Dr. Who

Sorry, old friend. I'm not on the MLB train, even for Jack Campbell. I'll understand if we have to stop talking now.

I am very unhappy with you. Very.

They compound that bad pick if it forces them to take a MLB at 27, imo. I am not as high on Campbell as some here appear to be. Maybe I'm wrong. If that's the direction they go, I'll think them mistaken and shall be rather irate, but I'll still hope that they are right and I am wrong. I believe they should sign a veteran free agent. If they want to take a swing on a mid-round lb to add to the mix, have at it. I would invest the early picks in oline and weapons for Josh. I think that is where the league is. McDermott is a D coach, let him coach up and work with the best we can give him within the parameters of using this year to first build a fortress around Josh and add to his weapons. If they hypothetically trade back from 27 and pick up an early second and a late third, I would still be inclined to draft OT and WR or TE2 in the second because that is where I think value and team needs on the side of the ball that ought to be emphasized best match up.

Kincaid is a fella I've been interested in for a while. In a weak Wr class, I think you look outside the box for playmakers and he is one of them. I am surmising the quality of Oline available at 27 will not be appreciably better than what you can probably get at 59. If you exclude playmakers, I'd love to get a solid OT with some positional versatility and Darnell Washington, a tremendous blocking TE that would make 12 personnel a valid option should Dorsey prove up to OC.

You have created a plausible narrative. I just don't like the story. I tend to agree with New Era and in this case I would rather choose from the pool of available veteran free agents for a stop gap solution over drafting a lb high. I would use day one and two assets for different positions. If one focuses on what one expects Beane and McDermott to prioritize, I believe there is some chance your scenario is correct which does not make me happy.

If it requires trading up from 27 to achieve the answer, the FO has massively messed up.

I sometimes wonder if imbecility is contagious. If it is, I wonder if the distance of the virtual world is in any manner prophylactic. I say this because I suspect Einstein's dog, who is generally pretty astute, has been drinking from our Einstein's water bottle. Then again, watch this regime trade up for Jack Campbell.

Yes, but if you look upthread, @HOUSE properly recognized that they drive cheap cars and tip poorly. Shortly thereafter, however, the conclusion to these melancholy reflections is happily determined. I won't spoil it for you, but Buffalo Bills fans have shown an intuitive awareness that the joy of the game is more radically founded upon something less mercurial than the frangible and imperfect character of players.

This is true, and yet I like it when folks agree with me and don't when they don't. I've also noticed that folks that agree with me are invariably quite intelligent . . .

Their propensity is to slow walk rookies. I believe Addison will be clearly one of those ready out of the box wide receivers, so I would hope McDermott would see past his natural instincts and play the kid. And really, those who are clamoring to fill the MLB spot with an early pick must expect a rookie to play in that situation so I surmise the possibility of someone at a different position getting a shot ought to be rendered at least somewhat plausible.

Age doesn't always equate to wisdom, but traditionally it was respected. Nestor in Homer can be a little prolix, but no one ignores his thoughts. Still voted for Addison. It's not a great draft and I think he starts ahead of Davis. He will get consistently open because of his superior route running. We need that kind of improvement and he doesn't stress the cap the way adding someone like Hopkins would.

Don't know the fella. He comes up in mock draft simulators when I am down to my last pick.

I think he means Jake Bobo, UCLA wr. Must be good looking which is Sherlock's number one criteria in a player.

First of all, Google Gorn and tell me there aren't lizard people. Also, there was an old show, V, where these attractive people were really space aliens and actually lizard people. Where is all this coming from if there aren't lizard people? Zay Jones, realist.

Yes, possible with the Ravens and Vikes. Lot of talking heads with agendas are going to blow their stacks if Baltimore takes him. Your argument is interesting and outside the box. I don't think many GMs have the confidence to make that assessment and gamble on a pay off. I am one of those who thinks the value of MLB is somewhat overrated. I believe there is a chance the Bills are serious when they say Edmunds' replacement is already on the roster. If you made that trade as Bills' GM for the Tampa scenario, I'd rather try and get Darnell Washington at 50 if he is still on the board and someone like Matthew Bergeron at 59. Both moves would solidify the blocking and Washington allows for incorporating 12 personnel into the offense if Dorsey is up to the task. But all this is rather academic, because I can't see Beane making the move.

Lot of 3D Chess going on in your calculations. It is initially so implausible, folks are just going to ridicule. I think I follow your rationale. While superficially outrageous, it's not unjustifiable if you rate Hooker that high. I believe that there are questions about him because the Tennessee offense was so driven by the quick strike and getting the ball out rapidly that no one truly knows how he would process reading NFL defenses. And he's an older player -- so I'm not sure your valuation is correct. You are gambling that it is shared enough by other NFL teams to make the pick a commodity that will pay off. I certainly do not see Josh Allen traded in 3 years because Hendon Hooker has displayed sufficient brilliance to make that an equitable decision. OP reminds me a bit of Flannery O'Connor. Very deadpan sense of humor, so the whole thing might be an elaborate hoax; then again, might be serious.

Love the player and the idea. 12 personnel increases uncertainty in the defense. I would be a bit more aggressive than New Era and trade up from 59 to go get him if the price is reasonable. His blocking is really good so it is a sneaky way to help the oline and add a dimension to the offense that is lacking.

Cowboys at 26. Gremlins came in and replaced his name with Might Rather, how odd.

Think Mayer was already selected. You should drop him and add Trenton Simpson.

At this spot, if you insist on filling the need at MLB and can't find a trade back partner, I think the pick is Trenton Simpson. I am opting for Addison. What makes Diggs special is the route running. Addison has the same gene. I don't think he's just average.

He'd make a great bouncer, though.

I sorta like Downs, too. You like him better than Addison?

I agree with all that. There are a few defensive players I like early, but I personally want to bolster oline and offensive weapons. I am expecting something else because I am a pessimist and Santa always puts coal in my stocking . . . one year it was moldy cheese, not sure what he was trying to say there.

Strange to me how often it seems to be Campbell or Sanders as the main options in the discussion regarding the choice at LB early. I think Simpson is somewhat more likely to be the pick unless they are changing the approach on D enough to merit a different kind of skill set to replace Edmunds.

Possible. Drafttek has him listed as a probable second rounder. Classic NT. I like that kind of player, though Bernard last year has me irrationally wary of Baylor players. I would take either one of those. I favor Addison at 27.