The Front Office: Adam Peters and Roster Construction

[Conn]

It really all depends on if some of the sophomore slumps rebound. Heard Sairnristil got a pick against the Ravens. So if Coleman, Mike, and JD hits from draft one that's okay. I think my issue is that AP's best hits so far our singles. He needs some homeruns. If JD stays healthy (need an o line for that to happen) that is a homerun, but no QB can be a superstar without protection. Otherwise, we still lack any stars from the draft picks.

As much as I like Bill, he had too much of an up and down year to be considered a home run. I do think we can think of him as a double or even a triple though for a seventh rounder.

We don’t just lack stars from our draft picks, we lack even average quality starters. Coleman and Sainristil becoming serviceable starters (if that happens) does not at all balance the scales of that 2024 draft class for me. It just doesn’t. That class should have built the foundation for this regime. Not every team can do it. But if you want to be a good team, you need a signature draft class or two to go along with your QB. We haven’t seen that yet and we won’t be consistently good until we do. Our drafting seems to be improving, but we aren’t sure yet. If it doesn’t improve drastically none of these guys are going to have jobs here

We spent the #7 overall pick on what we hope is a stud off-ball LB with some pass rush chops. Awesome, looking forward to watching him play, hopefully at a high level and hopefully for a long time. He looks like he could be special in coverage.

Will McClay in DAL seems to have drafted a gem LB in the 3rd round in the same class that everyone is raving about, in Barham.

We need guys like that to emerge to ever get ahead of our peers and rivals. We can’t just hope to salvage 1-3 barely NFL-worthy players from each class, even if we nail the flashy 1st rounders (which isn’t guaranteed).

Anyone who argues they weren’t expecting a LOT more from a GM with AP’s pedigree and reputation is lying to themselves and to us. It’s a coping mechanism, I understand. But nobody should be pleased or making excuses right now.

 

[RedWolf]

Over the next year or so this threads going to be very busy as the tides of BGO change on AP

 

[NickyJ]

One of AP's issues is kneecapping some of his picks in a manner that they'll never get to prove themselves as home runs.

1) Coleman would've been called a home run pick last year had he played a solid LT for us for 12-13 games
2) Sainristil is a terrible slot corner, yet the drafting of Amos forced him to stay there most of the year.
3) Magee flashed at times last year but is now on the roster bubble after the additions of Chenal and Styles
4) Lane and LMC are both natural slot receivers but we got Deebo last year and Diggs this year

I could go on more and this is not to say that acquiring Tunsil, Diggs, etc was wrong but it points to how things have played out

Those players have to prove themselves as NFL athletes, not have their hands held until they can walk. Coleman has unfortunately fallen to third best OT on the team, and offensive line is one of the few positions where the depth rarely sees the field. Sainristil, Magee, and the WRs all see the field in regular game time. If they fail to show, it's not for lack of opportunities. Either the team's coaches don't know how to play them to their strengths, or they have no strengths to play them to. Either way, forcing them onto the field won't help the rest of the team. We've seen the Trey Quinns and Ryan Grants get showcased by their coaches and do absolutely nothing with that time.

 

[bowhunter]

Those players have to prove themselves as NFL athletes, not have their hands held until they can walk. Coleman has unfortunately fallen to third best OT on the team, and offensive line is one of the few positions where the depth rarely sees the field. Sainristil, Magee, and the WRs all see the field in regular game time. If they fail to show, it's not for lack of opportunities. Either the team's coaches don't know how to play them to their strengths, or they have no strengths to play them to. Either way, forcing them onto the field won't help the rest of the team. We've seen the Trey Quinns and Ryan Grants get showcased by their coaches and do absolutely nothing with that time.

I still rank Coleman ahead of Conerly

 

[burgold]

Those players have to prove themselves as NFL athletes, not have their hands held until they can walk. Coleman has unfortunately fallen to third best OT on the team, and offensive line is one of the few positions where the depth rarely sees the field. Sainristil, Magee, and the WRs all see the field in regular game time. If they fail to show, it's not for lack of opportunities. Either the team's coaches don't know how to play them to their strengths, or they have no strengths to play them to. Either way, forcing them onto the field won't help the rest of the team. We've seen the Trey Quinns and Ryan Grants get showcased by their coaches and do absolutely nothing with that time.

I'm not sure. I think there is an argument to make that Coleman is a better tackle than Connerly. Mind you, that opens up a different draft problem.