2022 NFL Draft Talk

[RashanGary]

You hate to see the team reach to fill a hole. WR is an obvious hole right now. If there is a prospect along the DL or OL that they have rated higher than whoever is left at WR, do you reach and take the lesser prospect because of need?

Or is that a reason to move up and insure you get your guy at WR?

I could easily see Gute move up to take a WR in either the first or second rounds. The need is so strong it is hard to ignore.

[Bretsky]

You hate to see the team reach to fill a hole. WR is an obvious hole right now. If there is a prospect along the DL or OL that they have rated higher than whoever is left at WR, do you reach and take the lesser prospect because of need?

Or is that a reason to move up and insure you get your guy at WR?

I could easily see Gute move up to take a WR in either the first or second rounds. The need is so strong it is hard to ignore.

I think you have ratings and tiers on groups of players; our need at WR is so great I'd bet we might overdraft a WR if we feared one was not going to be around for the next pick.

I'd feel better if they signed Fuller or Julio; but for that matter maybe Gutes knows exactly where both of them stand. Maybe Julio or Fuller would sign tomorrow for 10 MIL/year and we know that, but we're waiting for the price to go down. OR maybe neither wanna come to GB.
Who knows.

[Joemailman]

I think you have ratings and tiers on groups of players; our need at WR is so great I'd bet we might overdraft a WR if we feared one was not going to be around for the next pick.

Gute's past record would suggest he would trade up to get the WR he wanted rather than draft a WR in the 1st round that he has a 2nd round grade on.

[texaspackerbacker]

You beat me to saying it, Joe. I think they are more likely to pull the trigger on a trade up than they are to "reach" for a WR. My only problem with that is that better work out - too many times WRs early in the draft are disappointment. I do tend to trust Gutekunst and the team, though, to get us somebody good.

[RashanGary]

Yeah, there sure is risk in moving up. You never know how these guys will pan out. Teams hit about 50% of the time on 1st round picks and it only goes down from there. So there is a 50% chance of moving up for a bust.

You have the best odds of hitting with more picks and by taking BPA. TT was notorious for being stubborn to that philosophy. He won one SB with that approach and got close a bunch of other times. It was a winning approach. It is the reason we ended up with Aaron Rodgers in the first place.

[call_me_ishmael]

I genuinely do not understand what the Eagles is doin'. Am I wrong to think they lost big time on that trade on paper?

[Bretsky]

Gute's past record would suggest he would trade up to get the WR he wanted rather than draft a WR in the 1st round that he has a 2nd round grade on.

He'll have a WR at 22 that has a 1st round grade IMO

[Bretsky]

I genuinely do not understand what the Eagles is doin'. Am I wrong to think they lost big time on that trade on paper?

Thought it was a fair deal; Eagles want another year to look at Hurst.

THey want two 1sts next year when more QB's will be ready and this gives capital to move up

And a 2nd in 2 years.

[Joemailman]

He'll have a WR at 22 that has a 1st round grade IMO

I think it's 50/50. There's 5-6 rated by most sites as 1st round picks. 6 if you include Jahan Dotson.

One thing I find interesting is that I don't know of any site that has Christian Watson rated as a 1st round pick. Yet a lot of people have the Packers taking him in their mocks at 28. I just wonder if he is being overhyped.

[call_me_ishmael]

Thought it was a fair deal; Eagles want another year to look at Hurst.

THey want two 1sts next year when more QB's will be ready and this gives capital to move up

And a 2nd in 2 years.

They gave up two firsts for one first this year, then a two and a three if you subtract a round for the year away. I see what you’re saying and maybe it speaks to this draft more than anything.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Somebody is reading this site and stealing my player comps. I had Breece Hall comped to Curtis Martin a month ago.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mLnKMKqz85I

[RashanGary]

Somebody is reading this site and stealing my player comps. I had Breece Hall comped to Curtis Martin a month ago.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mLnKMKqz85I

Not a bad comp. I forget what kind of running style Martin had but I went back and watched some highlights. He had a really natural way of changing pace and being patient. Breece Hall does a little of that too, but in the highlights I saw, Martin did it a little more.

[Bretsky]

I think it's 50/50. There's 5-6 rated by most sites as 1st round picks. 6 if you include Jahan Dotson.

One thing I find interesting is that I don't know of any site that has Christian Watson rated as a 1st round pick. Yet a lot of people have the Packers taking him in their mocks at 28. I just wonder if he is being overhyped.

If he's Javon Walker I'll be happy to take him at pick 28.

Most mocks have him in round two but well before our round 2 selection

[Upnorth]

I don't know. Jahan Dotson is projected late 1st. Sky Moore late 2nd.

To me I don't see a difference. I'll take Moore.

[King Friday]

I think a very good WR will fall to 22. It always seems like pre draft mocks throw WRs to any team that doesn't have 2 firmly entrenched starters.