(05-05-2023, 12:29 AM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(05-04-2023, 10:19 PM)Jaguarmeister Wrote: "Starting RB" usually has some connotations that go along with it that I wouldn't apply to a guy who stepped in for a stretch 2 years ago and then was almost absent the stat sheet last year without any listed injury.  The only thing he is right now is a camp body until he earns his spot on the team.  As you say, many folks cited him as the reason our RB depth was "fine" or something to that effect.  I'm just not rushing to proclaim he's made the 53 man yet given the circumstance, so counting him as depth and calling our RB room "fine" or something similar seems to be higher expectations than there should be or should've been leading up to the draft.  I was guilty as well when Tank was selected.  Wasn't expecting RB there at all, but when reviewing the game logs for the guys in our RB room and their contracts, the need became clear and the proclamation that our RB room didn't need to be addressed in a relatively significant way began sounding ill-informed.

It’s OK that you like the pick. 
It’s OK that you see need there.
It’s fine that you don’t mind the need being addressed in the third round, but that’s where I depart from your reasoning. 

There’s no sense in you hyperbolizing my stance to try making your point.

I have a good idea what your position is.  I was speaking primarily to the general reaction in the draft day thread when he was selected since we kinda shifted to "What I'm seeing" about what's being said or has been said about the pick and by extension D'Ernest.  I wasn't reading that as "What am I seeing from you specifically."  Perhaps my response would have been more clear had I said proclamations instead of proclamation.  In reading it back the way I intended, I don't see any hyperbole, but I wasn't specifically targeting your stance either.  I was just responding to your question.  

When someone says D'Ernest is a quality back up, or there was no need at RB for us, there are implied expectations for D'Ernest that go along with that.  Those expectations may or may not be correct.  We'll find out in camp or maybe during the season, but if you find out otherwise at that point you're now behind the 8 ball in attempting to address the issue.  All I've said and all I'm saying is the most recent evidence we have on D'Ernest doesn't necessarily support that assertion.  There was, in fact, a need at RB upon reviewing things.  And lastly, to add, I doubt need alone is driving their decisions, nor should it in the draft.  I generally agree not to spend very high draft capital on a RB except in very specific scenarios and situations, I just still give more weight to player evaluation over positional valuation and the 3rd round isn't a big deal to invest in RB to me.

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