Draft Speculating

[jebrick]

I’d be happy with Brooks at 120 as well, but he’s more of a Fat Kancey (1-gap) to me than my target of a Blue Chip Big Ugly that’s going to be overpowering double teams with size and power and anchoring our DL for the next 5-10 seasons.

All depends on what you want. You described Mazi Smith but Mazi Smith does not really have a pass rush and you will spend a 2nd round pick to get him.

[Ice]

Three down 34 NT is a pretty unicorny creature at this point.

[Mick]

I’d be happy with Brooks at 120 as well, but he’s more of a Fat Kancey (1-gap) to me than my target of a Blue Chip Big Ugly that’s going to be overpowering double teams with size and power and anchoring our DL for the next 5-10 seasons.

All depends on what you want. You described Mazi Smith but Mazi Smith does not really have a pass rush and you will spend a 2nd round pick to get him.

not Mazi at all. Fletcher Cox Chris Jones Quinnen Williams Cameron Heyward Jeffery Simmons Dexter Lawrence etc types.

[cop1211]

If they draft a OT, I believe if you cut Okafor before June that would free up 10 million.

They already paid $4M of his $10M for 2023 as a roster bonus in March. No scenario where he gets cut after they paid that.

Trade him if possible.

[Mick]

If they draft a OT, I believe if you cut Okafor before June that would free up 10 million.

They already paid $4M of his $10M for 2023 as a roster bonus in March. No scenario where he gets cut after they paid that.

Trade him if possible.

he’s at worst an excellent backup and i can’t imagine getting that level of value for him in a trade.

[bradshaw2ben]

Don't worry about Depot trickling it out. They are following our tweets and podcasts... the final mock draft they posted over there had basically the main guys we drafted on the show/in twitter drafts (players they had barely mentioned) and finished off with Kory Curtis.

Sure, maybe one or two of the picks aren't big mysteries, but starting your mock with Nolan Smith/Dawand/Brents and ending with Kory Curtis sure seems a little more than a coincidence.

I think they've given out enough signs of due diligence on Smith/Wright and even if the smoke about Dawand is true, they're not going to make him DND just maybe they don't take him at 17.