(05-04-2021, 04:52 PM)Mikey Wrote:

(05-04-2021, 09:49 AM)WingerDinger Wrote: It's not very difficult to envision next years draft being linemen heavy.

are you speaking to our strategy/picks, or the class itself? It seemed like this class had a lot of linemen, especially in that 25-45 range.

My fear is that we have a big hole next year and end up with a Luke Joeckel clone because we are chasing need. Let's hope that Little is able to fill one of the spots, at least.

Because we have so many expiring contracts on the O-Line after the season and we really didn't draft or bring anyone in to replace them. We are "placing all our eggs in one basket" that Little will be able to win one of the OT positions. If he fails, we are in an even more uncomfortable position. Robinson, Norwell, Cann, Richardson and Shatley will all be UDFA's at the end of the season. Linder will have a $10 million cap hit in 2022, so they might want to get rid of him as well. That would be a ton of turnover. Not to mention that if Taylor doesn't step up his play significantly, he will have to be replaced. He was statistically the lowest rated starting OT in the NFL last season. I would have at least brought in 2-3 UDFA O-Linemen to compete for roster spots, but we didn't. I'm really concerned about suffering any major injuries this year as well.

I was also looking at the potential O-Line class for the 2022 draft and it is bleak.

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