(03-23-2019, 07:41 PM)JackCity Wrote:

(03-23-2019, 07:15 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: I 100% disagree about filling holes before you need them. In my mind that is completely wasteful and in the end, you still leave gaping holes on your roster when you don't address real needs. On top of that, can someone please explain to me how Bryan is supposed to be this "high ceiling" pass rusher when he only had 5.5 sacks and 10.5 tackles for loss in a 3 year college career at Florida? To me, he is no different than Rashan Gary, only Bryan was even less productive. I don't trust the front office to make the right decision after what they did in the last draft.

Drafting holes before you need them is how we have Ronnie Harrison in place to take over after Church fell off a cliff. It doesn't mean you ignore current needs , it just means having the foresight to addressing potential needs in a year or two as well can be very beneficial (all the best franchises do this consistently well). 

Bryan got consistently better and was very good his final year, a lot better than Gary has ever been at any point. His pressure to snap ratio was one of the best in class.

 So while I preferred Hernandez, I understood them taking a freak athlete 3 tech with very high upside. My main bone of contention there is having a very raw pass rusher asked to be the main source of interior pressure in year 2, but we will see how that goes

But if you draft ahead, you are gonna ignore current needs. You only have so many draft picks and if you use them to draft holes before you need them, the current holes you have are not gonna get filled. Just like what happened with OG and TE last season. Those areas got ignored and it impacted how our offense performed. 

Seriously? Bryan's stats did not reflect that and when I watched a couple games from his Junior year, he did nothing. Literally, his name was hardly ever called. I don't like Gary at all, but he is a much better player than Taven was/is. At least Gary does flash at times. 

I will never understand spending a first round pick on a player with "potential," when that "potential" has never transferred to real production on the field. I'm expecting a huge drop off in play from Jackson to Bryan, but I'm willing to give the guy a chance. I'm just not expecting much at all, maybe 2 sacks and 5 tackles for loss. I have a feeling 3 technique will be a high priority in 2020.

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