Joe Thomas is on the trading block, Matt Miller says we should make a call

[Bartin]

6 minutes ago, Promethean Forerunner said:

That's hardly an excuse. Norman was a 5th round pick because he had a poo combine and attended Costal Carolina. Had Josh gone to Georgia or Florida State or Alabama, he would have gone in the Top 10.

Yeah, Tackles fly off the board early. And how many have worked out in the last five years? Two.

Norman is a shutdown corner. Those don't grow on trees. There are maybe four more CBs in the entire league who can do what Norman does by taking half the field away, and you wanna take our chances with a 31 year old who may or may not mesh with our hog mollies on that salary??????

He went fishing instead of attending the draft. He's a nasty country boy who is the exact opposite of a prima Donna. He meshes with every line. There are many reasons why we might be hesitant about pulling the trigger on a trade for him. That isn't one of them.

[Mr. Scot]

20 minutes ago, ctrcat said:

Agree but there's a reason he was a 5th round pick and a reason Thomas was #3 overall.  There's a reason tackles FLY off the board with reckless abandon every year and corners rarely go in the top 5.

To be fair though, a number of those highly drafted tackles have been busts (especially in recent years).

[CPF4LIFE]

2 minutes ago, thebigcat said:

Under that analogy the pats need to trade for Cutler because in one swoop NE season would be over

Huh??

[ctrcat]

2 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

To be fair though, a number of those highly drafted tackles have been busts (especially in recent years).

Almost adds to my point.  Thomas is not a bust, whoever we would eventually have to draft may VERY likely be.

[JJman Returns]

Just now, CPF4LIFE said:

Huh??

lol

[Toomers]

3 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

To be fair though, a number of those highly drafted tackles have been busts (especially in recent years).

   Which would be an even better reason to go get a sure thing to protect your biggest investment. What's the plan to find a LT going forward.

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, thebigcat said:

Like Eric Fisher and Luke Joeckel?

Not that big a fan of Lane Johnson either. Is Greg Robinson even playing left tackle yet?  And there's been a fair amount of criticism of DJ Humphries.

Outside of Juwuan James, recent high round tackles have been nothing to write home about.

[ctrcat]

3 minutes ago, Promethean Forerunner said:

And yet, G-Man won't because Norman is an impact player. In addition, Oher has been serviceable and Daryl could be groomed to be our LT of the future.

Again, he's 31 and the potential for destroying the chemistry and trust our boys have developed with each other is very real.

Our boys are grown men and professionals.  So is Joe Thomas.  Michael Oher could and should gladly wear his ring that he helped capture regardless.  But the upgrade is huge.

[ItsNotGonnaBeAlright]

1 minute ago, Toomers said:

 What's the plan to find a LT going forward.

Well, we could tell you, but then Gettleman would have to kill you.

[Toomers]

14 minutes ago, TheRed said:

Hey, by your argument, you know who else was right there through those blow out losses last season? Luke Kuechly, and Thomas Davis. Does that mean that they are expendable too? No? Okay then. So let's please not further such silly logic.

Anyways, it's going to be a tough decision. But if we want to win a Super Bowl, we need a legit pass rush.

 

   No, but it's your logic. Pay a guy almost twice as much money because we might need a pass rush better than the one we already have. How many sacks have we had the last two weeks. There's a reason we took Ealy last year. And it starting to pay off. Rotating situational guys is working very well. 

[Toomers]

7 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Not that big a fan of Lane Johnson either. Is Greg Robinson even playing left tackle yet?  And there's been a fair amount of criticism of DJ Humphries.

Outside of Juwuan James, recent high round tackles have been nothing to write home about.

  You are pretty much making my point for me with these posts. 

[JARROD]

1 hour ago, nctarheel0619 said:

https://mobile.twitter.com/nfldraftscout/status/660840766130941953

 

joe Thomas is a true stud, but is he really worth 8 million more per year than Oher? Oher is improving as he goes and our line looks pretty dog gone good considering. 

Though if Joe is going to be good for another 5 years, it would be hard to argue a trade like that. How much was Gross's cap? About the same if I remember.

Wide Receiver would be much more attractive and useful at the moment. 

[ItsNotGonnaBeAlright]

7 minutes ago, Toomers said:

  You are pretty much making my point for me with these posts. 

Don't draft o-line with high picks? Stick to late round/udfa to groom over time as we have been doing?

Ok.

[beastson]

1 hour ago, JJman Returns said:

Joe Thomas is a HOF and by far the best tackle in the NFL. 

Still too much money for a 31 year old. We have a lot of cap coming up that can be used to build in multiple areas of the team