How to fix this mess?

[*Nately120*]

(11-20-2019, 01:53 PM)THE PISTONS Wrote: Yes...and draft pick offensive lineman are a coin flip as to if they are good. That's why I'd take advantage of the QB on a rookie contract and invest it in proven lineman.

But, yes - They probably won't sign free agents like the guys I mentioned.

Trying to fix this through the draft is likely a 3-4-5 year thing at best.

I brought this up a bunch during the "ZT is Sean McVey" talk during the off-season.  There are multiple things lacking in our commitment to the Rams' model, such as:

1. saddling ZT with a middling vet QB rather than a rookie QB of his choice (though we seem to have blown this part up)
2. not using cap space and/or cap spaced saved by having a rookie QB on a cheap contract to fill holes
3. not trading for anyone to fill holes
4. not trading any of our own players (yet) to accrue more hand-picked talent by ZT
5. not hiring a proven old-ass stodgy DC to help take a rookie HC with an offensive resume's mind off that side of the ball


So, 1 year in and we are a mile away from the Rams' model...but hey the Rams don't even look like a playoff team anymore and the other young offensive minded HCs are flopping quite a bit already.