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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud
A mid-round tackle, guard or center?
Unless something happens with Schwartz or Fisher's rehab, I don't really understand the need to draft yet another tackle in the first 3 rounds, which is something they did last year.
A late round guard or center? Sure, no problem, they need depth at those position or at least one guy versatile enough to play inside or at center.
But it just doesn't make any sense to me to draft a tackle when they're heading into the season with Fisher, Schwartz, Niang and most likely, a true veteran Swing Tackle, especially considering they could use their first three picks on starters, whether it's at Safety or CB or DE or LB or WR.
Those skill position guys are far more important, IMO, than drafting a tackle to sit on the bench.
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Well, it depends. There are OT's that will be drafted in the 2nd and third that are lower ceiling guys than others. And an OT drafted in rounds 2-4 won't necessarily sit the bench either as Reid always drafts/signs UDFA's that played OT in college and plays them wherever if they're one of the best 5.
Generally speaking I think an OL drafted anywhere in rounds 1-3 will be a starter. Just maybe not at their college position, which is perfectly fine and not indicative of where they end up later. Niang, as you remember, was slated to work at guard before the covid opt-out.
I'm not sure a Safety in the early rounds is a starter. Who gets the hook? Honey Badger? Thornhill? Are you looking to upgrade Sorensen? I'm in for that but I don't think you need a 1-3 rounder to do that. I like Deablo in the 4th personally.
CB? Well maybe, but I don't hate rolling with Sneed, Ward, Baker, Fenton and picking up the usual late round development guys we've been hitting on lately. If you draft a CB in round one, is he going to start immediately? I doubt it.
DE I'm all in on actually, in round one. And maybe another late as a development guy.
LB? no chance that guy starts unless he takes Gay's spot and it's too early to give up on Gay I think. Hitchens makes all the calls and runs that defense on the field. No rookie is going to do that.
WR? We need to restock some talent there for the future, but who's the last rookie to start for Reid? On this team? No way. They'd have packages, and would play some, but they're not going to take majority snaps until year 2. AND I like several guys slated to go in the 2-4th rounds just as much as the late first guys.
So no, I don't think it's a waste at all and I would fully expect any player taken in the first 3 rounds plays a significant amount in year one.