Why you should R.E.L.A.X. about Taco Charlton

[CF74]

3 year project...

 

[bodi]

3 year project...

at least

I say if we get a Greg Ellis type of player out him we'll be lucky

 

[LocimusPrime]

Taco mas o menos

 

[xwalker]

He HAS TO get stronger....can’t hand fight at all with OL. Once they hook onto him, he’s done.....and, usually ends up on the ground. Serious balance issues.

Maybe he should take ballet lessons like Herschel did back in the day to improve his balance...

 

[LocimusPrime]

Taco despacito

 

[xwalker]

I'd feel better if he didn't keep getting thrown to the ground like a rag doll.

Yep, those 2 times that happened this season it was terrible...

 

[xwalker]

So what the examples you gave us seem to suggest is that you don't bother drafting one in the first. You get one late and try to develop him OR don't draft one at all.

Just get a guy with his rookie deal expiring (who was drafted in the first round) and pick him up cheap after his rookie deal expires because history says he is going to break out.

It really makes no sense to draft a guy and spend a first round pick on him and watch him piss off all but MAYBE his last year and then pay him $15 million per year.

Why not just blow off drafting one altogether since it doesn't save you any cap room and pay out the *** for one in free agency, and use the picks on guys who will contribute in their rookie campaign.

I'm being somewhat facetious, but not so much. Lol

The trade off is that a DE costs more than say a 4-3 LB; therefore when you hit on a DE in the draft that produces early, then your pick was more valuable than hitting on a 4-3 LB.

 

[CF74]

Tacolgando

 

[T-RO]

Great OP post, jblaze. Super examples of how things can turn for these guys.

I've been critical of the FO regarding the pick on numerous occasions as I preferred Watt. But we don't really know what is to come with the kid.

 

[Sarge]

The guy is a rookie DE for crying out loud. Might want to try and give the guy more than 6 or 7 games before tossing him to the curb.

 

[JohnnyHopkins]

It isn't like he was going to play better than the current guy, but I am still fairly annoyed that they grabbed him over T.J. Watt. Hopefully he flashes later this year and beyond.

 

[Gaede]

Give him time, yes.

But dude has to do something eventually. Doesn’t even need to get a sack. Just do something positive. I’ve seen his number maybe once or twice this whole year.

 

[EST_1986]

I think most people with a fairly functional brain and understanding of football knows the transition from college to the NFL is a process especially at the position he plays

 

[haleyrules]

3 year project...

Like most rookies.

 

[TNCowboy]

If you pick a guy in the first round and he's doesn't make an impact in his first 3 or 4 years, that's a bad draft pick.

 

[DogFace]

I’ll give him two more games, max!! Then I want him cut and banished to Russia.

 

[haleyrules]

I’ll give him two more games, max!! Then I want him cut and banished to Russia.

 

[Melonfeud]

If he's like D Law, he'll be OK and explode during his contract year. Lol

****-THAT!!!
He'd better break bad soon, he did make the final tackle of that Commanders game though,,, only allowing a 10 yard gain from LOS so it's there within him


He'll definitely get better
(God Willing & his health holds up) I mean, he's playing with a 'full deck upstairs' right? Cuz' IDK,,, ,,and that's why I asked,as I've never delved into his particular's like I did when #4 was drafted

 

[Melonfeud]

I’ll give him two more games, max!! Then I want him cut and banished to Russia.

Shirley yer' jesting
(I just pulled my 'due diligence' on #97, b:11-7-94,6'5" 270 lbs, needs his first QB SACK,,,got it!,,, stand- by,, ready to man the casing-liner's Cuz' he's gonna get it this year)

 

[erod]

Yep, those 2 times that happened this season it was terrible...

If they played him more, it would happen a lot more.

He plays like a 7th grader.