9 hours ago
(10 hours ago)Synric Wrote: Not last year. He was out of shape, slow, and a liability in coverage.
Agree 100%. Both Safeties were piss poor last year. As bad as Volson & Cappa were at guard, in my book.
Two years ago they were both good,,so maybe banking on a return to form? Or just prioritizing DL, OL, and LB more.
Look, we had/have needs all over the place. OG (1 or two), pass rush at DE and DT, and S (1 or 2) were the big ones for me. But transforming the LB corps, CB1/depth, a two way TE, OT depth, WR depth, RB depth, and even PK were/are needs too.
Knight is fine as a player. Top 5 LB on most/all boards. I do not care a ton about the age. And I get Golden needed his Vyper. But hexres hed for him.He had a 3rd/4th round grade from most/all boards. And therexwere more pressing needs at #49 and good LB value later (Stutsman ,Paul, Mondon, and Carter are all still on the board 2 rounds later).
The player is a B/C. The pick is a D. Campbell is a MUCH better Vyper. Campbell at #17 and DE help at #49 would have made a ton more sense to me.
Stewart is questionable as an impact DE due to his lack of production, poor football instincts, and lack of finishing. Knight is an OK off ball linebacker who I think is miscast as a Vyper/disruptor guy who lines up on the edge. I do not see it. Though I respect Nate a ton. And Fairchild is the 3rd best IOL on his own team.
I am not excited about any of these guys. I think all were probably 10 to 40 picks early. One starter, and only that assumes we jettison the guy starting now, with no guarantee Knight is really any better. Marginal immediate improvement.
I give our draft a D. Risky. Reachy. Poor value. Not a good reading of the positional strength of the draft.
Doesn't mean I am not rooting to be wrong. If Stewart suddenly understands how to play football, he could be a monster. With polish, Fairchild could be a good guard. And Knight should be able to contribute roght away, but he ain't no Micah Parsons/Campbell type at at LB. I think Al is delusional there.
