MasterStrategist

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Zach Evans or Eli Ricks would be great right now

I thought Zach Evans would be a 5th rounder, he'd be a nice add at this point. Also a fan of Eli Ricks, specifically his high traits/potential. Former 5-star recruit, has ideal length and press/zone scheme versatile.

Kincaid is a TE/WR hybrid, he's basically a big slot. and re:Dhop, I was responding to another poster, who told me we were trading for him Thursday night. Of course the narrative on Dhop will continue to change....smart money is on him being moved, but again that doesn't mean we are trading for him.

Hmmm, this aged really well!? OR OR OR did I miss something You didn't watch the draft?

@Buffalo03, i think Beane might have agreed

You don't think teams doubled Diggs, prior to Cincy game? Cincy didn't double him all game either. I saw weakness areas, Cincy game and all season: 1. Slot/underneath reliable target 2. OG play 3. DT play, Cincy game only - footing and Daquan missing 4. Def playcalling - Cincy game mostly Beane has addressed #1 and 2 above. Clearly we have other potential areas of weakness (MLB) now, but think Coach calling defense is a huge upgrade. Then you have all the cap $ issues, trying to get Dhop.

Let's all wait and see how Coach uses these guys, before we get too upset. If Frazier was still coaching this defense, I'd 100% agree. But I'm expecting a more creative/hybrid defensive looks, as you mention (mostly on passing downs). It's good to have highly athletic LBs that can cover/blitz

Thanks @GunnerBill, excellent post as always! 1. Oline identity: Agree there isn't much of an identity, but do think they have more scheme versatile guys than we give credit for. But bottom line (regardless of scheme/identity), they are trying to find OGs that can "anchor" the middle on pass pro and get enough movement to generate a better inside run game. Beane specifically mentioned McGoverns ability to anchor/pass pro, and that's also a high quality for Torrence. 2. Williams pick: 100% agree he looks the part of Milano, and perhaps indicates some more 4-3/big nickle looks. Nobody should expect McD to run back the same cover 2/all 4-2-5 def looks that Frazier ran. Coach is going to be more aggressive/creative, and this adds an athletic piece to the options. Great mention of Zo's use, think we can get back to more rotational LB looks this season (Milano 3 downs, rotate others) 3. Remaining draft: 1 thing I know is Beane/Coach like to add a secondary player each draft. And they've been mostly successful with late rounders...leads me to think CB is 1 pick today. I'd like to see a 1-tech DT drafted, but there are a few WR prospects that might be better value. I'll guess we draft a CB and DT today (super bold 😁)

Sounds very possible. @HappyDays posted this "inside info" in @GunnerBill thread though. Maybe not as clearly stated about Jordan, but Bills were obviously interested and highly speculated by many "close reporters" of being a potential trade up option. Albert Breer posted the potential Bills/Titans trade on twitter Friday night too, so that sounds legit. All in all, I'd have been happy with either player. Like I said, and others said too, in the Hopkins thread, this team needed a better underneath/slot option and improved OG play....seems like Beane nailed that. I'd been hapoy with Kincaid or Addison, both should have very good careers.

Thanks again, great job so far with your analysis and research! What are your thoughts on Ika (DT Baylor)? Would seem to be a good fit, backup 1-tech this yr, then take over in 2024 for Daquan

Too early for Siaki Ika, Dt (Baylor)? Seems like a need, 1-tech DT that can take on double teams. He had a disappointing combine, but he'd be a nice guy to rotate with Daquan and take over as a starter in 2024. This also helps alleviate some MLB pressure. He or another DT is good with me

Awesome job again! Do you have a 3rd round draft board ready?

Getting salty around here 😁 Chaos is just putting out his "board", did hit on both picks, with who was left to draft from.

If Josh Downs is still there at our pick, he will be tough to pass up. Hyatt too, but I'm more about what Downs could bring to our slot/RAC ability.

Yes, he and Tank Dell

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.