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Originally Posted by CrazyCanuck
All in all I loved the draft philosophy this year. Never thought I could enjoy trading down so much. The draft strategy gets an A in my books.
However I hate drafting skill positions when we have holes in the trenches and all over the team. I can live with Hankerson in the 3rd... fine. But I don't love that 5 of our next 6 picks after round 2 were WRs or RBs.
Who exactly is gonna throw to these receivers? Rexy from his back? And who will open holes for our RBs? I can look past the RBs since Shanny has had success in this area in the past and I don't mind getting him the guys he needs to work his system. But so many WRs?
And of course the elephant in the room is still our QB situation. I now suspect we will target a QB in free agency. I find it hard to believe we'll go thru all of 2011 with just Beck and Rexy. And if we're waiting to draft our QB next year that's fine, but the whole world will know it. There will be no hiding our intentions whatsoever.
Anyways all being said I give them a B on the 2011 draft.
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I hear what you're saying, and it's a fair critique. But let me offer an opposing viewpoint...
I figure Shanahan and Allen weighed the odds in the later rounds of the draft, and liked their chances better of catching lightning in a bottle with something this team has sorely lacked -- a weapon; an elusive playmaker with speed who can beat defenders to the endzone.
Perhaps they had more confidence in the offensive line that they've currently got, but less confident in the skill positions that they have. Maybe they didn't like what they saw "in the trenches" in the 5th round and beyond.
Just a thought anyway...