MasterStrategist

Same here. Schmitz is a Morse clone, super smart/lateral quickness...he's a great fit for our zone scheme. Be interesting if we moved on from Morse, if we draft him OR go 1 season with Schmitz at G (Bates back to top backup IOL). I'd like the pick, solves for our immediate and future need.

I appreciate your insights/writeup,keep them coming. Hopefully you can sneak one in for 3rd round, after our 2nd round pick. Great job predicting the 1st pick!

Should be trenches: OG/OT then DT. Which aligns with your top 10 board. Even though we added DK, i think theres an outside chance they look at a WR/slot prospect too, if someone they really like slides. Wouldnt be my top choice, but we are still going to run a solid amount of 3 WR/1 TE sets. And depends what they think of Gabe long-term, likely still learning how to best use Shakir. Josh Downs, or Tank Dell - whose speed/elusiveness is elite....kinda reminds me of Wandale Robinson going to Gmen LY

Awesome, looking forward to another entertaining night. I think draft starts at 7pm (est) tonight though

1. MLB: what do they plan here? Young players on the roster, 3rd round pick LY. But unproven. To me, this is highest need, but they could get creative with rotating players. 2. RT: what do they truly think of Spencer? Tonight will tell us alot about that confidence. I'm cautiously optimistic on him. 3. DT: were running it back with the same crew, so it appears. But, I think a talented 1-tech could be a key missing piece. Take more pressure off drafting a MLB as well. Daquan is our only true 1, and nobody under contract after this season. 4. DE: same as above, running it back. I'm not a fan of Aje or Boogie, we could use another "speed/bend" rusher...and with Von coming off an ACL, this ranks high on my list of potential immediate impact 5. WR: drafting Kincaid doesn't stop us from adding more here. But we have a solid group, could look for a true slot...ie: Downs or Jayden Reed. But there's only 1 ball to distribute, and Shakir could turn into our future slot. 6. IOL: another area we have alot of "depth", and spent on Connor this FA. I'm not as big a fan of Bates, but I have a different philosophy with my guards (rather see mauler types and tackles that are finesse). I'd love to see us take an IOL tonight. All this said, if I'm Beane, tonight is spent on trenches. Specifically, an IOL (that could also compete at RT) and a 1-tech DT.

Agree. Porter to Steelers, with tomorrow night's 1st pick, would be storybook.

Addison is more a technician, Zay and JSN are more explosive. I still think we go with DT/DL: Nolan Smith, Bresee or Mazi

He moved back 3 spots, drafted the best LT in this class AND moved up 1 pick in round 2, AND received a 1st & 3rd rounder I 2024. Pretty sure the word idiot, is not the best choice

I specifically laid out how we help Josh: 1. Improve the OL 2. Improve slot WR Just because we don't land Dhop, doesn't mean I'm not for putting more support around Josh...quite the opposite. I just have a practical way to approach it. You're making this all or nothing, when the facts still stand that Dhop costs $19m this season and we are strapped against the cap. On top of that, Beane has been hesitant to push any more cap hits into future years.

Sure it's random. This started with BuffaloSoldier song, Dhop drinking OJ, hahhaa...People were making connections at the beginning based on cryptic messages that they read into too much (go figure). I'm sure Dhop wants out of Zona.. that team sucks, he hasn't had a legit QB. That never meant we were trading for him, more importantly interested in taking on his $19m salary. Let's see what happens, I'll be here. Lol. Hi I'm @billsfan2313 and I believe any internet rumor, and live without thinking for myself. Dhop or die baby! Going to be funny when this weekend passes without us trading for him.

I'll be here to admit I'm wrong, don't worry. Can you say the same?

Why? Because you believed some random twitter accounts/speculation?

At least the gullible fans.... Some point this offseason, people will realize they were grasping at straws from the beginning.

Availability is the best ability. And Dhop has been injured/coming off a PED suspension, which I'd be willing to live with if he didn't come with a $19m salary or if the cap was nonexistent. On top of that, this offense doesn't need a 2nd #1 WR to succeed. We need better balance, which I think comes with improving our RT and slot WR. If AZ takes on at least $9m of that salary, then it changes my mind (but that likely drives up the draft pick/trade value). Too much $$$s to tie up at WR. We shall see what happens, my money is no trade.

Don't be logical, that's not allowed around here 😁. 100% agree on everything you said, slot and YAC should be what we're trying to find in this draft

Haha I see your point...but Zona is either collecting capital for this draft, or he's likely staying there until season starts (injuries start to occur/teams get desperate again) It'd be fun to get Dhop, but I've said all along it wasn't real, too many gullible (overly optimistic thinking) posts. We shall see tonight, or possibly tomorrow night at latest.

I can't imagine Aaron agreed to restructure, if he plans to retire after this season...bc he'd be out of luck on that money (I think, since it converted to salary). But yeah, agree Jets are going to have an issue soon with that deal...unless Aaron plays until mid 40s

Yeah thats a huge deal for both them and GB, assuming that was part of the holdup in trade too. GB now doesn't have to "eat" any money....and Jets take on the full portion of his contract. Jets certainly restructure next year, but that cap burden is likely 2-3 years away from really hitting them.

Ravens had Cincy beat, with their backup QB, if said player doesn't try to be superman at the goalline. I think they'll be just fine, with or without Hopkins...key is keeping Lamar healthy, as you did note.

Agree completely. Depending who is there, OL/DT/DE/WR should all be in play 1st 2 rounds. Then, add TE and MLB to that list. We need a good slot WR, that can create separation/RAC ability. Shakir hasn't shown hes ready yet, and Harty is a dart throw. But unless a premier guy slides to 27, this can be filled in the 2nd-3rd rounds. Then in a deep TE class, a #2 TE can be found in the 4th/5th round. We barely utilize Knox enough, bc our oline needs constant help, and people want another high-end TE. Not likely, and a big shift in offensive strategy.

There are probably 2-3 WRs that are going to be upgrades for us this yr, vs ehat we already have....JSN, Flowers, and Addison. Beane went and grabbed 2 FA wrs, not saying he's done or should he be, but I'm more skeptical we are taking one early. This offense can open up, if Knox (or our Rb) needs to chip on every play. RT and DT, there are handful of players round 1 at both spots that would be instant competition. We will see what happens. We need to get better in the trenches, plain and simple...it might not be an immediate ROI, but will come this season Funny, bc if Hurts doesn't fumble away the ball at midfield (returned for a TD have you), Eagles were about to take control. That was the main momentum shift. Eagles also showed on tape that they press man in alot of goal to go, Reid was a genius designing rub/motion that freed up 2 easy TD plays. Eagles pass rush changes that game 9 out of 10 times. Horrible field made the difference, and KC has tackles that struggled with the speed rush

Changing my picks (prior: Drew Sanders and Jayden Reed) to: 1. Bryan Bresee DT 2. Matt Bergeron OT/OG Still think Jayden Reed could slide to 3rd round, potential move up...but focusing my review of Beanes recent comments and seems like a draft focused on trenches early

Agree about some of this...but... The field condition absolutely hampered the Eagles speed rush. Bad field conditions/footing will tend to favor an offense, if they're capable of a quick or intermediate passing game (which KC can obviously do it all). I'm still in the camp that we're not getting to the SB until we have a consistent/disruptive DL, but in general, much better in the trenches. I'd love another WR this draft, but if the Cincy (and prior KC playoff) loss showed us anything, it was we're not good enough on either line. I know everyone wants a new #2 WR, but I'm hapoy of this draft focuses on the trenches rds 1&2, then gets us a Wr and MLB. Can't fill every hole this offseason, but Beane has to hit on the top 2 picks. I'm fine if our MLB position is a rotation of sorts, and McD gets more creative with dime looks.

Hopkins is a pipedream and not necessary. But agree about Hooker, or someone who might be very high on a TE that slips. That's the most likely way a team is interested in moving up (without us wanting to draft same position/player).

If they like Breese or Kancey, that could be a semi-surprise selection. We have zero Dts under contract after this year. We need to look for a 1-tech type player, but the talent at 3-tech might be tough to pass up in Round 1. Many want Ed out the door, and Settle underperformed LY. Phillips is situational at best, injury risk waiting to happen. It's just a matter of when, not if, we draft a DT. Beane has stated, like many have noted here, that aren't many players graded as 1st rounders. Fewer than LY, when we moved up for Elam (who they said was their last 1st rounder graded). I don't think we move up, better chance of moving back if an offer presents itself. I'm starting to envision a scenario we go OL/DT or DT/OL, with our 1st two picks. Then target a Jayden Reed type in the 3rd