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Originally Posted by Chris Meck
I agree, and I'm certainly not advocating that we SHOULD draft Jackson at #31, but Veach has us in a position where taking the what is probably OG #1 that has some OT potential isn't a terrible move.
I'm not saying I would LOVE it. I'm not saying it's the BEST IDEA, I'm saying that even IF that's what they did, you could make a logical argument that they filled the only truly open spot in the starting 11.
Now, I agree with you that there should be other players at other positions that move the needle more for ME, and that could/should set the team up better moving forward, and that's my preference. DE, DT, OT, WR are all spots, for instance, I see wisdom in stocking up early.
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Taking Jackson over Conerly or Burden or Egbuka or Trey Amos or Walter Nolen or Kenneth Grant or Derrick Harmon would be criminal, though.
You can probably put Shavon Revel in that category, too.
When you have the highest paid C in the league and are about to have the highest paid RG, too, both on their second contracts, you really can’t invest a 1st round asset in a G if there are similarly graded guys at more valuable positions.