You honestly think they'll make zero moves?

I don't assume it's going to suck because I think Veach will address it.

It would suck in the ridiculous hypothetical where we do nothing.

Well that's just silly.

I would like to be able to run the ball effectively to force defenses to play honest, but that's not the same thing as becoming a Martyball offense.

There are people here that want 5 new offensive linemen. They want a line that doesn't include Wylie OR LDT. They want us to draft a LT AND a RT.

Some of these wants just aren't realistic.

Exactly. I think the team needs have been spelled out pretty well in this thread and the others. Take the BPA in those three positions in the respective rounds, finagle the damn cap, make a couple moves in the FA.

You have been spot on the entire time.

I must have missed where people are asking to hand the ball off 25 times a game with the best player in the world at QB?

You’re putting this into a box and trying to attack needs in the wrong way. FA is about trying to fill needs which I think Veach will acquire at least 1 OL.

We are getting LDT back who was decent (worlds better than Wylie) and we already have Niang to develop.

Imagine if Tyreek or Kelce get hurt and you have no weapons? And that DL? We all know it needs another stud.
Just take the best best players available FFS.

Who was saying that?

If Slater should slide to say around #15, yeah, you probably have to explore what it would take to get up there and try to make that trade.

There's a lot of talk he's going to go ahead of Sewell now though and both of them will go in the top 6 picks.

After those two, you're talking about trading 2 first round picks for a guy like Darrisaw or maybe even Mayfield (whose stock is all over the place right now). That price is too steep IMO.

It's more that people think they're going to completely overhaul the offensive line in one offseason.

It's not going to happen.

How many teams out there can claim that they have above average offensive linemen at every position of the line?

It’s not ****ing happening.

LDT is going to start. Niang will probably start. My guess is Allegretti or Rankin will probably start.

We’re not replacing every ****ing position along the line.

I think there's no way in hell Veach does nothing.

I fully expect he takes an OT in a deep and talented OT draft and probably an IOL somewhere in the middle rounds too. And I expect either re-signing a cheap vet or two or bringing them in as insurance policies.

Again, point out the posters that have said to replace all 5 positions on the OL. I keep seeing this as some sort of rebuttal yet no one has actually said that.

Dude. There are legit people here who want us to take 4-5 offensive linemen in this draft. I’m not going to go quote all of them.

What I’ve yet to see is someone saying don’t draft offensive linemen at all. Nobody has said that.

I'm not going to go spend an hour searching for every comment but I have absolutely seen comments like:

"If they bring Wylie back, I'm gonna be so pissed. Plus, LDT sucks!"

Well, one of those two guys is going to be a starter next year. Maybe BOTH to start the season. That's what I'm talking about.

Put it this way:

If they think they're moving on from Fisher, they might look to draft an OT high or trade for one. If they do that, they won't be drafting a RT, they'll probably be putting Niang there or signing a stopgap. Which means possibly Wylie or LDT or both will be starting because they also still need a center.

If they decide to keep Fisher, they probably won't be trading up for a tackle. If they take one at #31 or #63, they will probably play RT or guard, depending on Niang. At that point, you probably won't see Wylie in the mix (or maybe LDT depending).

These are dominoes and they all fall into place together. They're not just going to whip up a new offensive line overnight.