(04-30-2022, 03:24 PM)Upper Wrote: The coping has begun. If three days ago someone told you the extent of the help Trevor would get in the draft was Luke [BLEEP] Fortner everyone would have said it was a failed draft.

If you had asked me three days ago, I would have said the following:

1st Round:  Edge
2nd/3rd Round:  WR, ILB and C in whatever order made sense.
4th Round:  TE
5th Round:  RB

We did get the edge at #1.  We got ILB by trading up from our second round pick and did get a center in the third.  We got a running back in the fifth round.  That's quite a bit right.

We didn't get a tight end in the fourth because we traded up from our second round pick, but I liked the trade up for Lloyd.  I think he's going to be a wonderful player for years to come and filled a big need.

The one huge surprise for me was double dipping at inside linebacker instead of taking a wide receiver.  I think a 3-14 team should find a starter when drafting in the top of the third round.  However, it is hard to get too upset about a pick that was good value.  

For the record, I will say that I would have gone Hutch over Walker and taken a different center.  I also wouldn't have been able to name the running back three days ago, but I did say that I would look for a power back to compliment ETN.

Overall, I don't love the draft, but won't hate it as long as Walker performs at a level at or near his draft position.  The lack of a wide receiver is the one glaring need that went unfulfilled.  Tight end was more of a future need.

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