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Originally Posted by Kellerfox
HUGE question mark on Long. You can't speak in absolutes today. Neither can I. Maybe you're right, maybe he is limited to Guard, maybe he's not even a servicable backup at either position. Veach knows better than you and I... So his draft actions next week will tell the story. Even then, we won't really know what we have in Niang and Long until games start.
Again, I'm not advocating for two tackles early, but there is a scenario where it may make sense depending on Veach's personal thoughts.
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Andy Reid flat out said they were good at the position, they had aspirations of putting Niang at LT, and that both Long and Remmers could play right tackle.
You said they didn't have the numbers and they needed a swing tackle. That's not true. Either Long or Remmers, right now, is the swing tackle. They don't need to take a tackle in the draft just to have a full roster. The only reason to take a tackle is to upgrade one of the positions, and they don't need to take two of them to do that.
Sorry, I don't agree at all with drafting 2 tackles. It's an absolute criminal waste of draft resources and cost-controlled contracts when you're trying to absorb the cost of a $500M quarterback.