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[Oates2Neely]

The Pats have to draft Hunter, even if Carter is there.

I completely disagree. IF Carter is there you absolutely must take him. He won’t be there.

 

[RoccoF14]

Wtf are the Bengals doing for real. LOL. They didn't make the playoffs this season

They're keeping their franchise QB happy by re-signing his 2 biggest weapons.

Burrow gets what he wants.....

 

[GatorMike]

 

[Mione134]

I completely disagree. IF Carter is there you absolutely must take him. He won’t be there.

I think we have to think offense.

You gotta go for Hunter

 

[Oates2Neely]

I think we have to think offense.

You gotta go for Hunter

The general consensus is Abdul Carter is THE best player in this draft. However QB needy teams “may” draft for position needs. If the best player in the draft falls to 4th it would be criminal not to take him there. It’s a no brainer.

 

[CDJ]

That’ll help him a bunch

 

[Troublesome 85]

Carter over Hunter.

A crazy good defense can help a meh offense

 

[Mione134]

Carter over Hunter.

A crazy good defense can help a meh offense

This offense is worse than meh lol

We don't even have a game changer player.

 

[Troublesome 85]

Someones drunk in New England

 

[McGarnagle]

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Drafting an RB at 4 would be the most unforgivably stupid thing possible

 

[DNE3]

Trade down scene. Ashton Jeanty the game changer. Wil Campbell the foundation. Tetairoa McMillan runs routes. Leaning toward Jeanty, came within twenty-six yards of breaking Barry Sanders' college rushing record.

 

[N o o d l e s]

They're keeping their franchise QB happy by re-signing his 2 biggest weapons.

Burrow gets what he wants.....

Yes but at the cost for 3 players being over $100m? How does that work in the NFL

 

[Mione134]

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Burn that immediately

 

[RoccoF14]

This offense is worse than meh lol

We don't even have a game changer player.

So if you are drafting Hunter at #4, you're doing it as a WR?

 

[Mione134]

So if you are drafting Hunter at #4, you're doing it as a WR?

Yes.

And then I'm creating plays he can jump in when on D as a CB.

He can do both. He's an athletic freak.

 

[Smitty93]

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You have to remember that 90% of mock drafts, especially this time of year, are about starting a conversation. In this case, Dussault's building a case for why Jeanty could be valuable to the team, but the other part is that it looks at a scenario where they don't take OT, WR, and DL at #4 and where they could go with their remaining picks to fill those areas.

Like last year, I remember the focus being on Patrick Paul and Kingsley Suamataia as their best options at tackle after Round 1, and Keon Coleman, Xavier Legette, and Ladd McConkey as their best options at wide receiver in Round 2. They had to compare those options at their 2nd round pick versus who'd be available at their 3rd?

Have to have a similar thought process this year. If they don't draft a tackle at #4, who will be available in the 2nd round? Josh Conerly and Aireontae Ersery might be the best ones available and do they believe they can be NFL left tackles? If no, does that convince them to take one at #4? Teams should always draft for BPA, and not need, but if they decide they want to get a WR and Tackle out of their first two picks, do they prefer a combination of Tet and Conerly or Campbell and Jayden Higgins? They need to decide those things, and, as fans, it's good to look at what the options might be.

 

[Smitty93]

I'll add, our worst case scenario isn't taking Jeanty at #4, or Tyler Warren, or any other consensus top 10 big board player that doesn't feel like good positional value. It's pulling a 2019 Raiders, when they took Clelin Ferrell 4th overall, and taking a player who most expect to go in the 20s.

 

[CDJ]

You better be damn sure the RB is HOF caliber if you pick him top 5

 

[DNE3]

You better be damn sure the RB is HOF caliber if you pick him top 5

Unlikely any RB lasts long enough for HOF. But then I don't view Travis Hunter as HOF wide receiver prospect at pick four.

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[BradPark22]

If you draft a RB at #4, your career as an NFL executive is short lived.

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

Jeanty is a better choice at 4 than either OL and arguably McMillan

 

[GatorMike]

Jeanty is a better choice at 4 than either OL and arguably McMillan

This is the best RB draft in at least a generation, and none of them would look any good trying to run behind Ben Brown, Vederian Lowe and Sidy Sow.

 

[Mione134]

I'm not touching Tet even if he runs fast.

We drafted Tyquan Thornton who ran a fast time and now he cant run routes or catch.

I'm jaded

 

[DKH]

I'll add, our worst case scenario isn't taking Jeanty at #4, or Tyler Warren, or any other consensus top 10 big board player that doesn't feel like good positional value. It's pulling a 2019 Raiders, when they took Clelin Ferrell 4th overall, and taking a player who most expect to go in the 20s.

Mike Mayock was the Pierre McGuire of Football. As he was drafting it was universally raising eyebrows

I believe Ward & Carter as of today are going in top 3, so it’s 50-50 on Hunter if a QB is the other player picked

If Hunter is there he’s a WR and a ‘situational’ CB. Third and passing down etc

If Hunter goes and a QB available you hope to trade back specifically with Raiders at 6 grab additional pick(s) and maybe get Myers back (thanks Bill) and flip a wr like Baker or Boutte in it

 

[GatorMike]

I'm not touching Tet even if he runs fast.

We drafted Tyquan Thornton who ran a fast time and now he cant run routes or catch.

I'm jaded

So, you don't want them to draft WRs, then?

I'm not sure how the Patriots will be able to support Maye if they don't draft weapons for him.