Own The West":3dc5aw3f said:Sgt. Largent":3dc5aw3f said:Won't lie, I've lost quite a bit of trust goodwill for Pete and John the past two years with the combo of consecutive below average drafts and poor trades.
But this is the year they get to get my full confidence and trust back by showing us they still have an eye for defensive talent and to get the offensive run game back on track.
I wonder if the perception of PC/JS drafts' decline is a function of having so many established vets that we didn't see new starters coming out of the draft.
There was an ongoing issue of RBs and OL washing out here, but we've seen some of that departed talent be successful elsewhere. That would appear to be coach-related, rather than draft related.
Now that we're starting 7 new guys on defense and the RB/OL coach has changed will we look back in 3 years and go, "John and Pete sure nailed the 2017-2018 drafts!"?
Oh no doubt that being so top heavy and retaining the top created a chasm down below. Whether that was opportunity alone or something more is where the debate lies. I recently had a similar experience in an online game that I play which is a crude facsimile between football, rugby and Tolkieneqsque fantasy. I had a huge awesome roster that crumbled under its own weight when the studs started getting dinged up with nobody good to replace them because they hogged all the experience and skills.