(04-26-2020, 06:31 PM)TheDogCatcher Wrote:

(04-26-2020, 03:09 PM)NYC4jags Wrote: The above are the only relevant points IMO.  


In regard to those unconvincing points: 
*They just drafted a TE last year  -  
*RBs are a dime-a-dozen - we signed a promising UDFA RB - Fournette/Ozigbo/J.Robinson/T.Feaster will be fine under Gruden's scheme IMO -
*People love to diminish Conley and Westbrook, but they're capable players  - there never was some urgent need at WR and it was addressed w/ Shenault anyway - 
*The trade situations are what they are, you can't fabricate a trade partner with a fair offer out of thin air - and the two players may just play and play well.  (also still plenty of time for a good offer to emerge) 
 Disgruntled is an adjective that describes most employees everywhere. Who cares if they're disgruntled? -  as long as they show up in a contract year and produce it doesn't matter. 

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On your good points:

The league is indeed shifting enough that offense deserves at least a bit more attention than this FO seems willing to commit. That is a head-scratcher for me too. 

LT and RG should have been prioritized IMO. That is a head-scratcher for me too. 

Trading up:  I'd probably have traded up so that both CB and LT could have both been addressed early rather than only one of those.

I highlighted all the great points I saw. Now, my turn to jump in. 

I think our WR corps is now a strength and is well-suited for Gruden's WCO. There's no dominating guy who absolutely scares opposing defenses. If a defense schemes one particular guy out of the game, it's no matter because the offense is built to distribute the ball, and more than one guy can beat you. Chark can be a true #1 if he takes another step. Shenault might be frightening if he stays healthy. Eifert, if healthy, is super productive and strong in the red zone. Oliver has mismatch potential. Westbrook might look better in a WCO on the outside. Conley has terrific measurables and appears to be ascending. I predict at least 3/6 of those guys will break out next year. And that's not even mentioning O'Shag (he'd be gravy if he comes back) or any RB's value in the passing game.  

I'm fine with the RBs we have. Run Fournette into the ground this year if he stays. Ride him like a horse -- 20+ carries/game. Recoup the minimal value we got in him at #4 overall. Keep the other guys fresh to compete in 2021. 

I would've loved to have nabbed LSU's Charles or Josh Jones to push Cam, who clearly needs competition. Maybe a veteran tackle will become a cap casualty (is Jason Peters still on the market?). 

Another poster also advocated taking Jaylon Johnson in the second, and Wirfs with #9. That's what GM Me would've done in perfect hindsight. Skip Shenault, take Jefferson at #20 over Chaisson, and overpay Yan with a $20M deal plus incentives for double-digit sacks, Pro Bowls, fumbles, etc. Tell him: we know you were under-compensated the past three years, and we're going to make it up to you, swallow our own pride, and pretend like all your Twittering never happened -- it's a new day, so let's go to war together. Money talks. Chaisson is a project. It's better to have a proven disruptor in the fold. I'd also ban Tony Khan from being the fake GM, talking to players and undermining Dave, but that'll never happen.