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Originally Posted by RunKC
Yeah but did Baldwin even make one noticeable play? No the catch that didn't count shouldn't count as one.
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What's ironic is that if Pioli had taken Houston with the 2011 #1 overall pick, Houston would be in his fifth year, there'd have been little contractual drama with him in 2015 and Pioli's drafts would look to be far more favorable. Jackson, Berry, Houston and Poe. Three out of four hits is pretty damn good.
The problem, of course, is that he didn't choose Houston in the first round. Berry was a no brainer, he made a very poor choice, after trading back, in Jon Baldwin and his 2-7 round picks (not to mention free agency acquisitions) were fairly bad, if not downright awful.
The only real risk he ever took that has paid any dividends is the selection of Poe. But considering that half the pundits said he would be a beast and half said he was a raw project, that risk was far less than advertised due to Pioli's propensity to choose lineman, especially defensive lineman, during his tenure in KC and New England.
At the end of the day, it was just Pioli being Pioli.