I don't understand this DeJean hysteria either. It's like some sort of a cult.Originally Posted by Anti-Polar Bear
The dude has not played a single snap since he was injured on November 11th. At that time, the consensus of most of the early mocks was that he was somewhere between lower half of the first and middle of the second round. Since then, he's somehow become a lock for the middle of the 1st and I've seen some people suggesting Top Ten.
Why? Is he doing his rehab on Planet Krypton or something? Why would an injured and inactive player climb so steadily and so high in the draft rankings?
It makes no sense to me.
But I went with Nubin, tentatively. Safety is the only position I would want to spend a 1st round pick on, and he's probably the last man left standing at the position who might warrant that. If he's not there (or even if he is, but Gute doesn't see him as best value), I'd just as soon drop back, gather some extra Day 2 picks, and use them to increase our chances of strengthening the position in the 2nd and 3rd Rounds. I'd love to see Cole Bishop in this defense, but I don't love him "#25 worth".
But then again, things will likely change between now and then anyway. I think it's quite likely Gutekunst solves at least half our safety problem in free agency next week, and once the dust settles from that, we'll have a much better idea of what the team needs are.
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