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(02-20-2021, 04:54 PM)Murdock2420 Wrote: Chase over Boyd and Higgins

versus 

Sewell or Darrisaw over Bobby Hart.


There is no contest about what is the bigger upgrade.

The first T off the board last year was Andrew Thomas.  He allowed 10 sacks, took 3 penalties, and had a 62.4 PFF grade.

The second T off the board was Jedrick Wills.  He allowed 4 sacks, took 11 penalties, and had a 61.5 PFF grade.

The third T off the board was Mekhi Becton.  He allowed 7 sacks, took 7 penalties, and had a 74.4 PFF grade.

The fourth T off the board was Tristan Wirfs.  He allowed 1 sack, took 3 penalties, and had an 82.2 PFF grade.

The 5th T off the board was Austin Jackson.  He allowed 4 sacks, took 5 penalties, and had a 52.4 PFF grade.

Last year, Bobby Hart allowed 4 sacks, took 3 penalties, and had a 66.3 PFF grade.  

Where's this dramatic upgrade?  Only one of the five gave up fewer sacks than Hart and only two graded better.

If anyone is expecting Sewell or any other T to come in as a rookie and be a major upgrade over Hart, they simply aren't being realistic.  That's a long term move that will probably pay dividends in a few years, which is fine, but it's not a "We need a T at 5 because we need to fix the OL for next year," move.

Secondly, it's not Chase vs Tee and Boyd.  It's Chase vs Auden Tate.  You aren't putting Tee or Boyd on the bench if you take Chase.  Last year, Boyd, Tee, and AJ had 110, 108, and 104 Targets respectively.  The #3 WR sees the same amount of passes as the #1 and #2.  It is not some tertiary position you can just throw some 4th round rookie or C tier FA into and run your offense just fine because you don't throw to them that much.