Quote:Why on earth would we draft a tackle in the 1st round?

 

Joeckel Beadles Bowanko Linder Parnell... Thats pretty much set in stone. The team loves Linder and Bowanko. Rookie lineman wouldn't help this team out at all right now and all our lineman are fairly young. I'm ok drafting in other rounds but not the 1st.

 

We need some pass rushers and playmakers. Way too many good pass rusher in this draft to pass them up. If we trade down, there will still be other positions of need available other than tackle.

 

I'm not saying I'd want to draft a tackle in the first round (particularly the top of the first round) but I'd prefer not get to next off-season and realize Joeckel is bad and needs replaced, Bowanko was a 6th rounder for a reason, and Beadles is not very good. Oh yeah, and maybe that flashy RT that we got in FA that has limited starting experience didn't work out. Now we need to find 3 or 4 replacements- better dedicate next draft to the o-line.

 

I like the idea of continuously plugging fresh blood into that group ala San Francisco. And I don't mean late round flyers that are unlikely to ever pan out.

 

Again, our o-line was horrendous last year. Not sure resting on our laurels is the way to go either.

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