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01-25-2021, 10:56 AM | #2 | |
'Tis my eye!
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OT is the same position it was before the injury. Most of the guys that could replace Eric Fisher right away are going top 10-15. We have no realistic or practical shot at those guys. So we're sitting at #32, just like we always were, and there's guys available that were available before the injury. They're either worth #32 or they're not. Fisher's injury doesn't change our draft board at all. Unless you're going to panic and take an OT at #32 that wasn't on the list prior to Fisher's injury. That would be a bad move, period. |
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01-25-2021, 12:47 PM | #3 | |
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I think you're right of course that guys you could expect to replace a healthy Fisher on day one with little to no drop off are certainly going top ten. Problem is, nobody in the NFL is going to trade a guy like that for even a #32 because then they'd be in the same situation. So you can pay top dollar for one in FA, or you can draft a guy that you hope can be serviceable to begin with, learn fast, and get to Fisher's level quickly. I think a kid like Jalen Mayfield has all the tools, but only two years of playing. I think if he had one more year in college, he'd be a top ten pick. If we were to nab him, we'd have to hope we could coach him up and speed up that process. It's not ideal, but I don't know what better option there is. |
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01-25-2021, 12:51 PM | #4 | ||
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I think they're going to have to get a FA tackle somewhere, whether in actual FA or retaining one of our guys. Niang better be ready to go after opting out. No excuses. |
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01-25-2021, 01:18 PM | #5 | |
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Damnit. I really wanted a Jaelen Phillips type as I felt we were one more pass rusher away from a dominant defense. Of course, I kind of like that kid from Pitt maybe in the third. |
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01-25-2021, 01:22 PM | #6 | |
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You don't change your draft board. If you have an OT on your board now and he's there, take him sure. But you don't move lesser guys up just because Fisher is hurt. Stick to the draft board. Fill needs in free agency, even if they have to be cheap or stop gap moves. Eventually, that need will coincide with the strength of the draft board and you can make your move. |
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01-25-2021, 01:40 PM | #7 | |
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There will be good OL available in the 2nd round. Maybe this means you use some of the Chiefs' comp pick draft capital to move up a bit in the second to make sure they can land their guy there. |
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01-25-2021, 01:40 PM | #8 | |
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01-25-2021, 02:22 PM | #9 | |
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01-25-2021, 07:09 PM | #10 | |
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Veach got him for a reason and there's no way that Bill O'Brien's coaching staff got the best from him. |
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