OG and OC are bigger needs than OT

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by Jake2008

Third on one of the crappiest offensive lines in the league is nothing to get excited about. We need a RT. Jansen is done at RT. He has no lateral mobility and is easily beat by anyone with average speed. And Heyer is not ready and there is no reason to believe at this point he will be a good RT.

And having a TE stay back to help is not the answer. This just limits the offense even more.

Good points. I mean, just because we could do worse than sucking it up and putting Jansen back at RT next year doesn't mean we necessarily should if a better option is staring us in the face.

Of course, watching Vinny botch the WR situation last offseason, you'd have to think that even if a better option does stare us in the face, we'd go forward with Jansen anyway.

[Jake2008]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Good points. I mean, just because we could do worse than sucking it up and putting Jansen back at RT next year doesn't mean we necessarily should if a better option is staring us in the face.

Of course, watching Vinny botch the WR situation last offseason, you'd have to think that even if a better option does stare us in the face, we'd go forward with Jansen anyway.

I have zero faith in Vinny and to be honest it wouldn't surprise me one bit if we drafted another receiver with the 13th pick.

[BigHairedAristocrat]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Good points. I mean, just because we could do worse than sucking it up and putting Jansen back at RT next year doesn't mean we necessarily should if a better option is staring us in the face.

Of course, watching Vinny botch the WR situation last offseason, you'd have to think that even if a better option does stare us in the face, we'd go forward with Jansen anyway.

Everyones points here are valid - we all see different holes on our team, especially the lines, and it seems we all have different opinions on what needs to be fixed first...

More and more, i am becoming convinced that this team is several years away from being a contender. Several years away likely means Zorn may not be the head coach by the time we have the proper personnel to be a true competitor. Zorn possibly not being the head coach in 2-3 years means its important to get players that will be really good in any system.

For this reason, I think we would be very wise to invest our 1st and 3rd round picks in the best offensive linemen on the board. For the most part, a guard is a guard, a tackle is a tackle, and a center is a center. If the guy is really good, you can put him in any offensive system and they can have success. On the other hand, with players in the defensive front 7, the system you run is much more important to the players success. the types of DLs and LBs you select depend largely on whether you run a 3-4 or 4-3.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

Zorn possibly not being the head coach in 2-3 years means its important to get players that will be really good in any system.

Ah yes, the entire key to the NFL draft. I'm being serious though, the draft gets complicated for teams who try to nitpick early on and select system guys rather than fundamentally sound prospects they can build a team around.