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Well we really don't know how the guys we have will do. I can see giving Pittman and the other guy a shot at it in practices at least. There's still time to bring in somebody else if they don't cut it.

There was no ready made Center to draft. The ones chosen are behind the curve to what we already have. It would have been a wasted pick in this draft. You can't fill all the needs in one draft. It might take until next year to fill all the holes but I thought EDC did a good job with where we were picking. It will be interesting to watch what the new coaching staff can accomplish this year. I think we'll see improvement especially over the second half of the season from last year.

Thanks for the link!

Yes I saw that about the UDFA Center. He must have played next to Ioane, Has anybody signed the DT you were high on?

I agree...wish there had been a good C and DT for them too, but they did fill a lot of needs and should be better because of this draft. Not perfect but I'd give them a B+.

Like the punter pick based on his stats. Benny sounds good too...all dependent on how accurate Scouts, Inc. is, I guess.

The way he gets open and runs reminds me a lot of Andrews when he was younger.

6 and 7 should see a punter too?

Really, I was impressed by our overall draft. Most of the picks were B+ or better...the TE pick in the 4th has me at a loss, but I really don't have much data on him. I'm still feeling real high on Serrat. Don't know about Lane but he could wind up being a surprise but it was a reach for us. Overall, I'm happy with the draft, but I don't feel warm and fuzzy about the center position. Bullock did well but in limited usage. We might still make a trade for one. Another pick I liked was the Mizzou edge rusher.

The Sarrat pick blew me away as I thought we had missed out on him in round 3, so I'm stoked at being able to draft him in the 4th. I don't know anything about Hibner and as far as I can tell he was not a top 10 TE in The Beast.

I don't know why they reached for Lane when there were other higher rated WRs still available. Maybe they were dazzled by his size.

I dunno...Young's an edge setter more than a pass rusher, though we do have Green and Hendrickson for that. So does Young spell either end during running packages? And Lane...nice highlight film but consensus says he was a stretch for round 3. Sarrrat was still available when he was picked.

I like those picks but I'm disturbed by how many experts and talking heads have us picking a CB and a S in rounds 2&3. I think that's too high this year because of other higher priority needs. Papa's right too...somewhere we have to draft a Center...if not today then when? Might be a good opportunity to package some of our Day 3 picks to get an extra pick in the 3rd round. Of course, that requires a willing dance partner.

So what are we looking for tonight with picks 2 and 3?

Right. If they wanted him that badly, they could have easily traded down and gotten more picks and still gotten him. It was a dumb move and poorly executed as well. Maybe Mcvay outsmarted himself.

Yep, the Rams move was a shocker. Seems like a super over-reach to me. Has Stafford said this is his last year?

I like the pick...just glad he should do very well in a position of need. Now we need a DL and a Center.

Is that on him or on coaching/play calling? I would also think that bigger sized receivers do better in the red zone than the small, fast guys.

I think they'll reach agreement on an extension, but this way the pressure is off for a while.

Glad to see this.

I'll watch it until 10:00...if we've traded down I'll be in bed with the DVR recording the reaction to when we do pick.

If it plays out that way, I'd trade down too.

If they drop completely out of round 1, I think they lose the opportunity to get a 5th year option on a round 1 choice. Not necessarily disabling, but should be taken into account.

If they stay where they are, I think they take either Ioane or Fano. If they trade back a few spots Ioane might still be around. While I like the guy, somehow taking a guard this early grates on me. How would you like it if they took Sadiq a few picks later after trading back? Even if they trade down, I think they take an O-lineman.

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