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TE is a great question. I expected to have deep thoughts about one early, but just didn't like how the board fell. Loveland and Warren were out of striking distance, I don't like the implications of Taylor to the Jets that I would be inheriting, and Arroyo didnt fall enough (I absolutely would have taken him at 63 if I didn't have to maneuver). When Kelce retires, I'm going to be in a world of pain.
I actually feel pretty good at S and LB. OL and DL do need some TLC, but are serviceable to get me through another year. If this were a real team, hitting on another Edge who can apply pressure, a starting caliber CB, and someone with pulse at WT would make a bigger impact on the W/L column. RB surprised me too. I've always liked this year's class, but it's not a big position of need for the Trash Pandas today as you pointed out. However... Hall is in a contract year and is developing minor injury history. He also has a lot of miles dating back to college. Recent NFL precedents show a quick cliff might be approaching. The Jets have vocalized that they will be going RBBC this year. I could very easily see him slipping into obscurity if the cards fall the wrong way this year. While I like Chase Brown, I think Tahj supplants him by the end of the year. I liked the value of Johnson or Skatebo, and Tahj is simply a later round lottery pick I liked. I didn't expect to take a RB, let alone two, but I liked how the value landed. Given my awful WR drafting, the Trash Pandas may be angling towards a 21 personnel base scheme! |
Running back was an odd thing this year. In my first draft experiments, I figured I'd take a running back early. But there seemed to be a lot of good prospects, so I thought it would be better to take one in the middle rounds. Then at the end of the draft I hadn't picked one of them.
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My CB room has been so strong for a while, it's hard to even look at new CBs. That said, I really liked Black in the 7th and I'm hopeful he can be my next Benford. I might be cutting Sneed this year, which will be painful after having the opportunity to trade him a season ago. With that shooting in Texas and his injury issues, I'm not feeling too good about keeping him around. It's also a sad year for me, as it might be time to let go of the last of my 2016 class, with Tyler Boyd and Matt Judon both still sitting out there as FAs. For many years, Boyd carried my team at WR with nearly 6400 yards in 9 seasons, and Judon is right there with Sieler for best value picks ever for me, with 72 sacks over 9 seasons and 4 Pro Bowls. Not bad for a 4th-rounder from nowhere. Getting better at WR has been a multi-year project I'm hoping finally pays some dividends. Spending firsts in back-to-back years on WR isn't my cup of tea, but I feel pretty good about Higgins and Worthy as my 1-2 punch with Washington in the slot. I believe Franklin can provide enough to be a solid #4. I have Hollywood in the mix, and I still have Gabe Davis as an occasional deep threat. I'm quietly hoping that Badger can take Davis' spot. I like that kid a bunch. Who knows if Denver will make something out of A.T. Perry, but I'm not holding my breath. I'm disappointed that I didn't get a dynamic RB from this class, but I didn't like the values at any point in the draft. I put more thought into Danny Stutsman (to give me a true MLB) vs. Xavier Watts (a value playmaker) at 95 than any RB available there, and that was probably the spot I would have had to take a RB that I liked. Kellerfox definitely put an onus on improving his depth at the spot over other depth, which deviated from both of us. I was already stacked at DT, so I didn't use the depth of this draft at all. Kellerfox didn't do much there either. You absolutely did, and I think you'll hit on some talent there. |
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