(12-12-2017, 11:18 AM)Deacon Wrote:

(11-20-2017, 01:48 PM)jaglou53 Wrote: Yannick and Telvin are "hands down" the best value draft picks in team history. Not sure if I want to give Caldwell too much credit for Telvin since he was lucky to get such a great player in the 5th round.It's like calling the Patriots "brilliant" for taking Brady despite the fact they passed on him 5 times. Yannick, on the other hand, was someone I know they loved from the Senior Bowl and had him targeted before the draft. He seems like the type of guy that will keep improving due to his non-stop motor and work effort.

Wait... what?

LOL

Yeah, the various ways many are attempting to rationalize their disdain for Caldwell are becoming pretty comical. 

This one is gold. He just got lucky to take a chance on an undersized player in the 5th that turned out to be the best 4/3 WLB in the league. We should clearly not give Caldwell any credit for that move. 

And Caldwell definitely didn't just "pass on him 5 times."  He selected Bortles, Lee, A-Rob, Linder and Colvin prior to Smith.  That's not passing on Smith. That's hitting on several good players and scoring an amazing LB late.

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