(10-14-2018, 08:04 PM)TheSchmidt Wrote:

(10-14-2018, 07:40 PM)Bullseye Wrote: I think your whole premise is wrong

When Caldwell took over, his first draft was the horrible 2013 draft.  He drafted offense in the first round.

In 2014, his first round pick was a QB-Bortles.  His two second round picks were offense-WRs Marqise Lee and Allen Robinson.  His 3rd round pick was offense-Linder.

In 2015, his first pick was Fowler, a DE, but his second rounder was RB Yeldon.

His one defensive heavy draft was 2016 with Ramsey, Jack and Ngakoue.

He happened to hit the biggest with those players, but I don't his initial plan was to build as a defense first team.

Last year, they went offense with the 3 of the first four picks (Fournette, DedeWestbrook and Cam Robinson)

It worked out that way-being a defense first, run heavy team and thus far it worked pretty well.

The last two weeks have been ugly.  But it is due primarily to injuries.

 
Good points. But I think all you have to look at the spending of the #4 pick on a running back, deciding to pay Norwell and extend Blake, rather than spending that on Cousins to see what they wanted this team to be.

You think you have your franchise QB when you draft him at #3, so you try to build around that, but when they had TWO PRIME opportunities to try to get a real upgrade at the QB position after they saw what he is, and passed.


When Caldwell got here, talent was barren, so you're just drafting the best guys possible at that point.


Look where all the FA money went, too. Campbell, Jackson, Church, Gipson, Bouye, Dareus.

1.  So now you are not talking about "building" a team, but putting the finishing touches on a team.

2.  As it stands right now, the Cousins led Vikings are only a half game better than us.

3.  An argument can easily be made for the team to draft either Watson or Mahomes here last year.  But assuming the team would be conservative with their development, would you have been willing to deal with another losing season waiting for them to develop?  In other words, if the coaches saw a team that had a chance to win last year drafting the way they did, why wouldn't they take that opportunity?

The Rams spent the #10 overall pick on a RB coming off an ACL injury, and they are undefeated.

4.  Free agency money also went to Julius Thomas and Zane Beadles.  That didn't work out so well.  As for the guys you listed above, are you seriously COMPLAINING about those acquisitions?!?  (BTW, Dareus was acquired via trade, NOT FA).

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