FWIW, not that Max needs his credibility confirmed, but Underhill has said the same things. DA thought that Hendrickson was just an effort guy and didn't have the skills to consistently get sacks.
It really makes me wonder how much of our recent trouble in the draft was due to DA wanting the wrong guys at positions other than DB.
That’s a good question. In the more modern drafts they’ve drafted a lot of “measurables” type players especially on Defense which is how you end up w Davenport , Turner , Foskey , Bressee to name a few.
They need to really hit on at least 2 of the next 3 drafts.
A team can’t pay a QB $50M and whiff on multiple drafts and then misevaluate guys in your own building (Baun , Hendrickson etc ) while paying guys like Cam , Tyrann , Demario