(04-24-2020, 11:40 AM)jaglou53 Wrote: Biggest needs: Offensive line, safety receiver, running back

Guys I like for 2nd round:

Tackle: Josh Jones or Ezra Cleveland

Safety: Mckinney, Winfield, Delpit, Chinn, Davis

Receiver: Mims, Pittman, Higgins, Shenault

Running back: Taylor, Swift, Dobbins, Gibson

Prediction: Ezra Cleveland (possible they even trade up like they did for Cam Robinson and Taylor)

If I were Caldwell, this is what I'd do today:

1. Thank G-D I still have a job. He should do this every day!

2. Do everything in my power to trade Yannick  to a team picking early today. In addition to this pick, they also get a 3rd next year. Would like to get more, but not gonna happen and I want him gone.

3. Trade Fournette to Tampa for O.J. Howard straight up.

4, With the two 2nd rounders, I take either Cleveland or Jones with the 1st and Mims/Pittman/Higgins with the 2nd.

5. Take a safety in the 3rd. There is great value at this position. One of McKinney, Winfield, Delpit, Chinn, or Dugger. If necessary, trade up to get one of these guys.

6. Wait til the 4th round and take your running back there. Gibson, McFarland, Moss, Bellamy, Akers or Evans.

New additions:

Henderson- # 1 corner

Chaisson- edge rusher

Howard- rotational tight end

Cleveland- eventual starter at left tackle. Can play anywhere on the line except center.

Pittman- Tall receiver who should be great number 2. Also excels on special teams.

Chinn- Great value for small school safety.

Antonio Gibson- Exciting running back who can also catch a lot of balls.

Late round depth: Add another receiver, linebacker, interior lineman and developmental q.b.

Someone else said it earlier, but I think Caldwell is happy with our Tackles and isn't going to use a 2nd or 3rd round pick on one - in his mind we already have two high-2nd round Tackles and for whatever reason (Taylor showing some promise coming off an up and down rookie season and Robinson now 2 yrs removed from the knee) he doesn't see the need to upgrade.  I'm not even sure any of the remaining Tackles are an upgrade - if we were going to upgrade, it would have been with one of our 1st round picks.  I would like to see us get Robert Hunt from Louisiana - he played both Tackle and Guard but projects as a Guard and should be an upgrade over Cann.  He'd also be someone that could fill in at Tackle if needed.  Not sure Hunt will last til the 3rd round, and not sure he projects at the top of the 2nd round so we'll see. I'd like to see us pick the best WR on our board and Hunt in the second (would need to trade back into the 2nd for one of them obviously). 

As for trading Yannick for picks in this draft, I just don't see it happening.  He would have to sign the franchise tender and the team trading for him would have to agree to terms for a new contract - not that it can't happen - I just don't see all of that occurring in the span of a few hours, especially if he is still wanting top DE $$.

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