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Originally Posted by TheGuardian
the point is for a team constantly fighting for a championship we should not be going into each season with questions at left tackle, which is one of the most important offensive positions.
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The point is that the team IS constantly fighting for a championship. EVERY YEAR. And that's EXACTLY why we're in this position.
This means that EVERY year KC drafts #31 or #32. This means that DRAFTING a LT means a PROJECT. The problem is, they kind of have to play to DEVELOP.
And that's the catch-22 there. You can't afford the growing pains because you're fighting for a championship EVERY year.
OBJ had an inflated sense of self-worth. He wanted more than his market value, Veach wouldn't go that far and he eventually signed for LESS in Cincinnati out of spite.
Now, maybe you think Veach should have just given him whatever he wanted, but I think that sets a shitty precedent.
We won a Super Bowl with Smith since then. Burrow's missed an entire season to injury. So I guess maybe Cincinnati's approach to the offensive line hasn't been so great, right? Burrow's missed almost two entire seasons. In either of THOSE off-seasons, Cinci could have probably drafted a legit LT. We don't have seasons with shitty records, so we don't really have that option.