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Originally Posted by Saccopoo
Three teams took offensive guards in the first round of the draft last season.
Jon Cooper, drafted #7, broke his leg in the preseason and was placed on IR. He was the starter prior to the injury.
Chance Warmack, drafted #10, started 16 games.
Kyle Long, drafted #20, started 16 games.
Travis Frederick, drafted #31, started 16 games at center.
How many games do you think Dee Ford will start this next season?
So, getting a high level starter at a position, any position, isn't as important as a guy who's going to end up with most of his time on special teams?
Okay...
And we didn't take a starter at G with our third. We took a nickelback/special teams DB. We took a guard in the sixth who isn't going to see the light of day. Ever. And now we still have the same massive hole at OG that we did prior to the draft. So how are we a better team for this?
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Yes those team did last year. I know that very well. I also know this was the deepest draft, according to the pundits, in the last 15 to 20 years. I also know just because we didn't draft one in the third this year doesn't mean that we could not have. We merely chose not to. Evidently they feel fairly well about the guys they have or that can still be had in FA.