(11-10-2020, 05:31 PM)flgatorsandjags Wrote:

(11-10-2020, 05:00 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: I wanted Okudah, if he was available. He wasn't and I don't believe in trading up. Once he was gone, I definitely was on board to take Wirfs and with the 2nd pick, I had Jaylon Johnson. I believe I even posted this right after the draft. I wanted Wirfs, because I love the idea of playing OT prospects at OG. It gives you much more flexibility when one of your OT's goes down due to injury. IMO, Wirfs would be a fantastic OG, who could move outside to OT when needed and play with a high level. I had him as one of the top 10 players on my draft board. Henderson was no where near my top 10 and he certainly wasn't the #2 CB, IMO. I didn't see many mocks that had Henderson as a top 15 either, until it became apparent that Jacksonville was targeting him. He seemed to come out of nowhere and start appearing as our pick in mocks just days before the draft. That's never a good sign. He was over-drafted plain and simple, because because at the time, CB was perceived to be our #1 need and Caldwell takes need over BAP. 

Wirfs could've played RT as well and given that Taylor has already given up 5 sacks this year, he would've been an upgrade there as well.

Thats my point, you would of taken Okudah if he was there and CJ has played better.  Winfield is the guy I really wish we drafted in the 2md or even at 20.  I wanted Kinlaw with Brown off the board at 9.  Pretty much all the top defenders have been up and down.  Kinlaw, Brown, Simmons, CJ, Okudah.  etc.  Okudah has probably been the worst but its way early and I think all will be good

I would've taken Okudah, if we were drafting #3, but that's not the reality of where we were positioned, so that point is moot. We had the #9 and #20 picks. The thing I don't like is that we didn't take the BAP at #9. We drafted for need. We did it again at #20. I didn't even think Henderson was a top 4 CB and Chaisson I had rated as a 4th rounder. My argument is draft philosophy. Caldwell always drafts for needs and we are consistently bad every year. It's time to draft BAP. If Lawrence is gone, we should not reach for a QB at #2. That would be repeating the same stupid philosophy over again. We have a ton of needs. We have to start drafting elite players.

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