MWil23 Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 4 minutes ago, LETSGOBROWNIES said: I think the draft is where you hedge your bets to some degree. Trade back, bring in half a dozen guys in rounds 2-4 every year who can provide solid bottom of the roster depth initially and hopefully develop into starting caliber players as their contract progresses. Teams like the Steelers and Ravens have literally been doing this for decades. Perhaps so, it really depends on your FO and owner. I think you can do both to a degree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETSGOBROWNIES Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 7 minutes ago, MWil23 said: Perhaps so, it really depends on your FO and owner. I think you can do both to a degree. Without first rounders it’s not easy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWil23 Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 11 minutes ago, LETSGOBROWNIES said: Without first rounders it’s not easy TL;DR They're going all in on Watson elevating the roster despite some deficiencies, because that's what guys like Mahomes does/did and Matt Stafford did last year. If he can't, we're stuck until 2026-2027 and will be out of the window of guys like Chubb, Myles, Ward, Cooper, Njoku, and about anyone else that has any type of value on our roster, including our star studded OL. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWil23 Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Adam Thielen released. He's now ironically probably the hottest WR on the market aside from perhaps Jakobi Myers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawgpoun8017 Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 1 hour ago, LETSGOBROWNIES said: Salient is groldin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetterCallSaul Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 9 minutes ago, MWil23 said: Adam Thielen released. He's now ironically probably the hottest WR on the market aside from perhaps Jakobi Myers. He would be good here, but probably not good enough for what he's going to cost. I don't think he's an option I would explore, even though I do think he would be great from the slot position here, flanked by Cooper & DPJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWil23 Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 1 minute ago, BetterCallSaul said: He would be good here, but probably not good enough for what he's going to cost. I don't think he's an option I would explore, even though I do think he would be great from the slot position here, flanked by Cooper & DPJ. I'd love to know the "cost", same for Jakobi Myers. I like both in that they provide value in the slot and outside which allows you to be more creative with DPJ, Cooper, and Njoku on a "matchup" standpoint. Both will be possession guys who can move the sticks on third downs and allow your other guys to hit "big plays" from the matchup perspectives. We need to address the DT, EDGE, and S positions first IMO because we're paying Watson big money to "elevate the rest" which includes our WR corps IMO. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawgpoun8017 Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 1 minute ago, MWil23 said: I'd love to know the "cost", same for Jakobi Myers. I like both in that they provide value in the slot and outside which allows you to be more creative with DPJ, Cooper, and Njoku on a "matchup" standpoint. Both will be possession guys who can move the sticks on third downs and allow your other guys to hit "big plays" from the matchup perspectives. We need to address the DT, EDGE, and S positions first IMO because we're paying Watson big money to "elevate the rest" which includes our WR corps IMO. I think he is actually gonna get a pretty decent contract, like You said you can get pretty creative with him and I think he is kind of underrated being in NE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetterCallSaul Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 2 minutes ago, MWil23 said: We need to address the DT, EDGE, and S positions first IMO because we're paying Watson big money to "elevate the rest" which includes our WR corps IMO. Correct. If we have to surround Watson with a bunch of superstars for him to succeed, then we're screwed until his contract runs out. Just the reality of the situation. We need Watson to be the offense, with how much of the cap is devoted to him. If he's not elite, pack it in, boys. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETSGOBROWNIES Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 35 minutes ago, MWil23 said: Adam Thielen released. He's now ironically probably the hottest WR on the market aside from perhaps Jakobi Myers. Gotta wonder what he’ll cost considering he’ll be 33 when the season starts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETSGOBROWNIES Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 24 minutes ago, MWil23 said: I'd love to know the "cost", same for Jakobi Myers. I like both in that they provide value in the slot and outside which allows you to be more creative with DPJ, Cooper, and Njoku on a "matchup" standpoint. Both will be possession guys who can move the sticks on third downs and allow your other guys to hit "big plays" from the matchup perspectives. We need to address the DT, EDGE, and S positions first IMO because we're paying Watson big money to "elevate the rest" which includes our WR corps IMO. Lol just saw this 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdrawkcab321 Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 3 minutes ago, LETSGOBROWNIES said: Gotta wonder what he’ll cost considering he’ll be 33 when the season starts. He wants to play for a contender so I’d assume unless he had an amazing relationship with Stefanski that we’re out of consideration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETSGOBROWNIES Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 (edited) 26 minutes ago, BetterCallSaul said: Correct. If we have to surround Watson with a bunch of superstars for him to succeed, then we're screwed until his contract runs out. Just the reality of the situation. We need Watson to be the offense, with how much of the cap is devoted to him. If he's not elite, pack it in, boys. I mean, we’ve surrounded him with some stars. We have Chubb and Bitonio who are elite at their positions. Teller, Conklin, and Cooper are all perhaps one notch below elite. Njoku is a competent starter. We’re not asking him to turn chicken **** into chicken salad here, we’re asking him to turn some chicken **** receivers into somewhat useful in an offense that doesn’t need to rely on the pass game nearly as much as other teams. Edited March 10, 2023 by LETSGOBROWNIES 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWil23 Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Just now, sdrawkcab321 said: He wants to play for a contender so I’d assume unless he had an amazing relationship with Stefanski that we’re out of consideration. A few things: 1. He might have a great relationship with KS given their pasts intertwine 2. I both believe and in no way believe we are contenders, because we are clearly "going all in" and yet also in limbo-land right now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETSGOBROWNIES Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Just now, MWil23 said: A few things: 1. He might have a great relationship with KS given their pasts intertwine 2. I both believe and in no way believe we are contenders, because we are clearly "going all in" and yet also in limbo-land right now. I also think playing with Watson is a draw for a lot of players, despite our opinions as fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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