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Nice position pick now let's get the center

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Measurables looks good on this kid and feels a nice need at inside linebacker. Now let's get that backup starting center next followed by that punter and a cb etc. Any ideas
 
But we need a center we have little depth at center etc
 
I would perhaps trade down a couple of places and pick up an extra 5th. I'd take Tom at 135, best player available in the 5th and trade 1 or both 7th round picks for Jacobs
 
DOLFANMIKE said:
I like Lindstrom at Center but expect it to be Tom
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You may have to finally come to grips with the fact that we aren't drafting "competition" for Deiter......lol. It just isn't a realistic, and sound plan.

I have been trying to tell ppl all along that the way to go there was bring in a cheap vet FA after the draft/cuts.
 
Mach2 said:
You may have to finally come to grips with the fact that we aren't drafting "competition" for Deiter......lol. It just isn't a realistic, and sound plan.

I have been trying to tell ppl all along that the way to go there was bring in a cheap vet FA after the draft/cuts.
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Anytime we have an opportunity to upgrade a position and the means to do it I'll be interested. Last I checked we don't know what the team tried to do to secure a Center. We just know that so far they haven't.
Bringing in a "cheap vet FA" after the draft isn't going to upgrade us at Center.

As for what's realistic, on draft day your priorities determine what's realistic, so I'm not sure what you are patting yourself on the back about.
 
DOLFANMIKE said:
Anytime we have an opportunity to upgrade a position and the means to do it I'll be interested. Last I checked we don't know what the team tried to do to secure a Center. We just know that so far they haven't.
Bringing in a "cheap vet FA" after the draft isn't going to upgrade us at Center.

As for what's realistic, on draft day your priorities determine what's realistic, so I'm not sure what you are patting yourself on the back about.
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Not patting myself on the back for what I consider to be rational.

It isn't rational to expect to draft a Center in the late rounds to be an upgrade over an experienced starter. Does it happen? Of course it does. Is it common, or likely? No it isn't.

That is where our disagreement lies. Even if we had drafted a late rd Center, we still would have needed to bring in a vet to be safe. Aside from that, beyond the top two Center prospects, none of the guys were exceptional, or a standout in any way. It appears that GMs around the league would agree with that assessment.

I agree that if you can upgrade within the framework of positional value, you absolutely do it. I just think expecting a low round rookie pick to actually be an upgrade, and depending on it to happen is folly. It's a shot in the dark. Sure you take those at times, but you do it as an afterthought, not as a viable plan.
 
Mach2 said:
Not patting myself on the back for what I consider to be rational.

It isn't rational to expect to draft a Center in the late rounds to be an upgrade over an experienced starter. Does it happen? Of course it does. Is it common, or likely? No it isn't.

That is where our disagreement lies. Even if we had drafted a late rd Center, we still would have needed to bring in a vet to be safe. Aside from that, beyond the top two Center prospects, none of the guys were exceptional, or a standout in any way. It appears that GMs around the league would agree with that assessment.

I agree that if you can upgrade within the framework of positional value, you absolutely do it. I just think expecting a low round rookie pick to actually be an upgrade, and depending on it to happen is folly. It's a shot in the dark. Sure you take those at times, but you do it as an afterthought, not as a viable plan.
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The original post was an article about Miami showing interest in upgrading our Center position. It was pretty much understood by everyone that read it that the focus was on potentially trading up in the draft.
The idea that we COULD bring in a Center at 102 (the same round Deiter was drafted in) to compete with Deiter at Center was also mentioned. Somehow that turned into draft a guy late in the draft and let him replace Deiter at Center.

Sorry. That was never the argument.
 
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