Quote:I agree 100%, pathetic, dreadful, etc. etc. This last game was all of that. But you can't move on from a high pick like that and use high end resources to solve a problem that really isn't 99% of the time, just have to hope he takes a bigger step or is at the very least more consistent next year. Build the defense, gain a piece here or there for the OL if you can, but the likelyhood of getting a caliber player to replace a guy like Joeckel is unlikely. He takes his lumps here from this fanbase, which is fair considering where he was taken and you expect more, but he is a solid LT. Not huge on Alfie, but it's true when he states LT isn't what it once was outside of a few elite premier LT's like Tyron Smith, Joe Thomas, etc. He's pretty middle of the pack, and still has upside to hopefully take another small step or like I said, at least be more consistent and not always have that one time a guy where it's like "[BAD WORD REMOVED] ARE YOU DOING!!!"

 

it's absolutely time to at least give him competition.  I have always been against drafting a lineman in the top 5, especially because tackles just aren't as elite as they used to be.  You're not going to find another Boselli.

 

I would rather take a mid first rounder or a 2nd round-3rd round pick and bolster the offensive line that way.  

 

Luke needs to be pushed.  If he beats out solid competition for a starting job - fine.  But he shouldn't be just given the job on a plate like this regime has done in the past (i.e. Brewster, Pasztor)

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