(01-18-2022, 12:41 PM)CanDoBetter Wrote:

(01-18-2022, 10:39 AM)Caldrac Wrote: I think the biggest red flag should have been the fact that he only managed 9.5 career sacks at LSU in 24 games. Not to mention. In 2019, Burrow was absolutely destroying defenses early and often and that would have presented their defense more opportunities to pin their ears back and get after the QB. 

Caldwell didn't learn his lessons with Dante Fowler Jr. He fell in love with the athlete on paper and at the combine and not the football player on film and on the stat sheet. He fell in love with what "could" be instead of what "will" be.

Isn't that something we should think about this year too? I can't say I know the two top candidates but the Chaisson(and Bryan) examples makes me think we should avoid guys with all the tools and none of the production.

Gene Smith did the same; got caught up in potential and camp/pro-day numbers.  I still have flashbacks to Derek Cox, 2nd team all conference in the FCS at William and Mary, yet we traded up to the 2nd round to grab him before other teams could draft him in the projected rounds 6 and 7 ... all because the dude jumped long and high at his pro day.

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