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Letting Snead walk for a bag of beans seems like a decision to focus more on the long-term than the 3-peat. Veach thinks signing Donovan Smith for another $9 M, Danna for 7 and extending Humphrey was better long-term than having a deep and talented secondary for the 3-peat. Having only $7 M to sign an LT and bring back some other players is not a good place to be. Drafting as late as we are, maybe there was a fear that all strong OTs would be gone and we would have been left with s project like Niang. So, Veach can pay D Smith another 9 or 10 M to compete with Morris.
Maybe he is right. This trade now opens the possibility that we take a corner at #32 if there is a run on the WR and LT positions. Or, they think they can find another Sneed in the 4th round again. Watson and Williams are okay at CB, but Veach needs to hit on at least one or two strong DBs this draft to give us the depth we need in the absence of Sneed.
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