Schefter: "Skins NOT shopping Big Al"

[BigHairedAristocrat]

Originally Posted by KI Skins Fan

You must have dreamed up that idea. The biggest hole we have is Left Offensive Tackle. Okung is a consensus Top 5 Draft Pick who plays left tackle. Why wouldn't we want him to be there so we have a chance of filling that hole? Please don't tell me that some of the other OT's in the draft are just as good or almost just as good because they're not.

We can get another draft pick by trading JC or we can trade a 2011 pick for a pick this year if someone good falls in the draft but we must have a top notch LT from somewhere to get the production we need on offense.

If Okung is gone at #4, then I agree that trading down might be a good thing to do but if he's there I believe we need to take him.

Okung isnt much better than the next level of tackles and if we trade down, we could concievably get two of them. this is a ridiculously deep draft and we have a ton of needs. drafting okung would only fill one of them.

[SFREDSKIN]

Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

Okung isnt much better than the next level of tackles and if we trade down, we could concievably get two of them. this is a ridiculously deep draft and we have a ton of needs. drafting okung would only fill one of them.

That's what I've been saying, trade down if possible and get 2 OL.

[Defensewins]

Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

Okung isnt much better than the next level of tackles and if we trade down, we could concievably get two of them. this is a ridiculously deep draft and we have a ton of needs. drafting okung would only fill one of them.

That is not 100% true. Obviously we have to wait a couple of years to know for sure, but I am hearing more and more that in terms of a true Left Tackle that can handle the NFL speed rushers only Okung has the talent to step in right away and do ok.
Bulaga and th eothers are getting talked about as an immediate starters at Right Tackle, but they will have trouble like Robert Gallery did at Left Tackle against the speed rushers.
Either way it is all opinions at this point.