(03-02-2023, 05:12 PM)Caldrac Wrote:

(03-02-2023, 04:02 PM)Jag149 Wrote: You guys do know they monitor this site.  If we all say go defense they will draft offense just to piss you off?

After the last two years, it's really hard to argue their process. When you're winning football games it cures everything. The reality is that as long as Pederson and Lawrence are on the same page and working together this team has really unlimited potential. 

It's insanely impressive, in just one year, how quickly things have changed. Baalke deserves a lot of credit as well. He had to go out, work with his scouting team, work with his salary cap, worth with a new coaching staff, all while facing a hefty amount of criticism. 

Some of it maybe fair, some of it probably not, as a lot of his fingerprints weren't directly responsible for what Dave Caldwell did. With that said. I can only really call out three decisions that are minor criticisms of mine. 

1. Drafting Walker Little in the 2nd RD and not playing him sooner. 
2. Extending Cam Robinson to a deal at LT which really sucks. 
3. Trading up to get a RB in last year's draft that really didn't show much as a rookie. 

If that's ALL I can complain about? We're doing [BLEEP] great! I can't really get that mad at the first two things that I listed because it's hard to predict where players will fall, and, again, you have to trust your process. It just leaves you in an awkward position this year with Taylor free to test the market and Robinson coming back from IR. 

Little also looked way more comfortable and quicker out there at LT down the stretch. Which is going to be my favorite camp battle this summer and it'll be interesting to see how Baalke and the staff respond to that inevitable question. "Who is playing LT and RT?". Will it be a fair competition or does it just go to Cam because of his contract situation?

I have a couple of things I'd add to your complaints list:

• Forcing Williams into the nickel position and taking too long to move him outside after Shaq G flamed out
  
• Not realizing Shaq G would flame out after his putrid 2021 effort 
  

But yeah, I'll take where we're at.  We're in a good position and the winning window is open. 
Not mad at Baalke RN.

Regarding the LT/RT conundrum, I think they first and foremost have to figure out which tackles are going to be on the roster and available before any left vs right and young talent vs Cam's contract decisions are made. 

Viable RT candidates are still up in the air, and Cam still has to come back from injury on schedule. 

I do hope they won't be afraid to put the better player at LT despite Cam's $$ if it comes to that.

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