Jay Roosevelt

Their owner (or his son at least, who helps run the franchise) is too busy trying to play wrestling promoter to care.

I'm ok with this. He had literally nothing to work with on the field. I would have been OK with moving on, too, but I don't think Evero was the reason the defense struggled this year.

No. fug Tepper.

Cooper Rush wouldn't be the worst move, TBH. Solid backup.

Ironic that our lone Pro Bowler is on defense in what might be the worst defense in franchise history. Actually makes it more impressive, TBH.

There is no decision; you have to pick up the option. MAYBE there's a decision to make on whether to extend him or not, but there is absolutely zero choice on the 5th year option.

I like his versatility, but with that comes some liability in run defense if we ever switch to a 4-3 defense. I don't think he can be a full-time 4-3 EDGE; we'd likely have to use him as a rush OLB like Khalil Mack early in his career with the Raiders. Which can work; Carter can play off-ball linebacker at a high level as well and offers versatility, but that still would leave us with a hole at DE.

Barrett Carter.

It depends on if you're just talking about this season. If so, you can make a solid argument for Bryce over Stroud. If you're taking last season into account as well, Stroud has the edge. Also, lol @ Aaron Rodgers

He is definitely a boom-or-bust pick, IMO. I'd feel a lot safer with Mason Graham, but the ceiling is insanely high with Carter. I'm just not crazy about him if we do back to a 4-3 defense as I'm not sure he can hold the edge at the NFL level. But he certainly profiles as a potentially elite pass rusher. My ideal scenario is probably Mason Graham in the 1st + Kyle Kennard in the 2nd with another EDGE signed in free agency and another added in the mid-rounds of the draft. But I wouldn't be mad at Carter in the 1st either.

I'd be happy with either Abdul Carter, Mason Graham or Tet McMillan in the 1st. Obviously much will depend on free agency.

I like Walker a lot, too. That said, I'm hoping we move back to a 4-3.

But it's not right now. If Bryce doesn't get any better at all for the rest of his career then what we've seen since his return as the starter is better than Maye's floor.

Barrett Carter in the 2nd, please.

Upside? Maye. Higher floor? Bryce.

Don't know about Milroe, but that Michigan kicker wouldn't be a bad pick in the draft.

Anyone who can't see that Bryce has played pretty damn well since returning to the lineup just doesn't want to. Has he reached his potential as a former #1 overall pick? No, obviously. But he has gradually gotten better and has flashed big time QB potential at times, which given how awful he was to start the season is a borderline miracle in itself. There is ZERO reason he shouldn't be the clear starter going into 2025. Wasting draft picks on mid-round QBs when you have a guy who you gave up a ton for that is FINALLY starting to figure it out is just stupid. We need a veteran backup and maybe a young developmental QB behind Bryce. Which is basically what we have now with Dalton + Plummer. I wouldn't have a problem re-signing Dalton as the backup, but we should be able to do better than Jack Plummer as the #3. Jalen Milroe in the 3rd? Not with an early 3rd rounder, no. With a late 3rd or with our 4th? Yes, that makes sense at that price. But we have too many needs to go bargain QB hunting if there are players at other positions that can help us with those picks.

If we don't keep Evero it needs to be Robert Salah.

My three main observations from this game... 1) Our defense is ass cheeks. 2) Bryce played really well, especially considering the pressure. 3) Never doubt how important Chuba Hubbard and/or Taylor Moton are to this offense.

Unprecedented QB play? Passing yards and TDs are down league-wide and have been for several years now. Modern QB play peaked in the Manning/Brady/Brees/Roethlisberger/Rivers era. Patrick Mahomes numbers this year: 67.5% completions for 3,928 yards, 26 TDs, 11 INTs. Really good numbers, but far from "unprecedented."

I'm 50/50 on Higgins. On one hand he's better than anyone we have; on the other, he's sure to be overpaid. We'll see.

I'm not nearly as impressed by the interior DLs in this class as I am with the EDGE class. If we don't take Mason Graham early the only interior DL I like in the 1st/2nd round is Tyleik Williams from Ohio State. Luckily, we're in much better shape at that position than we are at EDGE with Derrick Brown returning next year. Outside of the obvious pick in Abdul Carter, I like Kyle Kennard, Mykel Williams and Jalon Walker in that order. But it seems Kennard is ranked quite a bit lower than the other two. If we're going DL back-to-back I'd LOVE a Mason Graham-Kyle Kennard combo. I'm not sure there's a combo of a 1st round DE + 2nd round DT that makes sense, TBH.

I don't see the Jets letting him go for less than a 1st rounder and I'm not giving up a top-10 pick for him.