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NFL.com's Lance Zierlein mock draft

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9 minutes ago, frankw said:

This is true. But there is a learning curve for the position regardless and only rare ones begin to put it together in their first season and that's in ideal circumstances which obviously were not present here. But there is the additional layer of Tremble is set to be an FA and Ian Thomas should be gone although we all know better than to assume on that too much.

Warren is an intriguing prospect. I'm just of the opinion if we go offense at 8 it only ups the ante that much more to see immediate big time results from Bryce and Canales. Because that's a premium pick that could be going to the defense.

I want an impact player.  Defensive tackle, edge, WR, TE, whatever.  We could literally use almost anything.  I'm honestly just baffled by opinion that we're basically good at WR and TE because we have the best prospects in the NFL.

The players we have could develop into above average players, or even stars.  But I'm not passing on a top tier prospect because of anybody on this roster.

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17 minutes ago, PNW_PantherMan said:

I want an impact player.  Defensive tackle, edge, WR, TE, whatever.  We could literally use almost anything.  I'm honestly just baffled by opinion that we're basically good at WR and TE because we have the best prospects in the NFL.

The players we have could develop into above average players, or even stars.  But I'm not passing on a top tier prospect because of anybody on this roster.

I think this is a much easier convo in February. Ultimately we both know that come next fall none of us are going to be wanting to hear any of this if our defense is still giving up a ton of points and people are calling for Evero's head. As it is people myself included are already expecting Canales to take a more hands on approach to the whole team not just the offense in 2025.

But I am on board with you about BPA at pick 8. I can't speak for others but I don't think we are "set" at any position. We shouldn't feel like we have to fix everything in one offseason. But we also have to acknowledge that the defense is not even mediocre at this point and we just invested well over 100 million free agency dollars in the offense.

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Can't see it. I like the player a lot but TEs just don't go in the top 10 unless they're viewed as generational type prospects. Warren is a really good TE prospect but he seems more like the type of prospect who generally goes in the teens mid to late teens or early twenties.

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5 hours ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

I like the pick, Warren has been compared to Greg Olsen by several draft nerds. 

I remember being FURIOUS that we passed on Olsen to take Beason. And, well, that all worked out for the best. So I hope we do likewise this time around again. 

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On one level, the defense can't be ignored and this would be a luxury pick in ways. On another level though, this is still a team that needs talent upgrades...everywhere.

We can't be "mad" at a true BPA, position be damned, if it's the right call on a better player.  I have faith in Sanders, hope Tremble is back, etc. But if we think Warren is Brock Bowers-esque and are iffy on any of the Edge guys? Give me the guy you think has a higher probability to be an All-Pro. 

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As a GM of a team that was abysmal on defense I wouldn't draft him at 8. But, I do understand the logic if he's the best player on the board. If Warren turns out to only be "really good" he'd be better than anyone we've fielded at TE this decade and would undoubtedly help Bryce in the passing game.

I could only see doing that if we had already acquired a starter (or 2) in FA prior to the draft & used every mid round (2-5) pick on the best available defensive players on the board. 

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