LinvilleGorge

Preferably, I'd like to see both OT positions upgraded, but an upgrade at LT in particular is an absolute MUST. Ideally, I'd like to see a veteran OT signed as well as a rookie drafted in the first 3 rounds.

Hopefully a #2 WR and a plug and play OT. I think the WR is fairly doable, not sure about the OT. Another decent veteran CB or safety would be nice too. I really don't want to see Harper starting again next year and we really need a nickelback (or a #2 if we want to move Bene back to nickel).

I know I would. Seems like the majority of lineman leg injuries come from being rolled up on from behind. Gotta think a knee brace would help protect you somewhat from that.

I would bust a nut if this happened. Highly unlikely, but amazing. 4 OTs went before I was on the clock at #8. Gurley was a no-brainer in the 4th. 8: R1P8 WR AMARI COOPER ALABAMA 40: R2P8 OT CAMERON ERVING FLORIDA STATE 72: R3P8 DE TREY FLOWERS ARKANSAS 104: R4P8 RB TODD GURLEY GEORGIA 136: R5P8 CB STEVEN NELSON OREGON STATE 168: R6P8 WR JAMISON CROWDER DUKE 200: R7P8 OT TYRUS THOMPSON OKLAHOMA

Honestly, I think he's a RT in the NFL. Probably a very good one, but I don't want a RT at #8 overall.

Need Jameis Winston to pick it up. 4 picks today. We need him to go before we're on the clock. That would mean one more non-QB prospect available for us.

I'd rather have an elite DE prospect than an elite safety prospect assuming they're relatively equally rated.

How is Ogbuehi ahead of Peat?

I really like Preston Smith too. I haven't watched a ton of college football this year, but I did watch Alabama vs. Mississippi State and it didn't take long for me to hit up Google and figure out who #91 for MSU was.

And trading down to acquire extra picks always leads to picking up multiple additional all pros, right? I agree with JB. If Cooper and the elite OT prospects are gone, then I'd be okay with trading down in the 1st. However, I think when it's all said and done we may be looking at a top 5 pick.

No thanks on trading our #1. We need players at CB, DE, and OT. Getting elite prospects at all of those positions is tough and the best way to do it is with 1st round picks.

Your Picks: Round 1 Pick 7: Brandon Scherff, OT, Iowa (A) Round 2 Pick 7: Ameer Abdullah, RB, Nebraska (B+) Round 3 Pick 12 (CHI): Sammie Coates, WR, Auburn (A) Round 4 Pick 7: Preston Smith, DE, Mississippi State (B-) Round 4 Pick 12 (CHI): Cam Thomas, CB, Western Kentucky (A) Round 5 Pick 7: James Vaughters, OLB, Stanford (B+) Round 6 Pick 7: Christian Lombard, OG, Notre Dame ( Round 7 Pick 7: Damian Swann, CB, Georgia (A-)

This concept is beyond idiotic. This incident is going to cost him untold millions on his next contract. Guilty or not, there's a public stigma around him and any team that signs him knows they're going to be taking a PR hit. If he ends up being found guilty, it's going to cost him big time. Even if he's not found guilty he's going to end up signing for less than he would've gotten prior to this ordeal.

Ah, gotcha. Didn't pay attention that you said "threads" not "posts".

He's just terrible. The staff has given him every opportunity working him on special teams as giving him the bulk of the carries tonight. He has shown exactly nothing. I was hopeful for him, but it's clear as day at this point that he's not going to be a contributor.

Relax folks, we aren't going into the regular season with the current OL roster. Veteran depth will be added after other teams start trimming down their rosters.

That Oregon spread crested a lot bigger lanes than what you see in the NFL. Maybe he just needs time to adjust. We'll see.

For the smaller cat backs, vision is absolutely vital. Some guys have it and some don't. It's not one of those things that you usually see players improve on. So far, it just doesn't look like Barner has it.

Love hearing that Chandler is looking good so far. Does anyone know if Tolbert dropped those pounds per the request of the team or if he chose to do it on his own? I just wonder if there were plans to get him more carries even before Stewart go banged up and Gaffney went down?

I like to think so, but I'm honestly not sure.

Yep, and that guy always seems to be a pass catcher. From David Gettis to Gary Barnidge to Armanti Edwards to now Brandon Williams. Hopefully B. Williams can finally be the guy who actually DOES break out.

Gettleman has done a pretty doggone good job of finding cheap plug and play vets at positions of need. I have to think that if the OTs don't look ready to go that veteran help will be signed when teams start trimming down rosters.

He seems to be a guy the staff really likes and it seems like they're doing everything they can to give him as much opportunity as possible to earn a spot. Sounds like they're doing a lot to work him in at TE as well as utilizing him in the backfield and working him on STs. If you're not a starter, then you greatly improve your chances of sticking if you're versatile.

He's not underperforming. He is what he is. He's not very good. It's just a damn shame that we've been relying on him to be something that he's not. I still don't believe that we're going into the season with this current crop of OTs. I really believe that there will be veteran help added at some point after teams start trimming their rosters down.

I'm not giving G-man a pass on him. He was considered a huge reach in the 4th by virtually everyone. He's a small school guy with awful combine numbers. Hopefully he gets healthy and proves me wrong, but I sincerely doubt he's an NFL player.