Revisiting Joe Burrow draft

BayouSAINTJoe said

I remember in the lead up to the Chase pick that every expert was on some "they need to draft a lineman to protect Burrow" and they took Chase and immediately changed their fortunes. Taking a lineman is what we would've done.

Nevermind the freaking fact that a single lineman doesn't make a formidable line. You'll just have a star tackle and a bunch of scrubs. Take....the....playmaker....every damn time.

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This is 💯. The build front the trenches approach without regard to what a QB needs to succeed is outdated. Sometimes this board drives me crazy with the “ we got to have a 1st round tackle or guard” like quality players don’t exist after the 1st round. Sorry, but if the OC or oline coach can’t work with 2nd, 3rd or 4th round linemen, maybe they aren’t that great of a coach. Scheme the line for strength and weakness.

The saints until last draft practically gave up on picking any high round WR or TE and we know how that worked out.