I'll give him kudos for trading Judon and acquiring Ben Brown under the circumstances.
Resigning Henry, Barmore, Onwenu, Stevenson, Dugger and Peppers were good moves too.
I don't think we can fault Wolf for Pepper's off the field issues.
Chucks was a flat out miss in FA and can't defend that, but he was a low dollar signing and there were some contingencies (albeit less than solid) in place.
For the most part I understand his strategy in the 2024 draft.
Round 1:
Maye was a no brainer. Anybody who still thinks we should have passed on Maye at pick 3 is fooling themselves.
- Round 2: Prioritizing getting Maye a weapon, especially given the depth at WR in the draft was a good idea, Unfortunately Polk has made a significant regression that is counter to what was more or less a consensus on his positives - hands and character. (I know separation is an issue too). Legit to question if OT Paul or Suamatia were the more prudent picks in round 2, but neither one of them has proven to be legit NFL starter caliber as of yet.
- Round 3: Given the run at OT, I think Wallace was the next best off the board and a worthy pick in round 3. Wallace has a long way to go. May never have the chops for LT and it remains to see if he's an NFL worthy RT. His pass pro needs serious work. Its worth noting though that very few college offensive line players can come into the NFL these days and be solid in year 1. Lack of contact practices in the NFL is delaying development.
- Round 4: If Robinson doesn't develop this will be disappointing and calls into question Wolf's strategy. We've invested so heavily at the OG (Strange, Sow, Robinson) position with so little in return definitely worth a second guess with a 4th round pick given other positional needs.
Round 4:
Baker is a potential WR play maker with upside. Worth a 4th round gamble
Round 6:
Dial - not bad being a special teams contributor as a rookie 6th round pick
Round 6:
Milton - worth it for preseason entertainment value alone.
Feel free to disagree.