NC all points well made and there surely is a bunch of young 'uns out there on our squad. Currently , trent has 14 picks ( i think), and a substantial amount of cap space, even more when kap leaves. So what i believe, for the first time ever , that trent needs to, or has to do (would be more accurate), is to draft/FA the 5 big ones we HAVE TO HAVE. They are no surprise to anyone:
3 starting OLs, with an OT higher in the draft than we have the pick , so trent needs to trade up to get the top OT in the draft...or one of the two top OTs. Then ne needs to buy Mack or Pouncey at C, then needs to buy a starting OG. If too expensive, we have to buy him anyway. But he must be a starter quality.
1 OLB passrusher to replace Aldon....cut in the Von Miller mold.
1 DT to replace Justin and this guy must be a bona fide starter.
I would not draft a high round QB this yr, pending seeing how blaine plays with a very good OL in front of him.
So those 5 guys. We have to have the 3 starting OLs. We have to have the starting DT. And we have to have the starting OLB passrusher to replace aldon.
14 picks. It is baalke's turn to show us what a great GM does,. IF he fails in this, then i would want to see him gone. IF he brings 14 picks to camp, then i feel he has missed the boat, and is not deserving of being the GM here. His job is to bring the rain. Ok, there is a horrible drought right now and it is otherwise known as the 49ers. Either he gets us those 5 guys or I would want to get a better GM who can pull something like this off.
The all ACL teams have not worked out that well for us. Drafting for the future is fine....if your team is set now. Actually with the 19 injuries last yr and the 16 or so this yr, our team is far, far from being set. We need talent and we need it badly at the 5 slots noted above. Plus i didn't even address the obvious need for QB but am hoping that with a decent OL that blaine can serve as our bridge qb next yr and then set about getting the best Qb in the 2017 draft. TRade all our picks if needed. Parenthetically, PHoenix has stated that there are way better qbs this yr than in 2017. Maybe, but 2017 hasn't even been played yet, so i disagree on that basis. Sure it is a gamble to have blaine be the appointed qb for 2016, but i am saying see what he can do with a real OL and then decide if we need a franchise qb in 2017. Remember , RAvens won a SB with trent dilfer and the schidt hot D of that yr.
What i don't want to see and we can't afford to see, are a bunch of picks, say oh, 14 or so, but only 1 or possibly two are starters. We need bona fide starter at the 5 slots noted above, and if baalke cannot come close, then i want someone else as GM who can bring home the bacon. Harbaw's killer mistake was not finding out what was on the bench. Tomsula's killer mistake (of his many) was playing guys and then not changing them out once it was established they couldn't cut it.
Finally, is is obvious that trent got a good guy as HC, but who was Peter's principle personified. If he can't see the need to schidt can tomsula, then fire him too. I believe he is a smart guy and can see the obvious. But in addition to firing tomsula, or rather promoting him to DL coach, this is the moment where the rubber hits the road. IF trent cannot get at least 4 great starters with our higher end draft and hopefully burns picks to ,move up...across the board, and in addition, say get a guy somewhat like a Justin, so we get 5 great starters, then trent has failed as GM. He has had plenty of flame outs , he has some interesting young guys. NOW is the time for him to produce those 5 starters at the positions we need so badly. He can do it. Question is will he? As for HC, the biggest need, that should be easy if he offers the best OC out there the HC/OC job, and has the guy run both entities initially.
It trent brings 14 guys to camp, many unnknown, injured, or question marks, then it is high time for trent to be moved on....as in to elsewhere. I fully expect him to bundle 5s, 6s and 7s into 4s and maybe a 3. Then bundle those into a couple more 2s, and with luck try and bundle a pair of 2s for another #1 , plus we get to keep our own #2. Do that and he is my GM forever. Pull off the same draft we have seen 3 or 4 times in a row, now, and he deserves firing.
As for tomsula, if he stays, then trent has failed miserably in his job. Tomsula HAS TO go.. dealt a bad hand or not, the guy is an excellent DL coach. But that is it. He cannot remain as HC and trent needs to interview with jed, all 31(ok, eliminate the handful of dogs and interview the top 25, for example) OCs for the OC/HC job. Take the one that is best and make him the new OC/HC. Again, if trent is unable to pull that off, then he has overstayed his welcome.
[ Edited by pasodoc9er on Dec 26, 2015 at 8:56 PM ]
