TruSaint's Mock Draft 2.0
We've taken OL and DL in the first in the last 7 drafts and 9 of the last 10 with the exception being Lattimore. We drafted Olave in the first one year but still got Penning just a handful of picks later.
Meanwhile our supporting cast for Carr/Rattler, is a 30 year old RB who can't handle the load by himself, 35 year old FB/TE/RB/QB who can't stay healthy, Olave who is best served as a #2 if you want him to stay healthy, Shaheed/MVS as deep threats who both missed time, Shaheed a lot of it and a meh TE.
I mean maybe he's not wrong... Our cupboard is bare. We're trotting out UDFA's by the halfway point and then wondering why Carr is getting hurt and asking our 5th round QB to move an offense with nothing to work with.
Not only would I be taking Jeanty at #9, I'd be trading up from the 2nd to land Warren. We absolutely need someone who can make contested catches and he's great at it with elite hands.
1st Just because you haven't hit or had an awful DL and OL coach and didn't develop those OL and DL does not mean that you don't need quality OL and DL , And saying that just because we have drafted 1st rnd OL and DL in the last 7 does not mean we say " Heck with it no more "Fat Guys" . Because without those fat guys all your WR, TE and RBs mean nothing.
And if you don't have the fat guys on the DL you can't stop the run or rush the passer
A QB gets hurt due to poor OL play not because he has UDFAs at the skill positions
Like I said I'm all for taking T-Mac if he's there @9 . But I'm not reaching for Jeanty @9 and passing on Graham or Carter because while you all think it's important to score points, it's just as important to keep the other team FROM scoring points
This draft is fairly deep with the X WR that we need. T-Mac, Harris, Higgins , Savion Williams . Egbuka, Prather.
And some good TEs , Warren , Loveland Fanning, Taylor
RBs are fairly deep. Jeanty , Judkins , Hampton, Johnson Giddens