Post by The Marshall Plan on Oct 12, 2024 14:31:22 GMT -6
I'm finding this discussion kind of amusing. Didn't we have a similar discussion about who to draft in the first round in 2023? As I recall, Poles was getting eviscerated here (and on most of social media) for not taking Jalen Carter and taking Darnell Wright (OT). We took Gervon Dexter instead in the 2nd round. And we were told by several posters here and elsewhere that what a mistake that was. And that we could have gotten an OT of Wright's caliber on day 2.
Just look at Jalen Carter's stats for the 2024 season and compare them to Dexter's. I sure hope Poles makes several more of this kind of "mistake" continuously in the future. Not only are Dexter's number way better, but we also have 2 or 3 other DL players who are outperforming Carter.
Poles has made his share of mistakes. IMO the most notable were getting Chase Claypool and Nate Davis. But there have been others. I am assuming that many of these are part of the learning curve of a rookie GM growing into the job. But only time will tell on that.
Every GM makes mistakes. Claypool and Davis are meaningless in the grand scheme of Poles’ work.
