(10-14-2018, 09:05 PM)Bullseye Wrote:

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