Randy White
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came into the draft with 3 major needs:
1) Pass rusher
2) Wide receivers
3) Upgrade O-line depth because they have 2 starters over 30 years old and their best lineman is wearing the franchise tag ( meaning he's not signed to a long term deal yet ).
They came in with 6 picks in the first 3 rounds, 3 in the top 33. There were at least 3 reaches in the draft: Titans ( Locker ), Vikings ( Ponder ), and Seahwaks ( Carpenter ). That meant more talent fell their way. Yet they ended up with a OT who " might " develop into something in the long term, a very nice CB, 2 running backs and 1 QB with their first 4 selection. They passed over an awful lot of talent to end up with that. Yes, I absolutely agree with trading out of the late 1st round for a 1st round next year, and it was a good move, but that's not the issue. They've haven't had any problems doing that in the past few years. Their problem is that, despite those wonderful picks, they're still in the same boat they came in, needing talent at their 3 major weaknesses.
1) Pass rusher
2) Wide receivers
3) Upgrade O-line depth because they have 2 starters over 30 years old and their best lineman is wearing the franchise tag ( meaning he's not signed to a long term deal yet ).
They came in with 6 picks in the first 3 rounds, 3 in the top 33. There were at least 3 reaches in the draft: Titans ( Locker ), Vikings ( Ponder ), and Seahwaks ( Carpenter ). That meant more talent fell their way. Yet they ended up with a OT who " might " develop into something in the long term, a very nice CB, 2 running backs and 1 QB with their first 4 selection. They passed over an awful lot of talent to end up with that. Yes, I absolutely agree with trading out of the late 1st round for a 1st round next year, and it was a good move, but that's not the issue. They've haven't had any problems doing that in the past few years. Their problem is that, despite those wonderful picks, they're still in the same boat they came in, needing talent at their 3 major weaknesses.


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