The #29 pick is in -- David Njoku.

[KJP]

Wow...

 

[MKO3090]

Kizer. They wanted the extra year and had to jump Steelers.

 

[Greythan]

Extra contract year. Reeks of QB, no?

 

[PhilKosar]

Njoku

 

[iMogwai85]

Njoku or Foster

 

[PhilKosar]

Officially sh*ttiest 1st round we could have thought of. Can't wait to see *2018 1st round pick* start at FS next year... total ballhawk.

 

[twizbuck]

At this point I'm just laughing because we turned what should've been Garrett and Hooker/Allen/Howard into Garrett and a 1st rounder next year.

 

[iMogwai85]

Garrett, Peppers, Njoku. a mid-2nd round pick & first pick in the 3rd round tomorrow. An extra first rounder next year.

Um yep! That's a win.

 

[twizbuck]

Garrett, Peppers, Njoku. a mid-2nd round pick & first pick in the 3rd round tomorrow. An extra first rounder next year.

Um yep! That's a win.

They're setting up for another top 5 pick in 2018. So yeah, it's a win if you're ready for more projects to take their time developing like we saw this past year.

 

[dangerdom]

Njoku is a stud, I listed a few I hoped we took with #25 and he was on of them, getting him later is even better.

 

[Greythan]

They're setting up for another top 5 pick in 2018. So yeah, it's a win if you're ready for more projects to take their time developing like we saw this past year.

Hooker would have added how many wins? Come on man, sleep on it. We weren't going to win shit next year with our QB situation anyway.

 

[twizbuck]

Hooker would have added how many wins? Come on man, sleep on it. We weren't going to win shit next year with our QB situation anyway.

Hooker, Allen, Howard. We had three top tier prospects to take. Instead, we turned it into more projects to help us with draft position next year.

 

[MKO3090]

Ya, it's a very solid Draft that will rely on how good our coaching staff are as teachers. Will they be able to maximize Garrett's immense talents? Can Peppers be taught coverage skills to be a true Safety? And will Njoku (only 20) be able to fully develop skills to be a full-time dominant TE? Last season showed some promise, but the initial intake of this group will be a real test.

 

[nickers]

Ya, it's a very solid Draft that will rely on how good our coaching staff are as teachers. Will they be able to maximize Garrett's immense talents? Can Peppers be taught coverage skills to be a true Safety? And will Njoku (only 20) be able to fully develop skills to be a full-time dominant TE? Last season showed some promise, but the initial intake of this group will be a real test.

Color Me very unimpressed with this garbage draft...

 

[Greythan]

Hooker, Allen, Howard. We had three top tier prospect to take. Instead, we turned it into more projects to help us with draft position next year.

Dude, we could have taken one of your three favs. Not all 3. That one guy wasn't going to move the needle over Peppers. Our draft selection next year has been locked as top 10 until we find a damn QB.

Sheesh, go to sleep for the night. You're over the edge while I'm trying to get excited about the new talent.

 

[iMogwai85]

sleep on it.

^^This

People will say we reached for Peppers, but, if he can serve a role ala Deone Buchannon in AZ or Landon Collins in NY, well, that's amazing. His return game value is extra.

Njoku - will be 1 year deep once we get our QBOTF. That's important for TE's - they often take a year to develop.

Peppers will figure himself out (or, Gregg Williams will figure Peppers out) in 2017.

We can draft a CB relatively high in 2018 who can be plug-and-play.

And still have all the ammo in the world for Darnold. Or hey, maybe we'll be going after Garoppolo, or Cousins.

 

[MKO3090]

Color Me very unimpressed with this garbage draft...

You discount how important it is to acquire multiple round 1 and round 2 picks for another year. We're very far away. If you don't like the prospects, fine. But the strategy is extremely rational given where our roster is and how the draft was going (overdrafting of QB and skill position).

 

[twizbuck]

Guys keep comparing him to big hitters and ferocious defenders. He's gonna get washed way too often.

 

[nickers]

You discount how important it is to acquire multiple round 1 and round 2 picks for another year. We're very far away. If you don't like the prospects, fine. But the strategy is extremely rational given where our roster is and how the draft was going (overdrafting of QB and skill position).

the strategy is garbage!

 

[twizbuck]

You discount how important it is to acquire multiple round 1 and round 2 picks for another year. We're very far away. If you don't like the prospects, fine. But the strategy is extremely rational given where our roster is and how the draft was going (overdrafting of QB and skill position).

If this was baseball, where you need 5 years to rebuild a team and farm system, then awesome. By year 4 in the NFL, you lose the guys you drafted 4 years ago and have to start all over again. Get some damn talent that can play now.

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Dude, we could have taken one of your three favs. Not all 3. That one guy wasn't going to move the needle over Peppers. Our draft selection next year has been locked as top 10 until we find a damn QB.

Sheesh, go to sleep for the night. You're over the edge while I'm trying to get excited about the new talent.

That's my point. Any one of those is better than both Peppers and Njoku.