Quote:I agree with the points highlighted above except for the last one.  This is not a personal bash on Joeckel but a failure on the GM.  If you're 1st round draft pick turns out to be a "serviceable" player then your GM failed on that pick.  You've got to find solid starters/all-Pro players early in the draft.  The bigger point here is not necessarily whether Joeckel ends up being a bust but whether or not we have a GM that can hit on more early round picks then he misses and actually build a sustainable contender.

 

It is too early to make a final judgment on the 2013 class but so far it's not looking good for the early picks.  That's the bigger point here.  Now, maybe Caldwell learned from his 2013 mistakes and has done better in 2014, time will tell.

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