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David Caldwell - Yay or nay?

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Quote:I've always been a proponent of the HC/GM coming and going at the same time. After the past couple of years, I'm changing a bit on this and willing to give DC another chance at a HC and possibly a QB. We've seen what bad GMs do, and it can completely ruin a team's roster. I know DC isn't a bad GM. I think he's slightly above average with the talent he's acquired. He *may* be even better than that if we believe the problem is with coaching and possibly a struggling QB.


My main concern with DC is that, while every GM will miss, DC is now starting to get a bit of a trend of picking the wrong players. What I mean by this is, the NFL is very fluid with rosters and even scheme (3-4 vs 4-3 for example). If your team is a 4-3 team and there's an undersized pass rusher that is clearly a 3-4 OLB that is talented and you decide to take a CB instead? I can understand how you'd miss, because you can't compare apples-to-oranges (LB vs. CB). But if you take a QB and one taken after him outperforms? Then you can kind of wonder.


Example:


In 2013, I wanted Ansah. DC took Luke. Now, you can argue well...different positions. But then how do you argue Luke over Lane (yes I know he's been suspended)? They play the same position, a position you needed. To me, this means...you missed and took the wrong guy.


In 2014, same thing with Blake vs. Carr. Right now, Carr looks like the clear winner. How did DC miss this? To makes matters worse, we should have been around Carr and knew everything about him during Senior Bowl. And yet we went with Bortles.


2015, you can say different positions and maybe scheme...but Fowler over Leonard Williams? This draft was also one of the deepest RB drafts in recent memory. Gurley and Gordon were the clear cut leaders in the eyes of many, and then it bunches up with David Johnson, Ajayi, Tevin Coleman. Then next tier was Yeldon and Duke (i feel like i'm forgetting one more name, oh the RB from Detroit). Dave takes Yeldon higher than most mocks had him. So, again...apples-to-apples comparison...he took Yeldon over Johnson, Coleman, and now Ajayi is flashing.


To be fair Luke was the "safest" pick in the draft and was widely applauded for that. Ansah was incredibly raw and a big risk. Don't blame Caldwell for doing safe in year 1.
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