Originally Posted by kccrow (Post 17970983)

Serious question for the masses since you brought this up...

Why do people assume (and I'm not saying YOU are specifically but it's pertinent here), that because a class is "bad" at a position, the players all suck at that position?

Because that ALWAYS happens. Just because the OT class is weak, doesn't mean they all suck. LT Simmons, LT Campbell (if he sticks due to arm length), RT Membou, LT Conerly, and LT Banks are all pretty well CONSENSUS 1st round picks. None of them are bad and most all are widely considered to be top-25 players.

The depth of the class is weak, absolutely. There are a few developmental LTs and a few developmental RTs but it's not like last year where it was stronger into the 3rd round.

We should not assume a prospect in this class is somehow less of a prospect than Suamataia because that is simply not true. Conerly is about the same prospect this year as Fautanu was coming out last year from build, to athleticism, to the way they play the game. Fautanu was drafted at #20.

Originally Posted by RunKC (Post 17971053)

I think the guys you listed outside of Conerly go in the top 18 picks so that’s another conversation.

Fautanu was Daniel Jeremiah’s 11th ranked player and Dane Brugler’s 9th in their final big boards.

Conerly is currently 38th on Daniel Jeremiah’s board and 31st on Dane Brugler’s.

It’s early but I don’t see how Conerly is close to Fautanu as a prospect

Originally Posted by chiefforlife (Post 17971074)

Look, DJ is the best fit and Talent for us via FA. This will happen IMO. This will free up the draft for us to take some weapons, RB TE maybe even WR.

Now if by some chance one of the LTs they like falls to us, you pick him. After the top few choices, it would just be like drafting Kingsley again.

I believe Kingsley will be our LT in the not so far off future. I also believe DJ can hold it down, much better than anyone from last years line.

Of course Veach may pull off something none of us thought possible but outside of that, DJ and Kingsley will be fine. Above average at least.

With no real options in FA and our draft position, this makes the most sense.

Personally, I would love to see J Wills brought in as well. Very low risk but the reward could be huge!

Originally Posted by Sassy Squatch (Post 17971086)

Couldn't even make it one ****ing game before going back out with injury. Why the **** would you want to bring him back?

Originally Posted by Easy 6 (Post 17971097)

You love to completely ignore any facts that don't back you up

Hadn't played football in a year, gets off the couch/trainers table, shows up here and gets what was it, 2 whole practices before starting against a division rival?

He got royally screwed, the team owes it to themselves and him to take another look in better circumstances

Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19 (Post 17971121)

Unless it’s a healthy Ronnie Stanley, Andy better just wrap his mind around whoever the LT is will need a lot more ****ing help than he’d like to give and just do that.

Idc who really at this point, that’s what it is.

Originally Posted by Sassy Squatch (Post 17971123)

Would've been nice to have that revelation before week 2 last year.

Originally Posted by Sassy Squatch (Post 17971123)

Would've been nice to have that revelation before week 2 last year.

Originally Posted by RunKC (Post 17971129)

What the **** do you want them to do dude? You have 3 options here:

1. Pay a flawed veteran. Flawed bc of their subpar play or bc they can’t ever stay healthy.

2. Draft a project and deal with said projects struggles

3. Trade significant resources to move up to the teens to get one of the top LT prospects and weaken the team as a whole due to trading valuable assets.

They pick at the end of the rd every year and there are never anything but flawed band-aids in FA. They’ve tried 1 and 2. Want them to try option 3 now?

Seriously what the **** do you want them to do?