(10-21-2021, 10:04 PM)Bullseye Wrote:

(10-21-2021, 09:35 AM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: Successful teams build their core via the draft and fill needs via free agency. Gimme as many draft picks as possible.

But successful teams are successful because they turn their draft picks into players.

So far, the jury is out as to whether Baalke has turned this year's draft choices into players, though Meyer claims he is still developing them.

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(10-21-2021, 03:49 PM)D6 Wrote: It's much more likely that Taylor Decker will miss the entire regular season than him being traded before the 2021 NFL Trade Deadline.

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/l...105073001/

That sucks.

You think he might go on the trade market this offseason?

Absolutely. Our problem is that we haven't been able to turn draft picks or free agent signings into good players. We're kinda screwed either way, but until something changes with ownership and we finally get the right guys in the front office who make good decisions, we have to live with what we have. I'd still rather get a ton of draft picks and see what we can turn them into, rather than using a lot of cap space and hope we hit on a free agent here and there. Normally, you'd want quality over quantity, but no matter what we do, we're not getting quality, thanks to the poor decisions of the front office. I don't trust them at all. For now, lets go the quantity route in the draft and hope by adding numbers of players, it increases the chances of finding someone good.

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