Don't Forget Cornbread

[davos]

I know people are a bit iffy about Brady at LG but it also depends on who's on each side of him.

Ekwonu-Christensen-Bozeman-Corbett-Moton is one of the best on paper lines we've had in some time.  Hoping it translates.  Bozeman at LG and Elflein at C could happen starting out but prefer the former with Brady becoming a starter out of the gate.   

Then we have Elflein, Erving, Brown, Mays as depth (Where the 2 Es should be) then actually becomes valuable.

That's 2 foundation (Moton & Corbett), 2 young starters (Icky & Brady), 2 developmental (Brown & Mays)

And you never know how Bozeman could shake out, maybe we turn around and get him on longer if he has a solid year.  He's 27, not old for a C/LG type.  

 

 

[MillionDollarCam]

4 minutes ago, tukafan21 said:

At DB, DL, LB, sure, you play someone out of position if it means getting the best players on the field for that position, even if it means one player not at their ideal position.

But LT is the second most important position on the team after QB, I don't care how much the LG struggles, you don't move a franchise LT inside to Guard, period.  

If Brady was that much better of an LT than LG, then he'd have been playing out there before the final couple weeks of the season last year.  Short of Ickey being a complete turnstile at LT, there is absolutely no scenario I can think of to where he plays any position other than LT.

There is a reason you'll see undrafted players come in and start at Guard as rookies and can quickly become pro bowlers.  You don't see undrafted players do that at LT, it just doesn't happen, there is a reason for it.

Our coaching staff admitted that they made a mistake and stated that Brady should have been playing LT much earlier in the year.

The last three games of the season be average a 73.0 pass blocking grade at LT which puts him in the above average tier.

Obviously you don’t want to draft a LG at six but if Brady can prove to be a better LT than LG and he also shows that he’s a better pass blocker (which right now he might be) than Ickey then you give him a shot and figure it out later.

I’m starting to realize you value draft picks and actual positions as where I value the actual player. Draft position means nothing to me except for the fact that your dart has a better chance of landing.

[DaveThePanther2008]

15 minutes ago, MillionDollarCam said:

That’s what I’m hoping for but if for some reason BC simply continues to struggle at LG I’d much rather have the best five on the field then see Erving out there.

You aren't setting the bar too high.  LOL.  Erving will probably be on another squad by the time we get to the 53. 

[MillionDollarCam]

Just now, DaveThePanther2008 said:

You aren't setting the bar too high.  LOL.  Erving will probably be on another squad by the time we get to the 53. 

Fingers crossed.

[DaveThePanther2008]

23 minutes ago, tukafan21 said:

I just can't think of any reason that starting our 2022 1st rounder and 6th overall pick at LG and starting our 2021 3rd round pick at LT makes any sense at all.

Now if Brady played all year at LT last year and was good, it's a different story, and in that scenario, we probably don't even take Ickey.  But that's not at all the scenario, even if Brady is better at LT than LG, you don't draft an OL at #6 and start him at Guard over a Tackle/Guard combo taken in the 3rd round the previous year and had minimal game action as a rookie.

It wouldn't be the first time a team drafted a LT and moved them inside for one season.  

I am excited about this line regardless of where they put these players.

[tukafan21]

4 minutes ago, DaveThePanther2008 said:

It wouldn't be the first time a team drafted a LT and moved them inside for one season.  

I am excited about this line regardless of where they put these players.

But that's in situations where they already had an established vet at that position who was an above average starter.

I also could be wrong, but not sure that happens often with LT's drafted in the top 10, if anything they might start out at RT first, not usually as a Guard.

They originally drafted Brady with an eye towards him being a Guard anyways, I realize he might be solid as a LT, but Ickey is the better LT between them, that's all that matters here.  You get your best player at LT and then figure out LG, not the other way around.

[tukafan21]

11 minutes ago, MillionDollarCam said:

Our coaching staff admitted that they made a mistake and stated that Brady should have been playing LT much earlier in the year.

The last three games of the season be average a 73.0 pass blocking grade at LT which puts him in the above average tier.

Obviously you don’t want to draft a LG at six but if Brady can prove to be a better LT than LG and he also shows that he’s a better pass blocker (which right now he might be) than Ickey then you give him a shot and figure it out later.

I’m starting to realize you value draft picks and actual positions as where I value the actual player. Draft position means nothing to me except for the fact that your dart has a better chance of landing.

I value future draft picks when we're not expected to be a playoff team, not a fan of trading away future Top 3 round picks if we're looking at a likely Top 15 pick in those rounds.

And when we draft an elite prospect at one of the most important positions on the field in the top 10, then yes, I value them playing that position and not another one just because someone else on the team might struggle at said other position. 

LT >>>>>>> LG and it's not even close, you don't make the starting lineup decision based on who makes the best LG, you make it based on who is the best LT and then you figure out LG from there.

[kungfoodude]

56 minutes ago, Aussie Tank said:

I just want to see Cam Erving cut 

He'll probably start at LT.

[top dawg]

12 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

He'll probably start at LT.

[kungfoodude]

20 minutes ago, top dawg said:

[philit99]

3 hours ago, Jon Snow said:

You can’t have my gotdamn cornbread. You mess with my cornbread and part 2 of my killing spree will start up in here. You best get the taste out your mouth.

Edited May 1, 2022 by philit99

[Jon Snow]

3 minutes ago, philit99 said:

You can’t have my gotdamn cornbread. You mess with my cornbread and part 2 of my killing spree will start up in here. You best get the taste out your mouth.

C'mon man, give him your cornbread.  You ain't gonna eat it anyway.