(02-09-2021, 11:10 PM)Upper Wrote:

(02-09-2021, 10:50 PM)Predator Wrote: I like the logic that we need a $20 mill all pro tackle on the left side to protect our 1st overall pick QB but we only need the 5th or 6th best rookie prospect on the right to keep him safe.

It's not like a missed block from the RT tackle lead to one of the hits that broke Burrow. Oh, wait.....

This is why I have strongly advocated that we pay Trent and then draft Mayfield or Jenkins at 25 or 33 to replace Taylor.

You always bring up Jenkins yet he is the same type of tackle you always say you dont like.  Good runblocker with big body with heavy feet that will probably struggle against the speed rushers, early on at least

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(02-10-2021, 03:10 AM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote:

(02-09-2021, 10:50 PM)Predator Wrote: We have limited options at OT this year if you had read the original post.

The good FA OTs most likely will never hit the open market and the draft picks we have available will only allow us to pick players who most likely will need time to develop before you can trust them with the job to protect the face of your franchise.

I like the logic that we need a $20 mill all pro tackle on the left side to protect our 1st overall pick QB but we only need the 5th or 6th best rookie prospect on the right to keep him safe.

It's not like a missed block from the RT tackle lead to one of the hits that broke Burrow. Oh, wait.....

Dude. Tristan Wirfs was a rookie this year and he graded out as one of the top OT's in the NFL. Not all players need time to develop. O-Linemen are constantly thrown to the wolves as rookies and many fare pretty well. I desperately wanted to draft Wirfs at #9 last year instead of Henderson. A lot of people on this board wanted that as well. There is no reason to think one of the highly ranked OT's in this next draft class can't fare that well in 2021. 

It's called upgrading. You spot the positions of need and you try to improve them. Both current starting OT's for the Jags need immediate upgrading. Most of us on this board don't trust them at all and this is a very, very good OT class for this draft.

There won't be a rookie tackle there at 25 that is as good as Wirfs or Becton.  Both of those guys would of been a top 10 pick in most drafts

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