Pager -> RE: Free Agency 2021 (3/23/2021 9:46:24 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro At this point LT has to be the #1 priority. I know we do have some options for moving O'Neal or Ezra over there. A trade for Orlando Brown appears to have stalled due to balt's asking price. I think a Slater or Darrisaw will fall to #14 but that's a bit of a gamble. I view LT exactly the same as I did after the draft last year. I would be very ok if we didn't trade for a T, sign 1, or draft one in the first two rounds. Same reasons why I thought we should cut Reiff last year prior to the season. I don't want the cost of a vet T, or to give up draft picks/players. We still have to resign Oneill, and while getting through this and next year caps crisis, spending a lot money on LT isn't worth it to me. We have Ezra - athletic skills and showed progress out of position (imo) at guard. We have ONeill, former LT, and we have Udoh. If Ezra was inserted at LT and bombed (unlikely imo) we have Hill on the roster whose shown he can be at minimum "not a train wreck". Or if Udoh shows he can handle RT, there's another option (moving Oneill to LT). We still have literally nothing at guard. Hyperbole, I'd like to see Udoh given a chance at RG, and curious to see Hinton but it's not much of an exaggeration AND have no safety net (like Hill at T). I view Guard, Safety, and DE as bigger needs than LT. I really hope we don't give up assets for Brown Jr (or trade for a T) and then have to sign him to a massive extension. But it's the Vikings which means they'll do something exactly along these lines.
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