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re: Mick: "We are not 1 player away", "we're more risk averse at 8", "don't want a lot of ?s"

Posted on 4/22/26 at 2:50 pm to
Posted by Matt225
St. George
Member since Dec 2019
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Posted on 4/22/26 at 2:50 pm to
"Smoke on the water"
They then trade all draft picks for Love.
Posted by Dantheman504
N/A
Member since Jun 2013
6532 posts
Posted on 4/22/26 at 2:51 pm to
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Giants are taking Downs at 5.

1.Mendoza
2. Reese/ Bailey
3. Bailey/ Reese
4. Love
5. Styles
6. OL/ WR

I'm pretty confident this will be the top 5 whether the Cardinals/ Giants trade their picks or just draft.
Posted by DomincDecoco
RIP Ronnie fights Thoth’s loafers
Member since Oct 2018
11941 posts
Posted on 4/22/26 at 3:11 pm to
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Giants are taking Styles at 5.


And Downs at 10 if he’s there
Posted by DomincDecoco
RIP Ronnie fights Thoth’s loafers
Member since Oct 2018
11941 posts
Posted on 4/22/26 at 3:13 pm to
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Yes you do if he is a generational talent. Downs appears to be that


Correct.
Posted by jamal
Places Unknown
Member since Jan 2013
13192 posts
Posted on 4/22/26 at 3:31 pm to
Downs shouldn’t make it to 10 if he’s there at 8. I would love to have him.
Posted by NOSHAU
Member since Feb 2012
13756 posts
Posted on 4/22/26 at 3:36 pm to
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Downs shouldn’t make it to 10 if he’s there at 8. I would love to have him.
I would not mind the pick. However, I have heard a lot of reports that there is not a ton of difference between him and the next 2-3 safeties in many scouts' eyes. They seem to love them all for different reasons.
Posted by stopitnow1
Florida
Member since Mar 2013
2425 posts
Posted on 4/22/26 at 3:43 pm to
This tells me Bain is not on our board in the first.
Posted by Dantheman504
N/A
Member since Jun 2013
6532 posts
Posted on 4/22/26 at 3:43 pm to
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However, I have heard a lot of reports that there is not a ton of difference between him and the next 2-3 safeties in many scouts' eyes.

I keep hearing stuff like this but I'm not sure how it matters. Delane/ Bain/ Downs are the next best up for their positions and if there's only OL/ WR's between them and teams don't need OL/ WR what does it change? Most of the positions are in the same boat this year.

It doesnt matter how close the other DE/ S/ CB are. If a team needs S and its pick the best one or pick between 20 WR's/ OL they are just going to pick the safetey.

People are acting like 32 teams want to trade back but 32 people have to be picked 1-32.
This post was edited on 4/22/26 at 3:48 pm
Posted by TigerBait2008
Boulder,CO
Member since Jun 2008
40491 posts
Posted on 4/22/26 at 4:16 pm to
Yeah its trade up not down..
Posted by MFTPC
Member since Apr 2026
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Posted on 4/22/26 at 6:42 pm to
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So Delane and Downs maybe Tate


Hope so
This post was edited on 4/22/26 at 6:45 pm
Posted by cbree88
South Louisiana
Member since Feb 2010
10532 posts
Posted on 4/22/26 at 9:00 pm to
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Sounds like the opposite. They want the player with the fewest question marks so they are staying put


Such a horrible draft philosophy

Trading down is absolutely the way to go. You need lots of good players to fill out this roster, and you need them on the cheap. Trading back gives you a chance to make that happen if you pick well.
Posted by Townedrunkard
Member since Jan 2019
15077 posts
Posted on 4/22/26 at 9:10 pm to
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Tate is good but he's Chris Olave, bascially


You do realize how stupid this sounds? He’s bigger than Olave. So if you can get a bigger Olave at 8, I take that all day.

Olave was 2nd team All pro this year, that means only a few receivers were better than him in the league this year.
Posted by Townedrunkard
Member since Jan 2019
15077 posts
Posted on 4/22/26 at 9:18 pm to
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Yes you do if he is a generational talent. Downs appears to be that


He will have to be Ed Reed to justify taking him at 8. Assuming he’s playing safety. I think he will be good, but there are questions about his athleticism.

Basically I see him as maybe a better version of Brian branch, someone we passed on in the 2nd round b/c Loomis thought so little if his athleticism. Is that worth taking at 8 overall? At one of the more devalued positions in the league?
I don’t think so.
This post was edited on 4/22/26 at 9:19 pm
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