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#1 CLE selects Baker Mayfield (lol) #2 NYG selects Saquon Barkley (solid pick but left QBs on the board.

They only have 24 players with a 1st round grade (I thought that was interesting). Here are their 1st round graded players, I was surprised not to see Vander Esch, Davenport, J Allen, and Sutton listed (all 2nd rounders). It would be nice to get any of Nelson/Fitzpatrick/Smith in the first and then someone like Davenport in the 2nd. QB J Rosen B Mayfield L Jackson S Darnold RB S Barkley R Jones D Guice WR C Ridley OT McGlinchey C Williams OG Q Nelson I Wynn C J Daniels Edge B Chubb H Landry DT V Vea M Hurst LB R Smith Tr Edmunds CB D Ward M Fitzpatrick J Alexander J Jackson S D James https://theathletic.com/266768/2018/04/25/the-athletics-2018-nfl-draft-board/

They are basically saying Acho is the worst starter (currently), and worse than (Kush/Grasu), Kwiatkoski, Gabriel, or Massie. What that tells me is we will be hard pressed to go DB in the first few rounds. We need to address 4 of these needs (OLB, OG, ILB, WR, and OT) in the first 4 picks. So ideally we would trade back, pick up a 3rd and have 5 picks in the first 4 rounds to address the top 5 needs (if the draft falls that way...which it never does). Then use the 5th-7th on depth or a real punter.

After watching some film, I would say Smith is a close third for me behind Chubb and Nelson. Chubb and Floyd would be a havoc pairing, Nelson would help anchor the interior line for the next 6-8 years with Long and Whitehair, and Smith would be an immediate starter and add to the long lineage of star LB's in the franchise. Ward and Fitz would round out my top 5 (less QBs + Barkley).

I am shooting for starters with the first 4 picks, so if we can get LB/Edge and OL/WR with the first 4 picks, that would be great. I believe you have to think starter in the first 4 rounds, and our greatest need on offense is OG, then WR. For defense, LB and Edge seem to be the biggest needs. Then some depth with the remaining picks, UDFA, and any remaining free agents who were late cuts.

If we are ok getting one of Smith, Edmunds, Fitzpatrick, or Ward in the first, then one of them should be there at #12, the Bills pick, who clearly look like they are trying to move up for a QB. Something like our #8 and #115 (our 2nd 4th rounder) for Buffalo's #12 and #65 (1st pick in 3rd round). That would give us 3 picks in the top 65 (and get our 3rd round pick back for the Trubisky trade). This is only assuming the guys we want are gone at #8.

Assuming 4 QBs go, it comes down to Barkley, Chubb, Nelson, and I would say Smith. It would be nice to get Nelson or Chubb since they fill bigger needs than LB, but Smith would be a 10-year starter. Also, like every draft, there is going to be a surprise. If teams shuffle for someone early, it could make for an exciting draft.

I believe he plays on ST as well, so he is an immediate upgrade over Bellamy as a WR3/4.

AZ is spot on. If we weren't sure about his medical, why tender him at all? If we didn't know his medical status but wouldn't mind keeping him, why not give him a 2nd round tender so we get something for him if tendered for only a million more? This was clearly a tactic to see how he was progressing and when the Saints tendered him, that made the decision easy. I liked Meredith but he clearly was not what Nagy was looking for in a WR2/3 option, especially if he misses any of the offseason with a new QB and scheme (Meredith never caught a single regular season pass from Tru).

From what I have read, if Meredith got a 2nd round tender, it would've prevented any team from making an offer (or setting the market), so Pace gave him an original round tender assuming that a team would set the market for Meredith, which the Saints did. The Saints couldn't create a crazy deal because they don't have much cap space to sign Meredith if the deal goes thru. So I will be shocked if the Bears let Meredith walk for nothing unless there are legitimate health concerns.

It seems really odd to me. He has always been a team guy, so to do something like this right before the draft and after the trade rumors seems odd. Compare that to his almost weekly posts about the team throughout the season. I believe he was told by the team that they were shopping him and wanted to at least give him a heads up, he got butt hurt and purged his IG account.

The Colts have 3x 2nd round picks. The one scenario that works in terms of trade value would be: Bears #8, #39, and #105 for Colts #6 and #49. That would give them 4 picks in the top 39 (7 in top 105) while staying in the top 10. Bears lose one of their 2 4th rounders, drop 10 spots in the 2nd, but move up to #6 which should almost assuredly land their guy assuming 3-4x QBs and Barkley are off the board.

A Meh depth signing, nothing spectacular, but fills the void left by Compton. Scary to see these types of articles popping up when you search for him: Top 10 Worst Performances of Week 17 Lowest graded player in Week 1 Those are from the 2016-2017 season, so hopefully he can improve.

Here is a list of our acquisitions, players re-signed, players lost, and remaining free agents: Free Agent Additions Chase Daniel - QB - knows system and Pace, good pickup Tyler Bray - QB - knows system coming from KC, makes sense Allen Robinson - WR - coming off injury, but ceiling is pretty high, clearly our #1 (about time) Taylor Gabriel - WR - versatile WR, can line up anywhere, will be fun to see with Cohen on the field Trey Burton - TE - not a ton of production for the contract, but upside is there, Burton-Shaheen should be a fun TE Duo. Aaron Lynch - LB - played for Fangio, should be an immediate upgrade Cody Parkey - K - look a real kicker Re-signed Sam Acho - good depth, and special teams Prince Amukamara - good re-signing, another year with the secondary, the continuity should help Daniel Brown - depth and special teams Kyle Fuller - kind of crazy the way this played out with the Packers, ultimately Fuller gets $14M a year. I am torn on this, we couldn't let him walk, but he is now a top 5 CB (paid) in the league for at least the next 3 years. Hopefully he plays like one, now the highest paid player on the team. Pat O'Donnell - He has never lived up to his Mega Punt name, but has been in the top half of the league for net yardage. Bradley Sowell - Lost Compton and Sitton, so we needed to hold onto someone, will need to address OL in the draft. John Timu - Another depth/Special Teams resigning. Sherrick McManis - ST Captain, logical resigning. Marcus Cooper - haven't seen this official yet, but it looks like Bears cut him and are planning to re-sign him. I don't know, he was pretty bad last year, I would've looked elsewhere. Worst re-signing. RFA's Tendered Josh Bellamy - meh, hopefully only for ST Bryce Callahan - very solid slot corner, hopefully no one offers him a bigger contract Cameron Meredith - coming off injury, surprised as the low tender, hopefully no one offers him anything outrageous, it would be nice to keep him on the roster, especially with White as a question mark. Lost in Free Agency Tom Compton Josh Sitton Andrew DePaola Mike Glennon (thank god, and LMAO Arizona, did you watch any of Glennon's footage from last season?) Christian Jones Cairo Santo - his signature was wide right on the contract he signed Mitch Unrein - thought he was solid, but DL may be a target in the draft Pernell McPhee - off-injured UFA's Benny Cunningham - wouldn't mind him back, but nothing special Lamarr Houston Dontrelle Inman John Jenkins Zach Miller - wouldn't be surprised if he retired Mike Nugent Mark Sanchez Kendall Wright Willie Young - his cutting was somewhat of a surprise Markus Wheaton - wow was he a disappointment My one question is why the hell do we still have Dion Simson the roster? What a waste of a roster spot.

Would you guys be happy with something like this for free agency: Trumaine Johnson, CB (28) Andrew Norwell, OG (26) Sheldon Richardson, DT (27) Albert Wilson, WR (25) Trey Burton, TE (26)

Yeah, you could show run formation with 2 TE sets, then have these two monsters rumbling into the secondary with Cohen slipping out into the flats. That would be tough to defend.

From what I saw, I thought Da’Ron Payne, Mike Gesicki, and Harold Landry all helped their draft stock and looked like absolute studs. Payne ran a sub-5 40 at 311 lbs, Gesicki nailed every drill and Landry was a beast as well. Orlando Brown may not even be drafted, he was absolutely brutal. I can't remember a top prospect look so bad in the combine. It was like they took a big fat guy off the street and ran him thru the events.

I believe he is terrible at blocking, but that's why he would be available in the 3rd and 4th. I see him more like Jimmy Graham, as a pass catching TE. I just thought it would be a matchup nightmare between him, Shaheen, and Cohen.

I know we have Shaheen, but man, Gesicki is tearing it up: His last two seasons: 48-679, 14.1, 5 TDs 57-563, 9.9, 9 TDs That is some great production and he is 6'6" and 250 lbs, so he is not just a workout warrior. Would you consider him as an option if he is sitting there in the 4th?

I am all in on Wilson: I would rather have Wilson at half the cost of Landry with Howard, a draft pick (assuming we would have to use one on an RB), and retain our current slots (assuming we would swap with Miami from 8 to 11) than trading for Landry, taking on his salary, drafting a new RB and potentially moving from 8 to 11. Now I am open to trading Howard if the compensation is comparable, but I don't think Landry-Howard is an even trade.

I don't know about either not being elite. Howard is in the top 3 in rushing yards over the last two years and Landry caught the most receptions this year. Both were in crap offenses too, which makes their numbers even better. I am torn on this move even if it is just a rumor. Wright played decent in the slot, so we would be upgrading from Wright to Landry while going from Howard to potentially a rookie. So we lose a draft pick filling the new RB hole. The assumption has been we would pick up Wilson (KC) or Gabriel (ATL) for the slot, so we wouldn't have to use a draft pick on that position. In this trade, we would need to use one on an RB. So this seems like a negative sum gain unless Miami gave us an extra pick (3rd rounder).

I am 5'11", 190 lbs and can do 10 at 225. This dude weighs 155 lbs more than me and can only do 4 more reps than me? Seriously? That is sad. All this guy had to do is hit the gym 3-4 times a week and work strictly on bench press and the 40. He clearly sat on a couch and played Xbox after the season. Zero work ethic.

That's great news, thanks. The newer IP.Boards are awesome. If there is a need to donate to keep this site alive, please let me know where to do that.

Any chance of an upgrade of IP.Board?

Definitely, we have cap flexibility to actually bring in some blue chip talent this time. I hope we can extend those 3, and bring in 3 top flight guys with a few mid range guys.