Originally posted by Steve
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For me the pick they should have gone for is Chubb with the 4th pick. He could have been an ideal partner for Garrett. Granted they needed a corner but the way the draft fell they could have got a corner at the top of the second round. Josh Jackson ended up going to the Packers and other corners were available that have a lot of upside. So in hindsight that's the pick I'd change for them rather than quarterback first overall, however I would not have taken Baker first, he was the third QB of the four on my board. I had Rosen first and Darnold second, with Allen fourth. So I'd have taken Darnold for them because he could suit their conditions better, but that's just me.
With that said, they did the right thing passing on Barkley. I have no problem drafting a running back high but in a deep class there was better value to be had first and fourth than taking Barkley. There were enough good backs at the top of the second to take like Chubb, Guice, Jones etc to not warrant spending a high value pick on one. So they deserve credit for that in a sense unless Barkley becomes the next Adrian Peterson. At that point they might regret their first pick if that happens and Baker is a bust.
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