If you were picking guys in the draft...

[OnTheWarpath15]

Originally Posted by SNR

Baldwin isn't Jerell Powe or Ricky Stanzi. It's a dumb idea to bank the future of the franchise on two guys who didn't even see the field their rookie seasons, even though they were some of the 2011 draft's best value selections for all teams. Clearly they both deserve chances to be the fantastic players some think they are, but in no way should we wait for them to progress.

In Baldwin's case, he was a highly touted first rounder who had flashed some after he came back from his injury. Then Palko happened and everybody (including Bowe) sucked balls.

I really don't think Floyd was necessarily BPA at 11, and even if he was I don't think he was BPA for this team. There's a difference between taking the best player available regardless of team need and taking best player available when you're already three deep at the position, especially at a position like WR that depends largely on the quality of QB you have on the team. This isn't like taking a 4th CB in case Routt is a turd (we haven't spent anything larger than a 2nd rounder on a CB since the Flowers pick in 2008).

Can't have your cake and eat it too.

You can't applaud Pioli for drafting depth, then criticize taking an elite WR instead of a project NT.

You can't applaud Pioli for looking to the future, then make an ignorant claim that we're "three deep" at WR - when the only star we have at the position is likely going to be let go, our 1st round draft pick from last year hasn't shown anything, and our WR3 has a history of knee problems.

Hell, we drafted a WR for depth in the 4th round. We drafted another in the 7th. We've signed one as an UDFA.

That's OK, but taking an elite player at 11 isn't?