Khyber53

Okay, so here's my prediction. 19. Jacob Rodriguez, LB, Texas Tech 51. Jalon Green, S, South Carolina 83. Lee Hunter, DT. Texas Tech 110. Germie Bernard, WR, Alabama 158. Caden "Vanilla Gorilla" Barnett OT/OG/C Wyoming 159. Ephesians Prysock, CB, Key and Peele State U. (Washington) 200. Beau Stephens, OG, Iowa

He won't be there by the time our pick comes back around in the second round. We've got to move in the first. Maybe, if the waters seem calm at the time, trade back with Buffalo and pick him then. Oh what the hell. Grab him if he's there in the first and then roll on. Take Jalon Kilgore, the safety out of SC in the second, and Lee Hunter the DT from Texas Tech in the third. And somewhere deep in the draft snag Caden Barnett "the Vanilla Gorilla" RT from Wyoming to study behind all of our linemen and set up to take over for one of them in 2027.

Yeah, in the end, this is what should be happening. Even at vet minimum, Will's soaking up some money that could be going for a younger player with some upside.

It's like watching those first faint bits of light on the horizon before dawn. It's going to be a good day, a good season.

Right now, it would be the swerve that would make things incredibly interesting. Look, I've tried to be someone who says Bryce is developing and that he needed time to grow, especially under the same coaching staff for a few years. And, well, he has, but there's still a lot of room to grow left. I've also regularly couched that with the idea that Bryce's best position might be as a top end back up QB. That sounds like a slight, but that's a damned good job to have in this world. If we chose to pick up Ty with that first round pick, it would set up some serious competition in training camp, pushing Bryce either to the next llevel (Dalton was there as a mentor/coach rather than competition) or giving Ty a chance to show he can win the day. At which point you have a new guy to develop and a couple of relatively inexpensive years with Bryce at QB2, adding to the mentorship or becoming trade material. But let's say it happens and Bryce actually takes off like the Artemis rocket and goes way beyond our expectations and becomes a top 12 QB. Then you've got a young guy on the bench behind him with great credentials, no pressure to come in and compete on a rotten team (like the one Bryce was brought in to) and he'll be learning at the side of a coach that will have sealed his reputation as a QB-developing coach. And that creates the QB factory situation that we've seen in Green Bay back in the day or SF now... taking draftees or retreads, rehabbing them and trading them off for other players or draft picks. If we take Ty, and I only think it's a minor chance, there's some upside to it and it would also signal that Morgan and Canales are happy with who they've picked up in the off season or developed here. Sheesh, can't wait until draft night.

Great write-up!

This ^!

It could be epic to grab one of the top edge rushers, to be honest. But the cost... and the fanbase would howl considering what happened the last time we did it. Right now, maybe we're picking at the best spot possible for us at this time. Some of the future Pro bowlers will be gone, but some of the overhyped as well. At 19 the dust should clear a bit, leading us to better decisions.

I'd be happy with those. Let's just get this thing done. Tired of the wait.

I'm a happy guy.

If you weren't always predicting against the team, I might pay more heed to what you're saying. But man, I just refuse to step in the turds you're dropping. At some point, especially in the off season, you've got to give yourself a chance to hope.

Nah, 10 wins this coming season. NFCSouth crown a second time, modest run in the playoffs. Tampa Bay is going to crumble. New Orleans is a couple of years behind us on the rebuild, but they've got a good young QB. Atlanta is a rumbling wreck.

Bet the over.

Anything that causes turbulence for the Patriots...

I'm not crying at all if this ends up being our first two picks. We need to get that defense to the next level.