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Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

You talk about limiting an offense -- our WR corp limited the offense. Rex or no Rex. None of the WR's on the roster demonstrated that they were YAC guys, much less game breakers. It was a bunch of chain movers at best. What's the point of taking a 5 and 7 step drops when your top two WR's average 13.9/catch (Gaffney, 41st in the NFL last year) and 12.7/catch (Moss, 67th in the NFL)? Our highest yards/catch guy last year? Mike Sellers (15.0/catch). If that is not a brutal idictment of the WR's, I am out.

If you're making an argument about improving the receiving options no one would disagree with you.
But, I think the more applicable question is which position RT or WR played at higher level/lower level?

In comparison to those two positions, and playing our reserves, our line performed competently even with a statue like Rex back there.

There is a difference between assessment of a unit like the OL vs an assessment of the individual players.

...but were priced out of the market between the cap penalty and the decision to prioritize the much more glaring need at WR.

This is the crux of the decision.
There seems to be the implication that there hands were tied.
When the reality is they made a choice.

I liked the Cousins pick, it was the right thing given our need to develop a back up at the game's most important position.

I like Cousins as a prospect. But its a whole other discussion whether there was a need to develop a back-up from this draft. Cousins pick strikes me more as 'amassing talent rather then building a team'. (Bellichick IIRC)

Again, based on their in-game performance, we had 2 and, hopefully, 3 guys (Brown being the third) who, based on their in-game performance, could competently cover the RT position.

We had 3 young players that showed they could come into a game and not vomit on themself.
They played well, given the situation they were thrust into.
But, that doesn't make them starting caliber they are still unknown quantities as long term starters.
They proved themselves to be solid depth anything beyond that is a hope.
Much like Jammal Brown playing better and staying healthy is a hope.

Quite frankly ... I am much, much more concerned with the defensive secondary than I am with the RT position.

The safeties and nickelback are question marks heading into the season.