Until we have both an Offensive line and Defensive line we will suck....

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

To be fair though, we had ignored our offense for years in the upper rounds of the draft prior to this year. Campbell was the last time we took an offensive player in the first five rounds of the draft.

So this draft is excusable if we address the lines next year. But if we don't, especially after having to play with offensive players in the playoffs that we found on other teams trash heaps, I don't know what we can do.

While it's undeniable we have neglected offense in the upper round the past few years, O-lineman do count as offense, right? Just saying...

I do think it was a good move to trade with Atlanta and score three 2nd round picks, I'm standing pat on my opinion that we should NOT have used all of three of those picks on pass catchers.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by GMScud

While it's undeniable we have neglected offense in the upper round the past few years, O-lineman do count as offense, right? Just saying...

I do think it was a good move to trade with Atlanta and score three 2nd round picks, I'm standing pat on my opinion that we should NOT have used all of three of those picks on pass catchers.

Ha. I hear that.

I'm not disagreeing with you, especially since I know at the time that we hadn't picked up any can't miss prospects in doing so, and had passed over a pretty good DL prospect or two.

To be fair to Cerrato, it was slim pickings in terms of offensive lineman in the second round. He got all the way to the supplemental picks before having to take his guy, who was Rinehart. But he could have added a stud defensive lineman instead of picking Thomas.

Anyway, we should let it go. Either way, we were going to be kind of screwed on the offensive line this year with no real help coming in the draft where we selected. So, could have signed a veteran Center, I suppose, and instead we went with Rabach (and journeyman Geisinger). Could have not signed Randy Thomas to an extension, but we did. We had to lean heavily on Samuels, and hopefully Heyer can look not overmatched these last three games, especially against Philly.

I think we'll know a lot more about the future of the OL once we see how Heyer and Rinehart do. Either way, our first pick has to go towards a tackle, and we can't afford to miss.

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Ha. I hear that.

I'm not disagreeing with you, especially since I know at the time that we hadn't picked up any can't miss prospects in doing so, and had passed over a pretty good DL prospect or two.

To be fair to Cerrato, it was slim pickings in terms of offensive lineman in the second round. He got all the way to the supplemental picks before having to take his guy, who was Rinehart. But he could have added a stud defensive lineman instead of picking Thomas.

Anyway, we should let it go. Either way, we were going to be kind of screwed on the offensive line this year with no real help coming in the draft where we selected. So, could have signed a veteran Center, I suppose, and instead we went with Rabach (and journeyman Geisinger). Could have not signed Randy Thomas to an extension, but we did. We had to lean heavily on Samuels, and hopefully Heyer can look not overmatched these last three games, especially against Philly.

I think we'll know a lot more about the future of the OL once we see how Heyer and Rinehart do. Either way, our first pick has to go towards a tackle, and we can't afford to miss.

I agree. So who do we take? Any chance Alabama's Andre Smith, Baylor's Jason Smith, or UVA's Eugene Monroe fall to us? I highly doubt Michael Oher makes it out of the 1st round.