Disturbed;3241811 said:
The Cowboys have needed to upgrade the offensive line for years...they have drafted/traded, etc. to get us an average line, but the drafts in particular have been disappointing. This scouting crew and the coaches don't seem to be able to draft good lineman -- not sure why, but they prove it each year.
Jerry needs to bring in someone who can identify and draft good lineman (on the scouting or on the coaching staff). The cowboys do not have that person. Unfortunately we need to replace the entire "old" OL we have at present which is hard to do very quickly. Our backups are below average, and our average starters are very old...not a good combination.
From your lips to gods ears. I really hope Jerry understands the gravity of the situation.
1) We must upgrade the scouts and coaches who will grade and coach our OL.
2) We must duplicate our drafting efforts. Takem early and often. Grab one in the 1st, 3rd and 5th.
3) If possible we need to overpay one can't miss big name. If not we need to overpay a couple 2nd tier guys.
I believe our top 6 OL are under contract for at least 2010. I don't want to get rid of any of them. But we certainly could use a significant upgrade to push one or more of those guys down the depth chart.
When you consider how old our OL is and the need to perhaps remake the entire unit in just a few years.........it's scarey.
We almost can't allocate enough resources to the problem.
