(04-27-2022, 08:57 PM)I am Yoda Wrote:

(04-27-2022, 08:45 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: It doesn't matter how bad Baalke screws up, Khan will never fire him. Screwing up this draft, likely means we screw up Trevor Lawrence as well and who knows how long it would take to find another franchise QB? It took us 25 years to be in a position to get Trevor.

So, picking the lesser of two pass rushers (in your opinion) is going to ruin Trevor?  If we're worried only about Trevor, we better get him a weapon or a bodyguard at #1.  While I agree that the production and obvious fit is Hutch, Walker's talent and potential are also great.  If Pederson signs off on it, I'm willing to suspend my disbelief and let it play out.  We'll see how he progresses throughout the season.  And even engage in the feel good hype of rooting for him.  

They literally cannot pick a bad player.  Maybe a lesser one.  Or more likely simply a different one.

Yes, we cannot waste high draft picks, over and over and over like we do. We already gave away Jalen Ramsey for basically nothing in return, because we squandered those draft picks. Let's go back to 2010 and work forward with our first round picks. Tyson Alualu (Meh), Blaine Gabbert (Bust), Justin Blackmon (Bust), Luke Joeckel (Bust), Blake Bortles (Bust), Dante Fowler (Meh), Jalen Ramsey (Traded and squandered the draft picks we got for him), Leonard Fournette (Bust), Taven Bryan (Bust), Josh Allen (Not what we thought he'd be so far), C.J. Henderson (Bust), K'Lavon Chaisson (Huge Bust), Trevor Lawrence (????), Travis Etienne (Coming off Lisfranc surgery before the season.) This team has a history of drafting bust. We have the #1 pick and several "safe" players to pick from with high floors. For us to take the one real risk with a huge bust factor and little to no pass rush skills, would be wasting yet another opportunity to get this team on track. 

How much losing do you think a QB like Lawrence can endure, before his psyche is destroyed? I've seen it happen to good QB's with other teams before. They are drafted by bad teams and constantly surrounded by bad players. The losing is never ending and that once promising QB goes into a rut and never gets out. 

Yes, this team can pick a bad player. Just look at our other first round picks since 2010. Picking bad players is what we have done, over and over. It's why we have picked #1 for the past 2 years.

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