I said Franklin solely because the Bills have done a lot of homework on him and I think he's got a ton of upside without the diabetes or character concerns of Mitchell.
I wouldn't hate Ladd McConkey either.
When there's so much money invested into these guys I really wonder why whatever NFL team wouldn't just hire a staff member who's only job is to make sure he's good. Seems like a good investment of 60k-70k
I've been listening to WGR on and off again since I was a kid, I have yet to see this theory play out in practice.
I'm not saying that it's impossible, but outliers aren't really important when you're talking about clear trends.
Football knowledge in the general public has skyrocketed in the last 20 years because of fantasy football and analytics. Guess which crowd isn't into either?
Diggs was a 5th round pick.
Hill was a 5th round pick.
Higgins was a 2nd.
Metcalf was a 2nd.
There's enough examples of "good" prospects becoming elite that I'm not too concerned with the top of the 2nd vs. the bottom of the first. It's a crapshoot, and doubling up could hedge our bets nicely.
Look at his advanced metrics and you'll feel a lot better.
Tiny frame speedsters hardly ever work out. KC doesn't have a great track record drafting WRs early. Mitchell is barely slower than him and weighs 20 pounds more.
That might be even more likely. Take the same scenario I laid out but go Franklin/Mitchell/McConkey at 33, trade back in and get McConkey/Polk/Coleman, then go safety at 60. Probably not DeJean but another top safety is likely there.
Dejean at 33. Trade up in the 2nd with next year's second, the acquired third and one of the 5th rounders, pick up WR1.
Pick up WR2 at 60 or with a minor trade up.
It's definitely doable.
If the Bills come out of tonight with Dejean and two of either Franklin/Mitchell/McConkey/Polk/Coleman then you have to just say hats off to Beane. That would be a master class in drafting.
KC isn't great at picking WRs, so it's whatever that it's KC.
I'm fine with it, but this place is going to implode if we go defense with the 33 pick. Ultimately I think it's fine, just double dip at WR in the top 100.