re: Looks like the Falcons coulda had Gurley and a better DE than Beasley

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Preston Smith

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I wonder if anyone else on the board could wait until the entire season is over and then "predict" who the best draft picks would be. GTFO

Also, to assume that you could plug and play Preston into the Falcon's shitstorm of a defensive unit and get the same production is laughable. As others have indicated, Beasley's year end numbers were somewhat in line with Khalil Mack. I think we'd all like to have that guy on the roster after seeing what he's done. I'm not making the argument that Beasley will equate to the same type of talent, but to think he's a bust after a moderate rookie campaign is just laughable. We still have tons of holes and need to fill them.

I'd say in no particular order, priorities should be:

D-line - yes.
LB with a modicum of coverage skills
TE - Great hands, offensive threat with at least marginally passable blocking skills
O-line... I'd say tackle but we've got dickmitroff still drafting and we know he can't evaluate that position. I guess we could always let him go after another project OT that we have to turn into an OG.
Center - ? --- Not sure if there will be anyone on the table at a good value this year but *this* is probably the one thing I was irritated about last year, as I did think Boss Andrews was going to do well... and he did, for the damn Patriots... the rich get richer.