ericr0319

so we dont trade for Watson - we aren't likely landing a QB at 8 unless we are going to be the team that falls in love w/ Lance. or we trade back select some good players, win 6 games next year and be in the same position with an even worse draft class for QB. this appears to be the year to get a QB either through the draft or draft.

Is 3 first rounders too much for Watson? Building through the draft is key because you keep high salaries off the books. No top picks forces you to overpay in FA - see LA Rams. Yes, they went to a Super Bowl but they lost. The Eagles went and won. Both paid high prices to get their QB, but they paid the price and are in cap hell.

Kelce and Devin White

Add Michael Palardy and Stephen Weatherly to the list to add another $5.5 million in space

at 8 he is certainly talented enough to draft. the thing is, no one player besides a QB, that is if you do not have your QB, is elevating a team that is not a contender to a contender. if you have a QB then a you could be a piece or two away. that piece could be a MLB. it could be a LT. we dont have a QB so truly it doesnt matter what we take, we have no shot. the smart move at 8, if we dont draft a QB, is to trade back and acquire more picks to draft more talented players. that way, when we do find our QB, we have a more talented roster.

i cant see Fields or Wilson falling to 8th. at least if the draft was today. teams will likely have to trade up to get their QB

it wasn't opinion based. he said the team was taking an analytic approach to the draft and then something about value,. the word if does not make an opinion. he was stating it as if that was was what the team is doing. for example, if mom wants us to rake the leaves before we mow the lawn its going to take longer. but, nice job trying to "call me out for trying to be cool" when that was the exact purpose for your post.

what if Watson gets dealt post draft? we could trade back in the 1st this year and maybe a second time. grab a 1st and 2nd next year aby continuing to trade back. that way we can still land a few offensive linemen this year in the draft and then next years draft we have (2) first and (2) seconds and send those to Houston?

agree, but you don't have the benefit of that during the draft. you do your scouting, your due diligence and you make the best selection possible. of course every move is going to impact something in the future, but you deal with that when it comes.

you're literally just throwing out terms because you think they make you sound smart.

you can say that about everything...you make decision and you hope they work. if they do, you're a genius. if they don't than you Monday morning QB it. Again, nobody drafts thinking what they will have to pay them in 5 years. Nobody knows what the market will be in 5 years. You do no know who your coach will be in 5 years. You do not know what FAs you will sign in 5 years.

and if your scouting department tells you Parson's is the 5th best player in this draft?

what is the opportunity cost in drafting a MLB in the 1st round?

but the discussion is based on the draft. nobody is drafting saying okay in 5 years he will want X contract so we have to structure our draft pick based on X salary we will have to pay in 5 years. it sounds cute but it doesn't happen.

8. Justin Fields QB Ohio State 39. Liam Eichenberg OT Notre Dame 73. Deonte Brown OG Alabama 105. Ben Cleveland OG Georgia 136. Dazz Newsome WR North Carolina 170. Whop Philyor WR Indiana

i think he had to go defense his first draft because the defense was just so damn bad. its not a STUD o-line class, but its viewed to be deep. especially at G. we could easily end up going all offense this draft if the chips fall.

i agree - trade back and grab a 2nd. have 3 picks in the first 2 rounds and get a T, G, and then another player. honestly its a deep DT class and would love to cut ties with KK and draft another DT and build that o and d line. Brady will be on the Bucs for at least 2 more years after this. we are not winning a super bowl next year or year after.

no. Dan Morgan and Luke were who I was referring to as our investments. also, we are talking about the draft at number 8. has nothing to do with signing big contracts.

in the first? besides Jon Beason who? I actually hate that move, but I was screaming for Luke for where we sat in that draft. Davis and Shaq were not MLB.

okay. so if we dont go QB at 8 and dont trade up or back. who is your preference?

if you look at our 2 investments at MLB - those were the only 2 times we made it to the Super Bowl...

8 is no mans land in the draft. its one of those spots where most players are not a value pick, but then the TOP guys if they fall to 8 is like a question mark...8 is seems like a spot you either trade up from or a trade back to a team that once to trade up to land a guy we made not need. i see at 8 a lot of teams wanting to nab a WR that we dont need

but to reply to your question, with my opinion, I believe if we do not go QB, and we stay at 8 - Micha has the most immediate impact at 8. that said, i think if we do not go QB we should trade down because we need multiple picks to rebuild our offensive line.

lol. i love when people post comments when they have zero clue. i mean do honestly have 0.1% of a clue what the team is thinking?