I agree with most of you said, except the bold.
Always draft the best player available. If we hadnt drafted Ceedee, Klavon Chaisson wouldve been the pick. While he does have upside, he has only played 45% of the snaps on a bad Jacksonville defense that traded away their best pass rusher. Now one can argue that just because they said they were going to make the “wrong” pick in Chaisson, they couldve chosen a different player at that spot.
He wouldve been in a rotation with Griffen, Aldon, Tank, and Ugly Baby once he returns so the return on that investment wouldve been minimal this season.
The mistake they made was letting go of Byron Jones and thinking a secondary of Brown, Chido, Lewis, Worley, and a draft pick would be adequate. All of these nikkas are ass. ALL of them. You cant expect to field a competent defense with Below average corners and an iffy pass rush. They overestimated the capabilities of the front 7 to create pressure.
The front office’s mantra is “we wont overpay in free agency” because “we want to re-sign our own” but let an all-pro corner walk from a team with no adequate replacement.
Chido sucked as a #2 corner. All a sudden he was supposed to be serviceable as a #1??
I do agree with you on letting players strong arm them for deals. Tank hasnt had a sack since week 9 of last season. WEEK 9! Big mistake paying that guy
