Quote:I agree with you overall in this thread, and as a general proposition in this post.

 

Just one minor point of difference.

 

There is an argument to be made that DT was a need considering we had already jettisoned Stroud and then released Henderson in the offseason.

 

Well, like I said, just about 'everything' was a need.  That includes DT.  There's just so many options available at 'need' when you have a lot of needs.  There's no reason DT HAD to be the pick, when there were other highly rated players available at other positions of need.  If Alualu wasn't on the top of his board, I don't see why he'd have drafted him for 'need' because he certainly wasn't graded by most as a Top 10 player.  

 

That's why it's easy to paint gene as a 'needs' drafter.  Because we had enough needs where most picks were going to fit a need anyway.  Unless BAP happened to be a RB or FB.

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