(01-02-2024, 09:33 AM)MarleyJag Wrote:

(01-01-2024, 08:50 PM)flsprtsgod Wrote: He's not bad at pro personnel, it's the draft that sucks.

But the draft is really where a good GM earns his pay. If they brought in someone as the GM who was a better evaluator for the draft and kept Baalke as a VP of Player Personnel or something that wouldn't be the worst thing in the world I guess.

guys he's drafted that are either good or elite players:

2021 (arguably one of our best classes ever honestly.)
T Law
ETN
Tyson Campbell
Andre Cisco
Walker Little (he's regressed a bit, but still this was an impressive class)

2022 (Not nearly as impressive as the year before, but both first round picks look like hits at the moment.)
Travon Walker
Devin Lloyd
Montaric Brown


2023
Anton Harrison
Parker Washington (big maybe)


IMO Balke has been rock solid in the first round, not so much in the later rounds aside from the first year.

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(01-02-2024, 09:43 AM)flsprtsgod Wrote:

(01-02-2024, 09:33 AM)MarleyJag Wrote: But the draft is really where a good GM earns his pay. If they brought in someone as the GM who was a better evaluator for the draft and kept Baalke as a VP of Player Personnel or something that wouldn't be the worst thing in the world I guess.

Oh, don't get me wrong. I don't want Baalke to be the GM at all, I just think he's capable of solving this particular problem if he goes after it in Free Agency or the 1st Round. Other than that I have no confidence that he can do it.

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(01-01-2024, 09:30 PM)JagFan81 Wrote: Let's be honest, it's not been a high performing Oline. Scherff has been a disappointment this year, Fortner is still young, Harrison is a rookie and LG still feels an open position. Cam has had injury problems, off field problems and is getting north of $20m a year. Little felt like a draft choice to give the FO a replacement for Cam. 

Little has struggled this year and Cam has plated pretty well this year but the reasons people had for moving on were legitimate but right now letting Cam go feels like we would be making ourselves weaker at Oline when we need to be adding quality and depth.

He called Robinson a "top" left tackle in the League. It's clear he's chosen to White Knight PEDSRob to make his mark here.

Cam Robinson is a really solid player tho, his injuries/suspensions and things of that nature tho are troublesome.

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