HawkFan72":37pyhfyb said:
brimsalabim":37pyhfyb said:
Dang it we are going to end up with another gutter ball at LT.
After the last few years would you be surprised? I feel like no real talent has been added to the position since 2011. We've just been losing guys since. Every year we say that the O-line needs to be addressed, but we watch another proven starter walk out the door only to be replaced by a raw draft pick who doesn't live up to the last guy.
Where did the Hawks get Okung? He was a 1st round draft pick. One fan's "proven starter" is another fan's "replace that loser" JAG. I see the problem not one of letting guys walk...these guys want to get paid more money than they are worth...I see the problem as one of making poor choices in the draft. Our draft picks shouldn't be "raw draft picks". Look at some of their choices: Britt- a 6th round pick at best, and they waste a 2nd round pick on him...Poole- an unproven Lineman on no one's radar, and they waste a 4th round pick on him; he probably would have gone undrafted...the 2013 draft; they knew they'd be needing to refill the O-Line, but with 11 picks, they pick only 2 OL in the 7th round, and they pick Michael in the 2nd round and Chris Harper in the 4th.
Let me ask you this: who trades away their Pro Bowl Center, and then proceeds to draft 3 O-Line guys 2 months later but chooses not to pick a Center with their first OL pick? What's the upside of O-line projects...just when the guy is finally ready, you let him start for one season, just in time for him to become a UFA?
Last year, they made one more traditional pick of Glowinski and he will probably end up being their RG this year. It's almost like they think they have to get all cutesy and draft nothing but project guys for the O-Line. My strategy this year would be to draft 3 REAL Linemen who have 3 or 4 years college experience at their position. They need to fill holes NOW, not in 3 years from now with guys who have almost completed their rookie contracts. If they use the draft like they should, they might get like one starter for 2016 and two starters for 2017.