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Re: We must draft OL early!
I don't think that this forum is even necessary. We have waaaay to many holes to fill to be drafting an O-lineman in the first round,
Plus, the poll here says that the O-Line is the LAST place where we need immediate help.
If we did just that, we'd be behind the 8-ball again at the positions we need the most.
Meanwhile, we'd be hoping that marginal, lower graded, and non-first round talent would provide larger returns than expected because we chose to address depth instead of need.
I'm sure most people would say that B. Albert would come right in and start, but we all know that he isn't going to unseat a veteran like Kendal or Thomas just because he was taken first. He would be a top-tier reserve and that's it. We would still have no pass rushing DE, no CB in case Rogers doesn't come through and Springs leave next year, and we would still have to choose from what is available after there is a sure fire run at the tall, rangy, possession-type WRs at the end of the first round.
We have one of the best O-line coaches in the business in Joe Bugel, and if he can turn Stephon Heyer, and undrafted free agent, into the player that he is now, then we can surely expect for him to do that with a lower round pick on our O-Line.
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