1984Echoes

164. Center. 201. X Receiver (whoever is left...). 205. Best Punter. 7th... 7th round flyer on...?

Kick returner (under the new-fangled system). Safety. RB. Special teams (gunner or similar?) Did I see WR too?

Sorry... 3rd times' a charm! Still have a 5th to get a Center!!! ... PLEASE!!!

Forum seems to be messing up here... Traded the Philly 4th from next year for Sione Vaki... I'm guessing he'll be our new-fangled kick returner this year. As well as multi-versatile depth at Safety, RB, special teams... maybe even WR? Jack of ALL trades!!!

They had an alternative, very interesting Plan B in mind: All 6'8" 350#'s of Giovanni Manu out of British Columbia! Cost: Next year's 3rd...

I think our secondary will be stronger at the end of next season than at the beginning...

Speaking of which... What is our Plan A and/or Plan B, at Tackle?

I'm fine with Awosika or Sorsdal at guard for any game... But if Ragnow goes down for a game or a few, or a big game... the ONLY option is to switch Glasgow over to center and put one of those guys in at guard. Great, Plan A. But what's Plan B? That's why I absolutely want a center to develop... to AT LEAST have a plan B in place. And I like those centers too...

I think one of those guys (Centers) will fall to the 5th. But to get they guy they WANT though (assuming a Center is a high target for them, as WELL as targeting a CB/Safety if that also is any kind of priority)... a 4th would have to be obtained and I would want to use the extra picks next year (a 4th and a 7th) and later picks this year (the extra 6th and the 7th), however that needs to add up point-wise... to get that pick. As for "X"-receiver... Antoine Green? Has he been "coached up" to where he's an option? DPJ? Can he get back to 2022 when he caught 60 passes for 840 yards and 3 TD's? Is there still another FA available to sign? (Mentions of Tyler Boyd above...). And there is STILL a half dozen receivers in the draft that have the size (not necessarily the speed... but SOME of them have that too) to work as an X receiver: Troy Franklin, Brendan Rice, Javon Baker, Devontez Walker, Johnny Wilson (definitely a different look here...), Bub Means, Cornelius Johnson.... I feel like the team could wait until the 6th to see which one (or a couple) of these guys falls to them...

However... I would want to obtain a higher pick for one of those guys, and STILL have at least our 5th and (1) 6th to add a Kicker (several good ones this year actually): Because I would use the 5th on one of the remaining Centers. Ideally one who could also play guard. These guys are more project and have some growth curve to go through versus maybe a plug and play guy... But I like their size and toughness and potential versatility (in order of like best-to-least): Mason McCormick, Tanor Bortolini, Hunter Norzad, Beaux Limmer, Sedrick Van Pran-Granger

Funny you should mention that... I actually see room for ONE MORE CB. Not even a specific name... but more of an ideal: It would need to be an Iffy Melifonwu type: long, tall, rangy, fast... Someone who could shift between Free Safety and CB, as needed. So it would have to be someone who has the speed and length to play CB and fight for jump balls (and win them) against taller WR's or TE's, but who also loves to hit like crazy and therefore could swing to FS. That guy would be key depth at both spots. Probably a lot of special teams work, come in occasionally against a taller receiver, or back up Davis and/or Iffy, as needed. If we can't keep Davis past this year: then maybe Iffy or "The New Guy" could be Plan B? I prefer a CB here over a straight-up safety because (A) versatility and (B) CB's are still in the 4.5-4.6 range at this point in the draft versus the remaining safeties tend to be either smallish and 4.6-4.7+ (or worse) range or bigger and 4.7-4.8+ range (strong safety types). A safety in this area of the draft is not going to be able to cover as a CB (IMO); versus a CB in this range can CB or Safety (IMO). Which was my point A above. There are several tall/rangy/hard-hitting CB's still on the board that fit this description. I don't know if Holmes/Campbell "loves" any of these guys, or are thinking along the same lines... but here are a few names to consider (all 6'2" or taller, 4.5-ish or so speed, hard-nosed and love to hit like a truck): TJ Tampa, Cam Hart, Khyree Jackson, Decamerian Richardson...

I am also interested in this as well...

I still want an edge rusher and a IOLineman.

I see it that way too...

Rakestraw profiles best as a Nickel... So whenever he's ready to see the field there... We'll also see more Safety time for Branch...

None of us were...!

Well... They are NOT messing around with the secondary... !!! Time for it to IMPROVE. Like... NOW!!!

I think it will be an edge rusher: Either Jalyx Hunt or Adisa Isaac

There's this possibility too...

Manning is going to push one of these pitchers off the team... at least by the trade deadline. IMO. Whether that's Maeda or Flaherty - I would guess Flaherty - I don't know... that's not going to get a huge bat back, in fact, probably nothing more than a single-A guy... But I would expect only small moves like this at least until the offseason.

You missed the point.

How many interviews did Reagan do in 1984? Asking for a friend...

Still like me Chas? Or a little less than...? 😉

Nothing between 61 and 165 does make me sad though...

I liked Quinyon Mitchell a lot more... at least speed... But Arnold is a definite GOOD GET!!!