Something we should all think about with regards to MLB post Luke.

[dave-o]

I thought this was gonna be about baseball....  

[panther252]

Very true, but I still think Simmons should be the pick now given the circumstances. We didn't need him before because we had the GOAT, but now we do and it's not just a knee jerk reaction reach based off need. If there was ever a time for Luke to retire and we be in play to get a similar replacement, now would be the time. He's big with long arms, athletically he's every bit the freakshow Luke was and then some, with a nose for the ball. Losing Luke's football IQ would be a big blow, but Simmons has an extremely high football IQ himself, further along than the rest. He was tasked to play almost every position on defense, heavy snaps too and he knew exactly what his role was and what responsibilities he had. He's going to be special and being in play for him would be kind of like us falling as backwards into Luke all over again. 

[morgan55]

48 minutes ago, Waldo said:

Is this not likely to be Thompson? Regardless of the base, we already have the next man under contract...right?

Haha no

[Shocker]

Just throw a bucket load of cash at Corey Littleton.  He is a good one.

[1of10Charnatives]

3 hours ago, panther252 said:

Very true, but I still think Simmons should be the pick now given the circumstances. We didn't need him before because we had the GOAT, but now we do and it's not just a knee jerk reaction reach based off need. If there was ever a time for Luke to retire and we be in play to get a similar replacement, now would be the time. He's big with long arms, athletically he's every bit the freakshow Luke was and then some, with a nose for the ball. Losing Luke's football IQ would be a big blow, but Simmons has an extremely high football IQ himself, further along than the rest. He was tasked to play almost every position on defense, heavy snaps too and he knew exactly what his role was and what responsibilities he had. He's going to be special and being in play for him would be kind of like us falling as backwards into Luke all over again. 

It sounds like you start by saying very true, and then write a post that is the complete opposite of the OP....

[sml1950]

You can generally tell how teams value positions by the rank in franchise tags:

Franchise Tags

QB: $24.865 million
RB: $11.214 million
WR: $16.787 million
TE: $10.387 million
OL: $14.067 million
DE: $17.128 million
DT: $15.209 million
LB: $15.443 million
CB: $16.022 million
S: $11.15 million
K/P: $4.971 million

LBs are the four highest paid behind CBs and ahead of DTs. The 2019 draft had two ILBs in the top ten and both had outstanding  rookie seasons.  Picking BPA is usually the best approach especially in the first round. If you can’t trust your rating system in the top seven, fire the evaluators.

[CPF4LIFE]

Trenches,  trenches, trenches...either side of the ball. I would be a little disappointed if we go anywhere else and its blue chip players available. 

[panther252]

10 hours ago, 1of10Charnatives said:

It sounds like you start by saying very true, and then write a post that is the complete opposite of the OP....

I didn't mean anything by it. I just meant the logic behind what you said is true, but that particular player is an exception.