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Originally Posted by Saccopoo
You try when the opportunity presents itself. You don't reach for mediocrity.
The Jackson argument is one that Pioli wins. We didn't have a true five tech on this roster when he came in and Jackson was the best potential for that position in that draft. And guess what? He's now playing like one of the best five techs in the league and the stats back him up.
At this point I sure as hell would rather have Jackson versus Sanchez. And this place would have went freaking ballistic if they picked Freeman at #3.
In fact, as it stands, I think you take only Clay Matthews and possibly BJ Raji over Jackson in that draft.
In 2010, we were not getting Bradford no matter how much you wanted to pony up. So, do you reach for Tebow over Eric Berry?
In 2011, quarterbacks went quick and a lot went much earlier than was anticipated. Were you willing to forgo Jon Baldwin and Rod Hudson to trade up for Blaine Gabbert or Christian Ponder?
In 2012, we were not getting Luck. Indy wasn't going to trade that pick for five full drafts. Griffin commanded a lot of picks...would you be willing to give up Poe, Allen and a shot at someone like Wilson, Jones, Smith or Bray in 2013?
Would you have been happy to give up multiple picks to move up for Tannehill and forgo the chance at previously said QB's in 2013?
It's about building a team, not mortaging your future on a position because we haven't picked that position in the first round in a while.
You all need to be a bit more objective and rational.
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would i give up poe for Griffin?
you're applying the famous Chiefsplanet risk double standard
drafting a QB is risky
drafting an under achieving NT from a shitty conference is not risky
bottom line: we've spent 3 top eleven picks on the DL...and a 2nd on a backup QB
it's not defensible