clyde21 wrote:CrimsonCrew wrote:Andre Dillard to IR. Unbelievable. If Trent goes down, I'm not sure this team can even make the playoffs, much less make any sort of run.
I (kind of) defended the team passing on OTs in the draft. In part because their need was so obvious, teams repeatedly took OTs just before their picks and arguably the value wasn't there (though they didn't seem to care much about value in taking Martin and Stout in the third....). But how do you not at least add one in UDFA? I was calling for them to draft Logan Brown from the fifth round on. Hollin Pierce wasn't a great fit, but he had some potential at least and went to the Eagles, who have a hell of a lot more depth at the position than we do.
Just do ANYTHING to either improve the backups or plan for the future at the position. Ugh.
Ozzy Trapilo was taken 13 picks after Collins in the 2nd and it looks like he might be starting LT for Chicago soon
again, if we get **** this year because of the OL, zero sympathy for Lynch/Shanny.
I thought that was early for Trapilo, but I also thought he was probably a RT only. Good on him if he proves me wrong.
No argument re: Lunch and Shanahan and the failure to address OT. I (and many, many others) have been screaming "OT!" throughout the past several drafts and they have done nothing to address the position. They seemingly didn't even try to find an UDFA for the past few years (given how thin they are and how many UDFAs have done well for this team in the past, I'd have to think any UDFA OT would have jumped at the chance to play for them). They brought in an injured vet after the draft who is now on IR. They're playing a guard and a slow-footed journeyman in the backup roles. It is a huge issue, and is at least largely of their own making.
Oh, and just a bit more salt in the wound: after reports that we had signed DJ Humphries proved wrong, he went and signed with the Rams.
