I'd be fine with going offense early, but I don't think it is as big a need as some here do. Some of the problems last season for the offense's ineptitude was lack of talent, but I feel it was more so the result of not only youth, but raw young players. In terms of long term talent on offense, I think we filled the two largest holes with our big name free agents in Parnell and Thomas. Pretty much every other spot has a potential long term starter already there. That's not to say they cannot be upgraded because they can, but there is existing young talent there.

 

Apparently I have more faith than many on here in Joeckel becoming at a minimum a serviceable starter at LT, so I wouldn't draft an OT in the first couple rounds unless they have across the board versatility like Erving. Although it was a small sample size, I also thought Wells filled in well at LT when Joeckel got concussed, so he could be a solid backup option there. Though I'm not sure Beadles is a true long term solution at LG, he got better as the season went on so I don't think LG is a huge need that needs addressing. The right side of OL is set with Linder and Parnell as starters and Pastzor as the backup to both. Center is the one position I think we could upgrade in the early rounds. Bowanko didn't play bad last season, but I'm not sure how high his ceiling actually is and anyways our interior OL depth is abysmal. Grabbing a true C or a G/C in the second or third round wouldn't be a bad idea. Let him battle it out with Bowanko for the starting spot and loser becomes solid depth.

 

WR is a position I'd be fine with taking at our current pick in the first (White) or if we end up trading down, so I don't disagree with upgrading there. I feel confident in saying Allen Robinson is a long term starter at the position, but he's the only one. Lee flashed at the end of the season, but he still needs to get better at his craft. I like Hurns as a utility backup to both outside WRs. I'd also be fine with drafting a TE on day two since Thomas is only long term player we have and getting another solid one could present mismatches.

 

For better or worse QB is set, so it's not even worth discussing.

 

While I have faith in Denard be a fixture around here, I don't think he's our feature back. I think this is the one position on offense with a glaring need, but with the devaluation of running backs as well as a incredibly deep class, this doesn't require an investment of either of our first two picks.

 

Currently, our entire starting offense is young with Parnell and Beadles being the oldest at 28; Julius Thomas is next at 26. I think there is a already talent on this roster that we can develop into serviceable starters should we choose to go defense in the early rounds. I'm not against supplementing more offensive talent through the draft, but I don't think it's necessary for this offense to grow. Depth is somewhat of a concern, especially at the interior OL, but that can be filled in the later rounds. I thin simply having our offense in the league for an additional year will be the biggest factor in our offense progressing. I'd rather invest our early picks in positions that need long term starters like LEO and MLB, but this team certainly won't get worse by drafting offensive players early though.

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