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The offseason is not over yet. As evidenced by the visit of Elijah Moore today, they don't think the WR room is good to go. After a certain point in the draft you're drafting developmental talent that can't be banked on to come in and unseat vets. I think it's pretty logical to think "we did't get a guy in the top few rounds at WR because we were addressing needs that we cannot run out and sign in free agency, I can take a swing at a traitsy WR (like we did with Shakir and the coaches didn't count on him consistently for a couple years) or I can continue drafting depth at positions we have no depth at and make sure we have sufficient resources on ST, then we can supplement the WR room with vets where we know what we're getting when we sign them." Beane said he didn't think the board would line up so that their WR pick was in the 7th, he has shown that he agrees we could use another person in there, but the constant chirping about it is really boring.

He injects it into every conversation. Before the draft Marino was listing options in the 1st and 2nd for our picks. After Joe listed the logical CB/DE/DT players that we could target White was always saying "and if we go WR, which guys are available." It's a constant nonstop drone.

To the people ripping on Beane or saying his words were "inappropriate", get over yourselves. The media is not some sort of untouchable, venerable institution that cannot be criticized. We led the league in points, we signed Palmer to have a matchup guy with speed and then offseason isn't over yet. Every conversation I've heard on the radio about the draft is these stooges complaining that we didn't do exactly what they, the media, would have wanted. I do not care, I've been sick of it as well. Beane was well within his rights to push back against it and say the complaints are stupid. White runs around on the radio, on his podcast with Joe Marino and takes every conversation about any other position and brings it back to WR and he has been doing it for a long time now. The schtick is old and for some reason he seems proud of it. It's a waste of time and it is stupid.

I'm bummed that the Dolphins got both the DTs I actually wanted. Not too thrilled with the Walker pick, I wanted Phillips or CJ West. I never watch ESPN, I can't stand Kiper. Eisen has been ball washing for about 4 straight picks though. He is the 2nd QB drafted by that team and the 5th QB, I don't care about him at all. Wish they would stop.

I'm bummed that the Dolphins got both the DTs I actually wanted. Not too thrilled with the Walker pick, I wanted Phillips or CJ West

Yes, should be WR. I think sneakily it could also be IOL if the value is there and the top two guys below are gone. Tory Horton Jalen Royals Chimere ***** Jordan Watkins

Knox is a decent blocker who is forced to block more than he should have to because Kincaid isn't a plus blocker. Quentin Morris is gone. Davidson can't block and really shown anything to say he has upside to be anything other than what he is. Need to draft someone like Mitchell Evans who has the ability to be a complete TE or someone like CJ Dippre who right now is just a plus blocker, which at least brings a different skillset.

Well we can get an edge if we want it now

Yeah that's fine if people actually watched tape and knew he actually plays 1 tech and is now around 305. The kid is 6'4 and ripped, it's not like we drafted a 6 foot kid who is 250 to play DT.

We need to draft a punter, we have terrible punters. We probably throw that in to a trade up though.

Not surprised by the level of ignorance in this thread, but the whining is pretty bad. We Traded 56, 62, 109. Total value is 212 We received 41, 72, 240. Total value is 214 This is in NO WAY a bad trade. https://www.drafttek.com/NFL-Trade-Value-Chart-Rich-Hill.asp?

The complete DTs are pretty much gone. It should be DB or trade back. I would be unhappy trading up for a 5'11 WR when we have major needs on D

Well I hated them before, now even more

Gotta be Will Johnson

Nice to have Offensive players ranked above 30 on most big boards going before us.

That's not unlikely, it's been reported if Barron is on the board we trade with PIT

DE?

He's very good. He is going to a team with no offensive line so he better be.

Distractions are things like mouthing off in the locker room and refusing to play. Cook isn't being a distraction, his brother is but he is not. He will play on his rookie contract this year and then leave next year and we will draft his replacement. Dalvin tweeting 20M on the eve of the draft is kindergarten negotiating tactics that he somehow thinks will encourage a trade. No one cares. We made an offer, it was not to Cook's liking. He tried to ask for an exorbitant amount and Beane walked away from the table and announced negotiations are over. There is no negotiation, these ridiculous Dalvin tweets accomplish nothing but alienating James from the fans. What is Cook going to do, sulk and give poor effort in his contract year? He'll never see the bag he wants that way. He has no choice but to show up, play as well as he can and then leave and hand us a comp pick on his way out of the door. I very much doubt he's getting traded, this should be another solid year of production for us for cheap.

Tai Felton is not a 1st Rd pick and Kool-Aid McKinstry, who goes the pick before to the commanders at 29 was drafted in the second round of the 2024 draft. ChatGPT is less capable of predicting picks than a magic 8-ball.

There is no reason to trade him. Just let him play out his contract, do something for this team and collect a comp pick when he leaves.

It's just a dumb negotiating tactic to see if he gets moved before the draft to a team that wants to pay him. Unfortunately for him there are a number of B+ running backs out there. If I had to put money on it, he grumbles and complains and plays out his last year hear and then leaves to some bad franchise who he can trick into giving him a bag who don't have a decent line and he goes the way of Gabe Davis. We will pick a RB in the 3-4th rd next year and roll with that the rookie and our other 2 guys and not drop off all that much. There are a lot of B+ RBs out there, they don't usually get 15M like Cook wants... He's a top 10 rb, not top 5. Top 3-4 guys get paid. Unfortunate for him but expected. I suspect McGovern leaves after this season as well, but without the theatrics that make people turn on Cook. It's clear that Beane is tired of the distraction Cook is causing already.

Traded back in Rd 1 to pick up 68 then packaged some picks to move up for Landon Jackson and a couple smaller trades to move around the board to get IOL and the TE I wanted. I really like TeSlaa and he's my guy if we go WR late, good speed and good blocker. After looking at their board PFN grades are just way off. Farmer is going no later than the top half of rd 3 imo and in the opinion of most other drafts.

Traded away next year's first and a couple picks to move all the way up for Carter. Left us with only 6 picks but managed to get all the positions I saw a need for