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I've seen mocks that had us taking as many as 6 different positions there, depending on who fell.
These are the most widely diverse draft projections for our first pick that I can recall, offhand. Ever.
Here's my process of elimination take at this point.
The Joyner to FS talk seems to be genuine. If so, then a FS at #37 most likely comes off the table.
The DE/Edge need is reduced by the Wade hire and the Barwin signing. So those players probably also come off the table for us at #37, too.
Any LB at #37 seems quite unlikely. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if Wade kinda likes his LB roster at this point. Just not enough value/need at LB to justify a pick at #37. I think.
TruJo is currently on a one year rental. And trade rumors are still out there swirling around. Some questions about Webster and Gaines, as well. That makes CB a screaming need, imo.
But McVay is an O oriented HC and he inherits the worst O in the league for the past 2 years. Moreover, he's already made comments about providing Goff with more weapons and that a team can never have enough playmakers.
Sooooo...
Add all of that up and what do you get?
My best guess is one of the following:
WR
CB
TE
And in any order.
Hard to separate their respective likelihood any further right now, at least for me. Could be any of those positions. Literally.
I'll say this. There will be multiple outstanding players sitting there at our pick. Several 1st round quality players will fall.
So, it just depends on how they've stacked their board AND how they've ranked their needs AND how they've projected which players will likely fall to their pick at #69. That last part might well be the tiebreaker.
I do see those 3 positions all picked by the end of round four. But the exact order? Man, who knows?
Lots and lots of moving parts within our '17 draft strategy, huh?
Thoughts?
These are the most widely diverse draft projections for our first pick that I can recall, offhand. Ever.
Here's my process of elimination take at this point.
The Joyner to FS talk seems to be genuine. If so, then a FS at #37 most likely comes off the table.
The DE/Edge need is reduced by the Wade hire and the Barwin signing. So those players probably also come off the table for us at #37, too.
Any LB at #37 seems quite unlikely. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if Wade kinda likes his LB roster at this point. Just not enough value/need at LB to justify a pick at #37. I think.
TruJo is currently on a one year rental. And trade rumors are still out there swirling around. Some questions about Webster and Gaines, as well. That makes CB a screaming need, imo.
But McVay is an O oriented HC and he inherits the worst O in the league for the past 2 years. Moreover, he's already made comments about providing Goff with more weapons and that a team can never have enough playmakers.
Sooooo...
Add all of that up and what do you get?
My best guess is one of the following:
WR
CB
TE
And in any order.
Hard to separate their respective likelihood any further right now, at least for me. Could be any of those positions. Literally.
I'll say this. There will be multiple outstanding players sitting there at our pick. Several 1st round quality players will fall.
So, it just depends on how they've stacked their board AND how they've ranked their needs AND how they've projected which players will likely fall to their pick at #69. That last part might well be the tiebreaker.
I do see those 3 positions all picked by the end of round four. But the exact order? Man, who knows?
Lots and lots of moving parts within our '17 draft strategy, huh?
Thoughts?
