(02-20-2020, 08:35 AM)Bullseye Wrote:

(02-19-2020, 10:16 PM)Eric1 Wrote: I can't wait to see all the whining going on when it's Allen and Smoot starting at DE in 2 years, when we could/should have Ngakoue and Allen for the next 4-5+ years.

I [BLEEP] swear if we lose Ngakoue, I'm [BLEEP] done.

I honestly can't believe there's people in this fan base that actually want to, or are even entertaining the thought of trading him... You guys act like players like him grow on trees or something.. 

We straight up fluked into getting Allen at #7.. Good luck having that happen again any time soon.

edit: Also can't wait to see the drop off from Allen when he's being asked to do it all by himself very soon.

Rinse and repeat at WR.  In fact, this team had never drafted anything close to a dominant WR in team history until Blackmon, but he had such severe chemical dependence issues, he lasted about a season in total before he washed out of the league.  Next was Allen Robinson, and he walked away from the organization.

Remember Soward?  Williams?  Matt Jones?  We went from 2006-2014-that's NINE SEASONS-without a 1000 yard receiver.  Nearly a decade without competence and sobriety for a position that so many say is a dime a dozen.

Bad drafting doesn't mean WRs aren't a dime a dozen though.
In that span of us sucking at so many positions like pass rush and WR, other teams had plenty of playmakers at those positions.

Shack, Gene, and Caldwell have not done well. Although Caldwell drafted better than Gene and about on par with Shack, the Coughlin led FO made massive mistakes in retaining good selections and doubled down on bad ones.

Every year some team ends up drafting a really good WR, not always first rounders either.
Hell... we've been in QB purgatory forever too. Because of poor evaluation, scouting, and drafting.

It starts at the top. I still think WRs are a dime a dozen.

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