(12-13-2023, 10:05 AM)Cleatwood Wrote:

(12-13-2023, 09:11 AM)SeldomRite Wrote: Don't try to gaslight us. He's on the level of guys like Travon, if everything around him is going well he can contribute, but he doesn't make plays above the X's and O's.

He's probably good as off the ball linebackers go, but he's also proof that the position has very low value and shouldn't be drafted high if good players are available at other more valuable positions.

Lloyd is emblematic of Baalke's failure.

Lloyd is a good player but again... Baalke just keeps drafting players at positions where he just spent money.

Sign Oluokon? Let's draft Muma and Ventrell Miller!

The BAP crowd is awfully quiet as they watch players who had high draft capital sit the bench. Bigsby, Muma and Strange all just sit there or barely contribute every single week. Sure would have been nice to draft someone like Karlaftis or Mafe or Lucas instead of picking players who won't contribute.

As time wears on, Baalke's drafting reveals plenty of errors.  (Lloyd was not one of them)
Baalke has some good hits too, which make it tough to gauge overall. Finding a good GM is no small feat and that makes letting the decent ones go difficult. This is likely the crossroads Khan and company will be facing this offseason or the next. Big decision. 

The 2021 draft certainly had better prospects available in the 4th and 5th rounds than the three guys we selected. Several of whom are having productive careers. Although , Farrell was in that group and looks like he might be turning the corner a bit now that he's got some NFL experience and become a bit stronger blocking. 

The 22 draft obviously has the question mark Walker pick, but the 3rd - 5th round all look like errors currently. 
There wasn't a wealth of talent there available but there were backup DBs and an upgrade at nickel available. 
Also a pretty good TE and a solid #2 receiver fell to other teams in that range. 

2023 obviously has the mistake of passing on a quality OL prospect for a trade down and reach for a TE. 
Hopefully the rookie comes around, but... we'll see I guess. 

There may be hope yet for the running back in time, but using a third rd pick when you had a bevy of late selections on the position was sketchy. 

The 4th round pick of on ILB when we had a glut on the depth chart there is pretty unforgivable in my book. But it's too early to tell what we may have missed out on from that class. May not have been much available. 

Anyway - I'm on the fence about Baalke but watching these questionable picks closely to evaluate his efforts.
What he gets done with contracts and cap management this offseason will be important as well-  assuming he's around.

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