Quote:If we had stayed committed to Monroe and gone DE with our first pick, we could have solved two premium positions for years to come.

 

Now we have no DE and a tackle who failed to impress last year.

 

Maybe Joekel will develop into a top LT over the next 3-4 years. But then we have to trade him for a 4th and a 5th because we fear he may walk in free agency and we continue to allow our best talent to move on like a farm league team.

 

How can you call it a brilliant move by Caldwell to get a 4th and a 5th for Monroe when he created the situation which prevented him from staying in the first place?

 

Great job of putting stitches on that bullet hole you shot in your own foot.

 

I can't say I ever felt like losing Monroe was a bullet hole...maybe a deep scratch.  It's possible the coaches said "Hey look, Joeckel is going to be great at LT and this guy Paztor is going to lock down RT for awhile."

 

So, Caldwell felt out Monroe and thought he'd want too much money to resign when have a superior LT on the roster already.

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