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yeah fixating on the trade is a fan thing. Can he develop into a QB that gives you a decent playoff window? is the only question being asked by people at the stadium.

they missed him pretty bad. I thought they’d shut him down but they had a real issue outside vs AZ. They’re slow on the perimeter. Right now I expect to see him again this season.

getting him as a DC would be incredible

sounds like both Jordan fuller and Cade mays are both healthy scratches after they wet their pants last Sunday

so I was thinking about what this looked like before bed and nobody is going to care but I’m going to write it down anyways Plan here starts with picking up Ekwonu’s 5th year option at season’s end. You go into the draft, you draft the OT you like best. From there you still wanna try and maximize value of the Ekwonu selection. He starts the season at LT while the rookie is worked into the lineup. It gives you a last look at Ekwonu at LT and the rookie isn’t pressed into action at a spot that can be hazardous to a QB and an offense. eventually the rookie slides in at LT, Ekwonu works as a 6th man on the line for the remainder of the season, in games but also primarily in practice where he works with the 1’s at RT. He’s being evaluated and the veteran Taylor Moton is given his vet days. at season’s end, you decide how you feel about the collection of players you have. Is your rookie locked in at LT? Is Ekwonu a definite starter worthy of being handed the RT spot? if so, you let Moton walk in free agency. It’s unfortunate because that guy deserves to be here when the team is good (they’re gonna be good, for sure this time) but he’ll catch on somewhere with a nice contract and nobody will lose any sleep. Ekwonu gets his option season to prove he’s the guy at RT, which I think most people feel he’s suited for. A new contract is reached and you’ve got a pair of tackles you like. —— yeah so anyways, ideally you still want a marquee defensive player out of this draft which renders the whole thing moot. But if the board falls a certain way I don’t think this is a bad approach if you love one of the OTs.

The injury excuse is starting to wear thin with me. They’ve lost a couple marquee names but not a long list of them. They shouldn’t be historic levels of bad. a number of vets are having the worst season of their careers here

panic maneuvering for virtually no potential benefit

I meant Campbell, not Underwood. Keep seeing articles for that Michigan commit.

To be clear, what 4th round QB are you entrenched on

Waste of a draft pick

so generally you want to draft offense and buy defense defensive players are, generally, excluding pass rushers, cheaper to buy and less unpredictable because they are less scheme dependent. drafting underwood or banks could give you one of the few marquee talents in this class that otherwise doesn’t have much of it and potentially give you an elite LT, and give you more out of Ekwonu at a position his skillset is more suited for. Maybe you cut bait with Lewis after next season, maybe you don’t resign Taylor Moton. it all sounds good but the issue is that the upcoming free agent crop of offensive players is actually pretty good whilst the defense doesn’t look too good, and then, the defensive front 7 of this draft class is being considered by pundits as the strength of this class if mason graham really is Osa Odighizuwa or Abdul carter really is Micah parsons, well, those two just wrecked our offense and we could desperately guys like that on our defense.

I’m open to sliding him inside and considering one of the top OTs in this class, though it’s not the ideal route. could even consider moving him over to the right side after Taylor Moton’s contract runs out

That’s exactly why you don’t spend a high pick on one

“just leave it as it is” is the fastest way to ensure you’re not leaving it as it is

yeah but nobody cared then just like nobody cares now. It’s a weird take given how they’ve had consistently good center play from a rotating cast of guys there this season. It’s not a valuable position to invest in and they absolutely should not set a high pick on fire trying to fix a problem that isn’t broken. if anything this season has completely disassembled the argument that they should so we find it odd you’re trying to beat the drum for it just because a guy got injured