(09-25-2024, 04:51 PM)rpr52121 Wrote:

(09-25-2024, 01:31 PM)Caldrac Wrote: I don't think you trade down in this scenario. Especially if we keep hanging our hats on this offensive line being the bane of the team's existence. You have Cam Robinson and Walker Little more than likely not coming back in the off season. That's a starting LT job and swing tackle job left wide open.

I think if Anton Harrison continues his struggles, there's no way I am moving him over from RT to LT in 2025. He stays at RT while I draft a pure LT coming out of college with that top five selection for Trevor's sake or ANY QB's sake really. Baalke doesn't survive this year. 

If anything, I am trying to trade UP in next year's draft to ensure I am addressing the offensive line with quality football players. I want Scherff's replacement in RD2 drafted and Morse's future replacement drafted in RD3. LT - RG - OC all drafted in that order.

There's absolutely no way Baalke survives this year if they fall that far down as a football team. His nuts are already on the chopping block as it stands today after that loss in Buffalo. He'll be the first one [BLEEP] canned. Just like the whole Dave Caldwell, Doug Marrone situation. GM goes first. HC goes second.

I was more suggesting trading down out of the top 10 as it looks like the 1st round will be deep again at the tackle position and there may be 5 first round QB's again pushing OL down more. So you can still address the position well in the teens than at say #3-8, and using the assets to get your guys in rounds 2/3/4.

Huge risk. One I wouldn't be willing to take. There's a big difference between landing the next Penei Sewell or Eugene Monroe.

I want an elite LT with All-Pro potential, not just another guy with upside there that was convenient for the sake of picking up draft picks down the road that could result in just more guys with upside Vs. guys with actual potential and ready to go All-Pro mentalities.

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