DefensiveEnd76
Football Guru
Need to build BOTH lines before anything. Trenches have to be fortified.
I’ve said it before and I’ll Say it again, you ONLY draft oline with a top 10 pick IF you have solid proven playmakers at all other major positions (QB, WR, DE, CB)
Otherwise you used those high draft picks for potential game changers... and an OLINMAN will never be a game changer
I think Nelson changed that line in Indy this year!!! If there is that kind of guard available at 13, I am thinking long and hard...
I think Nelson changed that line in Indy this year!!! If there is that kind of guard available at 13, I am thinking long and hard...
You may be right. Using a rd1 pick on a guard just seems like a waste to me.I think Nelson changed that line in Indy this year!!! If there is that kind of guard available at 13, I am thinking long and hard...
I agree with you. I had mentioned in a previous post we need to fill the line with quality FA Journeymen and solid drafting. No more high priced 10M FA signings. Just guys who have proven they can block and stay healthy. 3-4 4-6 Million $$ FA and 3-4 solid Draftees. If we hit on a franchise guy we’ll maybe keep one of them but these guys should be grinders not premadonasMuch salivating on the Forum for fans wanting to get much needed help on the OL through drafting this year. Many even hoping for a guard with our #13 pick.
The hated Pats have done it right and it’s obvious to us when we see Brady sitting back there, going through his progressions while we struggle to break through his OL. Year in year out.
Let’s take a look at the Pats OL, and where they were drafted:
Left tackle - 7th round
Left Guard - 3rd round
Center - Undrafted
Right Guard - 4th round
Right Tackle - 5th round
The lesson here is that these big boys with talent exist all over the draft, often way way down. Teams have to a) identify them, and b) coach them up and put them in a situation where they are held accountable by the entire organization, from the QB on down. My feeling is that the Pats excel in, not drafting, but coaching.
Personally, I like using higher draft picks on the skill positions, and training up the maulers who have the size to fight.
Having said that, toss the 13th pick if possible for more ammo in 2020.