(04-11-2019, 11:56 AM)Cleatwood Wrote:

(04-10-2019, 01:55 PM)Caldrac Wrote: I went with hard difficulty and ran with Fanspeak's Steve's bigboard for this round. 

R1P7: Jonah Williams - OT - Alabama - With Parnell gone and Robinson coming back off an ACL injury we could use all the help we can get in keeping Foles upright. Williams would be a good start. I think him and Robinson would duke it out for the LT gig and the loser takes the RT gig. It's a win-win because we're getting two capable starters out of it at the end of camp. 

R2P6: Josh Jacobs - RB - Alabama - Good decision here considering that Yeldon is gone, Fournette cannot stay healthy and he has beyond questionable decision making on and off the field just based on the suspensions and grumblings we've heard locally. He may not be the long term answer. We made a mistake last year in passing up on Sony Michel for Taven Bryan. This move makes up for it. Jacobs has all the skills you want to see in a RB and he'll fit this offense perfectly. 

R3P5: Mack Wilson - ILB - Alabama - Again, surprised he fell this far in the simulator but nationally most mock boards have him rated as a 2nd - 3rd RD player. I like this move here. Again, we're getting two starters by moving Wilson inside who is well known for his pass coverage ability and you're sliding Jack back outside to better compliment Smith on the opposite field of play. 

R3P34: Miles Sanders - RB - Penn State - Just couldn't pass up on this kid. He was the BAP on the board and at this point in the draft he's probably a steal. Again, just like with my decision to take Jacobs. Our RB position is depleted and questionable. Can Fournette hold up? Can he be trusted? So far I am led to believe he cannot do that. Is Grant ready? I don't know. We cut Hyde as well. Blue? Rawls? Seriously? I would feel 10x better with Fournette, Jacobs and Sanders heading into August. The rotation could be pretty interesting. 

R4P7: Austin Bryant - DE - Clemson - Steal this late in the draft. Austin made a nice little killing over the last two years feeding off a stacked front four for the Tigers. Plugging him in and out of the line-up could be ideal for our defense. We really don't know what to expect out of Bryan this year in his 2nd year. We have Dareus, Campbell and Ngakoue to lean on. But we could always use the depth. Bryant provides said depth.

R6P5: Foster Moreau - TE - LSU - From all accounts. He's not going to line-up and trail blaze a defense down the middle of a field. But he can sure as hell block in the running game and he could be viable and valuable in short yardage situations. A good edge blocker from most of the reports I have seen. What better way to help out Fournette, Jacobs and Sanders?

R7P22: Alex Wesley - WR - Northern Colorado - Had to read up on this kid a bit. Seems like he gained a lot of respect during the combine and senior bowl. He's been consistent over the last two years. Ran pretty well at the combine as well. Shows some toughness over the middle. He's not the tallest receiver but this late in the game we're just trying to add some potential depth to allow Foles and Co. to adjust within this new offensive system. Wesley could be a decent little steal here if we coach him up with patience. McCardell could turn this kid into a nice project. And honestly? WR is open to me on this roster. Once you get passed Westbrook and Lee (whose also coming off yet another injury) it's all up for grabs spot wise. Even with Conley being added.

I would lose it if it went down like this.

2 Running backs with the first 4 picks? That is the worst idea I've seen yet.

(04-11-2019, 11:59 AM)flgatorsandjags Wrote:

(04-11-2019, 11:56 AM)Cleatwood Wrote: I would lost it if it went down like this.

2 Running backs with the first 4 picks? That is the worst idea I've seen yet.

He wanted to draft a RB in the first last year for the 2nd year in a row

After Sony Michel's rookie season performance and Taven Bryan's performance. And now with Fournette being arrested for something so minor and immature? Yes. I have ZERO qualms with this team spending a late 1st RD pick on a good RB like the Patriots did last year. And I would love to steal Josh Jacobs in RD2. 

You have Fournette's health and decision making to worry about. And you have Grant coming back from an injury that ultimately ended MJD's career in OAK. And we just cut Hyde and Yeldon is gone. Who the hell do we have at RB gentlemen? We have nobody that's durable and trustworthy at the moment. 

And with this offensive system being installed and Foles going up to bat this year with a lot less talent at WR and TE to work with? The running game and short passing game involving the RB's will be his best friend at times. Having a set of good RB's is a good problem to have. James Stewart & Fred Taylor. Fred Taylor and Maurice-Jones Drew. Fournette, Jacobs and/or Sanders? Good problem to have for the next two or three years.

New Orleans took advantage of it two years in a row and they were one terribly missed call away from probably putting up a better fight against the Patriots than the Rams did in that Superbowl. And I'll leave it at that.

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