(02-22-2022, 11:47 AM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote:

(02-21-2022, 07:34 PM)Bullseye Wrote: I am in the midst of a paradigm shift, thanks to PFF.

They had a video where they fixed each team in the AFC East and South in 5 minutes.  Typically I am not a fan of PFF and I watched the video, and I found their approach to fixing the Jaguars to be an interesting one.

My approach to this offseason has been to draft some guards anywhere from the 2nd to the 4th round...in addition to taking Neal at 1.

However, they advocated signing two free agent guards.

While I always knew such an approach was possible, I had blinders on, and focused on drafting guards.

The more I think about it, the more sense it makes.  Considering both Neal and Little are still inexperienced, it would make sense for the guards to be vets.  The trio of Linder and two other veteran guards would be a bit of a steadying influence on Neal/some other rookie and Little.  That could only be of benefit to Trevor Lawrence. 

Veteran guards that have reached the age of free agency are experienced enough to readily identify fronts, slants, stunts and blitzes.  That will provide TL extra time needed to make plays and keep im from being hit.

Signing two guards will invariably open up theday 2 and early day 3 to other areas of need lik TE, WR, and LB.

Such an approach would be consistent with Pederson's belief in building the trenches first.

How is my wish list altered?  James Daniels and Brandon Scherff for me please (along with a solid receiving TE and a WR.

Agreed. If we re-sign Robinson and have him and Little at the starting OT positions, we can focus solely on the interior O-Line. If we could sign an OG like Scherff, that would be fantastic, but I doubt he even hits the open market. He's really the only high priority free agent Washington has, so I expect him to get tagged. James Daniels could be a more realistic target. Maybe we could have an outside chance at Laken Tomlinson, if we offer enough and the same goes for Connor Williams. Mark Glowinski, Tom Compton, Ryan Jensen, Ben Jones, Ted Karras and Bradley Bozeman could be other possibilities as well. 

Signing one or two of those guys wouldn't prohibit us from drafting interior players either. God knows we've lacked O-Line depth for years and it seems like that is where we suffer the most injuries. Other than Shatley, we really haven't had good backups at any O-Line position. It would be nice to have some young players to develop for future starting roles without having to throw them to the wolves right away. 

In free agency, OG or Center and adding one very good WR and a true 3-4 ILB would be my priorities. Although I believe in order for us to get a really good WR, a trade is way more likely. The Cowboys, Rams and Vikings are all pretty much in cap hell right now. If we could trade for Amari Cooper, Robert Woods or Adam Thielen that would go a long way towards starting to give Trevor Lawrence some decent targets to throw to.