05-10-2019, 10:26 AM
(05-10-2019, 10:09 AM)bengals67 Wrote: I would love to hear thoughts on whether an NFL team should always consider taking a lineman in the first- barring the opportunity for a QB or a truly transitional player like AJ.
It seems to me that good RBs and WRs can be had in later rounds.
It also seems to me that a great D line sets up the LBs and the DBs.
Thoughts?
Tom Coughlin seems to be doing a form of this but he gets at least one lineman in the first two rounds.
2017 - (1sr round) RB Leonard Fournette (2nd round) OT Cam Robinson
2018 - (1st round) DT Taven Bryan (2nd round) WR DJ Chark
2019 - (1st round) DE Josh Allen (2nd round) OT Jawaan Taylor
Four of Tom Coughlin's 6 picks above in the first two rounds were Lineman.
I would lean towards this Tom Coughlin type of strategy but not pass on a Great player at another position just to get a Lineman.
As they say, you win in the trenches.
