Brandon Thompson

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(08-22-2017, 01:17 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: The thought of drafting Thompson and Still to possibly replace Peko (Thompson) had to be a possible plan of the FO. I know everyone says draft a center to replace Bodine, but in 2017 there was not close to a can't miss center in the draft like Pouncey. So, we draft a possibly Thompson/Still type center in round 2 (no Mixon) or round 3 (No Willis) with the hope the rookie beats out Bodine. My point is the draft was not the place the past 2 years to find a sure fire can't miss center prospect. So maybe they are not 100% thrilled with Bodine, but maybe feel the options were not available.

If I were king for a day I would have thrown the kitchen sink at Mack in FA a year ago. But they did not and as others have stated, it is a shame we did not go after the 1 or 2 guys in FA that could have helped be a better team and Super Bowl contender.

I would have taken Elflein or Pocic in Round 2, Jeremy McNichols with the first 5th rounder, and taken Elliott or Gonzalez with the 5th round comp.
But next year looks to have some solid C prospects too, so if the OL doesn't pan out this year, I expect/hope to see (multiple) OL selected within the first few rounds.