re: Zach Baun

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DA is also doing it with Taylor in the slot, when he’s clearly a boundary corner. The other factor is poor talent evaluation, like letting Hendrickson go b/c you think Davenport is the better

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Taylor is the same guy from slot to boundary, he takes chances that cause him to shine or whiff on some plays. Plus Lattimore & Adebo are better than him on the outside, and even Yadom is performing pretty good and arguably better than Taylor did/would, plus if you put Taylor on the outside in Latt's spot then you have a new slot CB so that would make 2 guys in adjusted positions in the secondary in season

Hendrickson's contract year with us just did not line up well for the team, not directly tied into Davenport's contract. Hendrickson did well and earned a payday better than we could afford, plain & simple. At least we did not re-sign Dav to large contract

We do have a bit of a history playing guys out of their positions of strength though.
Anthony Hargrove not being used at 4-3 DE when he had the speed for it, and instead kept him inside even though he was undersized & didn't have the base strength for DT
Akiem Hicks we tried to make a 4-3 DE instead of a 3-tech or 3-4 DE
Kaden Ellis could've been used to pash rush more early on as he had some success in college
Cam Jordan should be moved inside on obvious passing downs at this point of his career
Jimmy Graham not being used more, especially in red zone
Taysom Hill not being used more in red zone
Jamal Williams not being used more in red zone, and having 0 TDs through 16 games this season after having a league high 17 just last season
Zack Baun has been played out of position his entire time, even us amateurs saw this early on, his draft profile and college film was OLB rush and we waited until over 3.5 years down of his 4 year contract to play him at his natural position. He may be situational at best, who knows, since he's listed small at 228lbs but I do wonder if as a professional athlete if he could get to the 240 range if he committed and if the only reason he has not yet is because we played him on special teams and coverage LB??? But I am impressed with his speed/bend on the edge, and his hand fighting. He's not just relying on speed to win.