(12-05-2018, 08:25 AM)Mowerguy Wrote: Quote - "If Bryan had been a 3rd round pick rather than a 1st round pick, none of this would be a discussion.  The fact that Caldwell and Coughlin spent a 1st round pick on a depth guy that needed to be developed is the real issue."

That's my take on it....if reports had him as "raw".....and he seems to need a lot of "development".....he probably would have been there in the third,fourth....or even later. What the heck made them draft him in the first? What did they see?
And biggest question....who did they pass up?

You have a point, but most big boards by the "experts" had him going well before our second pick would have come about  - and a few of them had him going a little earlier than where we selected him.  Cough-Well were ostensibly not the only front office guys coveting his potential. They took him at a reasonable place given his "stock" from a fan's perspective. 

The kid was a bit of a luxury pick and a salary cap pick rolled into one. The team knew they were stacked on the D-Line, but they also knew they couldn't afford to keep all of those guys beyond 2019.  So they got a guy that they believed they could develop to replace a high-priced vet. They clearly hoped he could learn Campbell's role, but now it looks more like he'll be taking over for Jackson instead. If that turns out to be the case, it's not a wasted pick. 

Still - I remained disappointed they didn't take an O-Lineman (or TE) with that pick. 
Hopefully the kid refines his game and earns the gamble the FO played to get him.

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