When Poles came in, the defense was aging and Roquan wanted out. The offensive line was a mess, and there wasn’t much to work with aside Mooney and Fields.
Here are some of his picks from 2022 that filled needs: Kyler Gordon, Brisker (both 2nd rounders), Braxton Jones (5th rounder), and Elijah Hicks (7th rounder)
None of these guys are stars, but they’re really good players considering where we got them. Im really happy with the Braxton Jones pick he plays solid when he’s in.
As for 2023: Darnell Wright (first rounder), Gervon Dexter (2nd rounder), Tyrique Stevenson (2nd rounder), Roschon (4th rounder), Terell Smith (5th rounder).
This is only to name a few. Wright has been great so far. Dexter had an amazing game on Monday and is benefiting from the Sweat trade. Stevenson broke out the Detroit game with a pick and a good special teams play. Roschon while not perfect showed capability as a blocker on Monday. Terell Smith did good for a 5th round corner on Monday.
Poles def has the team going in the right direction. He turned it around quicker than I expected the team to get turned around. He has made mistakes but so far both of his drafts look really good. If even argue both of his drafts are better than any draft Ryan Pace had in his 6 years.
Let me know your thoughts!
He also sacrificed a 3rd round compensatory pick to sign Pringle. Rather than find support for Fields in his first year here, he focused our draft capital on DBs. His only major attempted FA signing was also for defense. His choice of HC was a middling DC. This off-season he once again focused our FA resources on defense, and made zero attempt to address the gaping hole at C. He’s a bad GM because he doesn’t understand how to correctly prioritize resources in the modern NFL. You can’t win by ignoring offense, and the craziest part is that despite this mismanagement we don’t even have a half decent defense to show for it. And yet this sub seems hell bent on defending him, no matter how bad this team has continued to be under his watch.