08-02-2016, 03:05 PM
It's not the end of the world.
We don't know what kind of impact he would have made, but I don't think he was going to be replacing our 1 or 2. As it is, he can take a few months, learn the plays and maybe provide some depth in the playoffs when — most likely — we'll be getting thin. Having him on the bench for a few months may not be a bad thing if he can come in when the season starts wearing guys down. And if he can't come in at all this year, we've got a first round pick with a year's experience learning the scheme who didn't have the same pressure a lot of rookies go through.
We don't know what kind of impact he would have made, but I don't think he was going to be replacing our 1 or 2. As it is, he can take a few months, learn the plays and maybe provide some depth in the playoffs when — most likely — we'll be getting thin. Having him on the bench for a few months may not be a bad thing if he can come in when the season starts wearing guys down. And if he can't come in at all this year, we've got a first round pick with a year's experience learning the scheme who didn't have the same pressure a lot of rookies go through.