The problem with talking about missing on individual players is it goes both ways. There are studs throughout every draft and so if you are going to cherry pick, you could just as easily talk about day 3 standouts that we should have traded down for instead of picking where we did.
McDowell isn't a good data point either way, since accidents can happen at any draft slot. The evidence is strong at this point that Andrew Luck's shoulder issues were at least partially due to the torn labrum from snowboarding he tried to hide.
Who would they have taken if they didn't move down for Penny? Derwin James had come off the pick before, and they wouldn't have traded down if a center or LVE were at the top of their board. They also could have picked Orlando Brown with the 3rd round pick they got for moving down, so it's hard to blame the trade down itself rather than the players they picked.
Players who went right after Collier include Kaleb McGary, Byron Murphy, Jawaan Taylor, and Deebo Samuel. Is it really the trade down itself that was the problem there, or picking the wrong player from the ones available?
Ifedi has had a better career than 11 of the 12 players drafted ahead of him. If you want to use the benefit of hindsight here, you should actually trade down 6 more spots and select Chris Jones. Or all the way down to #165 for Tyreek Hill.2016- Ifedi
2017- Mcdowell
2018- Penny
2019- Collier
McDowell isn't a good data point either way, since accidents can happen at any draft slot. The evidence is strong at this point that Andrew Luck's shoulder issues were at least partially due to the torn labrum from snowboarding he tried to hide.
Who would they have taken if they didn't move down for Penny? Derwin James had come off the pick before, and they wouldn't have traded down if a center or LVE were at the top of their board. They also could have picked Orlando Brown with the 3rd round pick they got for moving down, so it's hard to blame the trade down itself rather than the players they picked.
Players who went right after Collier include Kaleb McGary, Byron Murphy, Jawaan Taylor, and Deebo Samuel. Is it really the trade down itself that was the problem there, or picking the wrong player from the ones available?