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You cannot look at the #2 pick in a vacuum. The question is not "who would you rather have" but, rather, "what decisions made by this regime led to making the pick they did?"
Fisher, Snead, Demoff and CO obviously saw value in the current offensive line depth, and felt comfortable enough in the primary cornerstone positions (Top 15 QB, LT, RB, WR, DE, MLB, CB) that they could use the #2 overall pick in the draft to select a project.
The reason we are asking this question now is because we do not have a top 15 QB, we have a LT coming off major ACL surgery, a MLB who week after week is getting more and more exposed as a second tier/marginal player, and still lack a dominant CB, although JJ flashes at times. We do, however, have ascending RB and WR in Stacy and Quick, as well as a game breaking DE in Quinn, so, in essence, we have half of the positions covered.
People who have a problem with the pick don't take umbrage with Robinson and his development: no one here doubts that with enough training and focused practice that Robinson can overcome his question marks and become a dominant football player. What they are really asking, is after trading up for a tiny punt returner who they have no idea how to utilize, drafting D tackle after D tackle in early rounds, and passing on many impact players who are making a difference right now, not needing 3 years to develop, is the strategy being employed at Rams park really taking full advantage of the premium draft positions this team has stumbled into, and how is it translating to success on the field?
This is more than fair to criticize at this point in the year
Fisher, Snead, Demoff and CO obviously saw value in the current offensive line depth, and felt comfortable enough in the primary cornerstone positions (Top 15 QB, LT, RB, WR, DE, MLB, CB) that they could use the #2 overall pick in the draft to select a project.
The reason we are asking this question now is because we do not have a top 15 QB, we have a LT coming off major ACL surgery, a MLB who week after week is getting more and more exposed as a second tier/marginal player, and still lack a dominant CB, although JJ flashes at times. We do, however, have ascending RB and WR in Stacy and Quick, as well as a game breaking DE in Quinn, so, in essence, we have half of the positions covered.
People who have a problem with the pick don't take umbrage with Robinson and his development: no one here doubts that with enough training and focused practice that Robinson can overcome his question marks and become a dominant football player. What they are really asking, is after trading up for a tiny punt returner who they have no idea how to utilize, drafting D tackle after D tackle in early rounds, and passing on many impact players who are making a difference right now, not needing 3 years to develop, is the strategy being employed at Rams park really taking full advantage of the premium draft positions this team has stumbled into, and how is it translating to success on the field?
This is more than fair to criticize at this point in the year