I hope I’m wrong on the pick. I hated it then, I don’t like it now. I was so mad the entire day when Broaddus said he was going to the pick if he’s on board.
Still willing to give him the three year curve to get better.
Yeah, my big picture perspective on position group drafting from a historical perspective is that we kinda are 50/50 on d line assessment
Online we are very good at with both choice selection and development by coaching staff
Corners we were average because we drafted decent cover guys forever but none of em could catch a cold. New coaching and better ball skills emphasis to the recent choices seems to signal a very huge upgrade.
Linebackers we do pretty well and develop well as with the aforementioned oline statements
Safeties have been quite mysterious in that not very high picks or middle tier free agent types indicate a low priority and their performance corresponds as such
D ends have been hit and miss with Lawrence and Gregory but now another miss in Taco so hopefully the trend is not descending
D tackles (3 techs only cuz 1 techs don't count, lol) have been mostly misses imo. Collins had the promising rookie year but has proven durability concerns
The Hill kid's preseason performance I thought should have shown more future flash potential against opposing 2s and 3s and hope he's not a Taco 2.0 overdraft at the DT position
WR thru drafting or free agency I believe we have been overall solid
TE, very very lacking in choice but possible improvement in development based on Jarwins recent performances
QB, very lacking and I know Dak could change the narrative on the development part if he blooms as may be happening now but philosophy-wise, I disagree with not having a decent veteran as a backup
Kickers and punters
Hit and a miss with Bailey and now Maher
Jones has been "mostly" steady for a while now
Running backs, I'm a Zeke guy just not at his price, but can fully understand the FO thinking based on the post Murray blueprint dilemma they faced and oline centric construction to the team. Zeke is a special talent on the field regardless
Sorry, didn't mean to highjack your post, as it's just my opinion on the overall positional draft selection and development issues they have had/are having.
