Every team has things happen to their draft picks that make their draft classes not as good as they could be, but Cine was never going to start as a rookie and was firmly buried behind Bynum, Metellus and Smith on the depth chart before the injury, and after was just as bad. Turner was not only behind Van Ginkel, but career backup Pat Jones and was not very good even when he played. JJ McCarthy is the one pick you mention that might still save Kwesi's draft picks from the past 3 drafts, and if he truly was the only QB of the 6 drafted in the 1st round that wasn't ready to start in his first year, we are in trouble.Cliff wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2025 8:02 pmTo be fair when considering those stats they drafted JJ who they never intened to start, Turner who was behind Van Ginkel, and Cine who was immediately injured. We'll never know if he was destine to be terrible or if he never fully recovered.StumpHunter wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2025 5:57 pm
Of those 107 starts, the vast majority are from terrible players like Evans, Ingram, Hall, and Chandler. Only 29 starts from a quality starter in Addison, and with a few backups getting starts because of injury to fill out the rest.
He really has had the worst drafts of the past 3 seasons, and I think that more than anything will force his hand into doing whatever it takes to get JJ McCarthy starting this coming season. He needs JJ to make his drafts not look bad, because 2025 and his 1 pick in the first 3 rounds isn't going to cut it.
I don't think that was the case though, and KOC's bluster about not starting him until he was ready meant the same as Mayo's talk about not starting Maye until he was ready and just meant not starting him until it became clear the vet starter ahead of them no longer gave them a good shot at winning football games.