Raiders to play 2 TE sets

whew

I posted this two days ago at 4:00 p.m. on another site (I might have posted it here, also, but I can't remember):

 

John Lynch was quoted as saying that the 49ers have 22 players listed with 1st Round grades, which is higher on their board than their average number of 1st Round grades on a given year.

The 49ers and John Lynch are among the very best at evaluating talent. They hit on more players than other teams do since Lynch has been there.


So, one of the huge questions about the draft is, "how many 2nd Round rated QB's will go in the 1st Round and in the top-22 picks that would push some of this 1st Round Graded talent down further in the draft".

For teams like the Bengals, who pick at #18, that's a huge question. If the board followed the graded talent that the 49ers have given, then that would make 5 players left for the Bengals to choose from that are truly 1st Round grades. Add in a team like the 49ers, who sit at #31, and they are going to be eyeing a trade into the early 20's to grab a player they think has fallen significantly. There's almost zero chance that the 49ers are going to not be active on the trade market on Day 1 of the draft. They'll try to make a trade with one of these teams:

13) Las Vegas Raiders
14) New Orleans Saints
15) Indianapolis Colts
16) Seattle Seahawks
17) Jacksonville Jaguars
18) Cincinnati Bengals
19) Los Angeles Rams
20) Pittsburgh Stealers
21) Miami Dolphins
22) Philadelphia Eagles
23) Minnesota Vikings (from Cleveland through Houston)

I went as far as #13 as I find it highly unlikely that the #13 pick will be owned by the Raiders when that pick comes up.

Again, for every QB that isn't a 1st Rd grade that goes before the Bengals' pick, that's one more player that falls to them that they can get giddy about. Of course, many will be getting giddy about them.

2 TE offense?

Fuck you Vegas !!! 😡 

A lot of tats on that leg.

Did they not just spend draft capital on a TE last year, jeez

Raiders love their TE's.

Bengals should trade for Mayer from Vegas now. 

So who is hanging around for all of 1?

Dallas Turner has to be in the discussion at 18 if he’s there right? 

There's still good QB's available in the 2nd Round.

22 minutes ago, MichaelWeston said:

Taliese Fuaga-Oregon St (1) RT C

Amarius Mims-Georgia (1) (RT)

Byron Murphy-Texas (1)

Terrion Arnold-Alabama (1)

Troy Fautanu-Wash (1) (LT)

Johny Newton-Illinois (1)

Quinyon Mitchell-Toledo (1)

 

Just now, Jason said:

So who is hanging around for all of 1?

ME

This does seem like a BPA pick for the Raiders.

 

Now the question is - what if one of the top 2 DEs is what we're looking at?  Bye bye Trey?

Bowers would have been a 8 time pro bowler with Shiesty. 😢 

 

Instead he has Gardner Minshew. 

Just now, MichaelWeston said:

ME

Same

1 minute ago, Jason said:

So who is hanging around for all of 1?

Was planning on it. I'm three beers deep already though lol

I'd love for the Bengals to take Cooper to play CB.  

 

We can add a great WR in the 2nd Round.  

 

There's almost no bad choices for the Bengals in the 1st.  Can't think of anything that would not be a good selection.

Just now, BlackJesus said:

Bowers would have been a 8 time pro bowler with Shiesty. 😢 

 

Instead he has Gardner Minshew. 

Was never going to happen.  

Raiders scooped up Tanner Gentry from our practice squad last year. 

Goes to show how much the emphasis on calling games to promote scoring has devalued the defense

8 minutes ago, Jason said:

So who is hanging around for all of 1?

I'm planning on it.

Just now, Griever said:

Was planning on it. I'm three beers deep already though lol

  I'm having a double whiskey sour now after a big glass of wine with dinner.