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Originally Posted by Thom Yorke
Seems like a good draft at first glance. Hit on almost all the big needs. Waynes and Kendricks look like they could be day 1 starters (not sure if they'll try Kendricks in the middle or at WLB), and I think Waynes in particular has a crazy amount of upside. Waynes, Rhodes, Smith and Blanton as the main pieces in the secondary going forward is awesome (jury is still out on Blanton, but he looked pretty good last year).
Very interested to see Clemmings. With Kalil struggling so much, it was great to find a tackle in the 4th round that is said to be capable of starting soon. They also added some insurance at tackle after that.
Diggs seems intriguing as well. Really happy they didn't feel "forced" to take Parker.
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It's crazy how much this team has changed in just 2 and a half years. Our entire offensive line is flipped aside from I think Berger of all people. Kalil, Fusco, Sullivan and Loadholt were all considered viable, but we dumped all of them over the last two offseasons and honestly for so much improvent. Remmers and Reiff were excellent pickups, drafting Elflein and moving Berger out to guard again has worked well, and Sirles has been great. Lol @ TJ Clemmings. I think we were all hoping that he would be the next Loadholt.
I totally forgot about Blanton - he was good for Zimmer's first season, but mostly as a tackler although he wasn't as hard hitting as Sendejo, I'm glad we made the right decision on that. Also, Diggs was the one who I was most curious about - everyone said he was an absolute steal and I think picked him in the 5th round of something crazy like that. After seeing him play three seasons, and especially after last night, it's pretty obvious that they were right.