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(9 hours ago)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: I hated the pick. And still do. All the DEs had risk/flags and there was excellent DE depth in this draft. I'd have gone another direction in round 1 and gotten my DE later.
1. Zabel, OG/OL
2. Jackson, OG/OT
3. Campbell, LB
4. Harmon, DT
5. Emmanwori, S
6. Starks, S
7. Barron, CB
8. Trade down
I'd have taken all of the above before Stewart. And more. Too risky when we needed to be risk averse. And too raw when we need help ASAP. And a poor read of the position group strengths in the draft.
I hated/hate the Knight pick as well. For many of the same reasons. Plus it was a reach/wasted trade down opportunity and we ran to the podium. And we already have Wilson & Burks here. And Pratt.
Having said all that. Stewart has massive upside. If he can actually figure out how to tackle someone/play football, it will look brilliant. But I am not optimistic, especially in Year 1.
Additionally this smacks of Burton/Higgins. Swinging big on a potential replacement for a stud vet we should be locking up.
Lastly, we make a lot of picks that smack of coaching arrogance. Trying to prove we are the smartest guys in the room. We can fix this guy. Switch his position. It rarely works out. So, we think we can fix Stewart, but not Murphy?
I agree. Taking a player in rd 1 with that bad of production and hoping he can produce at the next level is extremely risky in rd 1. Right now on paper Fairchild stands to have the most snaps of any rookie. That's probably why I would've personally have gone oline in rd 1. Would've had the chance for the most immediate impact from the start.
