Assuming MHJ is gone and we pick top 5, would you go LT or trade down? Braxton has proven himself to be a very capable tackle so I’d kind of be less enthused about spending a top pick on him. Maybe grab Kool Aid McKinstry and resign JJ would be the play.
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He may prove me wrong but I view Braxton as a “good enough” LT, more like a Charles Leno than a true franchise guy. Personally, I would love to see us take Olu if he’s viewed as a perennial all-pro kind of player. The best and most consistent offenses in the NFL are almost always the ones with the most dominant O-Line, e.g. Eagles, Lions, Ravens & Cowboys in recent years.
If we were to add a true stud LT to our core of Wright and Jenkins, we can then have Braxton as a swing tackle or see how he can do at guard. We’d still need a C, but at this point our line goes from “good enough” to borderline dominant. Personally I believe this is what Fields needs to meet his potential (along with better coaching), but it is also a very important luxury for a young QB were we to go that route.
I hope you’re assuming MHJ is already gone bc the Bears took him with Carolina’s pick
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It makes zero sense to take a WR #1 overall when your team needs a QB.
I’m not against this, but how are the center prospects looking? I’d prefer a young, rookie center than buying one in free agency, but if this dude really is that good at LT, maybe we should just take him.
Braxton blows floppy donkey dick at pass protection and is mediocre at run blocking. He’s a capable backup and nothing more. Which is great for a 5th round pick. Most 5th round picks don’t even make a final 53. But still bad. If we can upgrade from him we absolutely should.
The reality of the situation is that we need difference makers on offense. Jones is not a difference maker. If they go QB at #1, then the next step is to surround that QB with as many difference makers as possible. If Olu is the only difference maker on the board, then they should absolutely take him. It makes the entire line better because now you have a difference maker at LT and a damn good swing tackle in Jones.
To me, this seems like a very possible scenario. If they pick a QB at 1 or 2 with Carolina’s pick and miss out on MHJ (which, tbh, seems like the most likely route), drafting a potential star at LT and hopefully addressing center elsewhere in the draft or in free agency creates a very nice situation for a rookie QB to land in. On paper that’s a very solid line and a decent skill position group.
It’s interesting how many people resist replacing year 3 Fields but would so easily replace Braxton who doesn’t even have one and a quarter seasons under his belt. I’d rather invest elsewhere than what is still only a potential, while maybe higlyyyy likely, upgrade at LT. Olu looked human against OSU and Michigan. Doesn’t mean he’s bad just saying he’s not invincible.
If Braxton is out LT then we go get a 3 tech or the top edge in the draft
If MHJ is off the board and we’ve taken a qb with the Car pick then wr is still very much a need and Nabers or Coleman should be considered towards the back of the top 10
Hopefully dexter can become that 3 tech
Yeah but we’ll have to see how free agency plays out
Draft speculation is so silly. The sheer amount of variables between now and then is insane.
Yes.
I prefer Alt, but yes either should be an upgrade.
It wouldn’t exactly suck to have Jones as a backup swing tackle.
It depends on the rest of the draft , I personally think Braxton is good enough that you don’t hunt for a LT but also not good enough that if Fashanu is BPA you pass. With that said, I think impact of someone like Bowers or MHJ are going to be bigger than the jump up from Braxton to one of the OT prospects.
We are set with both tackles. Need a center!
I would go with Defense or Rome Odunze if MHJ is gone
Is this a serious question? He’s the highest rated LT prospect since Laremy Tunsil