(10-10-2023, 04:37 PM)flgatorsandjags Wrote:

(10-10-2023, 04:26 PM)Caldrac Wrote: Cam Robinson was a 2nd round pick in 2017. 
Brandon Scherff was a 1st round pick in 2015. 

It's been awhile. We obviously didn't like what we were getting out of Robinson at LT if we chose to invest a 2nd round pick just four years later in Walker Little. 

We did invest a 2nd round pick in JaWaan Taylor, who was in fact, replaced by a first round pick. I'll give you that. Your point has some merit. We're still not addressing the positions properly though. 

And I think that's the main point of the topic. Especially since 2021 when they had Lawrence gifted to them in that draft class. We had issues then, just like we had issues last year, just like we have issues now. 

We're not doing enough to get the situation under control. We didn't do enough in last year's draft class nor this year's draft class to potentially shore up the LG and RG issues.

Taylor was another high draft pick.  I agree, my point is you don't draft one just to draft one or you pass on better players..  Any position for that matter.  Let the draft come to you.  I think we would of been best off taking Joey Porter in the 1st last year as he was the top guy imo and he has been elite so far.  I'd have taken Torrence in the 2nd and Dawand Jones in the 3rd.  Is Harrison better than Dawand Jones?  If they took a really good TE in the 2nd it would of been a good pick.

I agree. You take a football player when you see a good, quality football player. It has to make sense on paper and with what you have pending on your roster going into that year and next year, etc. 

They could have done maybe more work in free agency as well or tried turning the waiver wire or trade mill. I still think it's pretty wild we had 13 selections back in April and only addressed this group twice.

On the opening night of the draft and then it was static until the final day of the draft. Very, very risky and we're seeing the effects of it now. Maybe we should have signed Risner.

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