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2023 General Draft Thoughts
- Thread starter rossihunter2
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i also think this class is a bit weaker tbh - so in those terms, maybe not the worst year to have fewer picks
CB is a standout position, EDGE has a bunch of talent too
think the rest of the class is a little weaker vs some previous classes
2022 was a class that ran out of elite prospects earlier than some others but had major amounts of depth
2021 had a bunch of talent at the top but was one of the smallest, least talented classes in terms of depth for a long while
2020 was a decent mix of top end talent and depth
2019 had a very small top but had some ridiculous talent in day 2 and 3
2018 was a league defining class with the amount of talent coming out that year at almost every position
2023 to me looks a little weaker comparatively so far - think im looking at a maximum of 7 top 10 type prospects in this class, where even last year i had 11 - i do think there's a lot of talent in that late 1-mid 2 range this year though
but while it might feel like a crucial year to have lots of picks - im not seeing a bunch of rookies who make an instant impact - the lack of a 2nd pick hurts for sure but not having a bunch of day 3 picks i dont think hurts that much this year from what ive seen so far
UPennChem
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I hear you, but from a financial perspective we probably need rookies taking up roster spots this year. And obviously hopefully ones with traits and roles we believe in.
is that not where all those 2nd year picks we got last year step up?
rookies drafted outside of the first 2 rounds, shouldnt really be expected to be major early contributors
we need cheap young players, but what we really need is for some of these guys heading into year 2 (and 3), to develop
WR, CB, LG, RB
we've got to find players to fill those roles - in LG's case... maybe that's a guy already on the roster and we can find depth, in WR's case maybe that's some veterans and draft picks, CB might be a high draft pick, RB might be a day 3 pick, a cheap vet and a bunch of udfas
but that's actually not that many things to fill - rookies are great for depth, and we've got a lot of year 2 players in 2023 who will take up much of that space
UPennChem
Hall of Famer
Still agree with this. However
LG - Likely on the roster
WR - definitely not on the roster. Also likely a better chance to get a bigger impact WR from the draft than from FA. Additionally you need more than one so it's a critical position. Being able to double dip would be so nice.
CB - also not on the roster. Again more likely to have an impact guy come from the draft than in FA.
RB - probably not on the roster. Can be a late pick so I think that works out nicely.
EDGE - Ideally you'd add 1 to this room
DL - Ideally you'd add 1 to this room.
sure but not all of that has to be in the draft
UPennChem
Hall of Famer
This is what I'm unsure of. If we make Lamar play on the tag, actually almost all of it would have to come from the draft. Otherwise it's basically league minimum players right?
You can’t do big deals but it’s not no one
We’ll have to be way more selective
Obviously way easier if lamar’s long-term signed, non-exclusive tagged or traded away
UPennChem
Hall of Famer
Lololol I literally can't wait to see what tag they apply. If they use the nonexclusive this whole thing is gonna blow open
Willbacker
Ravens Ring of Honor
No it's EDC who? Lol.
Thezone27
Ravens Ring of Honor
love that mock
well we basically have 2 firs round picks for this year. One was taken in the 2nd round this year in David Ojabo and the one we have at pick 22.
Thezone27
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I hope Ojabo wins DROY lol
fixed it for you
JO_75
Hall of Famer
I was thinking if this was just racing, whatever. Maybe he slips us at 22 but damn... a teammate and recruiting director were killed because of this. That's going to be hard to overcome.
no suggestion that it was necessarily his fault that the other car crashed
but it was reckless and he was involved and that's an awful thing to be involved in
in a way he's lucky that the arrest warrant came out today and not in 2 months - so at least he, and teams, have time to do background, clarify his legal status etc.
but i imagine there's some teams in the top 5-10 who just had their boards potentially upended
Brings about a lot of questions on maturity level and how he handled it. Not a good look in this case, but still time to redeem himself. But a guy that shouldn't have had many questions now has a ton more.