(04-26-2025, 02:12 PM)Hi Montana Tom Wrote: What a difference from the Spielman days of piling up 10-14 draft picks!
Last pick at 172 (5/36).

Nothing in Round 6 or Round 7.  Feels strange. 

But I echo Kwesi's more recent comments about picking for sticking, quality rather than numbers.
And I believe that the Draft and Free Agency combined (in addition to trades of course) should be viewed as complementary tools to build a roster. 

Winning the draft or winning Free Agency is not the same as...winning.  I've certainly become far less engrossed in getting high grades in our draft.  FA is a far better predictor of what you're getting.

So here's what I think of where we are sitting after FA and the Draft.

1.  You cannot argue with Kwesi honoring KOCs desire to rebuild the IOL.  Draft Donovan Jackson.  Done.
2.  Hard to imagine having a better FA period than last spring...but IMO I think we did.  Combining two years worth of FA has transformed our roster.
3.  Picked up a backup QB in Sam Howell with that trade.  Not a lot of capital there.  Combined with Rypien, I think our QB room is definitely not as good as last season, but it's acceptable...as long as JJM doesn't get hurt.  That answers a pressing question.

Only two things remain to be answered:
1.  Pick 172 (I am not envisioning a trade down for more warm bodies)
2.  UDFA...is there another Ivan Pace Jr out there?

(04-26-2025, 02:35 PM)FLVike Wrote: We get 201 and 202
Must have called Rick for advice.

(04-26-2025, 03:11 PM)Montana Tom Wrote: I spoke too soon.
Traded 172 for 201 and 202.  Maybe Kwesi and the boys just didn't want to go home early?