(02-19-2024, 06:04 PM)Khan Artist Wrote: Do we really think Baalke is capable of drafting a player better than Ridley with our 2nd rounder?

No

In fact - if you cull through the list of first and second round receivers selected in recent years - you'll find that the odds of ANY GM finding a receiver that produces 1000 yards and 8 TDs in his rookie year are infinitesimally small. 

A few more of those players may reach that mark in year 2 of their career - but even then - the odds are not in any managers favor. 

It's why I find the notion of "just let him walk and pick a new one" incredibly cavalier. 

Of course I remember trudging through a desert for years and years watching this team field:
Ace Sanders 
Jarrett Dillard
Cecil Shorts 
Mike Sims walker
Dede Westbrook
Mike Thomas 
Dennis Northcutt
Bryan Walters
etc


So - a WR room with Ridley, Kirk, and Zay feels like luxury to me. 
It is far from the best corps in the league - but I think it could still be deadly if the line could be functional enough to give TL a pocket - and protect for 1/4 second longer. 

I keep harping on the offense's production when running play action from under center the past two years. It is really good. Hovering around 13 yards per attempt. The problem is that we never do it because the protection is so bad. 
Fix the line  - open up play action - and the passing attack will thrive whether Ridley is in the X, or if it is someone new. 

But personally - I'd offer Ridley market value for a 3 year deal with a two year out clause. It's the easiest fix short term.

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