I feel like we’d be starting 2 rookies on an OL for a team that was a contender last year and we’re going backwards.
You take that O-line.....pair it with Derrick Henry...and Jaylin Wright...You might be cooking with gas.
This OL would be the least of our worries. I’m all good with this if this is how it plays out.
Starting two rookies on the OL would have some growing pains, but we are talking about two legitimate high level starting rookies too...at least it's not a rookie at LT. There's a chance we will have two rookies regardless on the OL...LT , C .
And watch the dtackles and linebackers in this draft dominate the league.
Rookies usually struggle in year 1 even early selections. It would be foolishly arrogant for the front office to be confident about going into the year with 2 rookies starting thinking they’ll go further than they did last year.
I don’t think it’s possible to lead the league in penalties and play well. Very admirable for filling in for Tyron and being tough but saying he played anything above mediocre is wild to me.
If you’re going to rebuild blow it up. As long as Dak is the QB we’re going to be good enough to win enough games to not be picking top 10.
IMO they were bringing back Tyron and Biadasz. They bring back Tyler for 6-7 per year
would not say this franchise does it BEST: more like most often
I think its a matter of projection. Dude prepped to be a guard all offseason than had to play LT in place of Tyron right before the season started. I feel like experience and an offseason dedicated to the postion would project well and leave us with more options in the offseason. I probably (ignorantly) think players can learn to be more disciplined in terms of earning flags. I feel like the technique was there to be successful.
But he played LT in college…it’s not like we were asking him to play something foreign to him.
That's not necessarily true. I mean, what we see are the penalties and not what the coaches see on film about his positive plays. You are also comparing his rookie year at LT to his 2nd year at LG and then saying it would be a mistake to trust him to improve in his 3rd year if pushed back out. It would be different if we saw him play some LT last year and be able to make a proper comparison.
Yea, I’d strongly disagree there on the penalties. Penalties usually occur when you get beat and have to recover or you’re trying to get a head start on the play and false start.
Jerry give you his talking points?
Maybe I (ignorantly) think an offseason in an NFL program holds way too much weight. But, point being, a rookie practicing an entire offseason to play one position having to switch over last minute to play another position , can be problematic.
Smith having to adjust to the speed of the game during his rookie season was an issue, especially the first half of the year, But, as the season went along, he was flagged less.
