I'm sorry, but how does this draft close the gap with Philly? It almost feels like we had the B version of Philly's draft. They get Jalen Carter, we get Mazi. They get Nolan Smith, we get Overshown. And we get a TE who I'm not sure is much better than what Schultz brought last year?
I'm not sure what concept they are trying to build for this upcoming year, but weren't we supposed to be a team that was going to be a running team, but we pass up an O lineman that falls into our lap and then we pass up an RB in the 3rd to draft a 24 year old TE with a couple of injuries and a niche linebacker. We had the consolation version of Philly's draft. I like the Mazi pick because it solves a need, but the TE and Overshown, what problems do they solve to make us significantly better?
They seem like additions in an area that we might not be great at, but we're not poor in. I can understand grabbing a TE because there was an ELITE TE sitting right there, but there wasn't.
I like Overshown in theory, like if we had all our needs covered and we were just going for splash players, but I frankly don't see what major role he's going to play next year. Is he going to bring significantly more than Jabril Cox? He's 220 lbs, so are they going to convert him at safety? Like what need does Overshown fill or what concept is he bringing to the table?
If we had a draft like Mazi, O'Cyrus, and a runningback, that would actually make sense. We beefed up the D line, we plugged a huge hole in the O line, especially with Philly ramping up their D line with Jalen Carter and we are solving a question mark at running back. With today's draft, I really don't know what they were attempting to do. It almost feels like they were trying to placate the fanbase in some weird way. Hey, you wanted a TE with that 1st pick? Here's one. You wanted Nolan Smith with that 1st pick? Here's our version of him.
If we don't do something in free agency, we're going into the season with huge holes and I don't see us really getting out of the 2nd round.