Scottishcowboy
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Until a few days ago, I really felt this draft has to be like Carolina's last year - EVERY player on D but I'm coming round to Pitts if he is available. He could be the true difference maker if the hype turns out to be correct.
My logic is also maybe 2021 is just a "bridge" year to really compete from 2022 so while our D will miss out on a 1st rounder in 2021 if Pitts were taken, then we focus on getting enough D after round 1 this year and go heavy early next 2022 draft.
I'm not saying 2021 is a write off, just our chances of competing for the big prize is likely difficult but 2022 could be different if we have a generational talent like Pitts on board to scare the life out of other teams. I'm also thinking the roster isn't going to be massively different in 2022 as there's not any players coming to the end so we need to "win now". Maybe T Smith is the 1 player coming to the end but if he is done for 2022, it's probably done now anyway after surgery. I'd also suggest Dak may be <100% in 2021 and only fully ready to go in 2022. Add to that a full year for Diggs, Gregory playing a full season, Lamb with another year of development and potentially Galimore and Hill coming along, 2022 isn't sounding too bad.
Let me put this another way, if you told me we take Surtain and have a decent season with 11 wins, I'd take that right now. If however we take Pitts and he is a monster/ generational talent but we finish the season with 8 wins because the D is weak on the back end (minus Surtain obviously). We then draft a corner in 2022 round 1 who is at Surtain's level and hit 2022 with an incredible offence and a similar D, just 1 year later. I really like the sound of that so potentially there is a path to Pitts that doesn't seem so silly after all?
My logic is also maybe 2021 is just a "bridge" year to really compete from 2022 so while our D will miss out on a 1st rounder in 2021 if Pitts were taken, then we focus on getting enough D after round 1 this year and go heavy early next 2022 draft.
I'm not saying 2021 is a write off, just our chances of competing for the big prize is likely difficult but 2022 could be different if we have a generational talent like Pitts on board to scare the life out of other teams. I'm also thinking the roster isn't going to be massively different in 2022 as there's not any players coming to the end so we need to "win now". Maybe T Smith is the 1 player coming to the end but if he is done for 2022, it's probably done now anyway after surgery. I'd also suggest Dak may be <100% in 2021 and only fully ready to go in 2022. Add to that a full year for Diggs, Gregory playing a full season, Lamb with another year of development and potentially Galimore and Hill coming along, 2022 isn't sounding too bad.
Let me put this another way, if you told me we take Surtain and have a decent season with 11 wins, I'd take that right now. If however we take Pitts and he is a monster/ generational talent but we finish the season with 8 wins because the D is weak on the back end (minus Surtain obviously). We then draft a corner in 2022 round 1 who is at Surtain's level and hit 2022 with an incredible offence and a similar D, just 1 year later. I really like the sound of that so potentially there is a path to Pitts that doesn't seem so silly after all?