Well, this is one way to approach something. Go into complete denial.
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@Boffo97, I apologize if this seems like an attack. It's not meant to be that. I just take issue with the "ideal world" arguments.
The claim that we should draft Cooper or White because you can find RTs, Cs, and RGs later in the draft just seems so flawed every time I hear it...and every year I hear it. You can find WRs later in the draft too. The best WR in the NFL last year was a 6th round pick. You can find capable players at any position later in the draft. Issue is that the longer you wait, the less your chances are that you'll ACTUALLY find that player.
When our season rests on our QB staying healthy, I think it's a terrible plan to try and rely on free agents and mid round picks. We've tried that and it failed. Lets fix the damn line. Because we've been looking for years in free agency and the mid to late rounds to no avail.
I don't care if Boudreau is supposed to be a great coach. It's not about whether or not a "great coach" needs 5 1st/2nd round picks on his OL. It's about creating a great unit. If it takes 5 1st/2nd round picks, then so be it.
That all said, if Amari Cooper is there at #10. I'm drafting him. Not because he's a WR. Not because he isn't an OG. But because the guy is an incredible player.
And, if I have the option to trade down if Cooper is not there and draft an OG later in the first round, I would. Not because I wouldn't take Scherff at #10 to play OG but because there are so many first round caliber OLs this year that we can move down 5-10 spots, still come away with an incredibly talented kid, and pick up another key pick.
But that all said, I just hate the logic being thrown around. Every year, people devalue the OLs before the draft. And then every year, all of us are pissed off when our team's OL is a mediocre to poor unit because it's so vital to our offense's success. And then people forget all about it and devalue the OLs all over again. How can players on an unit so vital to our team's success not be worth drafting highly? Because we POSSIBLY could luck into a quality interior OL in 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc. rounds? Seems like a bad plan to me.
I've always been of the opinion that you draft the BVA. This year, it seems that the BVA will likely be an OL for us. No reason to second guess that pick. And no reason to devalue every position but the LT position. Because I think I have to state the obvious that sacks and pressure affect the QB just as much from any other OL as they do the LT. And rushing yards and TDs count for just as much behind any other OL as they do the LT.
