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I can't seem to stop watching this. I don't think it's a good sign about the state of my soul.

As you know, I'm really hoping this narrative has merit, but overall, I think it is more likely Beane is cognitively impaired when it comes to assessing what is and is not an acceptable WR room. It's just exasperating that they always seem to ask Josh Allen to do more with less. There probably is enough above the minimum threshold for him to work with, but why place that burden on him?

Yes, let's use the abysmal performance of the WR room the second half of last year as the low bar threshold by which to measure what will be considered acceptable performance or not this year. The offense struggled. Maybe it won't with Brady and the new players, but I'm not all that confident about it. Kincaid is going to have to be the main target, I think, so I hope he has a leap and not a sophomore slump year.

We only nominally had a WR1 last year, imo, but I take your point. Getting younger on D will hopefully mitigate the injuries somewhat.

Sure, it's not needed, but your chances of success increase if you have it. (And I don't think our current WR room is even average, but maybe I'm wrong.) I'm disappointed in Beane's approach, and I'm not sold on Coleman, but I'm not writing off the season. Be interesting to see what kind of offense Brady comes up with after a full off-season to implement it. The draft indicates what you surmise. I'm on board with integrating the run game, and obviously, Kincaid is our best weapon, so TE usage ought to be a huge part.

Does SF loading up on WR in the draft suggest that Aiyuk might be available through a post 6/1 trade? I'm reduced to hoping for slim possibility narratives . . . when 2025 gets here, the same crowd that was preaching holes on defense will want to go get an edge or cb in the first. And I don't trust Beane and McD not to agree with them.

Well, that's the negative case, and the reason I preferred Mitchell or Legette as an X, and McConkey as a Z that could be a volume receiver year one. I still think those were better choices, and I also believe McConkey has a high floor, though there are some injury concerns. Regardless, if you read the opinions on the positive side of the ledger, there are reasons for hope. My main sticking point is that fellas like him, if they do succeed, often do so as a big slot. That is absolutely what we don't need, because Kincaid is our best weapon, and that's where he needs to be. So, I dunno. I'm hoping folks who think he can be a boundary receiver are right. I'm also hoping those who think he is unlikely to outright bust are correct, and that a better Gabe Davis is his floor. If he hits, of course, I do think WR1 is a ceiling for him.

Van Pran will be the Center. That's my belief, folks can think that is overly optimistic. McGovern will stay at LG.

Once again, I'd like to request a "sangry" emoji.

I think you are one of the credible posters here. I don't quite agree with you, but I understand your point. I'm not interested in drafting a WR in the later rounds. They needed to draft two early, or plan on bringing in a veteran post 6/1 that isn't ready for the glue factory. Obviously, it is a reset year. I think you can do that and not have one of the worst WR rooms in the league, which is what I think they have, even if the plan is to redistribute targets and use RB and TE more. For instance, if there is a secret trade that brings in Aiyuk for 2025 draft capital, and they have a way of fitting him under the cap, and extending him, I'd think Beane had an excellent plan, and he was not irresponsible about the WR room. If not, I think he is carrying forward his Carolina roots which neglected the position when Beane was there.

Pretend that is the plan, and look at Beane's draft from that perspective. It suddenly makes much more sense. I sure hope this is more than fan fiction.

I don't mind the investment at S. Bishop was one of my favorite safeties in the draft, and it was not a particularly deep draft at the position. If I had known Hicks was going to slide like he did, well, I think he would have fit our system. I just don't align with whatever their vision of the WR room is. I agree with @Kirby Jackson that they seem to be asking folks to play one level up from where expectations should be comfortable. And Coleman wasn't my pick. I liked Mitchell and McConkey (along with Legette) at #28, 32, 33. I'd have tried to find a way to get two of them. Anyway, it played out the way it did, and now I'm hopeful Coleman can actually be a successful boundary WR (he's likable and athletically gifted, I still worry about separation.) Beane has to bring someone in post 6/1. If they are really satisfied with the WR room standing pat, to me it's Carolina's Cam Newton years redux, only we have yet to even reach a single SB.

That's great, because they both need to play in the slot to be maximally effective.

Could be. It's just a pet peeve of mine when folks point to KC as an equivalent situation that somehow justifies our inadequate WR room.

I just picked them because I always thought that was a cool name for a baseball team.

It's more excusable for the Chiefs with Andy Reid calling the plays. If they add, it will have to be a trade for a roster player that isn't a washed headcase, or maybe someone shakes loose that isn't currently available due to the draft.

Toledo Mudhens.

Especially if they maybe passed on players like Mitchell and Burton because of character issues of one kind or another.

He might switch to sarcasm about how Josh is not serious about football.

Maybe it's Beane trying to make sure we get the 3rd round comp pick next time.

What the hell, don't even think those thoughts. It's bad juju. Apparently one is an ignorant yahoo for being concerned about it. They went into one of the deepest drafts at WR and took one shot. That fella may turn out well, and I sure hope he does, but separation is an issue -- this after Beane explicitly said they were looking to be more explosive and that separation was a criteria for improving the WR room.

Don't invade Russia.

He's going to legally change his name to Tylan Neverholding.

You can add Van Pran to that list.