Last year we only thought Huff was a situational pass rusher. This year he proved he can do enough to be a full time edge rusher. He had 3.5 sacks last year, admittedly in limited snaps, but he hadn't proven himself as an elite rusher until he got the snaps to do so this year. We can't say we already had our "WMD" because we didn't know if Huff could do anything besides rush on 3rd down.
Nothing matters except whether WMD develops into a good player. If he does, it's a great pick. If he doesn't, it's bad. I don't care if he plays a starting role this year, he's practicing for his 2nd year like JJ.
When you see the kid every day in practice and run a 9 man rotation and limit his snaps intentionally it's bad business in evaluation when you don't even give yourself the chance to see him in live games.
We were deep even minus huff and paying JFM. No matter which way you cut it WMD was a luxury pick .
So yes I hope he reaches the ceiling I think he has but when Huff walks and becomes objectively elite it's a bad look when your goal next season is gutting a few key players on D to salvage the god awful job you did with offense
We likely lose Huff and JFM for cap reasons . So yeah, you can have the squirrel stashing nuts for winter argument, but like I said, the real crime was budging on the Rodgers trade capital
They can spin it however they want, but I simply don't believe Jones wouldn't have been the pick.had they not done the pick swap with GB in rd 1
It's all a moot point. I like the player, so im not gonna knock the kid
But ultimately, for someone who was a supposed OL guru, JD has arguably done his worst job with the OL.
My gripe is more asset mismanagement and OL neglect. WMD just happens to be at the center of that discussion .