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<blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 879392"><p>You first. You brought it up. The point being you don't know. You assume something based on deflective comments from GMs. It's not like we haven't caught them selling a bill of goods from time to time. When Thompson was asked why he went defense with his first 6 picks in 2012 his response was he just went crazy. Do you want to believe that? I suppose it might not be that far from the truth if the grades went out the window and instincts took over. Either way, it doesn't say much for parsing decimal points in grades.</p><p></p><p>Gutekunst told us predraft he intended to be active in trading, moving to clusters of value. Then on the morning of the draft he was calling around for a trade up. If you think he wasn't targetting Love and instead some "cluster" I think you'd be fooling yourself. This was year two of high value QB on-site interviews plus at least one guy who declined, maybe more. Gutekunst has been trying to scratch that QB itch for quite some time.</p><p></p><p>I look at the evidence. Switching to a 3-4? Draft Ragi and Matthews. Desperately need a LT? Draft Sherrod who's bona fides were primarily as a run blocker in a run-first offense, a reach for need. Need a Matthews book end? Draft Perry. Need a CB desperately? Reach for the best free safety in the draft in Randall and convert him. Clark--look at that D-Line at the time. Alexander--desperate need. King--ditto. Savage--ditto. Down the board there's Burks as a recent example--ditto and a second attempt after Josh Jones crapped out. Spriggs--Bulaga and his serial injuries. Those are off the top of my head before even reviewing the draft history. And of course Rodgers--Favre could quit at any time if that's another guy you want to believe in what he says.</p><p></p><p>Draft after draft we see strong need components all over the place.</p><p></p><p>So, how does Love fit in if he wasn't exactly the best player available on the board while it being implausible we'll see him for two years barring a Rodgers injury? As the Kizers and Beathards and Hundley's of this world amply illustrate, bad quarterbacking loses a lot of football games all by itself, it that's any revelation. No stockpile of RBs is going to change that. It's no revelation to say that it is the one positional liability you have no chance of covering up without a truly dominant defense which might get you to the playoffs but never the prize you seek. And this defense ain't that.</p><p></p><p>Why so soon with Love? Why not next year? Because Love is that exceptional of a prospect? Doubt it. Clearly they think he's a very good prospect, but you might want to consider whether he's just Plan A in this thinking. By this time next year they may be looking for Plan B. It would be naive to think there was not an element of risk aversion in this pick, leaving open time for that Plan B, just as Rodgers was a Plan A not inspriring enough confidence to prevent Brohm as Plan B. If Love is not working out after a year, a football mind equivalent to a box of rocks as is so often the case even with first round QBs, there's time for that second shot.</p><p></p><p>Since everybody wants as many reasons as they can think of to make a major decision, you can throw in the Rodgers injury factor. You want to lose as few games as possible. Boyle does not inspire confidence any more than the sting of backups before him. Think B.J. Coleman. These guys are a wish and a prayer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HardRightEdge, post: 879392"] You first. You brought it up. The point being you don't know. You assume something based on deflective comments from GMs. It's not like we haven't caught them selling a bill of goods from time to time. When Thompson was asked why he went defense with his first 6 picks in 2012 his response was he just went crazy. Do you want to believe that? I suppose it might not be that far from the truth if the grades went out the window and instincts took over. Either way, it doesn't say much for parsing decimal points in grades. Gutekunst told us predraft he intended to be active in trading, moving to clusters of value. Then on the morning of the draft he was calling around for a trade up. If you think he wasn't targetting Love and instead some "cluster" I think you'd be fooling yourself. This was year two of high value QB on-site interviews plus at least one guy who declined, maybe more. Gutekunst has been trying to scratch that QB itch for quite some time. I look at the evidence. Switching to a 3-4? Draft Ragi and Matthews. Desperately need a LT? Draft Sherrod who's bona fides were primarily as a run blocker in a run-first offense, a reach for need. Need a Matthews book end? Draft Perry. Need a CB desperately? Reach for the best free safety in the draft in Randall and convert him. Clark--look at that D-Line at the time. Alexander--desperate need. King--ditto. Savage--ditto. Down the board there's Burks as a recent example--ditto and a second attempt after Josh Jones crapped out. Spriggs--Bulaga and his serial injuries. Those are off the top of my head before even reviewing the draft history. And of course Rodgers--Favre could quit at any time if that's another guy you want to believe in what he says. Draft after draft we see strong need components all over the place. So, how does Love fit in if he wasn't exactly the best player available on the board while it being implausible we'll see him for two years barring a Rodgers injury? As the Kizers and Beathards and Hundley's of this world amply illustrate, bad quarterbacking loses a lot of football games all by itself, it that's any revelation. No stockpile of RBs is going to change that. It's no revelation to say that it is the one positional liability you have no chance of covering up without a truly dominant defense which might get you to the playoffs but never the prize you seek. And this defense ain't that. Why so soon with Love? Why not next year? Because Love is that exceptional of a prospect? Doubt it. Clearly they think he's a very good prospect, but you might want to consider whether he's just Plan A in this thinking. By this time next year they may be looking for Plan B. It would be naive to think there was not an element of risk aversion in this pick, leaving open time for that Plan B, just as Rodgers was a Plan A not inspriring enough confidence to prevent Brohm as Plan B. If Love is not working out after a year, a football mind equivalent to a box of rocks as is so often the case even with first round QBs, there's time for that second shot. Since everybody wants as many reasons as they can think of to make a major decision, you can throw in the Rodgers injury factor. You want to lose as few games as possible. Boyle does not inspire confidence any more than the sting of backups before him. Think B.J. Coleman. These guys are a wish and a prayer. [/QUOTE]
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