CBs are there if they want 1.
WRs I'm looking at not necessarily with 34 but with a trade back to mid 2nd round: Jermaine Burton, Ladd McConkey, Troy Franklin, Ainias Smith, Brendan Rice and Javon Baker.
To me, Legette taken by the Panthers at 32 fits between Smith and Rice on that list above. Burton, McC, Franklin and Smith are all better than Legette to me.
Btw, I'm still fuming that the Chiefs and Andy Reid took Xavier Worthy. He's the guy I wanted for the Pats at 34.
I don't think there was any chance of Worthy dropping to 34, and they certainly could have traded back into the first with little capital to get him.
If it's Rice, there's no need to stick at 34 unless you're getting one of the defensive first round talent still on the board, and you can trade out.
My fear is that they're going to take a receiver just to take one, then take a tackle just to take one, despite the talent pool having been drained in historic fashion. I fear the front office got caught with their pants down.
So, if you're still targeting needs, you trade out of 34, absolutely. To me, BPA is a no-brainer, and McKinistry, like I said, locks up this secondary for the next half-decade. This defense
will start to age out after next year, so at least with that, you can hang onto something on that side of the ball. I fear the defense will inevitably take a step back, without Steve Belichick there, but it's possible they don't.
I don't expect them to contend next year, but this process could have been made a lot easier. Either they really think Drake Maye is the guy, or they're operating under the directive of Jonathan, who's thinking about his 2024 fantasy team. You could have traded out of 3, gotten a top-level WR, a 2nd level OT, an an additional 1st round pick next year at worst, and taken Quinn Ewers or Cam Ward next year. People who've been saying 'the QB class next year sucks' are just wrong. 6 QBs won't go in the top 12, but 3 will go in the top 25, and I expect there to be the same success rate as this year's class.
