(03-07-2018, 09:15 PM)JUNGLE CAT 2017 Wrote:

(03-07-2018, 08:26 AM)Rico Wrote: We got the same, if not better, production out of Cole and we didn't have to waste a draft pick on him.

No two picks were wasted. One was a paranoia pick wasted on a redundant pass rushing DE. The other was a waste attempting to solidify the stealthy offensive weapon Caldwell is STILL trying to replace.

We all know what a WR looks like. We know the measurements. The stride. The route-running ability, etc. 

What the Robinson injury exposed is how one deep he has this team. 

I mentioned Cooper Kupp because he is a legitimate candidate for a number one or number two role on the team. When Robinson went down Caldwell had only spiffy slot guys left.

https://youtu.be/m63oXszDTP8

Had Robinson not gone down to injury, then any WR that we picked in round 3 would look the same way as Smoot. You have the luxury of hindsight, but our pass rush didn't appear solved before the season started. Caldwell was likely hoping for more potential star pass-rushers and someone to replace anyone we lose. 

Besides, we weren't one-deep at WR. We lost Robinson for 16 games, Hurns for 6 games, and Lee for 2 games. Who would've guessed we would've lost all three starters for multiple games?

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