09-04-2017, 09:52 AM
(09-03-2017, 04:44 PM)THE PISTONS Wrote: You have a great point. When you don't sign free agents other than bargain bin 1 year players...you need to hit on your 1st Round picks in Year 1.
We lost 2 quality starters in Whitworth and Zeitler and it looks like Mixon is a quality starter...but we came out in deficit.
Last year we lost Sanu, Jones, Hall, Nelson and some others...and Boyd and Vigil were the only guys we drafted who actually played a regular role. They weren't starters though.
So we're losing starters and bringing in guys who are rotation guys.
That spells trouble for the future.
It's crazy, right? Your first round picks are your main infusion of quality talent. they have to be counted on from day 1 to contribute, especially when you sign minimal to zero FAs to help the team.
I've looked at the first round picks over the same time from a number of teams.
The disparity in what we have seen from our players vs the rest of the league is sobering
John Ross can't even catch a pass in pre season and has been injured more than healthy since 2015. Those counting or expecting him to contribute are being ignorantly optimistic
The NFL hits harder. Much faster. And much more pysical than the PAC 12
