I believe that that the entire skill position group needs rebuilt/shuffled. Nacua being the foundation.
I seriously doubt this can be done in one offseason.
Nacua and Whittington return. Find speed + decent size + explosives to add to the room.
Blow up the TE room. Idk the financials on Higbee. He’s my TE2 at this stage. Draft a guy who demands some attention beyond 5 yards.
Blow up the RB room. Kyren is my RB2 or possibly Blake if there’s a market for Kyren. A killer weapon needed here.
We need to get back to having a couple scary weapons on offense. This entire group was a tough and physical but plodding group who couldn’t run away from anyone.
I’m sure McVay and company know this. It’s not a revelation nor is my post.
McVay was rumored to have tried to move up for a TE two years ago, and we know he tried last year in the draft. Now he's got a loaded TE group that should provide an option at 26 or after a trade down if that is preferred. So I think TE has a very good chance to be the pick early.
Higs is the inline TE this year. By next year Allen may be capable of that, and he can then play on his rookie deal as a FA year in 2026. So if they can hit on a TE here they will be in good shape.
The X spot might be tougher to get done. Maybe they go that route earlier for that reason idk. But it would have to line up for them. And honestly I think the key to this offense is the slot role. Get that going and everything else falls into place. They could also run more 12 sets if they actually had a TE duo that warrants it, which Higs and a plus pass game rook would qualify as.
I am ok with them taking a shot on a smaller X provided he's got a dog attitude and is aggressive to the ball. All their whiffs have passivity in common when it comes to going after the ball. Guys who want to wait it in are not fits for Stafford. So round 3 could net us both a swing OT with good feet, and maybe an X wideout if we're lucky. And that's not considering a move down.
If they move Kupp quickly and get the money sorted then I could see them surprising with Higgins because he plugs right in. Given their issues finding an X gotta say he makes a ton of sense. But so does Reed so we'll see what they do. Either way if they can get the slot sorted this offense will be good, so from there build the shit out of the defense and we're a legit contender.
