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Let's play hypothetical. Since it's Jefferson, gonna have to insert Ebukam for the not so good Mo. And the only answer is, make the deal and see what happens. My prediction is we add a WR in rd 3 fits in very nicely in Steichen's pass attack. We are going to run the ball more than most teams (lowering Jefferson value), and be using many good assets to disect the D. He is an incredible talent, what is his playoff record?

So paying a Jefferson or Aiyuk $25-30 M would make us better. We would be losing several good players to do that.

Our biggest need is a shutdown corner. And our TE room is stuffed. We need a fast, twitchy WR and that can easily be found in rd 3, a safety that is long term starting caliber, and a pass rusher.

We will get more explosive with a much better QB. One that can see over the line and doesn't duck and run at the sign of pressure. In the 2nd year of our Mastermind Steichen we will be refining our timing and execution. Smarter/Faster. We needs Woods.

I would say we are desperate for a smart, experienced safety to help QB our secondary. Surely Simmons will wait it out for a highly competitive team to sign with. Hyde makes sense but he probably has a list of places he prefers. lol I was sickened by the CB Baker Jr. Signing. He looked that bad to me. Oh well, prove me wrong. T Bryan was generally not so good, But, he actually did make some good plays at 3T later in the season. He will compete for his roster spot. I really like the splurge for Raekwon Davis. We had a big need for a quality interior rotational guy. Johnson absolutely could not hold his own inside. Playing beside Davis should make Bryan more effective. Let's hope.

Terrion Arnold will be our starter but I like him as an idea

Kelly is a better player, $3M less, and will get a new contract.

Could absolutely see Ballard taking that deal. Good job.

With so many "incompletes" with important 1st and 2nd year players, a move for that guy that fills a big need, that player or two that makes us a SB contender, clearly the timing isn't right. The rumor that Sneed wants to be the highest paid allows me to believe that once Ballard knew that, he was never in.

"really great positive contributors -in the immediate" I really do hope your health is good. Well, we will have Taylor for the whole season. I watched our season opener with Jaxs over the weekend. AR was 17-22 at one point and running a speeded up offense from the getgo. His head is going to be really straight in year 2. Downs was breaking their ankles and picking their zones apart. He had 67 catches last season. He is a stud. Ogeltree and Mallory were solid rookies, can't you believe in their 2nd year jump? Woods can still be really good. AR getting the ball downfield to Pierce. Cross was making plays down the stretch. We need a 2nd year bump from Juju. A little bump from Raimann. Definitely no more seive behind Grover. 2nd year of Steichen. I fully think we will be better.

If we are indeed in the final two in bidding for Sneed, that is Super Aggressive. Our negotiator knows more about Tennessee's limit than we do. Perhaps he knows already we have the best offer and Sneed will have to settle for it or KC finds a way to keep him. No doubt his preference. No since bidding against ourselves! With Sneed we are likely a 3rd place team and not in the playoffs. So the draft being very successful and another year of improvement from our youth is what's MOST important. Not so important is signing a S and CB from what's left in FA to hopefully finish 9-8. The waiting game serves us just fine. Nothing wrong with us rolling over $15M into next year's Cap when hopefully we only have 1-2 holes left to upgrade. Then we spend on a stud/studs to go after the Ring.

This is consistently true. It's how you prepare to manage your cap for future signings of your own players. A very wise man (me) has posted that you need a good number of good players, that have played together, in their years 4-7, to be a really good team. We have a pretty talented group in that bracket. The Ryan cap hits were a real setback. Pray that Pierce, Woods, Cross, and Juju prove their merit.

McCloud came here a few years ago to add depth. The more he played the better our D was. We absolutely need that for this year's D. Steichen has to order Bradley to have more timely blitz packages. To do that we must have one CB we can trust on an island. Like Gilmore did.

I can't imagine him wanting to play for us. Or if he must being interested in more than a 3 year and out contract.

He is our Capolgist. Per Ballard he also negotiates the contracts. He also does the actuarial for our multi-year plan.

Ballard gives a voice to his scouts and I am sure his coaches come making the final board. I would bet Reggie stood up for Pierce, and still is, and Ballard said he pounded the table in our Last draft for Downs. Yes that mattered. An excellent QB doesn't require all great receivers. I could see Steichen believing he has plenty of TE weapons with the 5 we have now. Stashing one on injury to start the season is easy. And finding a rookie WR this season in round 3-4 or later isn't a challenge. We have great options. Trust in Reggie.

Maybe you heard, buy you ain't listening. And you pulled "perfect" outta your *. The subject class was 7 years of drafting defense. You failed, just like Ballard. Maybe next year!

Thank you. For the sake of discussion please continue, even those that "should" have been Pro Bowlers. Franklin? There are some really good 3 down LB's. He fails at that. We're talking 7 years here. Name another of Ballard's defense draft picks that were here, are here now, that was a big loss, would be a big loss. I wish us a Lotta luck with our next couple drafts. And that Pierce, Woods, Cross, Juju all become SB caliber contributors. And of course Anthony must become superb.

Name a defensive player he has drafted that has made a Pro Bowl. So that is a boring question? Hardly, it's a slap against the heads of Irsay, Ballard, and Dodds. The answer to the question is that someone sucks at their job.

Oh it would be big alright 👍

If indeed we are the winning bidder with KC, that is proof enough that it's understood by our leadership that CB is a monumental issue. To win at least 2 playoff games and the SB you have to be able to compete against superb QB's and receivers. Today, we have nothing we can count on with our back four. That is why this financial commitment is plum goofy, if we are giving up pick 15. Take Q. Mitchell on the rookie pay scale and have at it.

Adams played deep and had 5 int. because bum QB's over threw their receivers and hit him right in the chest. This made him a pro-bowler. Blackmon had 3 of his four this way last season. Larry Brown got a SB MVP that way.

Poor Richard. I put him on ignore. Just to much drivel.

Would it be because its Wilson? You know, the old, stubby, rag armed dude not worth signing for beyond one season. I'd go with that. And Fields is good with more upside.

We are not on a one year build, how could this be more clear? We are still on a 2-3 year build to be a SB contender. It's possible Ballard signs Snead to a Big 4 year deal that would cover our future SB run. But you have to understand you would be paying him for two years of Big Fully guaranteed $$$ with little hope of seeing a AFC Championship game. By then we have a number of sizable new contracts to consider. This guy Fuller wouldn't likely be a difference maker over Ballards young CB's, in our weak defense. We have so many needs on defense, RG, WR, that we have to hit on our 1st 4 draft pics. Then next year fill that last couple big needs. There are only Four remaining F Agents that are worth upgrading our 2024 roster. 34 year old Kevin Zeitler at RG 33 year old Tyrone Smith at LT. Move Raimann to RT and Smith to RG. Best line in the NFL!! 33 year old Stephon Gilmore 30 year old Justin Simmons They are the best remaining at their positions. Sign bottom 3 for a more fun 2024. Wisdom says they will wait for the right team, a good team, with a Playoff likelihood. But No, Ballard will keep his powder dry for post draft opportunities. We are DONE with any meaningfull signing.