pgwingman Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 27 minutes ago, Mazrimiv said: I mean Gute is going to take a player that he has graded for the slot if he thinks that player will improve the roster. Fans tend to overthink this stuff. The suggestion that Gute will pass on taking a WR in RD3 because we already have Malik Heath on the roster is not something I agree with. Yeah, I don't disagree that there could be a scenario where a top WR falls into our lap. I'm just assuming, for the sake of this discussion: 1) We are only keeping 6 WRs going into next season 2) We are keeping Doubs, Watson, Reed, Wicks as our core offense pieces, and Melton as an ST/backup piece. 3) None of the WRs in the draft will drop a tier or two and wind up being a massive value for us. Certainly some will drop, but I don't think any drop far enough for use to justify taking them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 38 minutes ago, Mazrimiv said: I mean Gute is going to take a player that he has graded for the slot if he thinks that player will improve the roster. Fans tend to overthink this stuff. The suggestion that Gute will pass on taking a WR in RD3 because we already have Malik Heath on the roster is not something I agree with. I don't think it was about Heath though. It was just about the whole group and even he has looked okay at times. Edit: looks like this was addressed. My bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incognito_man Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 17 minutes ago, Packerraymond said: It's not that Heath is on the roster, it's that he's the first name on the list whose snaps are replaceable. That's not a lot of open snaps, the others have earned theirs. don't forget half of Watson's snaps lost to hammy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgwingman Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 8 minutes ago, incognito_man said: don't forget half of Watson's snaps lost to hammy But that's kinda the point, even the snaps Watson loses to his hamstrings are going to Melton and Wicks. Again, I'm not saying this WR group can't be upgraded. I would just say that any upgrade will come from after pick 150 in the draft, barring some wild sequence of events where someone slides 40 picks to our second 3rd rounder or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazrimiv Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Ah, now I see. I definitely misunderstood the point being made about pushing Heath off the roster. Carry on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haha21 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 We have to go DB, frequently and early. There is too much uncertainty in the secondary with Stokes likely an injury bust, the JA situation, the Douglas trade, and Savage a FA next season. I am not excited about spending high capital at the position after striking out so a lot during the 2010's (e.g., Haha, Rollins, Randall). Sure we hit on a couple players like Hyde and Hayward but we unfortunately didn't bring them back on a second contract. Give me a CB and S with two of our top 100 picks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
{Family Ghost} Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 11 minutes ago, pgwingman said: But that's kinda the point, even the snaps Watson loses to his hamstrings are going to Melton and Wicks. Again, I'm not saying this WR group can't be upgraded. I would just say that any upgrade will come from after pick 150 in the draft, barring some wild sequence of events where someone slides 40 picks to our second 3rd rounder or something. Competition is a good thing for a young wideout core. Got to keep these guys fighting for spots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgwingman Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 3 minutes ago, Haha21 said: We have to go DB, frequently and early. There is too much uncertainty in the secondary with Stokes likely an injury bust, the JA situation, the Douglas trade, and Savage a FA next season. I am not excited about spending high capital at the position after striking out so a lot during the 2010's (e.g., Haha, Rollins, Randall). Sure we hit on a couple players like Hyde and Hayward but we unfortunately didn't bring them back on a second contract. Give me a CB and S with two of our top 100 picks. This is where I'm at too. Ballentine, Nixon, Owens, Ford are all free agents too. They're not all great, but there's a lot of snaps unaccounted for in 2024. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NFLGURU Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 (edited) We have lots of positions that could use upgrading throughout this roster. I dont think WR is high on that list, but I think if Gute takes one early (say top 4 rounds) he really, really likes him. JMO Edited January 2 by NFLGURU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegas492 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 27 minutes ago, Mazrimiv said: Ah, now I see. I definitely misunderstood the point being made about pushing Heath off the roster. Carry on. This is not have internet chat boards are supposed to work.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgwingman Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 24 minutes ago, {Family Ghost} said: Competition is a good thing for a young wideout core. Got to keep these guys fighting for spots. Yeah I agree, but my interest in the draft is from a roster construction standpoint. You can certainly bring in competition, but your five top 100 picks should probably go toward the roster holes. If the BPA in your slot is a WR, then you have to figure out how to move spots. Bringing in competition is what you do with the later round picks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazrimiv Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 6 minutes ago, vegas492 said: This is not have internet chat boards are supposed to work.... I'm old. What's the internet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegas492 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 7 minutes ago, Mazrimiv said: I'm old. What's the internet? It's like a spider web of data connecting the world, created by Al Gore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazrimiv Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 32 minutes ago, vegas492 said: It's like a spider web of data connecting the world, created by Al Gore. That tracks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packfanfb Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 1 hour ago, incognito_man said: don't forget half of Watson's snaps lost to hammy And that's the much bigger issue here. If you feel good about Watson's health, basically no need to touch the WR position with the depth already in place. Without Watson, suddenly you have a hole there. Guessing they'll roll with the risk either way in 2024, but that guy needs to get some damn help and fix that issue. We can withstand him missing a game or two every year, but 4-5 weeks twice a season is a killer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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