(03-13-2021, 02:50 AM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote:

(03-13-2021, 12:10 AM)JagFanatic24 Wrote: Here is a fact ——

There is NO rookie LT that will come in and be better than Cam Robinson by week 1.

They guaranteed that a starting professional LT will be protecting Lawrence’s blindside this season. If we can upgrade that spot then so be it.

Right now, this is what we got.

That is absolutely FALSE. That is just your opinion. Tristan Wirfs was a rookie last year and was one of the highest graded OT's in the NFL. How do you explain that? Mekhi Becton, Andrew Thomas and Tristan Wirfs were all chosen in the first round last season and according to PFF, all had higher blocking grades than Cam Robinson did last year and Jedrick Wills was only .2 behind Robinson. In fact, Austin Jackson was the only OT chosen in the first round and saw significant playing time, who had a significantly worse grade than Robinson. How do you explain that?

These are the facts. Your argument doesn't hold water. All players are different. You can't just say a blanket statement like no rookie LT will be better than Robinson. Some will and some won't.

I think it's possible for a rookie T to come in and upgrade Cam Robinson.  We've had two rookies do just that over the course of our franchise:  Boselli and Khalif Barnes.

The question for me is whether we will have access to the players who can step in and be a quality starter at LT from day one.

Most of the left tackles that can likely do that will likely be off the board by pick 25.  While Baalke has proven willing to trade up, that can't be relied upon at this stage to upgrade the position.

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