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Originally Posted by RippedmyFlesh
If you don't think a great qb doesn't make his line better I just don't know what to say. You keep saying more time. I say separation so you don't need as much time because we know Alex can be conservative. Seattle has the best secondary in football so that is why they could stop them. The pocket broke down because guys weren't open in 2 seconds like they had been all year for them.
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Again, Tom Brady vs the Giants. Everyone agrees that he is an Elite QB, correct?
Giants secondary was nowhere near dominant in those Superbowl games. Brady had elite talents to work with on the perimeter. Yet the Patriots still couldn't win because they got dominated in the trenches.
There is a limit to how much better a QB can make his OL look. There are only so many times that Smith can escape from a defender in the backfield and make plays with his legs or buy time by moving the pocket. There are ways to scheme players open, but the only way to help against a pass rush is to keep extra guys in, which means less targets and weapons for Smith to work with.
A dominant OL makes everything better because it helps in both the run and pass game. If you don't have a good OL, Charles becomes less of a threat. If Charles is less of a threat, teams can drop more guys into coverage and shut our offense down. A dominant OL gives our WRs time to get open no matter how average they may be and it keeps our QB healthy.
The only time that you should draft a WR in the first is if:
A) You are set at OL with at least solid starters across the board.
B) You are set in your front 7 defensively.
C) a true potential #1 WR falls to you that you just can't pass on.
It's like you guys are all Matt Millens in here, lol.