My concern is we draft LT and not address the IOL. Brax is average. That’s it. One way or another Brax is going to get paid. If we keep him at LT, slide him inside or keep him as a swing tackle, someone (including the Bears) is going to sign him. Letting him go when we have so many other oline issues concerns me. I’d try to keep him and Jenkins, sign at least one oline FA and draft at least two oline players in the draft.
Brax crapped the bed a few times today. He was bull rushed on the field goal play and his guy blocked the FG costing us dearly there. Nothing new there. He gets owned in every game when bull rushed. I think Caleb and the play calling helped the OL in this game. I'd like to see that continue. Yes, CW did hold on to the ball too long on the big sack play. Rookie QBs are going to make some mistakes like that - and Caleb made very few today. Dude is looking good. He made a couple of passes today that very few QBs in the NFL are capable of making. Teen tiny windows and he made it look easy. Too bad the stone handed players dropped so many passes today. Some of those drops were PERFECT passes hitting them squarely in both hands - and - they dropped the ball.
If the draft were today we would be picking 12th in the first.
That's still a bit too low to guarantee a blue chip LT.
I'm saying this because I'm thinking long term and of Caleb but we need to lose a lot more games. To guarantee that LT we need to be at 6.
Take LT in the top 10. Sign the G from the Chiefs or a C in FA then take another G in the second round no matter what because we need two Gs and we're set.
We aren't done losing yet by any means. We still have 6 games left and will be lucky to win more than 1 or 2. We are gonna be picking in the top-10 thanks to Flus, the best tank coach in the NFL.
Yeah I think that 1st round pick has to either be LT or DE depending on who's available then.
If the draft were today we would be picking 12th in the first.
That's still a bit too low to guarantee a blue chip LT.
I'm saying this because I'm thinking long term and of Caleb but we need to lose a lot more games. To guarantee that LT we need to be at 6.
Take LT in the top 10. Sign the G from the Chiefs or a C in FA then take another G in the second round no matter what because we need two Gs and we're set.
We aren't done losing yet by any means. We still have 6 games left and will be lucky to win more than 1 or 2. We are gonna be picking in the top-10 thanks to Flus, the best tank coach in the NFL.
Yeah I think that 1st round pick has to either be LT or DE depending on who's available then.
Yup, mentioned it earlier. We're now 12th in the "Stankathon Tankathon" & slowly sinking. We're nearing into the top 10 2 spots per week. If we run the table we'll be top 5 easily.
If the draft were today we would be picking 12th in the first.
That's still a bit too low to guarantee a blue chip LT.
I'm saying this because I'm thinking long term and of Caleb but we need to lose a lot more games. To guarantee that LT we need to be at 6.
Take LT in the top 10. Sign the G from the Chiefs or a C in FA then take another G in the second round no matter what because we need two Gs and we're set.
That may be the best way to go. Braxton Jones is not a bad LT, especially if he can fix the bull rush problem in year 4. But we don't know if he can do that yet. And do you pay a big payday to him if he can't? I know folks will point out his good points - and he has those good points. LOL, it would be easy if the guy sucked bigtime, but he is right in the middle. I know folks will quote the PFF grades saying he's really good. I think those grades are off, at least to some extent. Yeah, if he COULD fix the bull rush weakness, I would be fine paying him. Listening to him explain it, sounds like a technique issue more than a strength issue... it is consistency being successful when bull rushed.
Where I am at with Braxton Jones is that I do not view him as a $20M+ year player.
Good Enough at LT is not good enough to protect a franchise QB. So if we have a top ten pick in 2025 I take LT and then most likely trade Braxton Jones.
We aren't done losing yet by any means. We still have 6 games left and will be lucky to win more than 1 or 2. We are gonna be picking in the top-10 thanks to Flus, the best tank coach in the NFL.
Yeah I think that 1st round pick has to either be LT or DE depending on who's available then.
Yup, mentioned it earlier. We're now 12th in the "Stankathon Tankathon" & slowly sinking. We're nearing into the top 10 2 spots per week. If we run the table we'll be top 5 easily.
Then the draft becomes simple. At 5, take the LT and run.