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Originally Posted by emaw1979
I'm fine with gambling and hoping he's not another Julio Jones IF the price is a 4th rounder. If it's a 2nd then I'd hope Veech runs away as fast as he could.
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Meh. People often place to much value on draft picks. Thing is, 2nd/3rd rounders flame out from the get-go all the time. It's not even surprising. Known quantities/values are often more prized by GMs/HCs than draft picks, because you already know they can play in the NFL at a high level. All rooks are a roll of the dice. Some moreso than others, but it stands.
I'm a bit of a gambler, so I wouldn't mind giving up a 3rd (or a 3rd and a 5th?) for three or more years of top-10 quality play at the WR position, something we aren't close to right now. Especially with Kelce closer to the end of his prime than the beginning. Maaaybe even a 2nd. Depends a lot on who exactly we think we're going to get in the draft, but at pick 31/32 we're not getting the picks of the litter regardless.
Never mind that we really can't expect Veach to continuously pull off 6-8 great picks/draft every year. That's the least realistic thing we can expect. He's going to have up and down years, just like everyone else since the beginning of time.
And the whole 'draft and develop!' thing sounds great on paper. But it doesn't always work. Sometimes it even flops. And I'm hearing some scuttlebutt that this year's WR class isn't all that, especially from where we're drafting. And by far the weakest room in the building is the WR room.
Right this second, Toney is the best WR we have. A third-year guy with a ton of potential and an injury history that's already forced him to miss an entire season's worth of games. After him, it's limited role player guy, and almost compete unknown guy. That, on a team that the most pass-happy squad in the NFL.
I'd just hate to look back in ten years or whatever and wonder what could've been if Veach/Andy had taken a small leap of faith and acquired a true WR1 instead of hoping some rook worked out.
I watched GB do that for ten years? Blew my mind they never invested in a top-tier WR1, either in the draft or FA/trades. They had a window where they could've won multiple SBs and just squandered it trying to 'draft and develop,' and 'Rodgers will find a way.'
Don't get me wrong, you have to draft and develop, but that should never be the only way. The whole reason we're sitting on two SB Rings is because Veach has been as multiple as he could be in acquiring talent.