We can hand-wring all we want over the decision to trade for him or not; it amounts to exactly zero. It happened, now let's see how this pans out. I'm rooting for the kid and I hope he can take his potential and do something nice with it.
He was cut around the same time-frame as Diggs, Adams, and Dissly.
I never understood that second contract. He went from $850,000/1 year to 11+ million/2 years or just over $220,000 per tackle. Nice gig!
We'll see. I'm sure they saw something they liked in all these picks that my lack of nuance may not reveal. I think this particularly applies to Knight and Barner. It's hard for me to call any of them a 'reach'. We're talking day-3 picks here. Both corners are fast and can play, so some...
Racked up like a billion tackles over 3 years. Good size. Averageish speed. Not great in coverage. Needs to stay more disciplined in run fits. Sounds like he could be productive if he can clean up a few issues. They all have warts at this point.
Well, I think there is some validity to the theory that numbers count on day three. As the draft progresses the less difference there is between relative positions. Maybe John can hit one of these for extra bases.
I realize that if the QB prospect you want is there you likely better take him. That said, time-line wise might it not be better to wait a year or two given the present team situation? Seems like to really take advantage of the rookie goldilocks zone you would ideally want a few more positions...