While I stand behind my stated opinion the OL will be much better this year with the players this year, I did not imply in any way that there aren't positions for improvement available.
I hope that much is clear.
Now when it comes to speculation, I'm your man. - LOL
We are at the point right now that we do not require a patch on any OL positions. The area I want upgraded the most is Center. Next to the QB, this is the most important position on the offense.
Let's start to look at changes to our OL, not as improvements to be a little more competitive, but let's start moving forward to create the best OL of this century.
First things first, and the first thing to consider for an OL is the Center. It may take two or three years to find that "Center" of the century, but let's not use draft picks that offer only slight improvements at a position, but that represent "player of the century" kind of improvements. On an offensive line, it really all starts with the Center.
We are currently a talent rich team and we should be making the OL a special project for the next three years. We need to avoid taking "small" steps in positional improvement that can be improved with another small step at the same position in two or three years. Thats like using two moderately high draft picks for the same or similar positions.
Let's start doing more planning and thinking ahead with regard to how we draft as opposed to always taking short term approach of "emergency repairs". While it is true that we will need to make a few "emergency repairs", that mode of player selection needs to be minimized and long term- high performance player selection needs to be maximized.
This doesn't mean we need five 1st round draft picks this year. It does mean that every draft pick we make needs to be aimed at people who can grow into long time - high level players at every draft position we have, and across all the available UDFA's.
This all means we will need coaches and scouts who can identify the players we need to sustain our team as a PREDOMINANT Playoff and Superbowl contender; like the Patriots did for almost two decades.
This means more planning and less patchwork, short term attitudes.
