11-04-2017, 09:18 PM
(11-04-2017, 07:49 PM)Dr.THE PISTONS Wrote: See I think Hopkins needs to go too at minimum.
I think Fisher and Ced are equally bad. I think the Bengals would replace Fisher before Ced because of contract status.
Like you said the draft isn't a sure fix. 1st Round picks have a 40% hit rate. We could draft a Tackle in Round 1, Guard in Round 2, and Center in Round 3 and fans would be talking Super Bowl. The odds of all 3 of those guys being good starters Day 1 are really low.
Out of any draft where you have 7 picks...you're lucky if 2 guys end up quality starters. That's what's tough about not signing free agents.
I along with several others were screaming for them to sign a Guard like Ronald Leary. Leary currently grades out at 83.3 by PFF as the #7 ranked Guard.
In no way am I defending Hopkins or Fisher...I just think if you fix 2 spots with good players, our line would be adequate. Throw Andre in at RT and we'd really only have 1 bad linemen. You can get away with that. The other guys would make him look better.
And I'm totally with you on the draft. You use it to slowly build a team, but as a quick fix, it's terrible. You can't just draft a guy and say "boom, it's fixed".
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