(11-15-2022, 10:28 PM)flgatorsandjags Wrote:

(11-15-2022, 09:07 PM)scottyg Wrote: Oh, I agree completely that our best players need to come from the draft.  However, if we are expecting, or even worse, needing, our best players to be drafted rookies, then we still very much suck.

I didnt say they need to be our best players.  That needs to be the QB and the RB imo.  But they need to play a decent part being we will likely be picking in the top 5 again.  A 4 or 5 win team needs big help from their rookies to make the next step.
 Look at Sea. for example, they wouldnt be no where close to where theyre at this year with out their great rookie class, the got 2 starting tackles playing at a pretty high level and a corner that is already one of the best in the league.  Same with the Jets, they wouldnt have the record they have without that really good rookie class.  We have to hit on these picks if we want to continue a step in the right direction.

I would certainly love to see them have a rookie draft class that takes off right from the start.  It's not something I'm ever personally counting on though.  They definitely need to contribute and show flashes that at least some of them will be long term fixtures.
It would be nice to have a couple guys competing for ROY honors for sure.  But it's usually year 2 and 3 from any draft class before we can truly start passing judgment on them though.
I'm all for catching lightning in a bottle for once though, so count me in

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