2026 Live Draft Thread As It Happens

[Hongbit]

1 minute ago, Jason_R said:

Yes, Brad should have known McNeil would tear his ACL. It is our job as fans to call him out on his failures to predict the future. 

This is exactly what Im saying.  The move hasn’t turned out right but you are giving him a free pass because it was the right move at the time.   Thats not how it should work.  This is a results business.  We need to spend more time judging the result than the planning that went into it.  Sure, that’s probably not “fair” to Brad but this is a really hard job.   He isn’t expected to get them all right but fans have gotten themselves into this mindset that it’s ok to miss as long as it the rationale at the time made sense. 

[Jason_R]

2 minutes ago, Hongbit said:

This is exactly what Im saying.  The move hasn’t turned out right but you are giving him a free pass because it was the right move at the time.   Thats not how it should work.  This is a results business.  We need to spend more time judging the result than the planning that went into it.  Sure, that’s probably not “fair” to Brad but this is a really hard job.   He isn’t expected to get them all right but fans have gotten themselves into this mindset that it’s ok to miss as long as it the rationale at the time made sense. 

Put down the hong. 

[NYLion]

1 minute ago, Hongbit said:

GM’s get paid a lot of money to get it right in the end.  Getting the right result at the end is what matters regardless of how it looked at the time the move was made.   We spend too much time judging guys on moves that seemed right at the time versus what the result turned out to be.   This **** isn’t easy.  They are going to make mistakes along the way.  It’s not an insult to call them out when they do.  

The only reason it looks questionable in hindsight is because of the injury, that doesn't mean it was a mistake to extend him because how could they possibly know that he'd get injured. Based on his performance, it was a no brainer to extend him.

[Hongbit]

2 minutes ago, Jason_R said:

Put down the hong. 

Nah, you know I'm right so you just resort to trolling.

[Motown Bombers]

1 minute ago, Hongbit said:

Nah, you know I'm right so you just resort to trolling.

I am still cheering for you to get to that point where you can admit that opposing views can be correct too.  

[Hongbit]

Just now, NYLion said:

The only reason it looks questionable in hindsight is because of the injury, that doesn't mean it was a mistake to extend him because how could they possibly know that he'd get injured. Based on his performance, it was a no brainer to extend him.

So if a move made perfect sense at the time but turns out to be wrong, the move was still a good one?    I don’t get that. 

[Sports_Freak]

1 hour ago, GalagaGuy said:

This is hilarious.  The dog saw an opening and didn't hesitate.  

 

If there would have been a plate of food there, the doggie woulda had that too. 😅😅

[Jason_R]

Fifth round cornerback I get. Fifth round wide receiver I do not get.

[Motown Bombers]

 

[Motown Bombers]

Just now, Jason_R said:

Fifth round cornerback I get. Fifth round wide receiver I do not get.

Seems like a Kalif Raymond replacement. 

[buddha]

we just traded up for a receiver.

dont ever change, brad.

[Motown Bombers]

After St Brown, Williams and Teslaa, the depth is up in the air. You have Dortch on a one year contract and Lovett. It's not like they can't use another receiver. 

Edited 5 minutes ago by Motown Bombers

[Jason_R]

3 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said:

Seems like a Kalif Raymond replacement. 

Yes, and it looks like Dortch only signed a one year contract. 

[Motown Bombers]