Do We Have to Replace Saffold?

I’m just saying we don’t have to reach for a LT. Were not gonna get a better one with our cap space in free agency. Anyone we draft is just as much as a gamble as Saffold, it’s not like they are constantly playing nfl caliber de’s in college.

That said if we can’t trade the second pick I take Kalil and don’t look back, he’s the best player available at that point imo. But if we trade down and we should, we don’t have to reach for Reiff at 4, though he might be the best available at 6 if we trade the ’skins. Offensive line is deep this year, we could get a RT in the second round most likely.

I was doing some thinking about this subject. I’m wondering how much of the issues were coaching rather than personnel. The large amount of problems that I saw were that we would get to second or third and long, due to drops and other teams crowding the line; or we would be losing badly enough that we would need to pass on the majority of downs, so the opposing teams pass rushers could get super aggressive.

Maybe Saffold was a great RT but not a LT.

He is fine at LOT. IMO the new offensive scheme played a critical role in his setbacks. WCO or power; and Saffold will excel.

like him and saffold had equally impressive rookie seasons and then equally unimpressive sophomore seasons. valdezy is right. the system made them both bad. there both great players in a proper system. stop giving up on saffold or saying move him to rt. if were gonna draft a new tackle let them both compete and then u go from there.

MChoodyjr set us back a year or so becasue his system didnt work. We drafted personel for his scheme and thats abut it. Boudreau is the new Oline coach and was in ATL the past few years. Boudreau was the guy that turned Dahl into the blocker he is now. We will be fine next year throwing slants, running the ball and taking a deep shot every so often. Mchoodyjr has an offese similar to Martz’s was back in the day. It takes a while for the routes to develope, but sam was throwing to undrafted players and was not being protected by Pace on his blind side.

Minnesota won’t take Blackmon unless he has a crazy good combine/pro day. Their WR core isn’t quite as dismal as the Rams, but they could reaaaalllly use a good LT. The only other shot would be if they were to also trade down for someone who maybe wanted Trent Richardson or Blackmon. But I’m hoping that the pressure of Washington offering maybe the #6, #39, next year’s 1st and maybe a 3rd or 4th or something could push Cleveland into going #4, #22, and a next year 2nd through 4th rounder.