Understand the negativity, I’m not confident in Grier maneuvering the board.
My biggest hope is that the draft literally falls into place...
At #5 - the Lions and Giants fall in love with Okudah and Simmons- Tua falls to us.
If they go Herbert. F-It. Hopefully we are all wrong.
At #18 - hopefully one of the top OTs (obvious need) falls to us.
My fear here is that I see Miami reaching for an OT. Maybe Jones from Houston.
At #26- My fear is Grier goes RB-
Maybe Ruiz falls to us here.
With 5-6 quality RBs and picks 39 and 56 and ammo to move up or down from #39. It makes zero sense to me to go RB at #26.
I see no reason to take a running back at #26. The FO needs a vision, a blueprint of who they are and how to get there....which positions to value in their O-scheme and D-scheme, which traits to look for (size vs speed, 1-gap vs 2-gap, zone vs man, etc). Then create your board and roster value charts. If RB is high on their value board then fine. A STUD like McCaffrey or Barkely who becomes a focal point and can be used all over can change an offense.....of is that is the missing piece it could have huge value. But if not, if you're more committee like NO, GB, NE, KC, PHI, SF, etc the value just doesn't warrant the draft position.
This RB class is really good. I would love to have a Taylor or Dobbins running inside. I'd love to have a versatile Swift or Edwards-Helaire running and receiving. But at the end of the day, RBs can be found in Rounds 2-4 and in free agency. - Gurley was just cut and signed cheap at $6M. Gordon was signed for $8M a season. Howard at $5M a season. Guys like Freeman, Miller, Thompson, Hyde, McCoy, Powell, Crowell, Ware, J Williams, Smallwood, Booker, Washington, etc are all still out there looking for jobs.
Who's made more:
- Carl Nassib ($8.3M) and his 5 sack/yr avg over the last 3, Vic Beasley ($9.5M) and his 6 sack/yr avg over the last 3
- George Fant ($10M) and his only 20 starts the last 40 games and 53rd best OT ranking in 2019 (20 pressures given up in 221 pass blocking snaps, used a lot as a blocking TE on run downs).
- Flowers ($10M), Peat ($11.5M), Glasgow ($11M), McGovern ($9M), Vaitai ($9M), Whitworth ($10M) and Conklin ($14M) - all offensive linemen
- Reader ($13.25M), Hargrave ($13M), Phillips ($10M), Pierce ($9M), Linval Joseph ($8.5M), A'Shawn Robinson ($8.5) - all interior DTs
- Fowler, Van Noy, Littlejohn, Schobert, Martinez, Addison, Collins, Floyd - all LBs at $10M+
- Not to mention big money for CBs in Jones, Bradberry and Waynes
Free agency shows is which positions are being valued. These positions are hard to come by in the draft and are expensive in FA. OL, Dline, Pass Rush, CB. What does Miami need? OL, Dline, Pass Rush.....and you can always use more CBs with the legal and injury questions on X.