Quote:Tunsil at 5 would still be a fireable offense to me. LT just isn't an impact position anymore, and it sure as heck isn't 'safe'.. Even the guys who have been major 1st round hits like Joe Thomas, Trent Williams, Tyron Smith...their teams haven't done anything of note (and their QBs have still gotten hurt a lot). 

 

Joeckel is reasonably passable at LT, and Beachum is obviously far more than passable at LT. Even if Ramsey, Jack, and Bosa are all gone I would still go with someone other than Tunsil without much hesitation. Yes, even Buckner. At least with DL you can move them around at 3/5 tech (even 1 on passing downs) and have a healthy rotation. 

Although I get what you're saying, I just don't agree. LT is an overrated position, it isn't the top flight spot right after QB like msot thought before, but it's still important. We have a franchise QB and we need to protect him. If Jack and Ramsey are gone, and we aren't high on Bosa, what's the alternative? I like Buckner a lot but with Odrick and Malik he would be buried. Shaq? That'd be a reach by most, but if Dave likes him I'm not going to be upset. VH3? Sorry, but there's no way I'm taking him now with it being close to a guarantee with both Tunsil and Bosa being there. There's just no way. Like VH3, but not with the guys that'll be there at 5.

 

If Jack or Ramsey is there I'm with you, we HAVE to go that route. Bosa isn't a great fit on this defense though. I like him and he'd help, but getting a top 3 level LT would help too. Joeckel is likely gone after this year. Beachum I like but he's coming off a major knee injury, you never know for certain how he'll do. If he doesn't look like pre-injury we go into next year with no one at LT. It's not as concrete as a lot of people seem to think. I like Beachum a lot and would rather stick him at LT this year and go defense, I just wish people wouldn't be so "FIRE DAVE CALDWELL IF WE TAKE TUNSIL!" He's the best prospect in the draft. Like come on, it's not the end of the world. We have Fowler, Malik, Gipson, Amukamara, and plenty of more draft picks we'll be adding to the defense. Not smart to overdraft at #5 if Dave just doesn't like what's there.

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