(12-25-2018, 12:27 PM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(12-25-2018, 12:23 PM)Bullseye Wrote: Which is fine, but Caldwell still had to see that Calais Campbell, who had never been a prolific pass rusher in Arizona, could improve this team's pass rush. 

Caldwell still had to make the gamble on Bouye, who had the one year as a starter in Houston.

Caldwell still had to make the gamble on Dareus.  The point is, he had to see the guys who would fit in the scheme and be assets.

Furthermore, don't make it seem as though it's his fault the team had all of that cap room.

How many of Gene Smith's picks earned second contracts with the team?

+1 
These moves weren't automatic no-brainers like the Ramsey pick  - and after clearing the battlefield of the Gene Smith shrapnel and cannon fodder  - any GM would need to do some pretty significant spending.