Originally posted by joaosoarrs99:
Originally posted by SoCold:
Originally posted by NYniner85:
Originally posted by SoCold:
I said proven CB's. We had no CB on the roster who had started more than a full season. That's a big question mark imo. Based on all the players Trent has drafted or signed that are not even on the team anymore I question 5th and 6th round picks that were projected 7th rounders or priority FA to be solid starters.
Still doesn't change my mind of taking best talent on the board at the time which is why I would have gone CB in the 1st and DL in the 2nd.
You could also say we didn't need to draft another Safety in the 2nd because Trent had drafted 7 other safeties in prior years.
Acker and Reaser weren't projected 7th rounders and the only reason the dropped was because of injury (especially Reaser). Peters was getting suspended and ultimately got kicked off his team....everyone was b***hing about Baalke taking "headcases" in the draft then they turn around and say let's draft a kid who can't even stay on his own team in the top 15?? AND how was Peters proven? He didn't even take a single snap at the NFL level before the draft??
I guess I could say the same thing about not having a proven DE as well...Dorsey is a NT and so is Williams, Dial was a sub package player in his first year, TJE is one of the worst DE is the game, and Tank isn't a 3-4 DE we all knew that (I'm glad they are gonna try him at OLB).
And like I said Brock and Ward are both playing better in coverage than Peters and our 6th round pick Acker is right around the same in overall rating. Baalke doesn't draft CB high, never has but he always finds players in FA or later in the draft. He values pass rush and a stout DL and that's not gonna change. He wants a strong middle of the field and the proof is in how he drafts. Please tell me how we've had a top 10 pass D for years with no lock down CB??
Our issue currently on D is OLB and getting a ILB next to Bow not CB IMO.
I won't hate on Peters because he's playing fine for a rookie, but so is Armstead. DE is more important to our GM in our 3-4 and I agree. If there are two positions I'm fine with him evaluating it's CB and LB.
Draft Projection Round 7-Priority free agent
http://www.nfl.com/draft/2014/profiles/kenneth-acker?id=2549981
Draft Projection Priority free agent
http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/keith-reaser?id=2543582
I never said anything about Peters? I just said I wanted a CB. I actually like Johnson better. Thought we could have just stayed at our spot and got a CB then went DL in the 2nd. I'm just saying that I think it's harder to find a good CB then a DL.
I don't like the term 3-4 DE I think it's silly. There's a LT NT RT lol that's the way I grew up that's the way I'm going to be. There are like 15 spots those DL can line up at and shift around. Dial is basically the same size as Arik and they can shift to many spots.
The biggest knock I saw on Arik was he has a hard time gaining leverage and shedding blockers so he can make tackles. Dial had 4 tackles against Cincy, Arik had none. Hopefully Arik can continue to work on his game and become awesome.
LT and RT are used to talk about left and right tackle so it's a little confusing to use that to describe our DEs. Dial is much heavier than Armstead because he used to play NT too(Dial is also a little smaller in height). I agree that Armstead is not shedding blockers well but having a full offseason will help him to develop this skill.
Oh yeah sorry. LDT, NT, RDT
Yeah I think Arik is just getting over powered by guys and held onto. Hopefully he gets stronger.
WE DRAFTED AA BECAUSE HE HAS THE POTENTIAL AND ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO CLOG THE LANES AND RUSH THE PASSER!!!!
