What are our biggest needs in the 2026 Draft

manxman2601 said:

You always hope to glean something from these pre-draft interviews and they always disappoint. Thanks fo laying down all the possible outcomes Mike.

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BBspeak.

manxman2601 said:

You always hope to glean something from these pre-draft interviews and they always disappoint. Thanks fo laying down all the possible outcomes Mike.

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Translation: We don't know how the board will fall, but even if we did we aren't telling you or the other teams ****

If we told you, we'd have to kill you.

Looking ahead to 2027.

We'll hopefully be getting a more defense orientated draft after two, more focused on offense.

Defense potentially

At least 1 starting LB. Maybe 2.
Starting safety
Starting CB

Depending on the development of Ponder, Swinson and Hutchins, EDGE 3
Starting DT? Depends on Barmore

Offense Potentially

RB1
RG
WR 4/5 (assumes AJ Brown)

The development of Kyle Williams, Henderson and Wilson is key.

manxman2601 said:

Looking ahead to 2027.

We'll hopefully be getting a more defense orientated draft after two, more focused on offense.

Defense potentially

At least 1 starting LB. Maybe 2.
Starting safety
Starting CB

Depending on the development of Ponder, Swinson and Hutchins, EDGE 3
Starting DT? Depends on Barmore

Offense Potentially

RB1
RG
WR 4/5 (assumes AJ Brown)

The development of Kyle Williams, Henderson and Wilson is key.

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Agree on LB, that room needs youth and athleticism badly.
Edge could be a higher need again. Say Landry is done after this year. Jones is older guy who has never been an elite pass rusher. If Jacas is who we all want him to be, the need moves down, but if he takes time to develop or isn't quite what we hope, we could be in need of an early Edge again.
OG. Assume the plan is Lomu is RT in 2027 and Crownover is top swing OT. That leaves a need at OG, even if Owenu was somehow still here.
WR. AJ would be going into his age 30/31 season. Hollins/Pop/Boutte could all be elsewhere, need to add at that position, maybe as high as WR1 to groom behind AJ.
Safety. Byard on a one year deal and older, enough said.
CB. Assume Gonzo sings an extension, need a legit #2 to replace Davis. Maybe one of the young guys on the roster could develop into that, but I think that's unlikely.
RB. Rham's contract has an out, and he will be entering his 8th season. Big guy who takes a lot of hits, that tread is wearing down.
DT. will Barmore be here?
TE. Henry's last year on contract. If Raridon develops we will be looking for a TE2, and maybe even a TE1 ion it doesn't;t go how we want with Eli.

We need Jamari Johnson and Austin Siereveld/Carter Smith/Cayden Green/Kade Pieper on offense.

We need Yhonzhae Pierre, Jelani McDonald, Ben Roberts, Arion Carter and Jyaire Hill on defense.

Should be easy.

mayoclinic said:

We need Jamari Johnson and Austin Siereveld/Carter Smith/Cayden Green/Kade Pieper on offense.

We need Yhonzhae Pierre, Jelani McDonald, Ben Roberts, Arion Carte and Jyaire Hill on defense.

Should be easy.

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This will interesting and we should follow this to see how dynamic the movement is with these guys.
Last you could make a list and many of the guys had great seasons, bad seasons....etc which moved them way up or down.
Maybe in 360 days we want none of these guys, half of these guys.....

mayoclinic said:

We need Jamari Johnson and Austin Siereveld/Carter Smith/Cayden Green/Kade Pieper on offense.

We need Yhonzhae Pierre, Jelani McDonald, Ben Roberts, Arion Carte and Jyaire Hill on defense.

Should be easy.

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Tank. We've never done it, it's time we did. For the future. Who's with me? Anyone? C'mon, re-hire Mayo for the greater good, er, bad.

I thought WR was also a big need going into the the draft, if for no other reason than to acquire leverage vs Howie & AJB.

Eliot The **** on day 3, however...