Think he's worth trading up for? Or would you be content with getting a guy like Gardner-Johnson?

And I’m fine with that, however, I’m still left needing more at safety and corner. I also feel that they do too since they almost had Earl Thomas too.

God I hated the Speaks pick but still giving it a chance

The only thing I disagree with is comparing Rapp to Abram. I think a little more highly of Rapp and a little less of Abram. Honestly, I think Abram reminds of Thomas Davis, who ended up being a linebacker in the NFL.

At the cost of one of our 2nds? Nah, I don't think so.

But admittedly, I vacillate a lot here. Sometimes I'm taken in by the number of needs I'd like to address in some capacity. Other times I'm able to convince myself that the hit rate on draft picks is a hell of a lot lower than we realize and that standing closer to the board is better than getting an extra dart; that it's more critical that we address a need for SURE rather than get another shot at addressing multiple needs.

I'm not sure if I'd be making phonecalls around pick 20 or if I'd just make sure I had my ringer turned up in case someone called me. It's a damn close question.

I’m liking how the draft has fallen to Steelers the rest of this draft is gonna be interesting.

San Francisco 49ers select Darrell Henderson, RB, Memphis


*Good pass catching back, gives SF a good 1-2 punch w/ Breida*

Yeah, I think Rapp's a little more limited in space than you're giving him credit for, but I can see the attempt at the argument.

In a vacuum, do you see Rapp as a legitimate 1st round talent? I just don't. If I'm gonna see a limitation on a player and still put him in the 1st round, that limitation better not be the most critical one for that position. To me, Rapps is pretty much a pure SS and that coverage limitation makes him a 2nd round talent.

And so I just can't talk myself into taking him in the 1st because I think that's a pure need pick at that point. And I still maintain that over the course of 2+ seasons, every position on your team is going to be a need in some form or fashion. You put a hell of a ceiling on your draft returns if you just keep chasing them.

That's why I love how Dorsey drafted. He knew what his near term needs were but he also looked to what they were going to be in a season or 2. And so if he was on the clock and saw a need now with an okay prospect but a BETTER prospect at a position where there was a likely need in the future, he went with the latter option and hoped to raise the ceiling and overall depth of the team.

We're actually not that far off. I think Rapp is a borderline guy. I *might* take him at 29, but mid-2nd seems a little better. I don't think he's strictly a SS but he definitely doesn't have the range that those other guys do, that's true.

My comment was more geared towards Abram, who in my mind isn't even a pure SS. Like I said, he might end up a LB when it is all said and done.

So what are we thinking the prime spot is for moving up? I think they’re moving up for an edge. My top edge choice in the teens is Burns and Ferrell. Not sure Sweat makes it into the teens after his testing

The Jacksonville Jaguars select, Erik McCoy, C/G, Texas A&M

The Jaguars continue to re-shape their OL with anticipated departures from Shatley and Cann. McCoy gives them a tough pivot with a fierce competitor's edge who could also move to Guard quite readily. His diversity is welcomed, and McCoy is a value pick at this point in the draft.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers select L.J. Collier, DE, TCU.

Carl Nassib is the starting DE for the Bucs. That would be great if the Bucs defense were a financial planning firm. Their other starting DE blew half his hand off with a roman candle. Improvement at the position is necessary.

LOL. Nassib was a beauty on Hard Knocks.

but with regards to your Roman Candle reference..... - he'd be a great fit in KC.

Collier is the guy I would have liked had we missed out on Omenihu. I prefer both over Ferguson.

With the 72nd pick in the NFL Draft, The Denver Broncos select Michael Jordan C/G, Ohio State

Fits nicely into the Broncos who lack talent on the inside of the offensive line.