La'El Collins opt out

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(02-20-2023, 02:13 PM)ochocincos Wrote: This is what worries me.

I hear some advocating for a rookie to come in and start while Collins recovers.
OL is one of the hardest positions to play well immediately as a rookie.

Volson did ok, but he was horrendous the first part of the season.
He eventually got to arguably serviceable by the end of the season.
Definitely not what I would consider an above-average starter yet.

Do fans want to risk a rookie OT starting in place of Collins while he recovers, knowing that the likelihood a rookie is going to play well in the first half of their rookie season is low?

I can understand wanting to get someone to groom for a year or two, but people expecting that a rookie is going to come in and play well right from the get-go at one of the toughest positions on offense is arguably unrealistic.

There will be one or two rookie tackles that come in and play very well. It happens every year. The trick is...finding the right guy. 

If they could fit Jawaan Taylor in as a FA, for multiple years, mo' betta. I'm more a fan of a good RT on a rookie deal though.