(04-19-2019, 08:01 AM)Bullseye Wrote:

(04-18-2019, 10:38 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: No. I got my heart set on drafting Hockenson and I don't wanna do anything to miss out on him. He's not going to last passed pick #10, at the latest. If we trade down and he's off the board, I'd rather just trade out of the first round altogether.

I think your closing statement here is extreme.   If we traded to say 11 and missed out on Hockenson but still wound up with Sweat and an extra 2nd or 3rd I would be happy with that, even though my preference would be to stay at 7.  There are guys like Fant, Ford and Dillard that could be an upgrade for the team.  In such a deep draft, to preclude the possibility of trading down within reason works against our interests.

I would love to get Ford, but if we took him in round 1, we'd probably play him at RT and that would be a mistake. He's a potential all-pro OG IMO. I'm not that high on Dillard. He's a pure finesse LT. I don't see him as a RT either. Fant is a fantastic receiver, but he's not that good of a blocker, which is problematic as well. Frankly, I don't care about getting a defensive lineman. As far as I'm concerned our defense is fine. It's the offense I'm worried about and missing out on perhaps the best TE to enter the draft in several years, is a mistake I'm not willing to take, especially since Foles relied so heavily on his TE's in Philly. Just adding a QB alone isn't going to fix this offense. Foles needs pieces around him to be successful. A key piece has to be a dual TE, because right now, our TE's suck!

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(04-19-2019, 08:23 AM)Mikey Wrote:

(04-18-2019, 09:39 PM)JNev Wrote: What % of people would be okay with/prefer a trade back? I know it'll matter what we get and where we trade back to, but in general would you be pleased with trading back?

I would be in favor. Hock would be great, but if we move back and grab a Risner or Ford AND get an extra late first or second round pick out of the deal, that may be a net win.

If Haskins gets past NYG, I fully expect Dave to be fielding calls from WAS, CIN, or others to get a jump on Denver.

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(04-19-2019, 12:30 AM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: Hockenson will be gone by pick #10 and Risner will most likely still be on the board at #38, when we pick in round 2. If we miss out on Hockenson, we'll regret it.

I would be quite surprised if this happened, short of pictures of him punching puppies released shortly before Thursday evening.

Interior O-Linemen don't go that high and right now you have guys like Cody Ford and Garrett Bradbury who are seemingly locks for the first round and Chris Lindstrom is now being mocked into the late first round by many publications as well. With all the great defensive players in round 1, I'd be shocked if Risner wasn't there at #38.

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