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Originally Posted by Rain Man
I was a little worried that I was too conservative. But with only five picks, there's not a lot of flexibility. I wanted to come away with a LG, CB, LB, and RB, and it really depended on who was available where. That's four of my five picks.
I learned that the top linebackers won't be around by Pick 63, and the top CBs (despite their numbers) thin out really fast after 63. It also seems like there's still a good cache of running backs available in the fourth - not the top tier, but some guys I like. So my draft was kind of dictated to me.
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I just could not talk myself into caring about RB.
Off-ball LBer and CB are the only real 'must haves' I took into the draft and even then, Delpit sliding to 32 had me willing to gamble a bit.
The idea of a 3-down RB is just dead to me at this point. I don't really care. And there is ALWAYS another situational back you can find essentially for free in FA.
So with Gay there in the 3rd, I couldn't begin to justify a RB and by the 4th, it came down to one of a bunch of backs who would likely end up like Deandre Washington anyway or Jonah Jackson, who could help a back like Deandre Washington play up a bit.