(10-30-2023, 02:21 PM)flsprtsgod Wrote:

(10-30-2023, 02:10 PM)carp8dm Wrote: At the end of the day, the great GMs take into account all factors and don't stay rigid on one specific strategy.

Baalke isn't new to how drafting works.  You can assume that he and the rest of the scouting team had graded ETN and other players and that they all understand that certain positions have higher value.  However, it's obvious that for whatever reason, they valued/graded ETN as the better pick compared to other lesser graded/valued players in "higher valued positions".

The ETN pick was a great pick.  And, it wasn't a "lucky" pick.  It was a calculated risk.  Heck, 99% of all draft picks are going to be "risky" or "coin flips".  Besides players like Lawrence and Andrew Luck, there's always at least a 50/50 chance a player is going to bust out or not meet the expectations of his draft spot.

I think it's obvious that drafting ETN was the correct call.  To try and argue against that, based on how great he's been playing is like fighting the ocean.  You're just wasting your energy, and the waves will never stop pounding you with the fact that you're taking up a fruitless endeavor.

That's hindsight revisionism. On Draft Day he wasn't even the guy Urbz wanted there, he was the fallback position and Meyer REALLY wanted Kadarious Toney.

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootbal...-round-one

We lucked out on that pick because Urban Meyer is trash.

Holy smokes...  Well, then it was sorta lucky!!  But still, it was the right pick, in my opinion.  I remember when we drafted him, I was immediately on board with the pick.  I get it that its a RB in the 1st round, but ETN was special in college.  And let's face it, his production is proving his value and that the call was correct.

At the end of the day, this is how all drafts work.  Picks are made, then in 3 years (sometimes earlier, sometimes later) we all look back an evaluate whether the team made the right overall decisions.  The ETN pick was the right decision.  Thank the football gods that piece of [BLEEP] Meyer didn't get his way.

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