I am NOT taking Neal numero uno to play RT over Hutchinson or Thibodeaux who would be playing at a more valuable position and increasing the odds of Allen and Smoot and anybody else opposite of them hitting home in the backfield.

The only way I can justify taking Neal is if he's FOR SURE going to be the starting LT. Which means, you've allowed Cam Robinson to walk and you're basically saying Walker Little, who you dropped a 2nd RD pick on last year is not good enough to play LT. Which means you're pushing him to RT to replace another former 2nd RD pick in Taylor.

There's a lot to consider here now with Pederson and his staff coming over. You may not need Neal if your offensive scheme is based on timing routes, quick passes, short to mid attacks and play action with a RB by committee approach.

Maybe Hutchinson is a better fit or Thibodeaux is a better fit on this new defense that's going to be showcased in 2022. My only argument is this. When you look at the division. There's really no QB that really scares me at the moment. However, you can never have enough good pass rushers.

Hutchinson would be my pick out of these three though. I liked what he did all year. He got stonewalled against the National Championship team. I don't feel bad about that. I think he's 9 - 12 sack guy per year with the potential to hit 12 - 15 if the schedule is favorable and our offense is actually putting up points and forcing opponents to play catch up via the passing game.

I think he gives Allen and Smoot another 2 - 5 sacks easily.

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