We've got big trouble on the OL.

Speaking of Trent, I just found this

NFL Tuesday Redskins training camp thoughts - ESPN (http://m.espn.go.com/general/blogs/blogpost?blogname=nfceast&id=41291)

Hail Yeah! Silverback is in the building!

I've never really understood the "I don't know if there were any good linemen at that point in the draft, but we should have taken one anyway" argumentHaven't heard this argument.
But, there were good OL prospects.

Whether or not they become good lineman remains to be seen like with any prospect at any position.

If the guys pegged as your quality depth are starting then who is your depth?

Haven't heard this argument.
But, there were good OL prospects.

Whether or not they become good lineman remains to be seen like with any prospect at any position.

Drafting an OT instead of Cousins would've made sense too. Doesn't mean that OT would've been any better than Polumbus, Smith, or Black at this point in the season or down the road.

However, that OT could've been just as promising depth-wise as Cousins is.

I've never really understood the "I don't know if there were any good linemen at that point in the draft, but we should have taken one anyway" argument

Honestly SS unless guys here are scouts or members of the team, how would any of us really know who fits and what they want out of a player or even who they are targeting as a need? It's football and I don't have enough time with a family, work, and school to tell you who is good to draft in the fourth round.

Basically right now I like the Cousins pick. They tried to fill a need on this team. A decent backup qb was a need and found a guy in cousins who they felt filled the need.

Drafting an OT instead of Cousins would've made sense too. Doesn't mean that OT would've been any better than Polumbus, Smith, or Black at this point in the season or down the road.

However, that OT could've been just as promising depth-wise as Cousins is.

And probably more likely to play for us. Not knocking the pick we made... if we didn't think anyone could contribute more to the team then fine.

Drafting an OT instead of Cousins would've made sense too. Doesn't mean that OT would've been any better than Polumbus, Smith, or Black at this point in the season or down the road.

However, that OT could've been just as promising depth-wise as Cousins is.Bringing Cousins into the discussion just confuses the discussion with peoples knee jerk desire to defend the Cousins pick so I'm not gonna comment on it.
But, with Jammal Brown's level of play, injury and missed starts an argument could be made that addressing the RT position should have been a higher priority.
I like profootball focus metrics and Jammal Brown had a terrible rating. (-18)
According to PFF Tyler was better then Brown but not by much (-16), but at least Tyler is young and you expect him to improve with playing time and maybe he develops into a league average RT?

But, right now that's just a hope.
And if Tyler is gonna be a starter then where is our quality depth?

Imo finding a more certain solution to the RT situation should have been a much higher priority.

It comes done to who they thought they were getting a steal on. That's how Shanny has described the pick of cousins. They really liked the guy and he was there so... He's on our football team. It was an area of need that he saw he could fill.

Honestly would a 4th round pick t right now make you feel that much better about our line?

And probably more likely to play for us. Not knocking the pick we made... if we didn't think anyone could contribute more to the team then fine.

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The world will never know...

I've never really understood the "I don't know if there were any good linemen at that point in the draft, but we should have taken one anyway" argument

Drafting for need over BPA is never a good plan.