2024 Free agency and draft thread

[Xeliou66]

I'm looking through last year's draft and Dimitrov actually said that the Falcons should 'do the GB thing and get a QB' while everyone else was on Dallas Turner

And I’m glad we went and got our QB last year, it was a QB heavy draft and I’ve always liked Penix, and given how things with Cousins didn’t work out it’s great that we have our QB of the future now instead of having to take one in this class which doesn’t look good for QBs. A lot of people have been too critical of our draft picks lately IMO, most of the high draft picks have been good, it’s obviously too soon to tell with Penix but I think he’ll be really good - the only big miss was Pitts, taking him in the top 5 was a gigantic mistake, he hasn’t produced anywhere near the level of a top 5 pick, and we could’ve had Chase or Parsons or Surtain with that pick. But the rest of our recent first round picks have been strong.

 

[Clayton]

And I’m glad we went and got our QB last year, it was a QB heavy draft and I’ve always liked Penix, and given how things with Cousins didn’t work out it’s great that we have our QB of the future now instead of having to take one in this class which doesn’t look good for QBs. A lot of people have been too critical of our draft picks lately IMO, most of the high draft picks have been good, it’s obviously too soon to tell with Penix but I think he’ll be really good - the only big miss was Pitts, taking him in the top 5 was a gigantic mistake, he hasn’t produced anywhere near the level of a top 5 pick, and we could’ve had Chase or Parsons or Surtain with that pick. But the rest of our recent first round picks have been strong.

I wouldn't say people are that critical of the Falcons picks. It's just hard to rebuild an offense, defense and find a QB.

I do think if you guys are healthy and don't make the playoffs this year then there has to be serious questions as you're wasting Bijan at that point

 

[Xeliou66]

I wouldn't say people are that critical of the Falcons picks. It's just hard to rebuild an offense, defense and find a QB.

I do think if you guys are healthy and don't make the playoffs this year then there has to be serious questions as you're wasting Bijan at that point

Agreed, I think if we don’t have a winning season this year Raheem may be gone and a lot of the front office as well, we are tired of losing, we’ve had 7 straight losing seasons. Last year we should’ve had a winning season, and if Raheem had benched Cousins in November when Cousins wasn’t fully healthy we might have, even with what went down we still came very close, lost our last 2 games in OT and had we won just 1 we would’ve at least finished with a winning record. But it was still a disappointing season. There’s no excuse for us to not be good this season, we should be a playoff team if we stay healthy.

 

[Schmoopy1000]

Cris Collinsworth mock

1. Titans - Ward QB
2. Browns - Hunter WR
3. Giants - Carter Edge
4. Patriots - Membou OT
5. Bears* - Jeanty RB
6. Raiders - J Barron CB
7. Jets - Graham DT
8. Panthers - T McMillan WR
9. Saints - Sanders QB
10. Jags* - Nolen DT
11. Niners - J Campbell Edge
12. Cowboys - W Campbell OL
13. Dolphins - J Simmons OT
14. Colts - Warren TE
15. Falcons - Burden WR
16. Cards - W Johnson CB
17. Bengals - J Walker Edge
18. Seahawks - S Stewart Edge
19. Bucs - M Starks S
20. Broncos - M Golden WR
21. Steelers - Milroe QB
22. Chargers - C Loveland TE
23. Packers - D Ezeiruaku Edge
24. Vikings - K Grant DT
25. Texans - Egbuka WR
26. Rams - Banks OL
27. Ravens - Myk Williams Edge
28. Lions - Zabel OL
29. Commanders - M Green Edge
30. Bills - J Pearce Edge
31. Chiefs - Ersery OL
32. Eagles - Emmanwori S

Thinks Warren and Loveland order could go either way. Barron seems crazy high to me. Milroe firmly rd1

ok I wont boo this man.

Side note.
I think whoever drafts Milroe is going to be disappointed.

 

[Sharkonabicycle]

ok I wont boo this man.

Side note.
I think whoever drafts Milroe is going to be disappointed.

Whoever drafts Milroe in the top 6 rounds gets an auto F from me.

I swear if I hear "With the 18th overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft, the Seattle Seahawks select, QB.." And Milroe is included, I'm going to shit myself and probably get banned from this forum for the biggest rant in SportsHoopla history.

Stewart for Seattle would be interesting. HUGE boom/bust prospect. Maybe DLaw, Reed, and Williams can whip him into shape. I'd rather just have Grant, honestly. Murphy can move to 3 tech and rotate with Reed and Seattle will be nearly impossible to run the ball against meaning Mac can do his 3rd and long scheming and just wreck QBs.

 

[Iggloo]

I would be thrilled if Philly got Emmanwori at 32. That would be awesome. But I don't see that guy falling to the end of the round. I know safeties are not prioritized, but that's a 6'4" safety who runs under 4.4 and can hit and cover and make plays on the ball.

 

[fightinfunbags]

I would be thrilled if Philly got Emmanwori at 32. That would be awesome. But I don't see that guy falling to the end of the round. I know safeties are not prioritized, but that's a 6'4" safety who runs under 4.4 and can hit and cover and make plays on the ball.

Thats the same background of a player they passed on (Kyle Hamilton) to draft Jordan Davis. I think they’re more likely to trade up or down than they are to pick at 32.

 

[Clayton]

Thats the same background of a player they passed on (Kyle Hamilton) to draft Jordan Davis. I think they’re more likely to trade up or down than they are to pick at 32.

I see Buffalo, KC and Philly picking at the bottom and I think one team trades up which will likely cause at least one team to trade back. Especially if someone wants to trade up for a QB.

 

[DonMan]

The Bills have 10 picks in the draft, including two in the 2nd round.
Obviously they aren't going to keep all their picks.
I'd be surprised if they get to the end of the 2nd round without making a trade.

 

[Clayton]

The Bills have 10 picks in the draft, including two in the 2nd round.
Obviously they aren't going to keep all their picks.
I'd be surprised if they get to the end of the 2nd round without making a trade.

Yeah, I think the Bills trade up in rd1, Chiefs stay put, and Eagles trade back.

Although this analystics site has the bottom 4 teams all likely to trade: 2025 NFL Draft IQ | Powered by Amazon QuickSight

Chiefs generally trade up but Im not sure they'll be motivated to do so if they only have 13 first round grades. Bills have more ammo...maybe they try and get into that range if someone falls.

 

[Iggloo]

Thats the same background of a player they passed on (Kyle Hamilton) to draft Jordan Davis. I think they’re more likely to trade up or down than they are to pick at 32.

Well, that's true. And I saw one of the Eagles reporters saying yesterday that if it came down to, say, Emmanwori and Harmon, the DT, they would probably take the DT given their history of focusing on the lines.

But...taking Jordan Davis over Kyle Hamilton was probably a mistake, and hopefully Howie learns from such mistakes. Davis has been OK, and does a lot of the dirty work inside on defense as an early-down DT, but Hamilton is a star.

I just happen to think that Emmanwori is a really perfect prospect for the Fangio defense, and they have an opening now with the trade of CJGJ.

And yes, there are strong rumors that the Eagles want to trade back and are trying to talk to the teams looking to trade into the first round for certain players like QBs.