Dirtbag59
12-21-2010, 12:20 AM
Why the crush on Locker? He never really has impressed me that much, especially this season. Rex wil be the starter come week one no matter what happens or if we draft a QB. We have a firstand second round pick in 2011, I say give Trent Williams some help, and make the scout team work overtime to earn their inflated paychecks. Whoever these guys are, they have been epic failures overall in terms of talent evaluation. I like Trent Williams a lot, but he isn't going to last long or be worth a damn if he keeps having to line up next to a bunch of bums for the next several seasons. Draft some damn guards with the first two picks then go for the best available tackle in the latter rounds. If Mallet is available for our #1, I admit I would be tempted to go for him, but I wouldn't pull the trigger. No matter who our guy is, our line sucks so much that he would be ineffective. Both lines need to be addressed in the offseason, and I would look at a CB and LB. Fletch can't be the man forever.
If we don't develop a QB that can play on a consistent basis then stocking the line with early draft picks is going to produce results similar to that of the 49ers.
As of today they have 3 first round picks, and two early second round picks all drafted by them. Their record is 5-9 in the NFC West.
The best teams are able to find 3rd round picks and beyond and develop them consistently enough that the team not only has a great starting line but enough depth to deal with injuries. The Jets are the only elite team right now that has a line stocked with guys who were 1st rounders, either taken by the Jets or signed as a free agent. Yet their QB has a measly 74 QB rating.
How is that when he has all these great receivers and all day to throw? The fact of the matter is the QB more times then not is the problem. Weather it's a system problem or inability to adjust to the speed of the game problem. The fact remains that if you have a good QB you're at least going to see something.
Aaron Rodgers and Big Ben have lines that at the very least are comparable to ours. Yet they top the league in passing stats year in and year out. Peyton Manning has a line that would make most of you shutter and Brady's line has one measly first round pick.
Despite the McNabb experiments utter failure I still trust that we have a coaching staff that can develop a young signal caller. And history suggest that our odds of stumbling onto a Schuab or even a Romo is very low. You're much better off using the first round to draft a QB. Especially if you think that QB is a great fit for your system and all indications seem to suggest that Locker is a great fit. At the very least Shanahan is impressed with him and in the end thats all that matters.
I might be in the minority but I think we need to drop this idea that we need to stock the line with early draft picks. As of now we probably just need one more 1st or 2nd round pick along the line but beyond that I would rather get a pipeline going of 3rd rounders and beyond on an annual basis like the rest of the leagues elite team and develop a line that way.
I strongly encourage everyone to look at the ESPN depth charts around the league and look at the O-Line depth charts. You'll see where many of the best teams have lines composed of 5th, 6th, 7th, and UDFA's with one or two early round picks serving as the anchors. The real problem with the line up until this point hasn't necessarily been a lack of binging on early round picks (though it had been a problem before Trent came along) but rather an inability to develop late round guys past Heyer.
Above all I don't want to go into 2012 with our hopes hinging on a rookie QB especially if it means passing up a guy that fits our system in 2011.
If we don't develop a QB that can play on a consistent basis then stocking the line with early draft picks is going to produce results similar to that of the 49ers.
As of today they have 3 first round picks, and two early second round picks all drafted by them. Their record is 5-9 in the NFC West.
The best teams are able to find 3rd round picks and beyond and develop them consistently enough that the team not only has a great starting line but enough depth to deal with injuries. The Jets are the only elite team right now that has a line stocked with guys who were 1st rounders, either taken by the Jets or signed as a free agent. Yet their QB has a measly 74 QB rating.
How is that when he has all these great receivers and all day to throw? The fact of the matter is the QB more times then not is the problem. Weather it's a system problem or inability to adjust to the speed of the game problem. The fact remains that if you have a good QB you're at least going to see something.
Aaron Rodgers and Big Ben have lines that at the very least are comparable to ours. Yet they top the league in passing stats year in and year out. Peyton Manning has a line that would make most of you shutter and Brady's line has one measly first round pick.
Despite the McNabb experiments utter failure I still trust that we have a coaching staff that can develop a young signal caller. And history suggest that our odds of stumbling onto a Schuab or even a Romo is very low. You're much better off using the first round to draft a QB. Especially if you think that QB is a great fit for your system and all indications seem to suggest that Locker is a great fit. At the very least Shanahan is impressed with him and in the end thats all that matters.
I might be in the minority but I think we need to drop this idea that we need to stock the line with early draft picks. As of now we probably just need one more 1st or 2nd round pick along the line but beyond that I would rather get a pipeline going of 3rd rounders and beyond on an annual basis like the rest of the leagues elite team and develop a line that way.
I strongly encourage everyone to look at the ESPN depth charts around the league and look at the O-Line depth charts. You'll see where many of the best teams have lines composed of 5th, 6th, 7th, and UDFA's with one or two early round picks serving as the anchors. The real problem with the line up until this point hasn't necessarily been a lack of binging on early round picks (though it had been a problem before Trent came along) but rather an inability to develop late round guys past Heyer.
Above all I don't want to go into 2012 with our hopes hinging on a rookie QB especially if it means passing up a guy that fits our system in 2011.