(04-26-2020, 12:17 PM)jaguarmvp Wrote: Things that have me and others scratching our heads over

12 picks?:  There seemed to be no effort to move up and down the draft.  This team took 12 players and half probably won't make the team.  Waste of draft stock.

LT:  Cam Robinson has never been a good pass protector.  He is above average run blocking but cannot be trusted to protect his QB.  Dave did nothing but draft a 4th round division 3 school experimental tackle to address this.  We have a young QB that maybe running for his life again this year.

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Offensive Line:  The brass must be sold on this offensive line because it did not seem a priority at all to beef it up.  Why?   

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The day of dominance defense is over with.  The rules have all been shifted in the opposite direction.  This team is stuck drafting like it's the 1980's. A dominant defense is too expensive to keep around and if you build one good enough the refs will favor the offense.

The above are the only relevant points IMO.  


In regard to those unconvincing points: 
*They just drafted a TE last year  -  
*RBs are a dime-a-dozen - we signed a promising UDFA RB - some combo from Fournette/Armstead/Ozigbo/J.Robinson/T.Feaster will be fine under Gruden's scheme IMO -
*People love to diminish Conley and Westbrook, but they're capable players  - there never was some urgent need at WR and it was addressed w/ Shenault anyway - 
*The trade situations are what they are, you can't fabricate a trade partner with a fair offer out of thin air - and the two players may just play and play well.  (also still plenty of time for a good offer to emerge) 
 Disgruntled is an adjective that describes most employees everywhere. Who cares if they're disgruntled? -  as long as they show up in a contract year and produce it doesn't matter. 

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On your good points:

The league is indeed shifting enough that offense deserves at least a bit more attention than this FO seems willing to commit. That is a head-scratcher for me too. 

LT and RG should have been prioritized IMO. That is a head-scratcher for me too. 

Trading up:  I'd probably have traded up so that both CB and LT could have both been addressed early rather than only one of those.

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