(02-09-2021, 08:46 PM)Predator Wrote:

(02-09-2021, 07:36 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: I kinda like our depth on the interior. It's the OT position that I'm worried about. We don't even have competent starters at OT, much less depth. When it comes to the inside, I leave LG and Center as they are. I have Bartch and Cann compete for the RG position with the loser becoming the top backup OG. I re-sign Shatley as the backup Center and I add another interior linemen in the mid to late rounds of the draft to improve the depth. 

If we get Trent Williams to start at LT, we could draft another young OT to compete with Taylor at RT in the first or second day of the draft. The loser would end up backing up RT alongside Will Richardson backing up at LT and I believe we'll be a lot better off. 

If we can't get Williams in free agency then it's imperative that we draft a LT as well as a RT. The LT needs to be drafted very early and the RT needs to be taken no later than round 4 as we'd need serious contenders for those starting spots, since Williams is the only franchise type free agent OT at this time.

I'm not sure this draft will be able to solve our tackle problem. We are picking a little late for premier talent so most likely we will be picking guys in need of development before they can play at a starting level.

This might be a good year to target some young players with potential who happen to be stuck behind an entrenched starter. These would be developmental guys who have already gone through their development so they could be legit starters once given an opportunity.


We bring a few in and let the compete with what we have for the starting jobs. The competition alone forces people to elevate their play so we should get better production from whomever wins the starting spot and it also should end up giving us better depth on our roster.

This is the best and deepest OT draft I've seen in many years. I have no doubt what so ever, that we will be able to find a good one at pick #25. There is like 6-7 OT prospects who I believe would be clear upgrades over our current starting OT's. We have to take at least one of them. When you wait until round 2, you end up with duds like Robinson and Taylor. It's the second most important position on the team IMO, and it needs immediate attention. We finally have a franchise QB coming in and he must be protected at all cost. The interior is solid, but the corners of the O-Line are like swinging doors. 

I don't believe in drafting developmental players until midway through the 3rd day. On day 1 and day 2 of the draft, I'm looking for guys who can be immediate, effective starters and we have so many needs that there really isn't a priority on any position other than QB and LT. We can just sit back and draft the BAP, because pretty much every starting position on this team is up for grabs.

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