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<blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 876196"><p>According to Gutekunst, the issue was whether a rookie WR would be of much help <strong><em>now, </em></strong>not whether they were worth the pick<strong><em>. </em></strong>It's often commented upon in these pages, given how obvious it is, that rookie WRs, no matter where they are drafted, often don't contribute much in their first year. First year breakouts are the exception.</p><p></p><p>Of course a developmental back-up QB, who may in fact be #3 on the depth chart to start out, doesn't do much for now either. It might be worth observing that with another Adams injury, having that rookie WR, however much he's still getting his feet wet, might provide something toward winning whereas if Boyle or Love have to take the reins you can pretty much write off the season.</p><p></p><p>This had nothing to do with <em>the now,</em> that should be obvious.</p><p></p><p>Gutekunst said the WRs he would have considered at that first round slot were off the board. That would have been Ruggs, Jeudy, Lamb, Jefferson and/or Aiyuk, who were off the board between #12 and #25, in the vicinity of where they were expected to go, some a little lower, some a little higher.</p><p></p><p>And yet, the day before the draft it was reported that Gutekunst was making calls looking for a trade up in the first round, a report that turned out to be accurate. Which is more plausible? Working on a contingency if a WR of choice happened to fall? Or was it love for Love? GM mind-sets do not involve flipping coins.</p><p></p><p>There were no reported vitual interviews with those above mentioned receivers, only Mimms. There was with Love, and Gutekunst stated after the fact there was more than one. He's been talking about drafting a QB for the last couple of years, the implication being it would not be a late rounder. He wanted to set up on-sites with a couple of Day 1 - 2 QB prospects in 2019, one accepted and the other declined. He's been on the hunt for that upper round talent for two years.</p><p></p><p>Maybe, just maybe, if one of these receivers was graded highest and potentially an immediate contributor, and inexplicably dropped, then maybe he takes him. But it's not just receivers--that was the binary decision presented because that's what folks expected. What about other positions of need? If we're going to talk about passing on players that would not help immediately, you have to look at <strong><em>all positions</em></strong>.</p><p></p><p>I believe, and the evidence suggests, Gutekunst was predisposed to taking a QB, and not just any QB, but this QB, and the pre-draft contingent trades were predicated on that. It would have taken an extraordinary circumstance for it to be otherwise.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HardRightEdge, post: 876196"] According to Gutekunst, the issue was whether a rookie WR would be of much help [B][I]now, [/I][/B]not whether they were worth the pick[B][I]. [/I][/B]It's often commented upon in these pages, given how obvious it is, that rookie WRs, no matter where they are drafted, often don't contribute much in their first year. First year breakouts are the exception. Of course a developmental back-up QB, who may in fact be #3 on the depth chart to start out, doesn't do much for now either. It might be worth observing that with another Adams injury, having that rookie WR, however much he's still getting his feet wet, might provide something toward winning whereas if Boyle or Love have to take the reins you can pretty much write off the season. This had nothing to do with [I]the now,[/I] that should be obvious. Gutekunst said the WRs he would have considered at that first round slot were off the board. That would have been Ruggs, Jeudy, Lamb, Jefferson and/or Aiyuk, who were off the board between #12 and #25, in the vicinity of where they were expected to go, some a little lower, some a little higher. And yet, the day before the draft it was reported that Gutekunst was making calls looking for a trade up in the first round, a report that turned out to be accurate. Which is more plausible? Working on a contingency if a WR of choice happened to fall? Or was it love for Love? GM mind-sets do not involve flipping coins. There were no reported vitual interviews with those above mentioned receivers, only Mimms. There was with Love, and Gutekunst stated after the fact there was more than one. He's been talking about drafting a QB for the last couple of years, the implication being it would not be a late rounder. He wanted to set up on-sites with a couple of Day 1 - 2 QB prospects in 2019, one accepted and the other declined. He's been on the hunt for that upper round talent for two years. Maybe, just maybe, if one of these receivers was graded highest and potentially an immediate contributor, and inexplicably dropped, then maybe he takes him. But it's not just receivers--that was the binary decision presented because that's what folks expected. What about other positions of need? If we're going to talk about passing on players that would not help immediately, you have to look at [B][I]all positions[/I][/B]. I believe, and the evidence suggests, Gutekunst was predisposed to taking a QB, and not just any QB, but this QB, and the pre-draft contingent trades were predicated on that. It would have taken an extraordinary circumstance for it to be otherwise. [/QUOTE]
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