kevinemmer
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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes quote:
ORIGINAL: kgdabom quote:
ORIGINAL: Hats4Bats Spielman was asked in... in post draft interview why he didn’t draft more OLmen early. He said that the last game against the Bears proved to him that Collins, Samia and Udoh were ready to compete for starting positions and he didn’t think it wise to invest in more that 1 OLman early. He said Cleveland was an OLman they coveted and could compete at OG or LOT giving them options at both positions. It sounded to me like Spielman and Zimmer had more confidence in immediate help from our 1 yr PROs than rookies with limited time due to coronavirus. GOOD...let's see what we have. I think Udoh and Samia are going to be a lot better than some believe on here. Thinking that Samia, Udoh and Dozier are going to constitute anything more than mediocrity is complete homerism: ... it is watching Spielman '... doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result' – using one pick in the first 3 rounds as a solution to the problem that has plagued us for years. It hasn't worked. He simply hasn't put enough resources into it / thrown enough solid talent at the OL to get more talent to stick. ... it is drafting an OT in the second rd. and then no other OL until the 6th rd when your two OG positions are absurdly devoid of proven starting talent ... and saying with a straight face after the draft that Cleveland, who has only started at LT in college and who is 'in dire need of additional mass and functional strength' will contribute in any substantive way this season to the G mix. ... it is trying to trade up from #89 for DT Madubuike (taken at #71), Apparently we passed on the trade when Madubuike went two picks before our trade spot. We should have made the trade, picked Hennessy #78 or Jackson #75 (the two best G prospects for our scheme [yes, according to Tom, not Dennison] and gambled on Dantzler at 105 ... since CB had already been addressed it would have made more sense to gamble there. ... it is trading out of #105 because of your bloodthirst for more third day picks WITHOUT addressing the one gaping hole on your roster that had not yet been addressed and then have the remaining five (Phillips, Charles, Simpson, Kindley, Bartch) of the top 8-9 OGs still on the board evaporate before your next pick. What a surprise. ... it is watching your team get absolutely ragdolled in our final game last year and thinking last year's back-ups are going to magically jump in and play superior to the starters they couldn't beat the previous year. I think I have come to the realization we are never going to have a good OL while Spielman is GM. Hey, we proved last year you can 'get by' with a mediocre (at best) OL and win a playoff game so there's that. I agree Tom, Not a great Interior O-Line Draft, but C'mon Man! At least snag Bartsch or Badass late, make an effort for Hennessy.... Gut punch.
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