(03-04-2021, 09:44 AM)Mikey Wrote:

(03-03-2021, 02:25 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: What a mess! No LT means Lawrence would probably get hurt before mid season. In this scenario, once I saw 3 OT's in row coming off the board at #19, #20 and #21, I would immediately get on the phone and try to trade up ahead of Pittsburgh to get Eichenberg. If that didn't work, I basically call every team in the NFL with a solid, established LT and make offers to deal the #25 and whatever else I have to throw in to get a good, starting LT. One way or the other, I will get a new, good LT for Lawrence or die trying. I definitely refuse to go into the 2021 season with both Robinson and Taylor on the corners. Ideally, we could replace both with better players, but that is very unlikely to happen. Replacing Robinson is a must though. 

With that said, I think Moehrig at #25 is a very big reach. If the draft fell like this, I'd use this pick to either trade up for Eichenberg or use it to trade for a for a veteran LT. 

Drafting a WR at #33 is not even an option in my mind. I see MUCH better players available at real positions of need. I'm a big fan of CB Eric Stokes. He has size and reportedly has ran a sub 4.4/40 at Georgia. I'd easily take him at #33, since I have him rated as a first round value. 

At #45, this is an easy selection for me. I take D-Lineman Daviyon Nixon and thank my lucky stars. Again, I have him as a first round value. He could be a pass rushing 3 technique in 4-3 sets and in 3-4 looks, he'd be an ideal 5 technique.

I ran a sim yesterday and this is almost exactly what I did...

1 - TLaw
25 - Horn (whoa!)
33 - Eichenberg (Really hope he's here come April, but starting to doubt it)
45 - Nixon (get the big guys early, passed on Moehrig here, but seriously considered)
66 - Brevin Jordan (I kind of like his fit more than Freiermuth, and Moehrig was still on the board, surprisingly.)

I took Jordan at 66, hoping that Ford would make it to our next pick (105 I think). The Saints took him with the last pick of the third and I was a little bitter. The other crazy thing about this sim? Wilson was still on the board at 33. He went 34th to NYJ, but still, it was goofballs seeing that play out.