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Originally Posted by Chris Meck
I agree with you that Left tackle is the second most important position for an offense.
But you can't just manifest one because you want one.
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Sure, there are plenty of things at play.
There are a finite number of good prospects. There are even fewer that will make it into the trade-up range. Then you have the aspect of a team(s) wanting to trade down and let you come up for one.
The likelihood that any of them make it to 31 is not zero, but it's not very high.
The most likely outcomes are that you can reach for a guy like Ersery, who is probably going to struggle a bit at LT in the league, or you take a massive risk on a guy like Simmons. I'd be floored if any of the rest are around past 25.
If you can't move up, you can't move up. I wouldn't just force it with Ersery or Simmons. I'd take a chance on one of those guys if they made it to 63, but no way at 31.