I took a huge hit on guessing Delmar Glaze to be drafted correctly. Eagles traded back with the Texans. Jonah Elliss was their guy I bet.
Do I want Hunt and 2 4th or have had Elliss if he made it 2 more picks? It's a bad hypothetical since he went earlier but the answer will be answered tomorrow with those 2 picks.
Apparently Philly traded back twice because they wanted Hunt but didn't think anyone else would take him in the 3rd so they risked it for 2 4ths. That's what Howie Roseman said anyways. They just pushed their luck.
After looking at what happened last night, Steelers and Commanders did a nice job. Steelers missed on JPJ and Barton, so Frazier was a smart pick at center after getting Fautanu in the first. The Chiefs were sneaky good with the pick of Worthy and then protection for Mahomes in a good OT in Suamataia, but the best picks so far may be by the Commanders, Daniels to McCaffrey might be a real force someday if McCaffrey is anything like his brother or even half as good. Todays Draft starts at noon Eastern, rounds 4-7
Been thinking some more on both the Giants and Falcons drafts... For New York, I guess the assumption is either that Daniel Jones is going to get it together and be the guy they are paying him to be, or else they believe they will suck bad enough for the next two seasons to go after another passer in the near future. If not, then what does Malik Nabers really do to impact this franchise? Yes, he's a great receiver, but he is not going to change the fortunes of an offense that is bereft of talent being led by a passer that ranks in the bottom 10 for starters league wide (that may be generous). They could have taken JJ or Penix, or traded down a short bit and drafted Nix (whatever Daboll's preference), but to handle the situation as "We only want Maye and if we can't have him, we are saying fuck the position" feels extremely short sighted. Flip that to the Falcons, where they decided to take a passer higher than what the analysts' consensus would be. The Falcons are going to likely win the South this season, and probably next if Captain Kirk can remain healthy for both years. This puts them out of the quarterback market for at least two seasons, and possibly more, before the eventual reality of Kirk being done and a void at the position. Instead of letting this become an eventual reality, Atlanta took a passer that was rumored to be in the run for Washington's pick at #2, and had NO, OAK and DEN all trying to trade up into the #9 or #10 spot to get ahead of MIN (haven't seen reporting yet that MIN was in/out on Penix over McCarthy). Now, the Falcons are likely set at passer for a decade or more. The Cousins contract is a non-factor. Yes, they paid him a shit ton of money, and that guaranteed they did not have to repeat a 2023 disaster at passer. They bought/gambled their way into NFC Championship relevance and then hedged that bet by selecting a lottery ticket that at least a portion of the league is much higher on than the general public. Atlanta followed that up by getting the defensive help they needed to balance out the team some with the next two picks. It's too wildly different philosophies for the most important position in football playing out for us to watch in real time. This will be an interesting side-by-side to compare at passer going into the 2026 season.
I believe both DET and PHI are going to be extremely happy with the early investments they made in the defensive backfield. They arguably both came away with a pair of, what could be considered, first round talents for the backend of the defense.
