So what are you guys hoping for your team to pick in the first round?
I'm still convinced finding a solid replacement for Khalil Mack should be priority one for the Raiders. This drafted is absolutely stacked with good defensive linemen but the good ones are gonna go really early. Speculation is all over the place that they're going QB first, and I'm gonna be pretty pissed if that's true. If they draft any QB that isn't a mid-round guy to groom into a backup for Carr, I don't know how much more I can take. Raiders have done some stupid things over the years but I'm not sure they'd be able to top this. I still remember them passing up Michael Crabtree to draft Darrius Heyward-Bey because he was faster only to release him once they'd figured out he couldn't catch a damn ball. Then eventually getting Crabtree and releasing him to sign Jordy Nelson. Ugh.
To answer this... Remember hearing about D-HB's drafting on sports radio back in the day, they said they really expected him to open up McFadden in the run game, saying his speed is so good that no matter what flaws he has the defenders have to double-cover him... Yeah, great analysis there.
QB first, many Raiders vets quit last year lol. That was such a tank of a season that why wouldn't you expect a Carr rebound with better talent around him, although now you don't have Osemele so you have... what, 3 good linemen I think? And with Brown/WIlliams and even Ryan Grant signed, I'd trust Carr over a draft pick and it isn't even close
Baltimore... BPA. Different picking in the twenties, but if you stick a gun to my head... either the best LG in the draft, or the best pass rusher available. Hell, I'd consider making a big move up for elite pass rushing talent. While our WR group is ass juice (and atm you can't rely on a free agent to want to run-block constantly) I'd rather add strength to strength, but either way we can hope they pan out and leave us to hope to dominate the post-Brady AFC.
Carr going to the Vikings would have been insane. Greg Jennings, Cordarrelle Patterson (problems catching the ball aside), and Kyle Rudolph to throw to. A QB with a great arm like that probably would have seen Adam Thielen get more use so there's a fourth target. O-line was solid. Would have been a dangerous Vikings team.
That would have been so terrifying indeed. Back then it was nice, but looking now at Diggs/Thielen/Treadwell/Rudolph/Cook around Carr... geez. And without the Cousins contract they could pay some OL and keep them around...
