The problem is the high-end targets aren't coming from the draft, which means they're not guaranteed to be here long, more expensive, and they don't actually grow with the team (if the franchise QB is staying). Trading for Hopkins doesn't mean either he or OBJ is here next year, meaning you could be in an identical spot in 10 months.
And if Lamar isn't on the field in December, none of this matters.
I'd rather give him an OBJ and a draft pick, to go along with the first rounder, the all-World TE, the respectable Oline, and a running game, that he already has, and actually force your $50M QB to play like one for a whole season.
The most amusing thing to me is that everybody focuses on "well you gotta get proven players". No you don't. There's no one-size-fits-all approach to building a WR core. People will say AJ Brown. And then i'll say Devonta Smith. People will say OBJ in LA, and then I'll say Cooper Kupp. Funny how that works. The Bills have Diggs and nobody else, which is why they're going to be scrambling in this draft to add playmakers outside. And the Bengals literally drafted ALL of their guys. The Steelers, who have good WRs every year, draft their guys.
This whole "lets be terrified of drafting receivers" nonsense makes no sense. Draft more of them, not less. Stop taking Patrick Queen's in the first round. People out here bitching about Proche not getting playing time, and now we're advocating to effectively bury Bateman as the #4 pass catcher on the depth chart. On what fucking planet is he going to be useful in an offense that has 0% chance of being close to balanced and having 4 pass catchers getting fed? The only way that works is if we're running the Jameis Winston Buccaneers offense, in which case its a wrap, because we ain't winning anything.
