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Could Chris Conley (WR from UGA) be an option here? I understand he is very raw but he tested well at the combine and could learn a lot from Colston.

We aren't sniffing a super bowl with our current roster. I think we should deal Brees now and get picks/players for him while we still can. Otherwise he eats up $50 mil. in cap space the next two years while we have a mediocre team then he walks for nothing.

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But we can't take one in the 1st 2 years in a row, especially with all the guys that were found outside the 1st Rd last year. This is another deep class.

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What guys were found outside the 1st rd last year at wr? No sarcasm intended, I just don't remember. I know a ton of rookie wr's had good years last year but most of the ones I'm thinking of went in the first, i.e., Beckham, Evans, Benjamin, etc.

Easy tiger. I wasn't specifically talking about Landon Collins. He was a great player in high school and college. I was simply using him as an example of a common trend.

As for your sarcasm about the "significantly slower time", if you watch the combine and see them superimpose the 40's of someone who runs a 4.5 with someone who runs a 4.3, there is a "significant" difference.

Here's an example of Amari Cooper/Devante Parker vs. Kevin White (4.45 vs. 4.35). You're telling me the separation at the end of their runs is not "significant" enough to produce a huge difference in a game? And that is the difference between a tenth of a second. Educate yourself.

Superimposed 40 Yard Dash

What are the odds that we look at taking either Devante Parker or Kevin White with our first pick?

I know it is nowhere near our most pressing need but we do need a big possession guy to replace Colston.

Obviously we are going to be looking for one of the top pass rushers at our spot but if all of the big names are gone, what are the chances that we pick a receiver who could immediately step in to replace Colston then address DL/DB in the later rounds? We have seen the immediate impact rookie WR's can have in the past few years and talent like that may help us more next year than drafting a DB/DE that has to be coached up for a year or two.

Our window of opportunity with Brees at the help is closing every year so it would not surprise me at all to see this happen. I know we spent our first pick on Cooks last year but those two guys have completely different skill sets to compliment Cooks and stabilize our receiving corps for years to come.

It's funny to me how every 4 or 5 star position player comes out of high school supposedly running in the 4.3's or 4.4's and then they get to the combine after three to four years of college training and run significantly slower times. Our guys have really impressed in the running portion at the combine this year but there are a lot of guys who have apparently gotten slower since high school.

I know the electronic timing makes a huge difference compared to hand timing but it just goes to show that you can't believe what you hear about a guy's 40 time coming out of high school.

For example, Landon Collins was "lightning fast" coming out of high school, running a 4.3. He just clocked in at an unofficial 4.53. Theres nothing wrong with that time and he is very fast. Just something I see every year that I find interesting.

I don't know if this has already been discussed or not but who do y'all think should take over as the permanent starter in left field? Obviously Stevenson and Laird will be mainstays in center and right, respectively, but its tough to say who will be the everyday guy in left.

Foster has played really well to this point and he's made clutch plays for us in the past. Obviously Fraley has all the tools but he's struggled a little bit thus far. Is it too early to say who takes over as the starter?

Either way, it's a good problem to have when you're having to decide between two very talented players.

Season Stats

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What are the odds that Deichmann takes over at 3rd when he gets healthy? I've heard he's solid at the plate but how does his defense compare with the other guys we've tried at 3rd so far?

Franks is a solid prospect but he's not even close to the athlete Pryor was.

Exhibit A: Pryor 93 Yd. TD Run

Hopefully he's smarter than Pryor but I don't see Franks outrunning an NFL defense.

I've seen a lot of people talking about how Johnson is better than Quinn. Can someone explain that rationale? They were both similarly rated coming out of high school, they are roughly the same size and both had fantastic high school careers with Quinn having one of the best of all time. I understand that Quinn had some critical, costly drops last year, but does that mean the guy can't play? I think there's something to be said for experience and at this point, Quinn has it and Johnson doesn't. I would be shocked if our opening game 3-wr set didn't consist of some combination of Dural/Dupre/Diarse/Quinn.

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