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Originally Posted by emaw1979
Your 2nd rounders should be starters at least. Not gimmick jet sweep role players.
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This simply isn't supported by the weight of the evidence. At all.
About 1/2 of the picks taken in the 2nd round in any given year will become starters by their 3rd NFL season.
Guys taken ahead of Hardman who have been less productive than him:
Clellin Ferrell
TJ Hockenson
Devin Bush
Jonah Williams
Rashan Gary (though he's finally coming along)
Dwayne Haskins....uh
Noah Fant
Andre Dillard
Jonathan Abram
Jerry Tillery
LJ Collier
Deandre Baker
N'Keal Harry
Rock Ya-Sin
Greg Little
Cody Ford
Trayvon Mullen
Drew Lock
Jahlani Tavai
Joejuan Williams
Greedy Williams
Marquise Blair
Ben Banogu
Irv Smith
Drew Sample
Lonnie Johnson
That's 26 guys; about half the picks ahead of him. And frankly I'm leaving out another half-dozen close questions because I just don't feel like arguing about it.
This idea that 2nd rounders are just going to become starters is simply asinine. There are 7 guys taken in the 2nd round that year who were essentially 'day 1' starters.
Your position w/r/t Veach's ability to draft doesn't mean anything because you lack the proper perspective to meaningfully evaluate his performance.