph in round 2.