I'm starting to change my mind

The lack of TE depth is a problem. It seems we've been trying to replace Shockey with Tolbert, and it's been a miserable failure so far. I like him, but there's only so much you can do with a 5'9" fullback.

 

WR is not the problem by any stretch of the imagination.

 

Giants - Victor Cruz undrafted, Hakeem Nicks 29th overall, Ramses Barden 85th overall, Domenik Hixon undrafted, Rueben Randle 63rd overall

Packers - Jordy Nelson 36th overall, Randall Cobb 64th overall, James Jones 78th overall, Greg Jennings 52nd overall

Saints - Marques Colston 252nd overall, Lance Moore undrafted, Devery Henderson 50th overall, Jimmy Graham 95th overall

 

I made no remark on HOW those teams acquired their talent, just that they did so. This team isn't capable of developing late (ie, post first) round talent.

 

WRs drafted in the top 10 since 2000:

Justin Blackmon - too early to tell
A.J. Green - beast
Julio Jones - beast
Darrius Heyward-Bey - meh
Michael Crabtree - terrible
Calvin Johnson - beast
Ted Ginn Jr. - terrible
Braylon Edwards - meh
Troy Williamson - terrible
Mike Williams - terrible
Larry Fitzgerald - beast
Roy Williams - meh
Reggie Williams - terrible
Charles Rogers - terrible
Andre Johnson - beast
David Terrell - terrible
Koren Robinson - terrible
Peter Warrick - terrible
Plaxico Burress - meh
Travis Taylor - terrible

So even if you choose correctly and end up with one of the beasts, ask Larry Fitzgerald how easy it is to carry an offense by yourself if the QB is constantly under pressure. Frankly I'm not impressed by any of the WRs entering the 2013 draft anyway, but a WR in the first round would definitely be the wrong move. If you want to improve the passing game then take a great LT, although unfortunately there aren't any of those in this draft either.

 

Thanks for the list. You left out a couple but the point is still salient. However none of those 3 have a dominant LT either, merely a competent player there.

 

It's weird that people are complaining about this when LaFell is coming off a pretty good game.

 

I'm sort of waiting to see less "what the hell?" play calling before I say we don't have the players we need. Ok except oline, they can go.

 

the lack of passing performance from the backs in general is bizarre. Cam's just not looking there, which makes it a waste. In a situation like that it's almost better to do the Henning thing and cuck the offense down to three guys in a pattern.

I think that's the only difference, Shockey would be downfield more and Tolbert's on the edges. Though I saw them run F-post to him a couple of times and that didn't work out at all.

 

the lack of passing performance from the backs in general is bizarre. Cam's just not looking there, which makes it a waste. In a situation like that it's almost better to do the Henning thing and cuck the offense down to three guys in a pattern.

I think that's the only difference, Shockey would be downfield more and Tolbert's on the edges. Though I saw them run F-post to him a couple of times and that didn't work out at all.