Twitter: Super Bowl Teams Who Continually Draft OL In The 1st Round.

[Beast_from_East]

They go OLine because it's safe.

Guard is the safest pick you can make on the OLine.

You won't know the difference if a guard plays decent or amazing. You only notice them when they are really, really bad.

A guard will not turn your 7 win team into an 8 win team.

It was a bad pick for a team in need of weapons.
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In fairness, I think the pick at 12 was going to be the WR that went to the Panthers.

So, at that point the next best WR was Golden but 12 was too high to draft him, which turned out to be true since he went in the 20s.

 

[LovinItAll]

Lol again it was a joke.

Hopefully in reality we have a new QB in 2028

Sorry, I missed the joke after you wrote the above, which wasn't joking at all. QB contracts are what they are. You or I can think they're too high, but it doesn't matter; they are what they are.

 

[ScotsCowboy]

My feelings on this have changed.

I was irritated when we took Booker at 12. I was pleased to get a guy like that, but really not impressed we took him as high as 12. I had no doubts he’ll be great for us, but a Guard at 12? That’s not a value pick.

…then we took Ezeiruaku at 44 - a guy most were projecting as a 1st rounder; one of the most aggressive and skilful DEs in the draft. Yes, there’s room to improve against the run, but most analysts still had a high opinion of that side of his game.

…then we picked up Revel. Yes, he’s recovering from an injury. However, NFL.com still rated him the 2nd best CB at the Combine, and many were forecasting he’d be a 1st or 2nd round pick - even with that injury.
He was incredible value at 76.

Lastly, in the absence of a trade-down (and I wanted several), Blue was one of the best RBs available to us in the 5th.
Had we taken Sampson in the 3rd, or a skill player of any kind in the first or 2nd, do we get guys like Booker and Ezeiruaku a round later than we took them? Not on your life.

I’m no apologist, and I believe we could have done things differently; could have come away with much better at DT and RB had we traded down.

Reality is that we didn’t, though.

So without a trade down, looking at who we did get per round, I have to say it’s a pretty good draft - 1st round OL regardless…

 

[cowboyed]

I don't know what the angst or disappointment is drafting additional offense linemen considering when there are injuries many gripe over that the blocking effectiveness and or protection quickly falls apart. We always seem to need a bit more depth on the line. It's also who you pick, when you pick and if they are quality linemen. And as already stated in this thread what about free agent acquisition.

 

[MountaineerCowboy]

We should've drafted a WR but for some reason, I believe whoever they would've picked would be a bust anyways. That is this FO's luck. The only thing they can actually get close to right most of the time is drafting OL (Guyton is a disaster too). lol

The thing is he may not be a bust.

It just won't matter at all if he is isn't because he's a guard.

You can't tell the difference between a great guard and a decent guard. You only know a guard is bad if he is really, really, really bad.

It was a safe pick. That's why they continue to go OLine in the 1st round so much. It's safe and comfortable and incredibly hard to really scew it up bad.

The problem is a Olineman is not going to take a 7 win team to an 8 win team like actual impact positions could.

 

[KingCorcoran]

Your posts have become a schtick. It’s one thing to have a point, it’s quite another to make a fool of yourself. Some people know the difference…carry on…

He does have a point. That vaunted Eagles O-Line wouldn’t mean much without quality playmakers to take advantage of it. Why get all dressed up when you have no place to go?

The Cowboys probably had the best draft in the division. Three quality players in the first three rounds. No catalyst players to win games with the advantage the team just gained.

 

[stiletto]

In fairness, I think the pick at 12 was going to be the WR that went to the Panthers.

So, at that point the next best WR was Golden but 12 was too high to draft him, which turned out to be true since he went in the 20s.

Well with that logic Golden was still the better pick. Most boards/experts had Booker in the late 20's/ early 30's that I've seen. ESPN had Booker in the 50's. Brugler had Golden 15 and Booker 24.

 

[CowboyStar88]

This team picks linemen because they’re safer picks and less prone to being a bust. To them it’s a better ROI with less scrutiny. They don’t need as much coaching or play design to work. This team just wants to be relevant not win anything.