Very well could be the case. Now that they have paid Geno a decent pile of coin, they may now be intent on adding more lower priced starters. To do that, they may be inclined to turn the 1.5 into 3 or 4 picks. The total homerun for me would be trading down like 5 spots to pick up 2 more picks, then still getting Jalen Carter.
If Geno's new contract is structured to play out as a 2 year deal, which sounds like it may be, then I can better understand the rationale for QB at 1.5 though I still would rather see that be used on D.
One more signal could be adding one of the vet free agent defenders that have suddenly become available -- Bobby Wagner, Bud Dupree, Frank Clark, Erick Kendricks, etc. None of those guys are long term options, but they would all address an immediate need that probably must happen in order to no-kidding compete in '23.
I can't see the team moving forward with current contracts of Gabe Jackson & Shelby Harris. Depending on the details of Geno's deal, you probably have to do something with those cap hits in order to address other roster weaknesses. I agree we'll see a D-heavy draft, but I also will not blink if they grab a RB somewhere in the top half of the draft.
I wouldn't be shocked to see us trade down from #5 and #20 to accumulate more picks in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd rounds... Remember when we signed Matt Flynn to a 3 year deal, we drafted RW in the 3rd... I can see them drafting a QB w/ our 2nd or 3rd round picks this year...
And the plain truth is we have to get a backup QB at some point because as of now we do not have one under contract. And since Geno's 2023 cap hit might be north of $20M (I hope not, but it's a real possibility given the rumored amount of guaranteed money), the backup QB almost assuredly will be a rookie or a super cheap free agent.
I am not so sure. This front office has drafted RBs earlier than we expected a few times in the past when we seemingly had our starter nailed down. I can see that happening in this draft as well because I think Pete likes having 2 quality guys there.
Salk just said it sounds like the guaranteed money is a little less than initial reports, which is good news. I was hoping for a '23 cap hit of about 8% and it may end up being right in there.
drafting a RB every year on day 3 is a no brainer.
Almost all of us were pretty surprised by the Penny pick and many of us didn't really like it at the time. And they drafted Christine Michael in the 2nd round in 2013 when we had one of the best RBs in the league. I think it's happened enough times that it can't be written off as misleading. Pete likes to have more than 1 ballcarrier, and they have shown they are ok with a relatively early pick at the position when they already have a starter they like.
That's a good setup. If it's right around what you say, there isn't a legit complaint about the deal unless you just didn't want Geno at all.
You were close. You've got to be happy with how it played out.
