2024 Chargers Draft Superthread - Prospect Discussion - Draft Has Started

[Boltjolt]

Maybe scenario D? But ideally we come out with at least a starting Center in the first three rounds.

I guess they seem to think we are going all offense.

[Xenos]

I haven’t really been following the draft yet so this is just a crazy idea that I just want to throw out there in the void. But is there a scenario where we can trade down far enough in the first to get two 2nd rounders and three 3rd rounders?

[sonorajim]

I guess they seem to think we are going all offense.

The choices reflect non QB talent ranked top 5.

[sonorajim]

I haven’t really been following the draft yet so this is just a crazy idea that I just want to throw out there in the void. But is there a scenario where we can trade down far enough in the first to get two 2nd rounders and three 3rd rounders?

Spread it over 2-3 years.

[wu-dai clan]

I haven’t really been following the draft yet so this is just a crazy idea that I just want to throw out there in the void. But is there a scenario where we can trade down far enough in the first to get two 2nd rounders and three 3rd rounders?

Philadelphia @ #22 has two second rounders.
Lots of round three comp picks floating around.
The key is finding a trade partner or two.
Hoyle points out that Joey is untradeable due to his contract.
John Bosa's comments are noteworthy in that context.
To me it makes sense to trade Khalil to Giff's Rams.
Some truths are heartbreaking.

[Formula 21]

Maybe scenario D? But ideally we come out with at least a starting Center in the first three rounds.

An excellent analysis by Popper. Again.

[Formula 21]

I haven’t really been following the draft yet so this is just a crazy idea that I just want to throw out there in the void. But is there a scenario where we can trade down far enough in the first to get two 2nd rounders and three 3rd rounders?

Trade from 5 to 8-10, then trade down again to perhaps 18. Get a 2 and then 2-3s.

[Formula 21]

Kyle Pitts at #4 has turned out to be problematic. Perhaps through no fault of his own. But ATL might not even pick up his 5th year option. Not good for a player chosen that high. I’d suspect Pitts could be had for a late round pick. Save our 1st for an OT. And then let him go for a comp pick if he doesn’t work out.

Kyle Pitts considers 2023 a success because he stayed healthy

ProFootball Talk on NBC Sports
Fri, Jan 19, 2024·1 min read



Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts has been a disappointment through three seasons, given the expectations the team had for him as the fourth overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft. But Pitts considers his third season a success.

That's because, after missing seven games in 2022 with a knee injury, he stayed healthy and played all 17 games in 2023.

"A return to play. A return to, my goal was to finish the year out and healthily get to the end," Pitts told Michael Rothstein of ESPN. "To get to the 18-game mark, a full year after the injury, that was something I was looking forward to. But the season, that was something that obviously had its ups and downs, its ebbs and flows and it just comes with it. But for the most part it’s a lot more ups than downs."

A big question facing the Falcons this offseason will be whether they pick up Pitts' fifth-year option, guaranteeing him a base salary of more than $10 million in 2025. That's a decision the team will make later, after hiring a new coach who may or may not think an expensive tight end fits into the plans for his offense. For his part, Pitts says he isn't focusing on his contract.

"I control what I can control. I just go out here and play," Pitts said. "Learn, practice and give the best effort I can. And that's it."

Although staying healthy for 17 games is good, it would be better if Pitts could manage more than the 667 receiving yards he had in 2023. The Falcons' next head coach will hope for good health and good production from Pitts in 2024.

[Formula 21]

No wonder the Bolts hired two analytics guys. Look at the depth of information people are tracking on players now..

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Chicago Bears
Malik Nabers
LSU · WR · Junior

Tigers go back-to-back! Nabers ranks in the top 15 percentile in burst off the line of scrimmage, so defenses might want to press him. He also has the lowest speed erosion when running after contact of any WR in the past three NFL Scouting Combine classes

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[Lone Bolt]

Kyle Pitts at #4 has turned out to be problematic. Perhaps through no fault of his own. But ATL might not even pick up his 5th year option. Not good for a player chosen that high. I’d suspect Pitts could be had for a late round pick. Save our 1st for an OT. And then let him go for a comp pick if he doesn’t work out.

Pitts is barely a true TE...more a dynamic playmaker you can pretend was a TE...injuries and lack of QB play have hindered his career...in the right situation, he could have been a difference maker...but Im looking for complete TEs for us. Bowers fits that bill.

[Lone Bolt]

Those Popper scenarios? Im all for coaching up the existing D, and jumpstarting the O, but...still gotta respect the deeply talented CB class. IMO, there isnt a slamdunk top 10 corner...but top 75?....a bunch of guys who would be nice additions.

I would kinda like to bring back Davis on a cheap deal, and have Minter and company get him back on track...but would also welcome a day 2 corner.

[Ghost of Quacksaw]

Kyle Pitts at #4 has turned out to be problematic. Perhaps through no fault of his own. But ATL might not even pick up his 5th year option. Not good for a player chosen that high. I’d suspect Pitts could be had for a late round pick. Save our 1st for an OT. And then let him go for a comp pick if he doesn’t work out.

Pitts will no doubt get a multi year contract averaging $9 mil per year. I don't see the Bolts having that kind of cap space to add a vet.