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Originally Posted by SBXVII
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I could have sworn there was a topic on how none of the most recent playoff/SB teams didn't have a top 1st round LT. and perhaps the same could be said of QB's but it amazes me how much people are playing on the fact that "we have to have a top 1st round LT." Especially with several considerations...
1- Shanahan gets equivilant level of play out of mid to late round OL talent.
2- The proto typical zone blocking LT's coming out of the draft are not seen as worthy of a 1st or 2nd round pick.
3- Originally I had heard Okung was not fit for a team utilizing zone blocking. Supposedly he had bad lateral movement and was more built for man-to-man blocking. Most recently some of these reports have softened.
Then theres the lets trade back for more picks theory...
1- Someone has to want to trade (unless as someone put it to me...we simply force another team to take the deal.  ).
2- We are willing to except taking a player who's figured to go mid to late round zone blocker late in the first round.
3- Possibly willing to take lesser talent QB like JC and hope he can be developed possibly within a year if JC decides to leave. |
I'm sure that's the case w/ Indy. New Orleans original starter was hurt (IR?) so while i'm pretty sure he was a 1st rd pick it doesn't really count. Outside of that I think most playoff teams had/have 1st rd LTs.