(05-01-2022, 12:16 AM)Eric1 Wrote:

(05-01-2022, 12:08 AM)Bullseye Wrote: Me too.

Listening to/reading the various talking heads, the Lloyd and Muma picks aren't being trashed for value.  Everyone says they are good value.  The people who are criticising the picks have other reasons for doing so.  One guy said the Muma pick wasn't necessary becaus the FO drafted Lloyd and signed Oluakun in free agency.

Meanwhile, I can't wait to see the various personnel groupings and blitz packages the defense will offer.

Everybody constantly complains about this team lacking talent overall. We now add that talent and people are upset about it. Add the top talent regardless of the position and let the coaches figure out what to do with them. That's what the good teams do.

Fit the scheme around the talent, don't try and force players into a scheme. This team has stayed trying to force players into certain schemes and its constantly bit us in the [BLEEP] time and time again.

With as many roster deficiencies we had coming into the draft, we weren't going to adequately fill every hole.  There had been mocks in April that had Lloyd in the top of the first round (I'd seen him as high as 9).  Conversely, I'd never seen Christian Watson higher than a late 1m but mostly I'd seen him as a 2nd....and as low as a 3rd round pick.  I'd seen Muma as a 2nd round pick in some spots. 


Believe me, I get the desire to give Trevor Lawrence some more help.  But so many WRs were taken in the first and second rounds, it couldn't have been done without sacrificing value or a bunch of extra picks trading up again.

But value wise, those linebacker picks were fine.

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