Increases the chances of a coupla things.....that any free agent signing on the o-line at this point is going to be someone coming off injury....and that we go skill position at 9 and address trench and edge in later rounds.
…which is not a bad strategy in my view. We seem to be about out of free agent options for interior line. #9 seems like a good place to get a difference maker, either an offensive weapon or an edge rusher, or even an outside CB.
My thinking is this: build the defense and offense and go big for a QB in the 2026 draft with better receivers and OL already in place. And I mean even trade up for the QB, if there’s a great draft prospect. That assumes that the offense and defense are already solid from 2025.