The Mid Round QB fallacy

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Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Which LT would you propose we get with the second round pick? If there's 8-10 teams that need left tackles, why did this player slip through to the second round? What do we armchair GMs know that the rest of the NFL is missing?

Heyer and Rinehart both flashed last year, but Rinehart is going to need the help from a strong RT, and Heyer is probably incapable of not being exposed over 16 games. I'd keep him as a first backup, as over a four game stretch, he's good enough to play, but if the plan to improve is this faulty, how in the world can we expect the execution to be flawless?

Originally Posted by Slingin Sammy 33

Charles Brown may be there (??). If we don't get the LT, then we look at Pouncey as an upgrade to Rabach, maybe trade back then Asamoah, Veldheer, Ducasse are possibilities

I've tried to envision a scenario where we upgrade the OL independent of the 4th pick and while i can come up with improvements its only because of how bad the OL was last year.

LT-Stephon Heyer-it would require hope that healthy Heyer can show the promise he showed at the end of 2008 when he took over the LT spot from Samuels-Serviceable and hopefully good
LG-Dockery-Good
C-Rabach-serviceable- but maybe Edwin Williams is ready to step and his youth and strength gives him upside that Rabach lacks or Corey Lichtensteiger?
RG-Rinehart or Edwin Williams both showed some ability and are young players that could improve with playing time
RT-2nd round pick hopefully Duccase or Charles Brown lasts but i don't like hope as a strategy for landing OL via the draft or Tony Pashos

i think this OL or a similiar OL would be an improvement because they would be young players building cohesion and could grow together and improve with playing experience

But, imo it would be easier and yield greater improvement if we began fixing the OL by solidifying either OT with the 4th pick.