The way I see it, most teams that are drafting 2nd overall are in desperate need of talent and would expect that pick to start immediately. We really aren't that team. We got our pick because of another teams failure. So, I don't see it as that big of a deal that G-Rob isn't starting. We did draft him because of a huge upside didn't we? I also don't think we knew what we had in Davin Joseph. Would he return to form or not? I think we are in a lot better position depth wise. I like knowing we have a good player like G-Rob that we can bring off the bench initially.
Not only did we have the benefit of drafting that high due to Washington's failures, we were able to get a steal of a player with OUR draft slot in Donald.
I think at the heart of the issue here, is that for so long, we have been that team who "earned" the #2 pick in the draft, and this fan base in general, is almost brainwashed into thinking that EVERY PLAYER we pick in the top 3 rounds has to be an INSTANT STARTER or else the organization made yet another mistake. The difference is this regime has done an amazing job of turning over this roster, in just their 3rd off season, that not only are they to the point of not being forced to rush players into the lineup before they are ready to play at a level that they won't hurt the team, they actually have better players already in place.
Along those lines, when they have 11 draft picks and the last 5 of them don't make the roster, it's not the end of the world. In recent past, having a 5th round pick (Rok Watkins) not making the team was viewed as a big deal. For me at least, it says this roster is so much deeper and more talented than it has been in years. That it is now actually difficult to EARN a spot on the roster, much less in the starting lineup.
Also, I read comments referring to the past 10 years of ineptitude and failure. To be fair, I think that does a disservice to THIS REGIME and what they have done in the past 2+ years. If you want to say that the 10 years prior to Fisher and Snead coming on board, starting with the Zygmunt/Martz feud, then fine. But to include these past 2 years in that disaster is just not accurate.