They’ll sign a couple of guys with the money they didn’t spend on armstead and cobble together a rotstion, and it’ll be fine
I don’t think this necessarily means they’ll go interior DL in the first if there are better players on the board
Jacksonville is doing the wasting Andrew Luck in Indianapolis thing, and Tennessee traded away a star WR and then fired an above average head coach and appear to have an unhinged owner. Indianapolis has a good GM and head coach, but might have an injury prone QB and aren't quite the dumpster fire that the other two are, but it feelsgoodman that half of our division appears to be poorly run for the foreseeable future
Regarding Jimmie Ward, institutional knowledge is important for DBs in this Fangio based defense. Ward can play both safety spots and nickel, and even if he goes into the season as a backup, I think they could keep him around
Not sure if Houston can give the biggest offer at this point and still fill out the roster with guys they need (a safety, especially), they might need a discount
That report came out a little before Hunter was announced. It was also reported that Atlanta gave Hunter a competitive offer ($75 over 3 with less guarantees, I believe). That might have been Houston telling him "take this offer now, or it could be going elsewhere"
I'd love to add Armstead, but at this point I wonder if someone like Tennessee will be more motivated to sign him
I have no doubt Houston will add a quality safety. I'm wondering if they add two though?
I think it's best player available from several positions (DL, edge, WR, corner, maybe OL)
My best guess based on who might be there is Darius Robinson
Pre combine, Brugler he had 7 RBs all in the same ballpark in his rankings, from #70 (Jonathan Brooks) to #92 (Trey Benson), and he's since said on his pod that he has about 9 guys he likes in the same ballpark
I think Houston can wait at least until round three, and probably until round four to find one
(these have presumably changed since the combine, for instance Benson and Wright's stocks have probably gone up while Estime's has probably gone down)
70) Jonathan Brooks
73) Blake Corum
75) Braelon Allen
81) Bucky Irving
87) Audric Estime
89) Jaylen Wright
92) Trey Benson
I'm guessing the top not in this top 100 are Ray Davis (who I like- he played in the Shanahan/McVay offense this year at Ketucky) and Marshawn Lloyd
I think you can do better than RB in the 2nd round