(12-05-2020, 09:00 PM)rpr52121 Wrote:

(12-05-2020, 08:16 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: That is why Caldwell is gone. You don't spend high round picks on projects. You use those picks on NFL ready players. You save your late round picks for unfinished guys with a lot of potential. The high round picks are for players you intend to start right away. Why would you start an unfinished player, especially when your job is on the line? That makes no sense! Caldwell's decisions made no sense!

None of Caldwell's decisions in the off season made sense if his plan was to short term "fudge the record" and keep his job. But I give him credit because most were the correct decision for the long term outlook of the franchise, and they make the next guys job easier to rebuild.

But to argue that no one takes "projects" for mid-round 1st round picks and 2nd round picks is false. Teams do it all the time. It's not like mid 1st round picks and 2nd picks always pan out. I would be stunned if they hit even 40% of the time.