04-27-2017, 11:45 PM
(04-27-2017, 11:32 PM)Benton Wrote: That's part of my issue.
I was ok with LaFell. Good Addition. I was ok with Boyd. I would've liked a few other guys, but Boyd fit a need.
Which is why I'm baffled on Ross.
Are we just writing off Boyd? You know Green & LaFell are starters. We rarely don't play a top 10 player, so unless Ross is as injured as he appears to be, hell start.
Soooo... we just shuffle Boyd down to nowhere? Core, who seemed to be decent?
This pick leaves me wondering if the team knows WTF they're doing. You've got to go all the way back to Green to really find a firtst round pick that's lived up to the position. I'm not seeing where Ross is any different than the last five years of clueless drafting.
I was ok with those guys, but far from thrilled. LaFell was a good stopgap. I feel they panicked when all the WRs came off the board before their round 1 pick, which led to forcing the Boyd pick. Boyd is like a younger LaFell. Sound WR probably best suited for the slot. Ross is the guy we needed. A guy that seriously addresses the spot and gives us a thread if Eifert and AJ go down (which tends to happen).
Plus by the time it's time to resign Ross, it'll be time for Green to retire.
This also gives us great depth at WR for the first time in years, which is something I've complained about since I joined the old boards. We haven't been 4 deep at WR since 2005ish.
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