(10-09-2023, 06:06 PM)carp8dm Wrote:

(10-09-2023, 05:54 PM)NYC4jags Wrote: I insult your bad takes. Not you. You're probably a good guy as far as I can tell. I'm not insulting you personally, just your football acumen. 

Anyway - I love ETN. It turned out to be a great pick. 

I just hate spending big draft capital on running backs philosophically. It's not a good sustainable way to fill your roster in my opinion. 

For every ETN there is a Leonard Fournette and I don't like that gamble. Lots of good backs to be had in mid rounds.

Bad takes??  I have none of those.

I get it, it would have been nice to pick up a legit Lineman at 25.  But there wasn't one.  We got the best line man available with Little, and we also got ETN.  

Did Baalke gamble?  Maybe.  But you gotta give him credit that he made the right call.  We got a really great RB and we still got a Guard/Tackle that can be here for years.  Now, if we want to discuss the 2022's draft or 2023's draft, I think I won't defend Baalke.  

The whole 2023 draft is a mystery to me at this point.  We drafted 1 OLineman, and then went heavy on D-Line/ Interior LB even though it's been our strength, all while wasting a pick on a TE in the 2nd round?!!?  Were they thinking that Strange could become a Guard or Tackle or something?!?!  You just paid Engram as the Premier TE.  Why are we wasting a 2nd round pick on a mediocre TE?  Just such a waste.  

If we want to argue about draft picks, let's talk about that!!!  ETN was actually a smart pick based on how it all turned out, in my opinion.