I would absolutely trade back in this case to pick up a 3rd or even a 2nd depending how far back we trade. Grab one of right tackles (Latham, Fuaga, Mims). Pick up a WR in rnd 2 and Center in Rnd 3.
We have a need a both tackle spots and taking one of those 3 RTs would not be a bad alternative for an extra pick.
Need a willing partner. I am sure it will be considered if there is one. Deep OT draft this year and WR too. Not sure what a partner would move up for though
No way we go LG and TE in back to back drafts with high 1st Rounders. Take a player at a premium position
Not sure who knew AB had these kind of lists, but guess who made cracker of the month?
Not gonna lie, not really sure what the criteria for submission is.
Not gonna lie, not really sure what the criteria for submission is.
We need to draft a LT at 7 and bring in a C and WR in free agency.
I really wanted Broderick Jones last year, who the Steelers ended up drafting (of course). If we had taken him, we at least would have RT solidified (but he played LT at Georgia, so maybe he could have even played LT for us), which is more important than having one of the guard spots solidified (ie Skoroniski).
I know Skoronski played LT in college and some have complained he should be given a shot there for the Titans, but nobody really mentions moving him to RT. If you draft Alt/Olu and move Skor to RT, you've got your bookends under contract for at least 4 years. Then, you just have to fix the interior of the OL, which is MUCH easier to do than fix the OT spots. High caliber OTs just don't come available very often in FA.
Wow, total disrespect for exemplary Oilers TEs Pat Carter and John Henry Mills!?!
Not gonna lie, had to take a minute to look up what those guys actually did.
I though I remembered Pat Carter listed sometimes a “FB”
John Henry mills is actually listed as a LB. But that would negate his catch for 4 yds.
granted Houston probably just didn’t use him right, really took off in Minnesota with 3 catches and 30 yds (3 FD though).
If memory serves, and it may not as I have drank since then, both were brought in (Pat signed, JHM drafted) as players to help transition away from the pure run-n-shoot and introduce more traditional elements into the Oilers offense at the time. JHM was almost the NFL equivalent to the 'athlete' designation you sometimes see in college, hence how and why he played all over the field.
Now I can say that might be more a fisher thing.
He drafted that college TE to play DE or vice versa with something greater than an UDFA selection. That guy did Jack, and I questioned what Fisher was doing after that with every draft pick.
Looking at the top QBs all time in yardage.
Favre never really had an elite TE, at least for any consistent amount of time.
Big Ben never really had an elite TE at any point.
Rodgers never had a great TE.
Brees spent about half his career with Gates/Graham, but the other half without a very good TE. Won the SB without Jimmy Graham.
Peyton only ever had Clark at TE, who was solid, but not great. He really only had 2 really good years. The rest of the time he was an average TE.
Warner never had a great TE.
Stafford never had a great TE.
Eli never had a great TE.
The coaching staff was “ordered” by Bud to add a TE. They drafted JHM and threw a completion on the very first play of the game. He was then relegated to special teams.
In that situation I would be tempted to trade back. But I would be happier with taking Nabers, who would be the top WR off the board in pretty much any other draft in the last several years. He is right up there Jamaar Chase in terms of talent.
I want no part of Brock Bowers at that spot. I said the same thing in regards to Pitts a couple years back when the Falcons took him over Chase. You don't take TEs in the top 10 when there is an equal or better prospect at OT, Edge, or WR, (QB as well, but that is dependent on whether or not you have a good QB).
I would rather take Amarius Mims at 7 (which is a big reach) than to take Bowers at 7.
I am not for an early TE either. Just pay a FA TE or develop one.
