We've got big trouble on the OL.

[30gut]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

What knee jerk desire to defend? Is that somehow different from the knee jerk "well we should have drafted an OL there" Never mind that we went OL with the pick before Cousins.

My memory is short but I recall quite clearly the arguments made to defend the Cousins pick and I don't care to re-hash them.
And I made it clear in my previous post that my point wasn't that the Cousin's pick should have been OL.
Rather I explained and was specific that imo RT should have been the priority position for the either the 3rd or the 4th pick.

And let's not act like we made no effort to address the OL this off-season through FA. We spoke to Winston, Bell, Mathis. Sucks that they didn't come, sure but it wasn't for lack of trying. Many factors, including the salary cap penalty hurt us. And you could say well we shouldn't added Morgan and Garcon. Well then what do you do, sit around, hope an OT signs with you, and when he doesn't you just assume WRs are there?

C'mon SS really? That's the approach you're gonna take?
Well where did I say there was no effort made?
And of course there factors involved in any FA move.
And to be clear the cap penalty came out prior to FA.
Last I checked though money talks when it comes to getting a deal done.
I'm not behind the scenes I cannot speak to what level of effort went into or didn't go into FA OL.
However, football like most businesses is bottom line.
Judgements are made based on outcomes.
The endstate was Jammal Brown being penciled in as the starting RT despite his performance and injuries.
If you're telling me the FO did everything the could and couldn't find a better RT then Jammal Brown then my response is the FO failed to properly address the RT position.

-httr