Last few drafts have been pretty good since Garrett has had some say. Last draft they traded the #18 pick for two first rounders - check out some of the redrafts that have Travis Frederick in the high teens/low 20s and Terrance Wiliams in the 20s. Escobar was really the only pick that didn't make sense, hindsight they should of taken a D-lineman but they had 6 guys they liked for 4 spots going into camp already. Even Escobar looked good at the end of the season so he still may end up replacing Witten in a few years.
But yeah, they are really being punished right now from the 2008 and 2009 drafts when Jerry was listening to Wade a bit too much, or not listening to anyone at all. The trick with Jerry during the draft is he listens to the last person he talks to - which is usually him calling up Barry Switzer or Larry Lacewell for their 70-year old opinions. I think Garrett has realized this and has done a better job at getting Jerry to talk to actual scouts last.
Still, they had SOME depth on the D-line going into training camp. Then 2 of their starters and their 2 backups got injured (Anthony Spencer, Crawford, Ben Bass) for the year or were fucking with the team (Ratliff) - no team can weather having to use 19 different D-linemen during a season, that excessive. But no depth at Safety behind Church, no depth at LB behind Lee/Carter. The injuries let them find some good cheap players for the future like George Selvie or find out what they had with their late round draft picks like Holloman but whatever.
But yeah, they are really being punished right now from the 2008 and 2009 drafts when Jerry was listening to Wade a bit too much, or not listening to anyone at all. The trick with Jerry during the draft is he listens to the last person he talks to - which is usually him calling up Barry Switzer or Larry Lacewell for their 70-year old opinions. I think Garrett has realized this and has done a better job at getting Jerry to talk to actual scouts last.
Still, they had SOME depth on the D-line going into training camp. Then 2 of their starters and their 2 backups got injured (Anthony Spencer, Crawford, Ben Bass) for the year or were fucking with the team (Ratliff) - no team can weather having to use 19 different D-linemen during a season, that excessive. But no depth at Safety behind Church, no depth at LB behind Lee/Carter. The injuries let them find some good cheap players for the future like George Selvie or find out what they had with their late round draft picks like Holloman but whatever.
