11-01-2016, 12:05 PM
What about Zeitler and Eifert too? They've been the best actually of the recent first rounders.
DreK = average starter
Zeitler - above average starter
Dennard = no clue what's going on there, was convinced he was already going to have been a quality starter for us. With AJones level of play up till now there was less heat / focus on him but he has to make the leap ASAP
Eifert = great player, all about him staying fit
Og = very glad he's been pulled out of the firing line as he needs more time. There's still hope but can't help feeling it may not be till end of year 3 or 4 before he's consistently a good starter level. Again with Whit and Winston thats time we have not got
Will Jax = lets hope he's more JJoe and Hall then Dennard
You can see what Tobin et al did when they made the picks they did.
..Two OL (Og,Fisher) ahead of when we needed them so they don't overpay Dre Smith, phase out an aging Whit , not pay Zeit.
..Eifert was top of their board and allowed then to not renew / overpay Gresh
..Dennard / WJax to replace Jones and give them a cheaper option if DreK was wanting too much and not playing well
I think they were hoping with the recent selections they've made that they would not have to pay top dollar for all of Smith, Drek and Zeit. Obviously they let Smith walk and we saw how that has gone with Og...I think there's a lot less flexiblity now to let DreK and Zeit walk. Either that or you make a similar leap of faith that Dennard, WJax, Og can be the cheaper alternatives without a drop off in play next year
DreK = average starter
Zeitler - above average starter
Dennard = no clue what's going on there, was convinced he was already going to have been a quality starter for us. With AJones level of play up till now there was less heat / focus on him but he has to make the leap ASAP
Eifert = great player, all about him staying fit
Og = very glad he's been pulled out of the firing line as he needs more time. There's still hope but can't help feeling it may not be till end of year 3 or 4 before he's consistently a good starter level. Again with Whit and Winston thats time we have not got
Will Jax = lets hope he's more JJoe and Hall then Dennard
You can see what Tobin et al did when they made the picks they did.
..Two OL (Og,Fisher) ahead of when we needed them so they don't overpay Dre Smith, phase out an aging Whit , not pay Zeit.
..Eifert was top of their board and allowed then to not renew / overpay Gresh
..Dennard / WJax to replace Jones and give them a cheaper option if DreK was wanting too much and not playing well
I think they were hoping with the recent selections they've made that they would not have to pay top dollar for all of Smith, Drek and Zeit. Obviously they let Smith walk and we saw how that has gone with Og...I think there's a lot less flexiblity now to let DreK and Zeit walk. Either that or you make a similar leap of faith that Dennard, WJax, Og can be the cheaper alternatives without a drop off in play next year
