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That's either true, or Beane has unrealistic expectations for his WR room as currently constructed, or this is a punt year in the middle of Josh Allen's prime.

I agree with this. I hope he has a post 6/1 trade for an impact WR lined up. I don't have confidence that is the case. This is a model that makes the playoffs and fails against teams with elite playmakers. Small caveat: I think Davis is a bit better than you are crediting.

That would fall under "incorrect evaluation of where his WR room is" in my view. I think they had an unrealistic expectation of Davis after the notorious 13 second game. I hope they aren't making the same mistake and thinking Shakir is the new Diggs. He does appear to be ascending, but that's a lot to ask. Taken separately, I haven't hated any of the picks apart from Coleman, and my concern about Coleman is partly because I fear he has to be a big slot to succeed. Maybe that's wrong. I sure hope he will be a solid boundary receiver X. If he's D Hopkins, it's a spectacular hit, but a lot of receivers with his profile bust or end up having to play in the slot, because they can't separate. I thought that Beane said they wanted explosive receivers who separate, and so I find it amusing that when folks are exasperated at the pick, they are treated as if all they did was look at the forty time. The outrage is based on expectations Beane set up, not only in his comments, but by not investing in WR in prior drafts, then letting Davis walk (no loss, I think), and on top of that, trading Diggs and taking on a massive cap hit. Anyway, good luck to him. Beane was either lying, delusional, or has an ace in the hole we don't know about. A trade or post 6/1 FA signing could explain it, and I hope it does.

He either has a trade set up post 6/1 or he has an incorrect evaluation of where his WR room currently is.

I wish he would do that.

Probably no one wanted those picks. Once you got to the fifth, some teams looked at who was left and were then willing to deal.

He's one of the players we met with. This is the most McBeane draft ever.

The time to draft the second WR was earlier in the draft. We need to bring in a veteran. If you don't think they need to add another weapon to the WR room, you're reading the talent differently than I.

I don't think they fall from post-season consideration. I expect them to win the division. I was hoping for more splash impact players. They are following their formula. High character, sensible picks. It was a good year for WR. I wanted a different approach. Still going to hope, but the fellas speculating this is the first part of a two-year reset make sense to me.

I guess Beane's understanding of what it means to make the WR room more explosive doesn't square with common views. I never said I thought a trade for Aiyuk was likely. We need that kind of receiver, though.

If they get Aiyuk, it's forgivable, even rational, I suppose. Otherwise, not a great look.

Short arms, Center only, but he will be great.

Love the pick. Go Dawgs.

Apparently not. Clever, in any event.

Please by Aiyuk to us. I don't know how we pay for it, but the WR room would suddenly make sense.

He's slower than Coleman.

They did need a RB2. They also needed S, DT, WR. The whole draft has been about need.

Rice is the only WR left I would take in the fourth. I like Van Pran at C and Allen for RB Hammer.

We like smart players with good character and slow. If he's smart and good character, he's ours.

I think Keon is the Gabe replacement. They need a Diggs replacement. He isn't in the draft, but they have to try.

RIght. If you add Aiyuk to our WR room, I like it a whole lot more.

So happy you find it risible. It's the question of what role they play in the offense. Harty was a bust, and they dropped him and added Samuel.

I think he is the replacement for Harty, not Diggs or Davis. He's a higher end Swiss army knife.

Their actions imply that they think he can fill the void left by the departure of Diggs. That's a heavy lift, unless they bring a veteran in to mitigate the risk.