(04-18-2024, 02:55 PM)Jaguarmeister Wrote:

(04-18-2024, 02:48 PM)Caldrac Wrote: Yeah. That's what Baalke was saying. He's interested in seeing what everybody's top twenty-eight cornerback's looks like from this class. Which I found interesting in and of itself. He threw a really, really good number out there. 

This is at least a four to five round deep class of CB's in this year's class in my opinion. You're bound to land a quality outside CB, a slot CB and a lot of good CB2's in this class in my opinion.

If you're reading tea leaves that could mean we're either not expecting to go corner in the 1st or perhaps we'll double dip at the position group.  I don't know why you bring up a number like 28 otherwise unless it's just complete BS to throw other GM's off.  It's not really stating an intention directly either way.

If, as GM, you believe that CB opinions on this class of "top 28" will vary widely, that to me says rank your guys and take one later and see if one or more of your guys you pegged as higher ranked slip to you in the following round or two.  That's assuming you have a great alternative at another position to select in the higher round(s).

Yep. That caught my eye more than anything. I would think it means he's considering double dipping on the position. Which is not unusual for him. He's done it a few times here every year already. It's the one position group where I feel confident in his scouting abilities and decision making though. 

I think he's done a relatively decent job adding decent potential to this secondary over the years. I could see him going CB in RD1 and RD4. I could see him going CB in RD2 and RD5. Just depends on how much he trusts his board and his evaluations. I just know if I see a CB's name listed when we pick my confidence level in that player being successful goes up to 70%. 

That's one of the very few things I give Baalke credit for around here.

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