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I have this weird feeling we could be sitting in a great spot with this pick. One of two things is going to happen. Either a player we really like drops to us or someone is going to want to trade up, knowing we are willing to, so they can grab a QB. My perfect world is we somehow drop back with say the Chiefs, grab a 3rd from them and still get Willis. In the second round we grab Tomlinson from Alabama. I love this kid. Selfless, all his teammates got all the publicity and he kept doing exactly what he was suppose to do each play. I like that kind of player next to Suh. with our new 3rd, grab the safety from Alabama or a guard.
 
You sure that in the first you dont want to grab another Alabama player make it a trifecta.

But to your point I think we are ina good spot, someone is going to fall for some reason and we will be in a prime spot to gain back a pick and still get someone we wanted.
 
Agreed that it feels like there is too much talent at positions of need to not have someone we love fall to us, or a player that other teams covet fall to our range. Feels the same as last season in that regard


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This would be a good year to trade down but with tbaum you never know
 
I have an odd feeling that someone like Barnett or Reddick drops to us. At the very least, hopefully Taco. Just a hunch. Otherwise, I feel like a QB hungry team will be itching to jump ahead of Houston for Mahomes and we might be able to rape via trade down.

I feel good going into the draft. I think we're in position to pick up 3 starters if the board falls nicely.
 
Dolphinator530 said:
You sure that in the first you dont want to grab another Alabama player make it a trifecta.

But to your point I think we are ina good spot, someone is going to fall for some reason and we will be in a prime spot to gain back a pick and still get someone we wanted.
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Haha, I don't usually love Bama players but I feel both those guys are being underrated for how good they are, as players and teammates.

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Michael Scott said:
I have an odd feeling that someone like Barnett or Reddick drops to us. At the very least, hopefully Taco. Just a hunch. Otherwise, I feel like a QB hungry team will be itching to jump ahead of Houston for Mahomes and we might be able to rape via trade down.

I feel good going into the draft. I think we're in position to pick up 3 starters if the board falls nicely.
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If somehow Barnett falls to us, that would be awesome. I like Taco as well. I feel like we would be crazy not to take a DE this year. So many good players.
 
This class is so deep and there's so much talent available that if we could get an extra 3rd, we should consider trading down. Wouldn't do it for a 4th or less.

But knowing our FO the chances are higher for us to trade up than down.

I don't mind staying at 22 if we can get Reddick, Bowser, Watt, Willis or Lamp.
 
Canadi-Phin said:
I have this weird feeling we could be sitting in a great spot with this pick. One of two things is going to happen. Either a player we really like drops to us or someone is going to want to trade up, knowing we are willing to, so they can grab a QB. My perfect world is we somehow drop back with say the Chiefs, grab a 3rd from them and still get Willis. In the second round we grab Tomlinson from Alabama. I love this kid. Selfless, all his teammates got all the publicity and he kept doing exactly what he was suppose to do each play. I like that kind of player next to Suh. with our new 3rd, grab the safety from Alabama or a guard.
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Willis is a reach in the first round. If he is your target he can safely be drafted before the 55th pick. Reddick won't slide to the 22nd pick and if he does it would probably be for a more legit reason than the over reaction teams had about Tunsil. Light is probably going to be a pro bowl Guard but we also need Redick, Cunningham or Jarrad Davis.

Lamp and or Davis would get more snaps than Willis in 2017.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-draft/0ap3000000799582/Jordan-Willis-2017-NFL-Draft-profile
 
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Michael Scott said:
I have an odd feeling that someone like Barnett or Reddick drops to us. At the very least, hopefully Taco. Just a hunch. Otherwise, I feel like a QB hungry team will be itching to jump ahead of Houston for Mahomes and we might be able to rape via trade down.

I feel good going into the draft. I think we're in position to pick up 3 starters if the board falls nicely.
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Barnett is the one player I like the most in the first round but don't believe he will be there, but I truly believe Reddick will be.
 
I too think we are in a good spot. Our needs, with the exception of DE, are not the primary positions in football.....OLB, OG, FS and this draft appears very deep at those positions.

This draft does feel different than years past. In 2015 I knew I wanted Marcus Peters or Devante Parker. Last year I wanted Vernon Hargraves or Jack Conklin and needless to say I was pleasantly surprised when Tunsil was still available. I was screaming at TV at that point hoping it would be Laremy. Pretty glad we didn't end up with VH3. Conklin would've been nice too though.

This year, picking that much later than the last 2 drafts, it's harder to gauge who might actually have a chance of being there. Reddick's stock has sky rocketed to virtually unattainable. If Derek Barnett is available at 22, I'll actually be worried that teams have found a reason to not draft him. Malik Hooker is just a pipe dream. Ruben Foster, like Reddick, very small chance. OJ Howard? It's possible he's there.

What I do know, is that someone will be available at 22 that we weren't expecting.

Mitchell Trubisky, Deshaun Watson, OJ Howard, Leonard Fournette, Pat Mahomes, Christian McCaffrey, Dalvin Cook, John Ross, Mike Williams, Corey Davis, David Njoku, the OT's from Utah and Wisconsin?

The more offensive players that get the drafted, the better. As deep a defensive draft as it is, a lot of teams still need offense.

I can't wait to be surprised.

I know that I'd really like to see SF take a QB at No.2 and put some pressure on Cleveland to take one at 12 or move up to 22 from 33 to take one.

If Trubisky and Watson are both gone by the 12th pick, everyone who wants a QB needs to start making phone calls after that.

Worst case is no QB's are drafted in the top 12. Although if your looking to move down from 22, you'd be hoping Watson would be still be there. I am making myself nuts. I can't wait any longer.
 
Sherif said:
Willis is a reach in the first round. If he is your target he can safely be drafted before the 55th pick. Reddick won't slide to the 22nd pick and if he does it would probably be for a more legit reason than the over reaction teams had about Tunsil. Light is probably going to be a pro bowl Guard but we also need Redick, Cunningham or Jarrad Davis.

Light and or Davis would get more snaps than Willis in 2017.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-draft/0ap3000000799582/Jordan-Willis-2017-NFL-Draft-profile
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Lamp might be a pro bowl guard and get more snaps than a Willis this season, but you don't draft a high end guard over a high end pass rushing defensive end because of their rookie year impact.
If Willis ends up being Simeon Rice but doesn't have a huge rookie year, you take that even if Lamp is Brian Waters as a rookie. DE is a much, much, much more valuable position.
 
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