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Not impressed with the Raider braintrust. No way I thought Hendon would last until round 3 and then Detroit jumped them......Lame.Hooker is still on the board... they need to trade up and get him. They got a good TE, but come on man...
I wish I agreed....I really do. I think missing on Hooker in the 3rd round was a giant whiff. Oh well....maybe there's someone out there, hopefully in the Raiders' front office, that shows me wrong.Raiders join the Eagles and Seahawks as big winners in the draft: Tyree Wilson in the 1st round, Micheal Myer (widely considered the best TE in the draft) in the second.
Top 5 winners of the 2023 Draft:
1. Seattle: two huge 1st round picks and two solid 2nd round picks. That's how its done, Detroit.
2. Philadelphia: they obliterated the first round. 3rd round picks look like projects, but who cares:
their first round was god-mode.
3. Raiders: one of the best defensive players in Tyree Wilson in the 1st round, and possibly the best
tight end in Michael Mayer in the 2nd round. Raiders crushed it.
4. Steelers: OT Broderick Jones was a bit of reach in the first round, but still a solid pick. CB Joey Porter Jr was a steal in the 2nd round. And now I see they've acquired TE Darnell Washington, who many had ranked in the top 5 TEs. If he pans out, this is a ridiculously great draft for them.
5. Patriots: CB Christian Gonzalez was possibly the best CB in the draft, and the
Patriots got him at #17. They didn't do much else, but they are set at one of their
corners for years to come.
Missing on Hendon Hooker in the 3rd was soul crushing for me, and probably Cali as well. I loved the first two pics, but when that third round came around, I expected the Raiders to jump a few spots to nab up Hooker, but they got a DT instead. Which wasn't a bad pick either, they need to restructure the trences... but oof.InCali, what is your issue with the Raiders draft? I thought you would have been overjoyed.
The first two picks were okay. They clearly needed help at TE and getting him there was good. I really felt they needed more help in their defensive backfield than on the line, but getting someone who will help on the rush is okay. If they were going D line, I probably would have gone with Carter, but can understand why they might have been hesitant to pick him. After all, they did draft Jamarcus Russell. LOLInCali, what is your issue with the Raiders draft? I thought you would have been overjoyed.
That's because everyone knows so much.......I was assured by rival fans that Stetson would never ever be drafted
Stetson Bennett has to be better than John Wolford and Bryce Perkins.
I was assured by rival fans that Stetson would never ever be drafted
SOMEONE GET OUR QB A LITER O COLA!
Now that there's been some time to digest things, who do you think really killed it or got killed in the draft? I thought Seattle started out really strong, but maybe fell off a little bit later.
But IMO you have to put greater weight on how teams did in the early rounds (ie.1-2) because thats when you really have a chance to draft starters, perhaps even stars (with a little luck). Most of the guys drafted after round 2 are drafted primarily for depth. Given that, I would say Seattle really nailed it: an elite CB in Devon Witherspoon with pick #5; a steal with pick #20 -- Jaxon Smith-Njigba, probably the best WR in the draft; and then two solid picks in the second round.
My top 4:
1. Seattle
2. Philly
3. Pittsburgh
4. Raiders
HM: Patriots, Colts
I think if you're putting emphasis on rounds 1 and 2, you've GOT to put Houston up there. The problem is they gave up so much for this draft.....but, hey, from a round 1 perspective, no one did any better.
They did, but as you said, they paid a heavy, heavy price for it. The thing about Houston is they are one of those teams with a bit of an image problem -- they've been so bad lately that fans in Houston are starting not to care about them (remember that Dallas is by far and away the most popular team in that part of the world -- heck the Cowboys are the #1 NFL team in places outside of Texas, like Oklahoma, Nebraska, etc). They had to make some high profile moves just to make themselves relevant again. So picking up both CJ Stroud and Wil Anderson Jr makes sense from both a football perspective and a marketing perspective. From that angle, the price they paid seems about fair.
I remember watching Wilson play and it was SO obvious he was the guy for the job that my dog could have figured it out. That's not at all a slam on Carroll who has earned the respect and high praise he gets. We'll see how things turn out, but I'd say Seattle had a top 4 or 5 draft. They had a lot of capital, but spent it well. Hats off to them. The two teams I'd say had (probably) better drafts were Philly and the Steelers. Man, the AFC north looks like it's going to be last year's NFC east. Every team could be really tough. Funny how every year some other conference looks like it's going to be brutal.....of course, sometimes it doesn't pan out (like AFC west last year).I remember back in 2012 when Carroll drafted Wilson, he was harshly criticized for announcing him as the starter 2 days after his pre-season debut. I've never doubted Carroll since then. Guy knows his stuff.