(03-09-2021, 10:56 PM)TheDuke007 Wrote:

(03-09-2021, 10:26 PM)flsprtsgod Wrote: No, the rookie would not likely be better than Robinson. College linemen take at least a season to grow to NFL standards, having Robinson here means we aren't running some 21 year old second or third rounder out there on opening day. Hopefully neither of these options are what happens, I'd rather have a better LT brought in if we can find one, but it's almost always better to have a vet start on season Day 1 over a rookie. Not to say we don't need to upgrade, we do, but a rookie there is not a good idea.

I'm not sure why you are talking about a second or third rounder.  We do have the #25 overall pick which is a first rounder.  We'll have to agree to disagree on whether that player would be better.  I think he would.  I understand that there's a learning curve, but it's also not that hard to play better than Robinson as he has been one of the poorer tackles in the league.  We also save $14 million that could be used to upgrade other positions.  I'm not saying I like the idea of relying on a rookie, but I hate the idea of relying on Cam Robinson and I hate the idea of wasting $14 million on him.  Some lists don't even have Robinson ranked in the top 100 free agents.  I would try very hard to sign Trent Williams, consider trades and then only rely on a rookie on as a last resort.

The problem with that is there might be a better player at a different position than tackle at 25, so we would be passing up the best player for need, now we don't have to do that.  If a tackle is the top player when we pick at 25 we can still take him.  Just because we tagged Cam doesn't mean we still can't take a tackle if he is the top player on our board when we pick

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