(04-11-2021, 01:28 PM)Ordar Wrote: I really wanted Hernandez with that pick and was amazed that he dropped to us. Given the need we had/have on the Oline, I was amazed that we picked a guy I’d never heard of at that spot

Taven's a bust but I think there are three other things that made people more negative than they should have already from the start. 

1. It wasn't a QB. It was never going to happen but especially since it turns out that Lamar could play it's easy to say we should have picked him instead. 
2. If it wasn't a QB then people didn't see the need for D-line when we were so strong there. If he had been better it would have been a great example in the BPA vs. needs debate.
3. He was picked at 29 which is much closer to where we've picked our second round picks than the recent first round picks. There's a reason they're still available(see also Chaisson). No, all first round picks aren't equal. 

I wonder if Taven failed due to the Jaguars or if he would have failed everywhere. I think he was mocked around where we took him.

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