People are going to throw the positional value argument, but that's how guys like Kyle Hamilton, Kuechly, Willis, etc fall in the draft. I highly doubt we draft Downs or Sonny Styles, but this team needs more stud players period.
I like all 3 guys to an extent, but none of them are Nick Bosa, Aidan Hutchison, and certainly not Myles Garrett coming out of the draft where it's a no doubt elite DE prospect. These guys are all more flawed imo and a tier or two below. I'd be ok if we drafted one of them, but I'm not going ballistic if we trade down or pass either.
I actually feel like the FA edges are better fits than the top guys in this draft. Not saying better players, but better fits. I can see where Chubb or Oweh or Mafe would fit. Reese is he an EDGE? Are Borg/Brinker going to not want Bain because of the arm length concern? And Bailey is a bit smaller than ideal. Saleh as had smaller guys on his defense at DE, but Borg and Brinker have shown a propensity for preferring bigger guys at EDGE. It'll be interesting to see what the strategy will be.
Undecided on how I feel about Reese. I'd lean Bailey over Bain because I see a higher ceiling as a pass rusher with him and ultimately you want the best pass rusher.
i'd lean option B but the good thing about this draft is it's deep at WR, DE, and CB. If they pass on DE at 4, there are some intriguing options in that round 2 area and vice versa at WR.
Jake Scott, Kevin Mawae, Delanie Walker, Nick Harper, etc. You'd love to find good value signings like that. Walker before joining TEN, never caught more than 29 balls in a season. His production as a receiver didn't start to go way up until he joined TEN.
I think the real moves start this season. The way the league is right now you might only get 2-3 seasons. This team has to shown a notable improvement. I'm not saying fire Borg if the team is bad again in 26, but you only get so many chances. His seat gets much warmer if the team performs poorly again. The stadium is opening in 27, but you need positive momentum in 26 building up to 27.
I think we're going to turn over every stone possible (Pierce, Shaheed, Robinson, Doubs, Jennings, DJ Moore, Pitts, other trade options) to try to help Ward. It's critical to give him more pieces in year 2.