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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
"Donovan Jackson falls to us" would be like "Skyy Moore falling to us"
It ain't a drop.
He's a mid-late 2nd round talent.
If we take him, we ****ed up and reached for need. Which will be made worse by the fact that there will be guys of equal need who AREN'T reaches available at that spot. Even if it's just Hampton or Henderson (and if those guys are both gone it'll be Grant or Nolen or Harmon or Burden or Ekbuka or Scourton or JT NameINeverSpellRight).
They can't ALL get drafted in the first round. There are 40 guys in a tier above Donovan Jackson. 30 of 'em probably fit our need/scheme as well or better than Jackson. The other 10 are gonna get drafted by SOMEBODY before we go. And there are another 20 guys in the tier WITH Jackson who have more upside and don't need someone presently rostered to fall on their face to play.
We'll have someone there who will be a better selection than Donovan Jackson.
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I agree, and I'm certainly not advocating that we SHOULD draft Jackson at #31, but Veach has us in a position where taking the what is probably OG #1 that has some OT potential isn't a terrible move.
I'm not saying I would LOVE it. I'm not saying it's the BEST IDEA, I'm saying that even IF that's what they did, you could make a logical argument that they filled the only truly open spot in the starting 11.
Now, I agree with you that there should be other players at other positions that move the needle more for ME, and that could/should set the team up better moving forward, and that's my preference. DE, DT, OT, WR are all spots, for instance, I see wisdom in stocking up early.