(10-30-2023, 02:02 PM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(10-30-2023, 01:25 PM)The Real Marty Wrote: If we follow your rule, never draft a RB in the first round (unless he's a "special talent," which is vague enough to get you off the hook), who would you have drafted instead of Travis Etienne?

This has been hashed out IN THIS THREAD, Marty

The guys on my radar were Barmore and Teven Jenkins. Yes, yes, I know they ended up going several picks later - but they were projected in that late first round range and fit the team's needs and positional value better than a RB did. 

Either would have been a welcome addition - but ETN turned out to be worth the gamble and a better pick than both of those guys. 

I'm glad we won the coin flip on the back.  He's a fantastic player and appears to be a great fit/piece of the puzzle in the culture build Baalke and Pederson have pulled off. 

For the life of me, I don't understand why it rubs people so badly that teams just  don't gamble on first round backs very often anymore and I agree with that practice.