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Originally Posted by PGM
3 high round picks on Left Tackles in 4 years is not how I'd go about building a team. That is all. It's just an opinion. They've already got a number 2 overall pick sucking it up on the right side. Damn, that team has swiss cheese like holes and they've invested a TON in thier o-line in recent years. Franchise also shouldn't be put in front of a QB's name until he's earned it.
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If I'm the new GM, I wipe my hands clean. It doesn't matter what mistakes the previous front office made. If they believe Kalil can be a franchise LT, you get him. He is exactly what you need at this stage. The Lions made collossally bad mistakes burning high picks on WRs. Worse than the Rams because, unlike at left tackle, there is a wealth of talent in free agency at the WR position. Imagine if they passed up on Megatron to save face instead of making the right pick.
This place has gone absolutely bonkers with their obsession around building your team as if you're going to have Drew Brees or Tom Brady. To the point where we're talking about passing up on people who can help your QB because the expectation is that your QB should be able to do the job all by himself.
If I have a good enough tackle in Branden Albert and I'm the Rams, then yes, my top priority is WR in the draft. Right now, given that they have horrible options on the roster and no options in free agency, your approach is to walk into 2012 protecting a fragile QB with a horrendous Left Tackle, and then when Bradford gets injured, blame him for not making quicker decisions.