FRPLG
11-23-2009, 04:17 PM
Do we need to draft an OL in the first round though to build the line? Why can't we draft OL in the 2nd round, trade for a pick in the 3rd and draft another there (RB in the 4th), OL in the 5th round?
Yeah I think talking in such absolutes, as I have and others too, isn't very realistic. It's going to come down to making the best decisions we can given the situation. If we can land a starting T and G later in the draft and there is a stud QB there for us then yeah we do it.But it's probably more likely the the least risky route is to get a good T in 1 and go from there.
Trample the Elderly
11-23-2009, 04:22 PM
Do we need to draft an OL in the first round though to build the line? Why can't we draft OL in the 2nd round, trade for a pick in the 3rd and draft another there (RB in the 4th), OL in the 5th round?
That depends on who's making the pick IMO. If it's Vinny, yeah we do. He only seems to be good in the first and seventh.
tryfuhl
11-23-2009, 04:24 PM
I have heard Buges several times before this season and last season saying how strong we where along the O line. That leads me to believe that just maybe Buges could be part of the problem and Cerrato not persuing more lines players based of what Buges is telling him.
Either that or he just doesn't want to publicly say that he only has scrubs to deal with.
mlmdub130
11-23-2009, 04:51 PM
Do we need to draft an OL in the first round though to build the line? Why can't we draft OL in the 2nd round, trade for a pick in the 3rd and draft another there (RB in the 4th), OL in the 5th round?
your logic scares me, knock it off, we don't like that kinda thinkin around here
53Fan
11-23-2009, 05:12 PM
Do we need to draft an OL in the first round though to build the line? Why can't we draft OL in the 2nd round, trade for a pick in the 3rd and draft another there (RB in the 4th), OL in the 5th round?
If we want players the caliber of Russell Okung we do. Why not try to get the best o-line we can for once?
Ruhskins
11-23-2009, 05:33 PM
If we want players the caliber of Russell Okung we do. Why not try to get the best o-line we can for once?
Especially given the success of first-round tackles over the past couple of seasons, I don't see why we can't get a franchise tackle.
SmootSmack
11-23-2009, 05:34 PM
Do we want one stud or quality across the line, depth included?
Lotus
11-23-2009, 05:37 PM
Especially given the success of first-round tackles over the past couple of seasons, I don't see why we can't get a franchise tackle.
:goodjob: The tackle position is not only important, it also has a relatively high percentage of draft success, as you indicate.
Ruhskins
11-23-2009, 05:40 PM
Do we want one stud or quality across the line, depth included?
I think both...however, given the fact that we haven't been able to produce a tackle of the future with the young players we've brought in and that we lost our franchise tackle, I believe we need a stud tackle.
We also need management competent enough to add depth during the lower rounds and/or free agency (like what Parcells did in Miami).
BigHairedAristocrat
11-23-2009, 05:45 PM
Do we need to draft an OL in the first round though to build the line? Why can't we draft OL in the 2nd round, trade for a pick in the 3rd and draft another there (RB in the 4th), OL in the 5th round?
If we only needed DEPTH along the O-line, I would agree with you. However, we don't JUST need depth. We also need multiple STARTERS along the line.
Personally, I think our best bet is to trade down (what else is new?) in the first round, pick up a 2nd rounder and then use our first 3 picks (all in rounds 1 and 2) on a starting OT, a QB who can start in 2011, and another OL. Its going to take us a couple of years to fix this thing, so we might as well do it right. Our first priorities are drafting a QB of the future (not the present) and building a solid offensive line (starters - rounds 1-2) with good depth (backups - developmental guys in rounds 3-7).