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Lemon, the only pick I have any issues with would be a 3rd rounder (72nd pick) on a project WR. First, there is a long history of this transition not working (Terrelle Pryor, Matt Jones, etc). I know his draft ranking has him somewhere near this pick, but it seems like he would be more of a luxury pick than filling a need. I know you talk about Royal, but due to his contract, we are stuck with him for at least this season. Otherwise, picks make sense.

Yeah, and with 2x young RB's, do we really need another? I think TE is the highest skill position need, especially if we trade Bennett.

Royal has a $4.5 cap hit and the same in dead money, so unless we want to absorb $4.5, he will be on the roster this year. With Jeffery, White, Royal, then a combination of Wilson, Bellamy, and possibly Mariani and Thompson, the WR Corps looks pretty solid (health being the biggest concern). If we draft one, I don't foresee it being until the 6th or 7th. Jeffery/White can be a formidable duo.

They got the teams wrong. They must mean Forte would be a good fit for the Texans.

Seems like undersell overdeliver from McCaskey.

Atlanta would be a logical destination per Leming. DBDB, yeah can't go lower than a 4th.

I don't know if that was actually planned the way it worked out.

An RB pick at 11 would depend on free agency. No way we could afford to do that if we don't address some holes in FA. If RB is in play at 11, then Treadwell or WR is as well.

Jason, yeah, if there is no real value pick left at 11 (like your scenario in the other thread), then trading down and picking up some picks (or actually drafting the QB - if BPA) may be the best move.

This is what I said awhile back about trading back: How about Houston? They were a great defensive team with no QB. They are at 22, which may be too far for us, but looking at the Draft Value chart, we could get a pretty good haul for moving down from 11 to 22: Bears 11 (1250) = Texans 22 (780), 52 (380), 120 (54), 159 (27.8)~1241.8 That would be the Bears 1st, for the Texans 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 5th rounders, which would give us a 1st, 2x 2nd's, a 3rd, 2x 4th's, 2x 5th's, 3x 6th's and a 7th. We could then take a 5th and a 6th and move back into the 4th making that 7 picks in the first 4 rounds. That would be ridiculous.

Yeah, he is also very smart, and a high character type of guy. Someone I think Pace would target, if available. He fills a need and as you said AZ, seems pretty versatile. I also liked the Special Teams experience, which is crucial for mid-round picks.

What about Sean Davis at Safety (from Maryland)? He has CB skills at Safety, and seems to be a pretty solid hitter and tackler. He sort of reminds me of the Amos pick. I don't know in what round he is rated in but would seem like a solid sleeper mid-round pick at Safety. http://www.nfl.com/draft/2016/profiles/sean-davis?id=2555386 Walter Football has him going at #86 in the 3rd round. So would our 3rd round be too early of a pick for someone like him?

Franchise Tag price for WR: $14.599M, cap up to $155.27M

Hey Spence is off my board, way to underwhelming to take at 11.

Here are some Twitter reactions: http://www.pennlive.com/pennstatefootball/..._hacken_23.html I apparently saw the drills where he was off and you saw the ones where he was on.

Hackenberg with great accuracy? Was I watching the same drills? He was way off and looked like one of the worst QBs in most of the throwing drills. Even on short passes he was throwing high on most of them. https://twitter.com/theScore/status/703621139294085120

Vitale was arguably the best RB/FB at the combine. 30 reps, 38.5 vert, 4.12 20-yd shuttle, 11.36 60-yd shuttle were all top 5 for RB/FB group. Someone to consider in the 4th (if he is there).

Funny you mention Lattimore because many are comparing the injuries due to the now discovered nerve damage.

Good question, but I don't think so.

Nerve issues, worse than expected. Saying "at least" 2016 may drop him further than originally thought. https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/703346089454411777

Exactly, with 3-5 year windows for GM's and coaches to produce, you can't afford to waste a year "waiting" for a guy. Teams with less needs and who have well established front offices and coaching staffs can get away with this, but we can't, at least not right now. To me, Smith is a luxury pick, and we have too many holes to fill to use #11 on a luxury pick.

I think it will depend on free agency. Also could be some posturing. I still think we need to draft at least one OL a year to make and keep that unit a strength on the team.

The difference is you don't have 300+ pounders running full speed at you while you are planting and changing directions, or players making contact with your legs and knees. I have a partially torn meniscus that is fine if I run on flat ground, even sprinting, but the minute I run hills or start cutting, it hurts like hell. So I can see how you can run long distances without issue, but that puts no where near the force on the knee compared to football moves with contact.

scs, I will leave it up to the team doctors, but even before this information was out, it was hard for me to see the Bears taking a chance on him in the first. The 11th pick is too high for an "what if" pick. Too many red flags since the injury to think he can come back and be the same player.

I am also thinking at least 2x QBs go in the top 10.