(02-19-2021, 11:09 AM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote:

(02-19-2021, 09:21 AM)Mikey Wrote: The point is that you're not using the early pick on a backup level OT. You are getting a quality OT, but not installing him as day one starter. If, like O-LM proposed, we start the draft pick on the right side, that allows our backup level OT (taylor, bartch) to be just that. Sometimes darft picks are taken with the future in mind. Assuming we pursue and land Williams, Cam is gone; Williams gets hurt, what's the plan?

Get the big guys early.

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Where would I be getting a backup level OT? Jawaan Taylor is flat out bad. I believe the OT I select at #25 would beat him out for the starting job, day one. How does that equate to a backup OT? There are multiple OT's in this class that I truly believe would beat out Taylor for the RT job, immediately. I would definitely take one of them if they were there at #25. If I go into the season with Robinson or Taylor as my starting OT, I'm gonna be worried all year for the safety of Trevor Lawrence, because of their lack of pass blocking. I wanna be able to trust my OT's and right now, I don't at all. 
If Cam is gone and Williams gets hurt in your scenario, I keep the rookie I draft at #25 at RT and play Richardson at LT or vice versa. Although it's not an ideal situation due to injury, I feel way better about that lineup than I do starting Robinson or Taylor at either of the OT positions.

The idea was the early pick starts on the right, Taylor is relegated to the bench. He can start learning to play guard to serve as depth on the right side. If Richardson or Bartch outplay him, he gets to do some spectating. I think we're in agreement that he isn't starter material. We've got him for fairly cheap for another few years, let's see if we can't develop something out of him before tossing him on the heap is all I'm suggesting.

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