quick thoughts on the fucking bullshit raiders game

[omahacolt]

Originally Posted by Colt Classic

Some questions about Ballard's strategy of building through the draft:

1. How many players are actually long term difference makers from each draft?
2. How many areas of concern are there currently?
3. How many areas of concern were there going into this past offseason?
4. How many holes were created by letting players walk who weren't too bad, all things considered?

Nelson, smith, Mack and Leonard right. Who else was drafted that is a major contributor going forward?

There isn’t a single position that is good to go as it sits.

[Colt Classic]

Originally Posted by omahacolt

Nelson, smith, Mack and Leonard right. Who else was drafted that is a major contributor going forward?

There isn’t a single position that is good to go as it sits.

Sure those are cornerstones, but even being generous for this past draft you have maybe 2-4 guys who could be worth re-upping. Like I said in my edit after you quoted me, the math doesn't add up to ever actually "going for it". Now take that math and imagine they still had a franchise QB--even with Luck they were never going to be anything more than a solid 11-5 team hoping to catch a few breaks and find themselves with a favorable AFC championship match-up in the best of scenarios. There are worse places to be in the NFL landscape, but it just reeks of a franchise that's cool with hanging Wildcard banners.

The story we were given is that Luck was going to start Week 1. If that is true, and THIS is the team Ballard came up with for going for it in a franchise quarterback's better years...yeesh. I'm not even mad at Jacoby--he's ok, but he's the QB equivalent of Jabaal Sheard.